Jean-Charles Billaut is Professor in Computer Science in the Polytechnic School of the University of Tours, France. He teaches assembly language and operations research (graph theory and dynamic programming). He is also member of the board of the French OR Society (President in 2006 and 2007).

Aziz Moukrim is Professor in Computer Science at the University of Technology of Compiègne, France, and is a member of the UTC-CNRS research laboratory (Heudiasyc). He teaches algorithmic and operations research (scheduling, logistics and transportation systems). He is also co-leader of the CNRS Group (Scheduling and Transportation Networks).

Eric Sanlaville is Associate Professor in Computer Science at the University of Clermont-Ferrand, France. He teaches algorithmics and operations research (both in deterministic and stochastic settings). He has been a member of the board of the French OR Society since 2004.