BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES

Jairo Gutierrez ([e-mail]) is a senior lecturer in Information Systems at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Previously he worked as an R&D manager, systems integration consultant, and information systems manager. He also conducted seminars on LAN/WAN technologies. He teaches data communications and computer networking. His current research topics are in network management systems, programmable networks, and high-speed computer networking. He received his Systems and Computer Engineering degree from The University of The Andes (Colombia, 1983), a master's degree in Computer Science from Texas A&M University (1985), and a PhD (1997) in Information Systems from The University of Auckland (New Zealand).

Koro Tawa ([e-mail]) is a lecturer in Information Systems at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He has worked as a consultant for a number of organisations in the area of Internet communications, and enterprise communications software. He teaches data communications and his research interests in data communications, distributed objects and digital commerce technologies. He received his Bachelor of Commerce degree in Information Systems from the University of Auckland (New Zealand) in 1999.