Juan E. Gilbert received his MS and PhD degrees in computer science from the University of Cincinnati in 1995 and 2000, respectively. He also received his BS in Systems Analysis from Miami University in Ohio in 1991. Dr. Gilbert is currently the Andrew Banks Family Preeminence Endowed Professor and a Distinguished Professor in the Computer & Information Science & Engineering Department at the University of Florida where he leads the Computing for Social Good Lab. He has research projects in election security/usability/accessibility, advanced learning technologies, usability and accessibility, Human-Centered AI/machine learning and Ethnocomputing (Culturally Relevant Computing). He is an ACM Fellow, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the American Association of the Advancement of Science and a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. In 2012, Dr. Gilbert received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring from President Barack Obama. In 2023, Dr. Gilbert was named a laureate of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation by President Joe Biden for pioneering and championing universal design in elections technology to make voting accessible for everyone and increasing diversity in the computer science workforce. President Biden also appointed Dr. Gilbert to the National Science Board in 2024. He has served on 3 National Academies consensus committees, "The Role of Authentic STEM Learning Experiences in Developing Interest and Competencies for Technology and Computing", "The Science of Effective Mentoring in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine, and Mathematics (STEMM)" and "The Future of Voting: Accessible, Reliable, Verifiable Technology"