Dr. Michael J. Hayduk is the Deputy Director, Information Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome, NY. The directorate’s mission is to lead the development and integration of Air Force warfighting information technologies for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, and Cyber. Dr. Hayduk plays a key role in overseeing an annual budget of over 1.6 billion dollars, leading the activities of over 1,200 scientists, engineers, administrative and support personnel. He coordinates AFRL’s Quantum Information Science research portfolio spanning seven technical directorates. Dr. Hayduk orchestrated the stand-up of the Innovare Advancement Center.