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@@ -6,3 +6,10 @@ used for research.  If kwant contributes to a project that leads to a scientific
 publication, please acknowledge this fact by citing the project.  The kwant
 paper has not been published yet, but will be announced at this place once
 published: please check.
+
+The principal developers of kwant are:
+
+* Christoph W. Groth (SPSMS-INAC-CEA Grenoble)
+* Michael Wimmer (Leiden University)
+* Anton R. Akhmerov (Harvard University, Leiden University)
+* Xavier Waintal (SPSMS-INAC-CEA Grenoble)