Dennis M. Buede, PhD, has thirty-nine years' experience in both the theoretical development and engineering application of systems engineering and decision-support technologies. Dr. Buede has applied systems engineering methods throughout the federal government. He has been a Professor at George Mason University and Stevens Institute of Technology, and is currently President of Innovative Decisions, Inc. He is a Fellow of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE).

William D. Miller is an Executive Principal Analyst at Innovative Decisions, Inc. and Adjunct Professor at the Stevens Institute of Technology. Mr. Miller has forty-two years' experience as an engineer, manager, consultant, and educator in the conceptualization and engineering application of communications technologies, products and services in commercial and government sectors. He is a 48-year member of the IEEE, the former Technical Director of INCOSE and the current Editor-in-Chief of INSIGHT.