Dr. Brian Kelley

JBSA 5G Principal Investigator, JBSA 5G PMO, DoD

Principal Investigator 5G Core Capabilities & Security Program
Principal Investigator 5G Telemedicine and Medical Training Program
JBSA 5G Program Management Office and Office of the Undersecretary of Defense, R&E
BSEE Cornell, MS/Ph.D. Georgia Tech

Since 2020, Dr. Brian Kelley has been 5G Principal Investigator at Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) 5G Program Management Office and OUSD R&E1,2 for two major programs: 5G Core Capabilities & Security and 5G Telemedicine. At JBSA, Dr. Kelley leads the R&D for an experimental, multi-sited 5G-SA System encompassing advanced security, Augmented Reality for Telemedicine (broadband eMBB), Network Slicing, ultra-reliable low latency (URLLC), resiliency, and 5G edge computing.

Dr. Kelley is also an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in advanced communication at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)3. His research interests include 5G-SA, 6G-AI, Security, Augmented Reality wireless, 5G Telemedicine, and connected Autonomous Vehicles. He has over 70 refereed publications, holds 11 U.S. patents, and spent 10+ years in the Telecommunication industry with Motorola.

Dr. Kelley received his BSEE from Cornell University, graduating Tau Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu. He received his MSEE & Ph.D. in E.E. from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he was an Office of Naval Research Fellow and a Georgia Tech Presidential Fellow. In 2021, Dr. Kelley was named a Day One Technology Policy Accelerator Fellow in 5G Connected Autonomous Vehicles by the Day One Project and recipient of an NSF REU grant in 5G Electric Vehicles.


  1. Principal Investigator 5G Core Capabilities & Security Program
  2. Principal Investigator 5G Telemedicine and Medical Training Program
  3. JBSA 5G Program Management Office and Office of the Undersecretary of Defense, R&E
  4. Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  5. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio, TX 78249, USA