Hitoshi Ohmori is a chief scientist in the Materials Fabrication Laboratory at RIKEN, Japan. With a doctorate from Tokyo University, Ohmori is a member of the Japan Society of Precision Engineering (JSPE), Japan Society of Abrasive Technology (JSAT), Japan Society of Mechanical Engineering (JSME), and International Academy for Precision Engineering (CIRP). Ohmori provided much of framework for this ground-breaking ELID technology and his efforts to establish ELID as a viable technology appear in peer-reviewed publications worldwide.

Ioan D. Marinescu, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Toledo, Ohio and director of the Precision Micro-Machining Center (PMMC). He holds a doctorate from the University of Galatzi, Romania. Marinescu is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), American Ceramic Society (ACerS), and American Society for Abrasive Technology (ASAT). Marinescu's research interest include tribological of abrasive processes, minimum lubrication in metal cutting, friction and wear mechanisms, and molecular dynamics simulation of friction and wear.

Kazutoshi Katahira is a senior scientist in the Materials Fabrication Laboratory at RIKEN, Japan. Holding a doctorate from Ibaraki University, Japan, Katahira is a member of the Japan Society of Precision Engineering (JSPE), Japan Society of Abrasive Technology (JSAT), Japan Society of Mechanical Engineering (JSME), and International Academy for Precision Engineering (CIRP). Katahira's research focuses on nanomachining, nanoscale surface generation, controlling optimum tool condition, and surface modification.