Shakthi Kannan is a Free Software enthusiast, and has over 17 years of work experience in the IT industry. He currently works at Tarides India Pvt Ltd (IIT, Madras) as a Team Lead. He has organized numerous workshops and given talks at various colleges and universities across India. He regularly writes for Open Source For You magazine, and his online presence goes by the name @shakthimaan. He holds a Master of Science in Information Technology degree from Rochester Institute of Technology, US.