D. Danalakshmi was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. She has received M.E. degree in Power Systems Engineering from Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, affiliated to Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, in 2006. She has completed her Ph.D. degree in Kalasalingam University in September 2017. She has been awarded with the appreciation certificate from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur as topper for NPTEL online certification exam on Power system conducted on October 2017. She is a life member of Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE). She has more than 11 years of teaching experience from 2006 onwards. Presently, she is working as Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, GMR Institute of Technology, Rajam, Andhra Pradesh. She is actively involved in research for the past five years. Her research work has been published in several National/International Conferences and Journals. She is presently working in the area of Power System Optimization and Smart Grid.