## The R Authors

Robert Gentleman is a Senior Lecturer in the Statistics Department of the University of Auckland. In addition to his interest in statistical computation, Robert is interested in analysis of AIDS data and statistical graphics.

Robert can be reached as rgentlem@stat.auckland.ac.nz.

Ross Ihaka is also a Senior Lecturer in the Statistics Department of the University of Auckland. In addition to his interest in statistical computation, his interests include time series analysis and general applied statistics.

Ross can be reached as ihaka@stat.auckland.ac.nz.