It is the collaboration with Zoran Pecenovic who actually triggered the design of MRML. The aim was to share SnakeCharmer applet as client for both the Viper and CIRCUS system.
Dr. Stéphane Marchand-Maillet is now leading the Viper team. He has participated in making MRML popular. He is participating to the development and evolution of MRML. He is also maintaining this MRML website.