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+ndn-atmos Authors
+=================
+
+ndn-atmos is an open source project started in 2013.
+
+
+## Technical advisors:
+
+  * Christos Papadopoulos
+
+
+## Main project authors:
+
+  * Alison Craig
+  * Steve DiBenedetto
+  * Chengyu Fan
+  * Susmit Shannigrahi
+