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Recent Advances in Artificial Intelligence and their Impact on Defence

This paper is intended to contribute to both the dialogue around the use of AI in the ADF, as well as to provide a useful resource for ADF members to enhance their education and understanding about the technologies of artificial intelligence, with a particular focus on deep learning.

Building Trusted Reference Information at the Tactical Edge

This study investigated information exchange and processing under the pressures and limitations of first respondents at the tactical edge to provide insight into transitioning reference information to a dynamic 'real-time' paradigm.

Factor Screening Techniques for Combat Simulation Models

This report thus investigates the subject of factor screening, for stochastic simulation models, and overviews several solutions to this problem. In particular, sequential bifurcation will be shown to provide a very efficient approach to the problem of factor screening, in comparison to standard one factor at a time classi cation methods.

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.

Healthy green shoots rising from our STEM outreach programs

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Engaging with talented STEM students early in their studies is providing real benefits to DST.
Engaging with talented STEM students early in their studies is providing real benefits to DST.

Engaging with talented STEM students early in their studies is providing real benefits to DST.

Predicting Trends in Peer-Reviewed Publications

This work investigated a method for predicting future trends in peer-reviewed publication data related to science and technology. The developed method use non-linear regression to fit a particular type of s-shaped curve

Deep Learning for Cyber Vulnerability Discovery: NGTF Project Scoping Study

There has been some work in recent years on investigating the use of machine learning (ML) techniques in order to assist software vulnerability discovery. Motivated by the spectacular success of deep learning (DL) approaches in fields such as computer vision and natural language processing, we propose to study the application of DL techniques to software vulnerability discovery. 

Far-sighted computer vision research

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Dr Victor Stamatescu
Dr Victor Stamatescu

Defence computer vision specialist Dr Victor Stamatescu has developed a computer vision algorithm that has the potential to automate post-disaster assessments and accelerate search and rescue efforts, ultimately saving lives.

Calculation of High Frequency Land Backscatter Coefficients

A suitable model of the return ground clutter is required to help assess the performance of over-the-horizon radar. Currently, models for the clutter reflected from the sea exist but there are no models for the backscatter from land. The backscatter coefficient, which characterises the backscattered power, can be determined by considering the difference between observed backscatter ionograms and synthesised ionograms.

Defence science early career achievers

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Defence scientists Dr James Brooks and Daniel Butler have come a long way in a short time at DST, and both have been lauded for their outstanding early career achievements.

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