Amos Fiat graduated from the Weizmann Institute in 1986. His advisor was Adi Shamir. His reseach interests include online algorithms, cryptography, data mining, web search, and peer-to-peer networks. He also enjoys photography and sailing.

Jared Saia graduated from the University of Washington in 2002. His advisor was Anna Karlin. His research interests include randomized algorithms, distributed algorithms, and graph theory. He also enjoys hiking, skiing, and mountain biking.