Read more about iAD at iAD - information Access Disruptions — iAD Centre (archive.org)
Partially funded by the Research Council of Norway as a Centre for Research-based Innovation (SFI), iAD is the only centre of its kind led by a commercial company. iAD is directed by Microsoft Development Center, Norway (formerly Fast Search & Transfer). Additionall partners are Accenture and the following universities: Cornell University, Dublin City University, BI Norwegian School of Management and the universities in Tromsø (UiT), Trondheim (NTNU) and Oslo (UiO).