Simon Monk has a bachelor’s degree in cybernetics and computer science and a doctorate in software engineering. He has been an active electronics hobbyist since his school days and is an occasional author in hobby electronics magazines. Dr. Monk is also author of some 20 books on Maker and electronics topics, especially Arduino and Raspberry Pi. You can find out more about his books at http://simonmonk.org . You can also follow him on Twitter, where he is @simonmonk2.