Dr. Kamesh Namuduri is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and the director of the Autonomous Systems Laboratory at the University of North Texas (UNT). He received his B.S. degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Osmania University, India, in 1984, his M.S. degree in Computer Science from the University of Hyderabad in 1986, and his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of South Florida in 1992. Over the past eleven years, his research has focused on aerial networking and communications. He co-organized a series of workshops on “Airborne Networking and Communications” in conjunction with IEEE, AIAA, AUVSI, and ACM Conferences. He is serving as the chair for two Standards Working Groups (IEEE 1920.1: Aerial Communications and Networking and IEEE P1920.2: Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications for Unmanned Aircraft Systems). From 2020 to 2023, he served as the Chair of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society's Ad Hoc Committee on Drones. He has been selected as a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society for two terms: 2021–2023 and 2023–2025.