John Lewis is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Villanova University. He received his Ph.D. from Virginia Tech in 1991. Prof. Lewis' area of specialisation is Software Engineering, with a particular focus on web-based software development. He regularly teaches courses in object-oriented design, software engineering, and algorithms and data structures. Dr. Lewis is a member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the IEEE Computer Society, and Sigma Xi, the scientific research society. He has won numerous teaching awards, and is active in the ACM's Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education.
William Loftus is the Chief Technology Officer, Vice President, and General Manager of Internet Solutions for Breakaway Solutions, Inc. Previously, Mr. Loftus was the CEO and President of WPL Laboratories, Inc. He has consulted for numerous Fortune 500 companies, including Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, AT&T, Unisys, and Fidelity Investments, and has performed technical due diligence for venture capital firms including Internet Capital Group). Mr Loftus has received numerous awards, including a special achievement award from the Advanced Researche Project Agency (ARPA), and currently serves on the boards odf directors for the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia, and PlanSporExchange.com.