Isiaka Ajewale Alimi holds a PhD in Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Aveiro, Portugal. He previously worked as a Senior RF Engineer specializing in RF management and transmission at the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria and served as a lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria. Currently, he is based at Instituto de Telecomunicações in Aveiro, Portugal, where he is actively involved in various research and development projects. He has authored over 40 technical papers and 10 book chapters and has co-edited two books. His research interests include AI/ML, optical communications, microwave photonics, fixed-mobile broadband convergence, and resource management in access networks. He has participated in over 80 peer reviews for publishers such as IEEE, IET, and Elsevier. He has also served as a Technical Program Committee member for the IEEE and engaged in various conference review processes.