Dr Samuel Antonio Montero Hernandez

Dr Samuel Antonio Montero Hernandez

School of Computer Science
Assistant Professor

Contact details

Email
s.montero@bham.ac.uk
Address
School of Computer Science
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Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Dr. Montero-Hernandez's work primarily involves developing and applying computational models for causal discovery algorithms. He is also interested in brain connectivity methods, specifically those that utilize functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) data. He contributes to developing algorithms for the quality control of fNIRS signals, ensuring the integrity and precision of the data used in his research. Recently, his investigation has found practical applications in resting state data analysis and pain management investigations.

Qualifications

  • PhD in Computer Science, Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica, Optica y Electronica. Mexico. 2019
  • MSc in Computer Science, Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Superiores del Instituto Politecnico Nacional (CINVESTAV-IPN). Mexico. 2014
  • BEng in Computer Engineering, Insituto Tecnologico de Tapachula. Mexico. 2008

Biography

Dr. Samuel Montero-Hernandez obtained his PhD from Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica, Optica y Electronica (National Institute for Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics) in 2019.

He was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Houston from 2019 to 2023 in Dr Luca Pollinini’s lab where he designed techniques for assessing the signal quality and to examine functional brain activity in specific conditions using fNIRS.

In 2023 he joined Professor David Boas group as postdoctoral associate investigating the functional connectivity networks from resting-state.

He also has expertise in developing algorithms for causal discovery and machine learning (including neural networks and evolutionary algorithms for optimization).

Research

  • Functional and effective brain connectivity.
  • Causal discovery algorithms.
  • Optical neuroimaging analysis.

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Stute, K, Goss茅, L, Montero Hernandez, S, Perkins, G, Y眉cel, MA, Orihuela-Espina, F, Mesquita, R, Dehghani, H & Elsherif, M 2025, '', Neurophotonics, vol. 12, no. 2, 027801.

Stute, K, Goss茅, L, Montero-Hernandez, SA, Perkins, GA, Y眉cel, MA, Cutini, S, Durduran, T, Ehl, A-C, Ferrari, M & Gervain, J 2025, '', Neurophotonics.

Sorkpor, SK, Montero-Hernandez, S, Miao, H, Pollonini, L & Ahn, H 2023, '', Geriatric Nursing, vol. 54, pp. 135-143.

Gorniak, SL, Wagner, VE, Vaughn, K, Perry, J, Cox, LG, Hibino, H, Montero-Hernandez, SA, Hernandez, AE & Pollonini, L 2023, '', Experimental Brain Research, vol. 241, no. 6, pp. 1555-1567.

Hern谩ndez-Rom谩n, J, Montero-Hern谩ndez, S, Vega, R, Orihuela-Espina, F & Soto, E 2023, '', European Journal of Neuroscience, vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 2267-2277.

Montero-Hernandez, S, Pollonini, L, Park, L, Martorella, G, Miao, H, Mathis, KB & Ahn, H 2023, '', Neurophotonics, vol. 10, no. 1, 015011.

Chapter (peer-reviewed)

Orihuela-Espina, F, Rojas-Cisneros, M, Montero-Hern谩ndez, SA, Garc铆a-Salinas, JS, Cuervo-Soto, B & Herrera-Vega, J 2022, . in Biosignal Processing and Classification Using Computational Learning and Intelligence: Principles, Algorithms, and Applications. Elsevier, pp. 375-405.

Abstract

Park, J, Montero-Hernandez, S, Huff, A, Lee, C, Pollonini, L, Park, L, Lin, L, Galvin, J & Ahn, H 2025, '', Brain Stimulation: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation, vol. 18, no. 1, P1.094, pp. 393-394.

Park, J, Montero-Hernandez, S, Huff, AJ, Park, L, Lin, L & Ahn, H 2024, '', The Journal of Pain, vol. 25, no. 4, Supplement, pp. 49-49.

Conference contribution

Sloutsky, R, Y眉cel, MA, Montero-Hernandez, S, Baker, TC, Ellis, TD, Boas, DA & Awad, LN 2025, . in 2025 Combined Sections Meeting (CSM). 50th APTA Combined Sections Meeting, Houston, Texas, United States, 13/02/25.

Montero-Hernandez, S, Gao, Y, Zhang, Y, Beeler, D, Somers, D, Y眉cel, M & Boas, DA 2024, . in Proceedings: Optica Biophotonics Congress: Biomedical Optics 2024 (Translational, Microscopy, OCT, OTS, BRAIN)., BW1C-1, Optica Biophotonics Congress: Biomedical Optics, Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA), pp. BW1C-1, Optica Biophotonics Congress: Biomedical Optics 2024 (Translational, Microscopy, OCT, OTS, BRAIN), Fort Lauderdale, United States, 7/04/24.

Rojas-Cisneros, M, Orihuela-Espina, F & Montero Hernandez, S 2021, . in Optics and the Brain, BRAIN 2021., BW4B.4, Optics and the Brain, OSA - The Optical Society, Optics and the Brain, BRAIN 2021 - Part of Biophotonics Congress: Optics in the Life Sciences 2021, Virtual, Online, United States, 12/04/21.

Burgess, A, Hernandez, SM, Li, X, Bick, J & Pollonini, L 2021, . in Biophotonics Congress 2021 OSA Technical Digest (Optica Publishing Group, 2021): Optics and the Brain 2021., BW4B-5, Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA), Biophotonics Congress 2021, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 12/04/21.

Vallenilla, NA, Montero-Hernandez, S, Ahn, H, Miao, H & Pollonini, L 2021, . in Biophotonics Congress 2021 OSA Technical Digest (Optica Publishing Group, 2021): Bio-Optics: Design and Application 2021., JTu4A-32, Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA), Biophotonics Congress 2021, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 12/04/21.

Preprint

fNIRS Reproducibility Study Hub 2024 '' OSF Preprints.