Drawing on a range of disciplines and disciplinary crossings, but especially working in the enactive approach to mind and language, Dr. Elena Clare Cuffari investigates the constitutive roles that our bodies and interactions play in meaning creation and meaning experience. She is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Department Chair of Philosophy at Worcester State University.

Mark Dingemanse studies language as shaped by and for socia interaction. He is interested in how language enables us to express ourselves and to act as one with others.

Omar Rizwan is interested in 'systems' and interfaces. He currently works as a researcher at Dynamicland, a research lab founded by Bret Victor, building a different kind of computer system. He lives and works in Oakland, California.

Jelle van Dijk is a design-researcher, teacher, writer, speaker and he draws comics. In his research he investigates the embodiment of human being in relation to the design of interactive technology. His current work centers on participatory design for and with people on the autistic spectrum.