Vidya Manian received a Ph.D. degree in computing, information science, and engineering from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (UPRM), Mayagüez, PR, USA, in 2004. She was a Visiting Scholar with the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA. In 2005, she was a Postdoctoral Associate in electrical and computer engineering (ECE) at UPRM. In 2006, she joined UPRM as an Assistant Professor in ECE. She is currently a Professor in ECE at UPRM and the Director of the Brain–Computer Interface Laboratory. Her research interests include multispectral image processing, bioengineering, bio-sensory data fusion, neuroscience, and machine learning. In 2013, the First Lady of Puerto Rico recognized Dr. Manian for her outstanding contribution to education and research.