David Sirlin is a game designer from California. He balanced the popular video games Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix and Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix. His self-granted nickname is "Low Strong," but he is known primarily by his surname in the gaming community at large.He has obtained degrees in mathematics and business from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and MIT Sloan School of Management. Early in his career, Sirlin was an assistant game designer at 3D0. Sirlin has been described as a "renowned game theory author" by Forbes magazine, and as an "arcade guru" and "internet-renowned Street Fighter tournament player" by Ars Technica.