Clifton Craig is an early adopter of Android Studio and a longtime user of the IntelliJ platform. Clifton has over 16 years of professional software development experience and 8 years of experience in various mobile technologies ranging from J2ME and BREW to iOS and Android. He has held private workshops on and evangelized Intellij based tools over the years. He has used IntelliJ and AndroidStudio on several high profile projects at companies such as MapQuest and Microsoft/Skype. Clifton currently hosts a tech blog at cliftoncraig.com which covers a wide range of programming related topics appealing to both novices and professionals.

Adam Gerber was among the fi rst early beta adopters of Android Studio, which he uses to develop Android applications professionally and to instruct his students at the University of Chicago where he teaches Android Application Development and Technology Entrepreneurship among other courses. Adam also holds workshops and consults on mobile technology and entrepreneurship. Adam is a member of the Chicago Innovation Exchange and cofounder of PhoneTender ( phonetender.com ), which is revolutionizing the retail industry by automating the retail shopping experience. Adam holds a Bachelors degree in Industrial Design from the University of Illinois and a PhD with honors in Management Science from the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers in Paris. Adam’s email is gerber[-at-]uchicago.edu .