Founded in 1990 by Dr. Marvin S. Cohen, CTI is an independent small business located in Arlington, Virginia. The firm pursues research in human-centered technologies in order to develop innovative and effective applications for training and computer support for cognitive skills. CTI's staff combines expertise and practical experience in:

• Cognitive research on expert knowledge, thinking skills, and decision making strategies by individuals and teams.
• Advanced modeling of inference, reasoning, decision making and communication processes, using techniques from decision theory, psychology, dialogue theory, statistics, and computer science.
• Training to improve critical thinking and decision-making skills in real-world domains.
• Computer-based decision aids that adapt to users' knowledge and decision-making strategies while protecting against the associated pitfalls

CTI staff have in-depth experience with a large range of customers, including the Army, the Navy, the U.S. intelligence community, the Air Force, NASA, and others.