Alvaro Velasquez is a program manager in the Innovation Information Office (I2O)听of听the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), where he currently leads programs on neuro-symbolic AI. Before that, Alvaro oversaw the machine intelligence portfolio听of听investments for the Information Directorate听of听the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). Alvaro received his PhD in Computer Science from the听University听of听Central Florida in 2018 and is a recipient听of听the distinguished paper award from AAAI, best paper and patent awards from AFRL, the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) award, the听University听of听Central Florida 30 Under 30 award. He has authored over 70 papers and two patents and serves as Associate Editor听of听the IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence. His research has been funded by the Air Force Office听of听Scientific Research.