Information Access Disruptions (iAD) is a Research Centre funded by the Research Council of Norway and the centre's partners. The host institution is FAST, and the Research Centre Manager is Dr. Bjørn Olstad, adjunct professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and Chief Technology Officer of FAST. iAd seeks to identify opportunities and develop the next generation search engines that can extract user-friendly information from vast and complex amounts of data. iAd also facilitates interaction between international content and technology suppliers.