face recognition. He is at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), where he runs challenge problems and evaluations to advance biometric technology. His previous efforts include the Iris Challenge Evaluations (ICE), the Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT), the Face Recognition Grand Challenge and FERET. From 2000-2004, Dr. Phillips was assigned to DARPA. For his work on the FRVT 2002 he was awarded the Dept. of Commerce Gold Medal. His work has been reported in the New York Times, the BBC, and the Economist. He has appeared on NPR’s Science Friday show. In an Essential Science Indicators analysis of face recognition publication over the past decade, Jonathon's work ranks at #2 by total citations and #1 by cites per paper. In 2013, he won the inaugural Mark Everingham Prize. He is a fellow of the IEEE and IAPR.