Mark Salvador
Program Manager
Biological Technologies Office
Dr. Mark Salvador joined DARPA in July 2023 as a program manager in the Biological Technologies Office. His research interests include Earth observation and remote sensing, biosensing, and biocomputing.
Prior to coming to DARPA, Salvador served as president and principal scientist at Zi INC., where he provided technical and consulting expertise to numerous government and industry clients, including multiple DARPA offices. His resume also includes stints as chief engineer and product manager for airborne hyperspectral systems in the L3/Harris Exelis Geospatial Systems Division, deputy director, technology division for Logos Technologies, and manager for the Science Applications International Corporation’s Advanced Technology Applications Division. He also served as an aerospace/system safety engineer for the U.S. Navy.
Salvador earned a Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering from Syracuse University, and Master of Science in applied and engineering physics and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in computational sciences and informatics at George Mason University. He has published multiple peer-reviewed journal articles and several book chapters, and written numerous government reports.