Rob van Kranenburg wrote the ‘The Internet of Things’ and co-organized the DIFR (a broad range of pro and anti RFID positions) network in the Netherlands. He works one day a week for Professor Ben Schouten at Fontys Ambient Intelligence in Eindhoven as member of the Lectoraat.
Denis Roio, aka Jaromil, is a nomadic developer and media artist inspired by the Free Software and Free Speech movements. Since the year 2000 he is a public figure among the dyne.org hackers, his creations are recommended by the FSF and redistributed by several GNU/Linux operating systems worldwide. Since 2005 he leads R&D activities for the NIMk in Amsterdam, publishing software for media creativity and contributing to theoretical discourses. In 2009 he has been awarded the Vilem Flusser Theory Award and is now studying for a PhD at the Planetary Collegium (M-Node) of the University of Plymouth, under supervision of professor Antonio Caronia.
Timo Arnall is a designer working with interactive products and media. Timo leads an international research project on mobile technology, collaborates on interaction design work and lectures in design, physical computing and design methodology.
Ian Lawrence is a founder member of the Ubuntu Brazil community and a member of the Open Web Foundation which is an independent non-profit dedicated to the development and protection of open, non-proprietary specifications for web technologies. He is the author of the book 'Professional Ubuntu Mobile Development' and works at The Nokia Institute in Manaus, Brazil.