Jie Chen, Ph.D., is a professor in the faculty of engineering at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. He has coauthored two books, 78 peer-reviewed journal papers, and 70 peer-reviewed conference proceeding papers.

Scott McKay, is a graduate student in Dr. Jie Chen's lab in the University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. He has been a teacher's assistant for the course on which this book has been based.