Information Networking Institute
 The Information Networking Institute (INI) was established by Carnegie Mellon in 1989 as the nation’s first research and education center devoted to information networking.As an integral department of the College of Engineering and a collaboration of the School of Computer Science the Tepper School of Business and the Heinz College the INI’s professional graduate degree programs represent a fusion of technologies economics and policies of secure communication networks systems and services.The INI also partners with research and outreach entities namely Carnegie Mellon Cylab to extend educational and training programs to the broad audience of people using information networking as part of their daily lives. 