Dr. Lars Ericson is a principal scientist with Scitor Corporation, an SAIC company. He has a Bachelor’s degree in physics from Gustavus Adolphus College, a Doctoral degree in Applied Physics from Rice University, and is a certified Project Management Professional. He currently serves as a biometrics technical SETA at the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity within the Office of the Director of National Security. Prior to that role, Dr. Ericson was with ManTech International Corporation where he served as the Director of the National Institute of Justice Sensors, Surveillance, and Biometric Technologies Center of Excellence.