Rafael Aleixo received a B.S. (2003) in mathematics as well as an M.S. (2006) and a Ph.D. (2009) in applied mathematics from the Institute for Mathematics, Statistics, and Scientific Computing at Campinas State University (IMECC/UNICAMP), Brazil. He joined CGGVeritas in September 2009. His research interests include imaging and wave propagation in anisotropic media. He is a member of SEG and SBMAC.