Jon Kleinberg is a professor of Computer Science at Cornell University. He received his Ph.D. from M.I.T. in 1996. He is the recipient of an NSF Career Award, an ONR Young Investigator Award, an IBM Outstanding Innovation Award, the National Academy of Sciences Award for Initiatives in Research, research fellowships from the Packard and Sloan Foundations, and teaching awards from the Cornell Engineering College and Computer Science Department.

Kleinberg's research is centered around algorithms, particularly those concerned with the structure of networks and information, and with applications to information science, optimization, data mining, and computational biology. His work on network analysis using hubs and authorities helped form the foundation for the current generation of Internet search engines.

Éva Tardos is a professor of Computer Science at Cornell University. She received her Ph.D. from Eötvös University in Budapest, Hungary in 1984. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and an ACM Fellow; she is the recipient of an NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award, the Fulkerson Prize, research fellowships from the Guggenheim, Packard, and Sloan Foundations, and teaching awards from the Cornell Engineering College and Computer Science Department.

Tardos's research interests are focused on the design and analysis of algorithms for problems on graphs or networks. She is most known for her work on network-flow algorithms and approximation algorithms for network problems. Her recent work focuses on algorithmic game theory, an emerging area concerned with designing systems and algorithms for selfish users.