Akram Al-Hourani is an Associate Professor and the Discipline Leader in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. He is also the Deputy Director of the Centre for Opto-electronic Materials and Sensors and the Telecommunication Program Manager (Masters). He obtained his PhD from RMIT University in 2016 and previously worked as a Research and a Development Program Manager in the Satellite and Telecommunication industry, where he directed industry projects valued at over $120 million. With his expertise, he is currently engaged in multiple research and industry projects related to satellite communications, Neuromorphic computing, synthetic aperture radar, signal processing, and AI in wireless communications. A/Prof Al-Hourani contributed to over 116 journal articles and conference proceedings and is currently ranked in the top 2% of scientists worldwide according to Stanford University's latest rankings, in both the Career-Long and Single Year Impact categories. He is also a recipient of the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship for Experienced Researchers 2024 in Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and a Finalist in the Academic of the Year Space Award in 2024. His research interests include Satellite Communications, Radar Systems, Neuromorphic computing, Signal Processing/Machine Learning, and Stochastic Geometry.