Cristian Stancalau has an MSc and BSc in computer science and engineering from Babes-Bolyai University, where he has worked as an assistant lecturer since 2018. Currently, he works as chief software architect, focused on enterprise code review. Previously, he cofounded and led a video technology start-up as technical director. Cristian has proven mentoring and teaching expertise in both the commercial and academic sectors, advising on Java technologies and product architecture.

Aristides Villarreal Bravo is a Java developer, a member of the NetBeans Dream Team, and a Java User Groups leader. He lives in Panama. He has organized and participated in various conferences and seminars related to Java, Java EE, NetBeans, the NetBeans platform, free software, and mobile devices. He is the author of the jmoordb framework, and tutorials and blogs about Java, NetBeans, and web development. He has participated in several interviews about topics such as NetBeans, NetBeans DZone, and JavaHispano. He is a developer of plugins for NetBeans.