Vassilis Agouridas is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Design and Manufacture Research Group within the School of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Leeds in the UK.
Benjamin S. Blanchard is a Professor of Engineering-Emeritus at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and a consultant in such fields as systems engineering, reliability and maintainability, maintenance and logistics support, and life-cycle costing.
Wolter J. Fabrycky is Chairman of Academic Applications International, Inc. He is also the Lawrence Professor Emeritus of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech and a Registered Professional Engineer in both Arkansas and Virginia.
Caroline Smith is Associate Professor of Mathematics at James Madison University. Dr. Smith graduated from the University of Exeter with a BSc in Mathematics in 1984. She then earned a Ph.D. in Engineering in 1988 for research in aeroacoustics conducted in association with BP. From 1988 to 1992
