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Arturo Portnoy, Ph.D., is a Professor of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. He is also Co-Director of the Puerto Rico Mathematical Olympiads. He received his B.Sc. in Applied Mathematics at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (1992) and his M.Sc. (1994) and Ph.D. (1997) at Rensselaer Polytechnic institute. His areas of interest include inverse problems, mathematical modeling, optimization, regularization, math education, and math Olympiads. He also explores the use of technology to increase efficiency, transparency, and consistency in teaching mathematics.