I am Ramya Gopalakrishnan, currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Networking and Communications at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai. I completed my Ph.D. in Software Defined Networks (SDN) from Pondicherry University and have six years of full-time research experience in SDN. My broader research interests include SDN, Network Function Virtualization (NFV), AI-driven networks, and Edge/Fog computing. I have contributed as a reviewer for several IEEE international conferences and journals. Passionate about technology-driven solutions, I actively mentor students and collaborate on innovative research projects.