Rye Senjen is a research scientist and worked for many years at the cutting edge of new communications technologies as a research scientist for Telstra's Artificial Intelligence section, focussing on intelligent agents and mobile computing, especially as they relate to the Internet applications. She and Jane Guthrey co-authored The Internet for Women in 1996 as web, email and other communication technologies began their global spread. Rye is now a spokesperson for Friends of the Earth on nanotechnologies.

Jane Guthrey is a print maker and graphic artist with an interest in computers. She is well-versed in the history of women's involvement in the development of computers. She works at the Melbourne Museum.