The RI Information Institute® (II): Mission • Strengthen and expand information technology research within the Information Directorate • Develop collaborative relationships among and between the academic members and the Information Directorate • Increase research emphasis in areas of information technologies critical to RI’s mission Principal Research Areas: As part of the Air Force Research Laboratory's Information Directorate, the Information Institute concentrates on Information Science and Technology research. In this context, we focus on the following Core Technology Competencies (CTCs): 1. Autonomy, Command and Control, and Decision Support 2. Processing and Exploitation 3. Connectivity and Dissemination 4. Cyber Science and Technology