Alexander Charlish obtained his M.Eng. degree from the University of Nottingham in 2006 and received his Ph.D. degree from University College London in 2011 on the topic of multifunction radar resources management. In 2011, he joined the Sensor Data and Information Fusion (SDF) Department at the Fraunhofer FKIE, where he now leads the Sensor and Resources Management Group. In this role, he leads a group of scientists conducting research on intelligent sensing with a focus on cognitive radar and resources management for sensor systems. Additionally, he is a visiting lecturer at RWTH Aachen University. He is currently an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Radar Systems, and an Editorial Board Member for IET Radar, Sonar and Navigation. Additionally, he served as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems from 2015 to 2023, and as Subject Editor for IET Electronic Letters between 2018 - 2024. He is a senior member of the IEEE, a member of the IEEE AESS Board of Governors for the terms 2021 – 2023 and 2024 - 2026, where he was elected to the role of VP Education for the years 2022 - 2024. He is active in the NATO community, having co-chaired the research task groups on cognitive radar. He has received the NATO SET Panel Excellence Award and the 2019 NATO SET Panel Earl Early Career Award. Alexander Charlish is the 2021 recipient of the IEEE AESS Fred Nathanson Memorial Radar Award and a co-recipient of the IEEE AESS 2019 Harry Rowe Mimno Award.