Rajalakshmi Rajasekaran

Rajalakshmi Rajasekaran is a Senior Lecturer in Computer Science & Information Technology at La Trobe University. She has held academic roles since 2015, progressing from Research Associate (2015–2018) to Sessional Lecturer (2018–2020) before her current position (2020–present). Her expertise spans Bioinformatics, Pattern Recognition, Project Management, and Technology Management.

Education: PhD (La Trobe University), M.Sc (Annamalai University), M.Tech (Sathyabama University), and MBA (Anna University). Her research focuses on computational methods for drug discovery, particularly targeting Leishmania parasites, leveraging structural biology and virtual screening techniques.

She leads a grant-funded project on Long-term Water Quality Monitoring through Data Fusion (2022–2025) via the SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre. While no formal advisees are listed, her work emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration in bioinformatics and data science.

Award-winning grants include the SmartSat CRC-funded initiative, reflecting her expertise in applying data fusion and pattern recognition to environmental challenges.