Hector J. Santos-Villalobos is an R&D Staff member of the Imaging, Signals, and Machine Learning Group (ISML) at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory since 2012. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees in 2003 and 2005, respectively, from the Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico. In 2010, he received a Ph.D. from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University and right after, he joined the ISML group as a post doctorate student. In 2011, he was one of the recipients of the JIST & JEI Itek Award for an outstanding and original research publication on imaging science and engineering concerning his doctorate work. During his time at ORNI, he has worked on a variety of imaging modalities with a common goal of developing capabilities and a reputation for computational imaging and identity sciences at ORNI. Key project areas include biometrics, coded aperture imaging, plenoptic imaging, and elastic ultrasound imaging. His research has produced several publications, three issued U.S. patents, and multiple research grants