Zdravko Markov, PhD, is Associate Professor of Computer Science at Central Connecticut State University. The author of three textbooks, Dr. Markov teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in computer science and artificial intelligence. He is currently a Principal Investigator (PI) in a National Science Foundation–funded project designed to introduce machine learning to undergraduates.

Daniel T. Larose, PhD, is Professor of Statistics in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Central Connecticut State University. He is the author of three data mining books and a forthcoming textbook in undergraduate statistics. He developed and directs CCSU's DataMining@CCSU programs.