Akhilesh Daniel is the 6G Research Collaborations Program Manager at Keysight Technologies, where he leads strategic partnerships with global academic institutions to adopt next-generation wireless technologies. In his 19-years at Keysight Akhilesh has managed R&D and business teams, and acquired comprehensive expertise across the mobile communications technology stack, from the physical layer RF to application-layer software. He holds a Keysight invention in intelligent automation for mixed-reality device testing. His current focus is on accelerating and enabling new capabilities in Keysight's solutions through academic research collaborations in diverse areas of next generation cellular technology and the validation of AI-native air interfaces. He actively represents Keysight in the global 6G ecosystem and frequently speaks on the alignment of academic research with industrial reality.