ROME, N.Y. — The Griffiss Institute says it has appointed Michael Medley as program director of the Information Institute (II), a leadership role focused on advancing academic engagement with the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate (AFRL/RI). As program director, Medley will oversee faculty and student engagement programs, such as the Visiting Faculty Research Program […]
ROME, N.Y. — The Griffiss Institute says it has appointed Michael Medley as program director of the Information Institute (II), a leadership role focused on advancing academic engagement with the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate (AFRL/RI).
As program director, Medley will oversee faculty and student engagement programs, such as the Visiting Faculty Research Program and Summer Faculty Fellowship Program, ensuring the Information Institute remains a leading academic bridge to AFRL/RI’s research ecosystem. His goals are driving strategic growth, expanding university partnerships, and fostering research collaborations in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, quantum science, and advanced networking, the Griffiss Institute says.
“The Information Institute plays a critical role in connecting academia with the cutting-edge research happening at AFRL,” Medley said in a statement. “I’m excited to build on its strong foundation, expand university partnerships, and create new opportunities for faculty and students to contribute to national security and technological innovation.”
Medley, with a career in defense research and higher education, served at AFRL/RI for more than 30 years as a principal research engineer. There, his work led to advancements in wireless communications, adaptive signal processing, modeling and simulation, and next-generation networking. During his tenure there, he earned more than 70 AFRL Scientific Achievement Awards, multiple notable achievement recognitions, and a patent in advanced communications technologies, per the Griffiss Institute.
At the same time, he also served as an associate professor at SUNY Polytechnic Institute, where he played a role in establishing the electrical and computer engineering program. While there, he mentorship guided students and researchers in disciplines including secure communications, autonomous software-defined radio networking, airborne communications modeling and simulation, machine learning and dataset curation, waveform engineering, and wireless and intelligent next-generation systems.
Located at the Innovare Advancement Center, the Griffiss Institute is a nonprofit talent and technology accelerator for the U.S. Department of Defense and an international network of academic, government, and industry partners.
