DAVID CUARTIELLES is one of the founders of the Arduino platform. He also is a lecturer at Malmö University and other universities in Europe, where he teaches interaction designers and artists how to use technology as a tool in their creative process. David is very active in helping change how technology is taught at secondary schools and high schools around the world. He collaborates with several foundations (Intel, Telefonica, La Caixa, and AECID) to acquaint teachers with new technologies. His main research areas are the Internet of Things, wearables, and educational tools. He has coauthored a couple of books (two of them for Wrox), a series of dissemination articles for magazines on electronics, and several academic papers.
ANDREAS GÖRANSSON is a designer, author, teacher, researcher, and maker who works at Malmö University within many subjects and disciplines. Holding a BSc in interaction design, he strayed from that path a long time ago and got into the world of technology and programming. He is an open source advocate who loves to solve problems large and small. He has contributed to projects such as Arduino. He frequently attends conferences around the world as a listener and speaker. He enjoys exploring new airports.