Michael Olorunfunmi Kolawole is professor emeritus of electrical engineering and a highly respected academic and project leader known for his expertise in satellite, radar and communication engineering, and remote sensing. He earned a BEng (1986) at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia, an MEnvSt (1988) at the University of Adelaide, Australia, and a PhD (2000) at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia. He has held various professional and academic positions in Australia, Italy, and Nigeria, including Telstra Corporation, Melbourne, Australia; Tenix Defence Systems (now known as BAE Systems Australia), Williamstown; the Australian Bureau of Meteorology Melbourne; the Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra; Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia; and the Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria. He holds two patents and has overseen three major operational innovations. He has published four books and more than 70 peer-reviewed papers and 25 industry-based technical reports/reviews. Professor Kolawole is the executive director of Jolade Consulting Company, Melbourne, Australia, where he has provided vision and leadership since its establishment in 2000. He has been an invited speaker at professional and academic workshops and conferences.