Susan Edwards is Professor of Early Childhood Education at Australian Catholic University. Her research interests include the role of play-based learning in early childhood curriculum, cyber-safety education, and digital play pedagogies in the early years. She is the author of over 70 publications and has secured six Australian Research Council-funded projects.

Leon Straker is John Curtin Distinguished Professor in the School of Allied Health at Curtin University, Western Australia. His research interests include technology use by children and the associated health, well-being, and development of children. He is the author of over 400 publications, in the top 1% of academic authors globally, and an investigator on research grants worth over $50 million.