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Progress with urban autonomous vehicle flight

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Defence scientist Ricardo Cannizzaro.
Defence scientist Ricardo Cannizzaro.

DST robotics specialist Ricardo Cannizzaro is using a unique indoor flight lab to integrate and test new algorithms, hardware and sensors on small uninhabited aircraft systems (UAS).

Infinite Studio lifts off

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DST researcher Themie Gouthas and an aerial scene as simulated by Infinite Studio in four different bandwidths.
DST researcher Themie Gouthas and an aerial scene as simulated by Infinite Studio in four different bandwidths.

The journey of a unique piece of software developed by DST scientists has taken a new turn.

A Joint Effort: collaboration space

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The Next Generations Fund and Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is anticipating the launch of 'A Joint Effort' Stage 2 competition later this year.
It is anticipated that Stage 2 of ‘A Joint Effort’ competition will launch later this year.

The Next Generation Technologies Fund and the UK's Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is anticipating the launch of 'A Joint Effort' Stage 2 competition later this year.

Repurposing venerable models for land vehicle research

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Pictured: Professor Bill Schonberg (Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Advanced Science and Technology) with DST researcher Dr Shannon Ryan.
Pictured: Professor Bill Schonberg (Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Advanced Science and Technology) with DST researcher Dr Shannon Ryan.

Dr William Schonberg, Professor of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been working closely with DST Scientists.

Airborne sensors help build a maritime picture

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DST graduates Cassandra Heffernan and Tom Fahy were recently introduced to the world of defence science experimentation
DST graduates Cassandra Heffernan and Tom Fahy were recently introduced to the world of defence science experimentation.

DST graduates Cassandra Heffernan and Tom Fahy were recently introduced to the world of defence science experimentation.

Chief Defence Scientist recognised for excellence in leadership

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CDS Tanya Monro has won the South Australia Award for Excellence in Women's Leadership.

Chief Defence Scientist Tanya Monro has won the South Australia Award for Excellence in Women's Leadership.

July 2019 Partnership Matters

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HPR network expanded | CDS recognised for leadership excellence | ON Prime:Defence research applications open | DHHS 2019 call for abstracts

Ramping up individual and team performance

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HPRnet was established by DST and Army in 2016 to help address Army’s top Human Performance research priorities.
HPRnet was established by DST and Army in 2016 to help address Army’s top Human Performance research priorities.

DST's human performance researchers Dr Susannah Whitney and Phil Temby have joined forces with two West Australian universities to study individual and team performance in the Australian Army.

A high performance computing capability for Defence

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HPC team member Chris Howlett inspects one of the HPC pilot racks.
HPC team member Chris Howlett inspects one of the HPC pilot racks.

Game-changing is a phrase bandied about too often these days. But DST's John Taylor says it's an apt descriptor for the high performance computing (HPC) service that DST is building for Defence.

Improved vision for facial recognition

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Sau Yee Yiu and Dmitri Kamenetsky are both members of DST’s biometrics research team.
Sau Yee Yiu and Dmitri Kamenetsky are both members of DST’s biometrics research team.

Defence scientists have enhanced a facial recognition algorithm, improving the odds of identifying someone in adverse environments such as across a distant carpark and in dark alleys.

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