Dr. Michael J. Hayduk is the Deputy Director, Information Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome, New York. 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 $1.8 billion, leading the activities of over 1,200 scientists, engineers, administrative and support personnel. He is also responsible for coordinating AFRL’s Quantum Information Science research portfolio spanning six technical directorates. Dr. Hayduk has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Clarkson University and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. He has a Ph.D Electrical Engineering from Cornell University and a Air War College (correspondence) from Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL