Victor V. Kotlyar is the head of a laboratory at Image Processing Systems Institute (IPSI) of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) and a professor of Computer Science department at Samara National Research University. He graduated from Kuibyshev State University (1979), received his Candidate's and Doctor's Degrees in Physics and Mathematics from Saratov State University (1988) and Moscow Central Design Institute of Unique Instrumentation of the RAS (1992). He is a co-author of 300 scientific papers, 5 books and 7 inventions. His current research interests include diffractive optics, gradient optics, nanophotonics, and optical vortices. Alexey A. Kovalev graduated (2002) from Samara National Research University, majoring in Applied Mathematics. He received his Doctor in Physics and Maths degree in 2012.

He is a senior researcher of Laser Measurements laboratory at IPSI RAS. He is a coauthor of more than 150 scientific papers. His current research interests are mathematical diffraction theory and photonic crystal devices. Anton G. Nalimov, graduated from Samara State Aerospace University in February, 2003. Entered in postgraduate study in 2003 on speciality 05.13.18 "Mathematical modeling and program complexes", finished it in 2006 with speciality 01.

04.05 "Optics". A.G. Nalimov works on Technical Cybernetics department in Samara National Research University as an associate professor, works as a scientist in Image Processing Systems Institute of the Russian Academy of Science, a branch of the Federal Scientific Research Center "Crystallography and Photonics" in Samara. Candidate in Physics and Mathematics, coauthor of 200 papers and 3 inventions.