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Defence and Security Symposium 2022

‘Defence and Industry Sovereign Capabilities for the Defence and Security of Australia’

Date: 1 December 2022

The Defence and Security Symposium (DSS) is an annual event which brings together participants from Defence, industry and academia to exchange ideas and information and to connect with decision-makers from Defence, academic researchers and industry capability developers.

Download the full DSS Program (.pdf, 1.8MB)

This symposium aims to bring together subject matter experts from government, industry, and academia to discuss the development of Defence and Industry Sovereign Capability for the Defence and Security of Australia. Some of the key capabilities identified include:

1. Robotics, Autonomous Systems and Artificial Intelligence
2. Power and Energy/Green Hydrogen
3. Information Warfare and Cyber Capabilities
4. Advanced Materials and Manufacturing
5. Advanced and Networked Sensing
6. Health, Nutrition and Technology Driven Training
7. Quantum Technology for Sensing and Imaging, Communication and Cryptography and Computing and Simulation
8. Space Technologies

This is an invitation to academics, defence research institutions, commercial organisations, and the military to attend and/or offer papers in the field of developing Australia’s Defence and Industry Sovereign capability and associated disciplines.

Symposium Program

9:30 – 10:00:

Registration & Coffee

10:00 – 10:05:

Symposium Opening - Introduction

Symposium Chair: Pro Vice-Chancellor Defence, Deakin University

Alfred Deakin Professor Saeid Nahavandi

10:05– 10:20:

Symposium Opening

John (Johnno) O'Callaghan, Victorian Defence Industry Advocate and Chair of the Defence Council Victoria.

Program Chair: Professor Vinod Puri, Deakin University

10:20 – 10:35:

Interaction-Centered Design: Quenching the Thirst for Effective

Human-AI/Autonomy Teaming Guidance

Dr. Ming Hou, Senior Defence Scientist, Principal Authority Human-Technology Interaction - Defence Research and Development Canada

10:35 – 10:50:

The Role of Modelling and Simulation in Developing Sovereign Capabilities for Defence

Philip Swadling, Technical Director, Avionics, Thales Australia

10:50 – 11:05:

Innovation to Drive Sustainable Transport Infrastructure

Dr. Clarissa Han, National Leader / Chief Technology Leader, Sustainability and Materials Performance, National Transport Research Organisation

11:05 - 11:20:

Aircraft Or Spacecraft? How Compact Space-based EOIR Will Rival Traditional ISR Architectures

George Coulloupas, Business Development Manager – Space, Leonardo Australia Pty Ltd.

11:20 – 11:35 :

The Story of the Wombat the Kelpie” – Australian Sovereign Capability in Land EW

Dr. Andrew Lucas, Managing Director - AOS Group

11:35 – 11:50:

A Breakthrough Theory and Algorithm for Solving Nonlinear Knapsack Problems with Applications in Air Defence

Professor David Yang Gao, Deakin University

12:00 – 13:00:

Lunch and Poster presentation session

Session Chair: Adjunct Professor (Brigadier rtd) David McKaskill

13:00 – 13:15:

Disruptive Defence Innovation, A Trusted Autonomous System Perspective

Dr Simon Ng, Chief Engineer, Trusted Autonomous Systems Defence CRC

13:15 – 13:30:

The human element of space missions

Michael Hardy, Director, Innovation & Technology, KBR

13:30 – 13:45:

Zero Emissions Future and Resilience

Renata Berglas, National Strategic Workgroup Leader, Mobility Futures, National Transport Research Organisation

13:45 – 14:00:

Bionics: The Untapped potential to improve defence capabilities and the lives of those who serve

Robert Klupacs, CEO, Bionics Institute

14:00 - 14:15:

Remote Robotic Surgical Care in to the ‘Future and Beyond’

Prof. Richard Page, Director of Orthopaedic Research, St John of God and Barwon Health

Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery - Deakin University

14:15 – 14:30:

Developing Renewable and Sustainable Energy Generation and Storage Technologies for a Secure Australia

Dr Gavin Collis, Team Leader - Emerging Energy Technologies (Devices and Engineered Systems Program), CSIRO

14:30 – 14:50:

Wrap up and closing remarks Adjunct Professor (Brigadier Retd) Nagy Sorial

14:50 – 16:00:

Poster presentation and Networking event
Download the DSS Program (.pdf, 1.8MB)

Conference Venue

The DSS will be held at

Deakin Downtown (Melbourne)

Level 12, Tower 2

727 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3008

The weather in Melbourne in Nov/Dec will be pleasant, with an average minimum and maximum temperature ranging from 12°C and 21°C respectively and rarely below 8^°C or above 29°C

Registration

Attendance to the DSS symposium is free of cost however it is compulsory to register your attendance - either in-person or virtually - using on-line registration form, which can be accessed via the Eventbrite page. RSVP by November 25th.