Mark Bun is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Boston University. He completed his Ph.D. in the Theory of Computation group at Harvard University, where he was advised by Salil Vadhan. After that, he was a postdoctoral researcher at Princeton University and a Google Research Fellow at the Simons Institute. His research interests include computational complexity, differential privacy, cryptozoology, and learning theory. As a native Seattleite, he enjoys coffee, rain, composting, 4-way stop signs, hiking, cheese rolling, and competitive duck herding.

Justin Thaler, known to his friends as Justin, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Georgetown University. He completed his Ph.D. in the Theory of Computation group at Harvard University, where he was advised by Michael Mitzenmacher. After that, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the Simons Institute, and a Research Scientist at Yahoo Labs in New York City. His research interests include computational complexity, verifiable computing, and algorithms for massive datasets. In his spare time, he enjoys running and playing low-quality tennis.