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Thomas Erickson is an interaction designer and researcher whose approach to systems design is shaped by work in sociology, rhetoric, architecture, and urban design. He has designed several products and authored about ten publications on topics ranging from personal electronic notebooks to pattern languages and virtual community. Originally trained as a cognitive psychologist at the University of California, San Diego, he spent five years at a startup company, nine years at Apple Research, and finally joined IBM in 1997 as a research staff member. His primary aim is to study and design systems that support network mediated group interaction.

Kavita Krishnamurthi was graduated and post-graduated (Psychology) from annamalai Univeristy in 1986. She took her M.B.A. degree from the University of Madras. As well-known author Krishnamurthi has visited several times abroad for attending international seminar and conferences. Presently, she is working as a senior consultant in many institutions and companies.