Kyle Wheeler is a PhD candidate at the University of Notre Dame in the Computer Science and Engineering Department. Having co-authored papers both nationally and internationally, he received an M.S.C.S.E. from Notre Dame in 2005 and expects to receive his doctorate in the field of scalable computing in 2008. As part of his PhD research, he interned at Sandia National Laboratories from 2006 through 2007.

Kyle began setting up and maintaining qmail-based email servers working for NetSeats Inc. in 2000. Since then, his client base has expanded to include the Philadelphia chapter of Notre Dame Alumni, the Church of Epiphany in the Archdiocese of Louisville, and several other groups, both large and small. He is also a frequent contributor to the qmail mailing list, which supports qmail users and administrators internationally.