Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur

Indrani Medhi Thies is a Researcher in the Technology for Emerging Markets Group at Microsoft Research India in Bangalore. Her research interest is in the area of User Experience Design, and Technology for Global Development. Her primary work has been in User Interfaces for Low-Literate and Novice Technology Users. Indrani has a Masters degree in Design from Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT-ID), Chicago, USA. Currently, she is also a 5th year Ph.D. candidate at the Industrial Design Centre, Indian Institute of Technology, (IIT Bombay), India.

Professor Samir Kumar Barua is the 10th director of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and succeeds Bakul Dholakia as head of India's premiere management research institution.Has taught courses in these areas at IIM, Ahmedabad, India and as visiting professor to academic institutions in several other countries - USA, The Netherlands and Singapore