H. Vincent Poor is recognised worldwide for his landmark and prolific contributions to Information and Communication Technologies, and to their underlying scientific bases. He has made broad and prolific contributions to these fields over a period of four decades and has played a leadership role in pushing the frontiers of wireless communication networks by establishing fundamentals underlying existing, emerging, and evolving generations of such networks. His connections with Australian science are long-standing and deep, spanning more than three decades and involving collaborations with colleagues at many of Australia’s leading research institutions.