Dr. M. O. Faruque Sarker is a software architect based in London, UK, where he has been shaping various Linux and open source software solutions, mainly on cloud computing platforms, for commercial companies, educational institutions, and multinational consultancies. Over the past 10 years, he has been leading a number of Python software development and cloud infrastructure automation projects. In 2009, he started using Python, where he was responsible for shepherding a fleet of miniature E-puck robots at the University of South Wales, Newport, UK. Later, he honed his Python skills, and he was invited to work on the Google Summer of Code (2009/2010) programs for contributing to the BlueZ and Tahoe-LAFS open source projects. He is the author of Python Network Programming Cookbook, Packt Publishing.

He received his PhD in multirobot systems from the University of South Wales. He is currently working at University College London. He takes an active interest in cloud computing, software security, intelligent systems, and child-centric education. He lives in East London with his wife, Shahinur, and daughter, Ayesha.

Sam Washington currently works at University College London as a member of its Learning and Teaching Applications team, developing and supporting the University's Moodle virtual learning environment, its wikis and blogs, and its online media services. Prior to this, he was a system administrator for UCL's several museums. He has working experience of managing the demands of varied web applications, and deploying and supporting Windows, Linux, and TCP/IP networks. He has been using Python for professional and personal projects for over 7 years.