Connie U. Smith, Ph.D., is a principal consultant of the Performance Engineering Services Division of L&S Computer Technology, Inc. She is internationally recognized for her work in defining the field of software performance engineering and integrating SPE into the development of new software systems. She is the author of Performance Engineering of Software Systems (Addison-Wesley, 1990) and received the Computer Measurement Group's AA Michelson Award for technical excellence and professional contributions for her SPE work.
Lloyd G. Williams, Ph.D., is a principal consultant at Software Engineering Research, where he specializes in the development and evaluation of software architectures to meet quality objectives, including performance, reliability, modifiability, and reusability. His experience includes work on systems in fields such as process control, avionics, telecommunications, electronic funds transfer, Web-based systems, software development tools and environments, and medical instrumentation. He has presented professional development seminars and consulted on software development for more than 100 organizations worldwide.