Tyler Markkanen received his Ph.D. in 2009 from the University of Connecticut, as a student of Reed Solomon. After teaching at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College and Manhattan College, he has now joined the faculty of Springfield College. He studies computability theory, with a focus on computable model theory.

Matt Jura received his Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut, as a student of Reed Solomon, and is currently Assistant Professor in the Mathematics Department of Manhattan College. He studies computability theory, with a focus on reverse mathematics.