Derek C. Schuurman worked as an electrical engineer for several years and later completed a Ph.D. at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in the area of robotics and computer vision using machine learning. He is currently professor and department chair of computer science at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a fellow of the American Scientific Affiliation (ASA), a fellow of the International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR), and an advisor for AI&Faith. He has written about faith and technology issues in a variety of publications including monthly columns in Christian Courier and contributions to the Christian Scholars Review blog. He is the author of the book Shaping a Digital World: Faith, Culture and Computer Technology and co-author of A Christian Field Guide to Technology for Engineers and Designers, both published by InterVarsity Academic Press.