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Start-ups have been invited to pitch their innovations in areas such as AI, robotics, biotech and smart sensors in front of defence, business and academic leaders at the inaugural ADSTAR Summit in July.
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Organisations have been invited to pitch their innovations to leaders across defence, academia and industry at this year’s defence “start-up alley”.
According to Defence, areas of interest include but are not limited to:
- AI-human teaming;
- Developing human resilience in adverse conditions;
- CBRN sensor networks;
- 3D printing in contest environments and combat;
- GPS and navigation in denied environments;
- Solutions to protect satellites from space debris.
A recent event announcement confirmed that the speakers are expected to include:
- Chief scientific advisor, UK Ministry of Defence, Professor Dame Angela McLean
- US Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, Ms Heidi Shyu
- Director, NZ Defence Technology Agency, Dr David Galligan
- Director of STELaRLab at Lockheed Martin Corporation, Dr Tony Lindsay
- Head of Defence and National Security, executive director Ai Group Defence Council, Ms Kate Louis
- First Assistant Secretary, head technology, Nuclear Powered Submarine Taskforce, Department of Defence, Dr Todd Mansell
- Chief executive officer, Trusted Autonomous Systems, Professor Jason Scholz
- US Director of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Dr Stefanie Tompkins
- Director General Strategy and Planning – Air Force, Air Commodore Gretchen Fryar
- Australia’s Chief Scientist, Professor Cathy Foley
- Australia’s Chief Defence Scientist, Professor Tanya Monro.
“We want to hear from start-ups that have an idea or innovation that could enhance our defence force’s capabilities or help to keep our defence personnel safe,” Professor Tanya Monro, Australia’s Chief Defence Scientist said.
“We are especially eager to build partnerships with those working with artificial intelligence and machine learning, biotechnology, cyber security, space, robotics, virtual and augmented reality, and hardware and software development.
“It’s a unique opportunity to connect your ideas with a range of potential defence applications … You never know where your innovation might find a new application in support of defence.
“The central theme of the summit is ‘resilience’ in our defence forces … Resilience is the ability and capacity for human-technical systems to quickly adapt and recover from unexpected interference, disruption, adversity, and threats. ADSTAR seeks to harness clever Australian science and technology and create new partnerships to build this resilience.”
[Related: Army Innovation Day 2022 - submissions open for logistical uncrewed aerial systems]
