Shaddin Dughmi is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Microsoft Research in Redmond, Washington. His interests include algorithms, game theory, and combinatorial optimization. He received his PhD in 2011 from Stanford University, advised by Professor Tim Roughgarden. Starting Fall 2012, he will be an Assistant Professor in Computer Science at the University of Southern California.

Tim Roughgarden is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science and (by courtesy) Management Science and Engineering Departments at Stanford University. His research interests include design, analysis, and applications of algorithms, and game theory and microeconomics, especially as applied to networks and auctions. He received his Ph.D. in 2002 from Cornell University, advised by Professor Éva Tardos.

Mukund Sundararajan is a Research Scientist at Google, Inc. His interests include foundations of market design, market analysis, electronic commerce, and privacy. He received his Ph.D. in 2009 from Stanford University, co-advised by Professors John Mitchell and Tim Roughgarden.