The following individuals have contributed to the DFDL investigations and developments at NCSA.
- Robert E. McGrath, NCSA
- Joe Futrelle, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
- Jim Myers, RPI
- Alejandro Rodriguez, Amazon
- Jason Kastner, NCSA
In addition to the above, the following individuals have contributed to the Daffodil Open-Source Project:
- Michael J. Beckerle, Tresys Technologies, Open Grid Forum, DFDL Workgroup Co-chair
- Adam Fox, US Naval Research Laboratory
- Jonathan Cranford, The MITRE Corporation
- Jacob Baker, Booz | Allen | Hamilton, Air Force Research Laboratory
- Taylor Wise, Tresys Technology