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A2 MGO8 DEFENCE COLLABORATION09 AND COMMERCIALISATION SUMMIT 09 TUE R R 10.20–10.50 10.00 –10.20 GO8 DEFENCE COLLABORATION AND COMMERCIALISATION SUMMIT 09.30–10.00 9.10 –10.50 SESSION 1 09.05–09.10 08.50–09.05 08.45–08.50 08.40–08.45 08.35–08.40 08.30–08.35 08.00 Summaries ofgroup andQ&A discussions 3. 2. 1. groupSmall discussions      Key workforce issues  The problem toberesolved WORKFORCE –CHALLENGESANDOPPORTUNITIES  The day’s three keyquestions  Keynote Address  Statement and Go8DefenceCapability Summit forthe Go8 context,rationale ThomsonGo8ChiefExecutive Summit –MsVicki andCommercialisation Go8DefenceCollaboration Opening the Yarlu, AdvisorWirltu Cultural UniversityofAdelaide Welcome toCountry–UncleRodO’Brien President, UniversityofAdelaide,DeputyChairGo8 Professor and Chancellor Vice PeterRathjen WELCOME Registration

The Industry ‘pull’ for talent – opportunities externaltoDefence fortalent–opportunities The Industry‘pull’ graduatecohort Retaining talentofourdomestic future:into the Go8canaddress howthe areas explicit ofconcern? workforceEnsuring DefenceandIndustryhavethe needed Mr Jeff ChairmanandCEOSiemensLtd Connolly Department ofDefence Ms LisaPhelpsFirstAssistantSecretary PeopleServices Lockheed Martin Australia &NewZealand Australia Lockheed Martin DiPietroMr Vince ChiefExecutive Chief Technical Ofﬁ cer Thales Australia PresidentDr JohnBestVice and Naval Group Australasia Mr FrançoisRomanetPresident andDelegate Director Defence,Cyber& SpaceUniversityofAdelaide Panel Chair–Professor MichaelWebb Research,Deputy Vice-Chancellor UniversityofSydney –ProfessorSummit Facilitator DuncanIvison Minister forDefenceIndustry Senator TheHonLindaReynoldsCSC University ofWestern andChairGo8 Australia Professor DawnFreshwater Vice-Chancellor 3 TUESDAY 9 APRIL 2019 GO8 DEFENCE COLLABORATION AND COMMERCIALISATION SUMMIT AND COMMERCIALISATION GO8 DEFENCE COLLABORATION Associate Professor Dr Sean O’Byrne Associate Professor UNSW Canberra and IT, School of Engineering Director Director Rohr Dr Ted Ethics and Compliance Support, UNSW Sydney Research Dr Sheridan Kearnan First Assistant Secretary Defence Industry Policy Department of Defence Sensitive and Sensitive technologies nationalities versus collaboration – control Controls Defence Trade for Defence-funded research ICT and access control Appropriate in universities in supporting these Industry Capabilities – Go8 role Sovereign ed by Defence identiﬁ critical areas

Morning Tea – KEY ISSUES VACUUM FILLING THE POLICY Ben-Meir Session Chair – Mr Doron Vice-Principal University of Melbourne Enterprise Controls on Defence Trade Presentations   on Defence Industry Policy Presentation  discussions Small group 1. discussions and Q&A Summaries of group 2. 3. 4. 10.50–11.10 SESSION 2 11.10–12.45 11.20–11.40 11.40–11.50 11.50–12.20 12.20–12.45 4 TUESDAY 9 APRIL 2019 16.30–17.30 16.25 –16.30 15.45–16.25 15.15–15.45 GO8 DEFENCE COLLABORATION AND COMMERCIALISATION SUMMIT 13.45–15.15 SESSION 3 13.30–13.45 12.45–13.30 Wrap updrinks ThomsonGo8ChiefExecutive – MsVicki Summit Thank youandformalcloseofthe ResearchDeputy Vice-Chancellor UniversityofSydney –ProfessorSummit Facilitator DuncanIvison basis forfuture andfuture collaboration discussions foraction, –Opportunities together Bringing itall tea Afternoon 4. 3. 2. 1. panelQ&A andwith For opendiscussion      University ofMelbourne Defence Technologies SchoolofEngineering Melbourne Panel Chair–Professor LenSciaccaEnterpriseProfessor – THEVALUE-ADD FROMRESEARCH COLLABORATION ANDCOMMERCIALISATION  Keynote Address: ContextforDefenceCollaborations Geopolitical Lunch

How can the Go8supportDefence’sHow canthe intenttoinnovate? versusreality IP–expectations with Grappling Taking research andcommercialisation) (collaboration further The valueofresearch toDefenceacross chain the Incoming CEOTrusted AutonomousSystemsDefenceCRC Professor andEngineer JasonScholzChiefScientist Institute forPhotonicsandAdvancedSensing Institute Professor Andre LuitenDirector, Chief Scientist CSIRO FoleyChiefScientist Dr Cathy Defence ScienceandTechnology Dr DongYang Wu ChiefofDivisionAerospace, Senior Manager, BoeingResearch andTechnology Australia Dr JasonArmstrong BrisbaneTechnology Centre University ofWestern Australia Law andChairUWA Institute’s Policy Public AdvisoryBoard Professor Professor TheHonStephenSmith International ofPublic 5 TUESDAY 9 APRIL 2019 WELCOME WELCOME TO COUNTRY 08.30–08.35 08.35–08.40

WELCOME, INTRODUCTION AND SCENE SETTING BIOGRAPHIES Professor Peter Rathjen Uncle Rod O’Brien Go8 Deputy Chair Cultural Advisor Wirltu Yarlu Vice-Chancellor and President The University of Adelaide The University of Adelaide

Professor Peter Rathjen is the Rod identiﬁ es as a Kaurna man University of Adelaide’s 22nd and devotes much time to helping Vice-Chancellor and President. He other Kaurna people identify commenced his role in January with the language and culture. 2018. He is an Australian scientist He is an active member of the and medical researcher who is Adelaide Aboriginal community, internationally recognised in volunteering his time as a stem cell science. Prior to his Board member on a number of appointment, Professor Rathjen committees which include the was Vice-Chancellor of the Kaurna Warra Karrpanthi Aboriginal University of Tasmania, where he Corporation, Kaurna Yerta was instrumental in creating vibrant Aboriginal Corporation and Kura new university precincts within Yerlo Inc. the CBDs of Hobart, Launceston Rod has an Honors and Bachelor’s and Burnie. Professor Rathjen is Degree in Applied Science an alumnus of the University of in Aboriginal Community Adelaide. Development and Management from Curtin University. Prior to joining Wirltu Yarlu in 2017 as a Cultural Advisor, he worked in the State Government for 23 years in the area of Child Protection

6 GO8 DEFENCE COLLABORATION AND COMMERCIALISATION SUMMIT SUMMIT RATIONAL AND LAUNCH OF SUMMIT OPENING DEFENCE CAPABILITY STATEMENT KEYNOTE ADDRESS 08.40–08.45 08.45–08.50 08.50–09.05

Ms Vicki Thomson Professor Dawn Freshwater The Hon Linda Reynolds Chief Executive Go8 Chair CSC The Group of Eight Vice-Chancellor Federal Minister for Defence The University of Western Australia Senator for Western Australia

Ms Vicki Thomson is the Chief Professor Dawn Freshwater is Senator Reynolds was elected Executive of the Group of Eight Vice-Chancellor of the University to the Australian Senate in 2014. (Go8) – which is comprised of of Western Australia (UWA). She In March 2019 she was sworn in Australia’s eight leading research- commenced her role in January as Minister for Defence Industry, intensive universities. She took up 2017. For the previous three Emergency Management and her role in January 2015. Prior to years she had been UWA’s Senior North Queensland Recovery. She this, she was Executive Director of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (SDVC) was previously Assistant Minister the Australian Technology Network and Registrar, and as Acting Vice- for Home Affairs. Senator Reynolds of Universities (ATN). Ms Thomson’s Chancellor in late 2016. In the role has more than 20 years’ experience diverse background covers print of SDVC, she led UWA through in national politics working for and electronic journalism, politics, its most signifi cant transformation Members of Parliament and the issues management and the in over two decades, with the aim Liberal Party of Australia, She higher education sector. She has of optimising UWA’s world class has a Master of Arts (Strategic an extensive media, political and research. Professor Freshwater, Studies). Senator Reynolds served policy background and was Chief a health professional, has an for 29 years in the Australian Army of Staff to a South Australian internationally recognised as a Reserve Offi cer, and was a Premier. She is a Board member of reputation for her ongoing work in Project Director with Raytheon the European Australian Business the area of mental health. Australia. Career appointments Council (EABC) and is a member of include: Deputy Federal Director the Australian Government’s New of the Liberal Party of Australia, Colombo Plan Reference Group. Commanding Offi cer of a Combat Service Support Battalion and Adjutant General of Army, the Chief of Army’s key governance advisor. Senator Reynolds was the fi rst woman in the Australian Army Reserves to be promoted to the rank of Brigadier and was awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross.

GO8 DEFENCE COLLABORATION AND COMMERCIALISATION SUMMIT 7 SUMMIT FACILITATOR PANEL CHAIR 09.05–09.10 9.10 –10.50

FIRST SESSION: WORKFORCE – CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Professor Duncan Ivison Professor Michael Webb Chair, Go8 Deputy Vice-Chancellor Director Defence, Cyber & Space (Research) Group University of Adelaide Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of Sydney

Professor Duncan Ivison is Professor Michael Webb joined the currently Deputy Vice-Chancellor University of Adelaide in July 2008 (Research) and Professor of Political where he is currently Director of Philosophy at the University of the University’s Defence, Cyber and Sydney. Prior to this he was Dean Space. of the Faculty of Arts and Social Michael’s career in Defence Sciences (2010–2015) and Head research spans more than 30 of the School of Philosophical years, predominantly in the areas and Historical Inquiry (2007–2009). of surveillance, intelligence, Professor Ivison is currently Chair of communications, command and the University of Sydney Confucius control. Michael received the Institute Board; Chair of the Go8 Australian Operational Service DVCR Committee and the NSW Medal (Iraq and ICAT) for his DVCR / PVC Committee and a leadership of an activity in the member of the ARC Council. Middle-East and an award for his work in enhancing the safety of Australia’s deployed troops in relation to improvised explosive devices. Michael is passionate about bringing academic, industry and Defence capability together to enhance our collective ability to safeguard Australia.

8 GO8 DEFENCE COLLABORATION AND COMMERCIALISATION SUMMIT PANEL PANEL PANEL 09.30–10.00 09.30–10.00 09.30–10.00

Mr François Romanet Dr John Best Mr Vince Di Pietro President and Delegate Australasia Vice President Chief Executive Naval Group Chief Technical Ofﬁ cer Lockheed Martin Australia Thales Australia and New Zealand

François Romanet is the Dr John Best is Vice President, Vince has been the Chief Executive President Australasia of Naval Chief Technical Offi cer at Thales of Lockheed Martin Australia since Group (formerly DCNS). In this Australia. His responsibilities December 2016. He is leading position he is the representative include technical strategy, research LMA to achieve its vision to be of Naval Group headquarters to and development, innovation Australia’s partner of choice for Government authorities, military and engineering. Partnerships Defence, aerospace, sustainment offi cials and industrial partners in and collaboration are signifi cant and technology solutions. the region. Mr Romanet is also the components of the Thales He served in the Royal Australian President of the French Australian innovation system and within his Navy for 40 years. He holds a Chamber of Commerce and portfolio of responsibilities. John Master of Arts (Strategic Studies) Industry (FACCI). Prior to this, he is also a director of DMTC Limited, from Deakin University. was the Chief Executive Offi cer of a Defence oriented research SAFRAN Pacifi c, and the Managing consortium, and Eurotorp Pty He was awarded the Conspicuous Director of Sagem Australasia Limited. Service Cross in 2007 for outstanding (Telecommunication, Defense & achievement as Director General Security) and a Board Member Navy Certifi cation, Safety & of Sagem Communication. He Acceptance in Navy Systems is also a member of the French Command. On promotion to Foreign Trade Advisors (Australian Commodore Vince was appointed Committee) for the French Australia’s Naval Attaché to the Government. United States from 2007 to 2010. On return to Australia he was Director-General Navy Capability Plans and Engagement in Navy Strategic Command and from January 2013 he was Commander Fleet Air Arm. Vince transferred from full time service to the Active Reserve in March 2016.

GO8 DEFENCE COLLABORATION AND COMMERCIALISATION SUMMIT 9 PANEL PANEL 09.30–10.00 09.30–10.00

FIRST SESSION: WORKFORCE – CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES continued BIOGRAPHIES Ms Lisa Phelps Mr Jeff Connolly First Assistant Secretary Chairman and Chief Executive Ofﬁ cer People Services Siemens Ltd Department of Defence

As First Assistant Secretary People Jeff Connolly is Chairman and Service, Lisa leads and manages Chief Executive Offi cer of Siemens a large and dispersed workforce, in the Pacifi c region. Siemens budget and resources to deliver has been active in Australia since agreed activities regarding HR 1872, has a turnover of > A$2.5 Services, Workforce Strategy, Pay & Billion, employing over 2500 Administration, Honours & Awards, people. Siemens’ local fi nancial Work Health & Safety and Senior commitment, via local equity, and Offi cer Management. in debt and equity participation in public infrastructure, is approx. A$1 Since joining the Department Billion. of Defence in 1999 as an APS1 Registry Clerk delivering mail, Lisa Jeff is a graduate of Melbourne has worked in a range of roles University and was Adjunct spanning across many parts of Professor at Swinburne University; Defence including People Reform, Advisory Councillor AIG Industry Indigenous Affairs, Workplace 4.0 Advanced Manufacturing Relations, International Policy, Navy Forum; previous Chair of the Prime and Strategy Group. Minister’s Industry 4.0 Task Force; President of Ai Group Victoria Prior to joining Defence Lisa Council and Vice President of had a successful career in the Ai Group National Executive; Commonwealth Bank. Lisa is also Member of Ai Group Defence the LGTBI Champion for Defence. Council; Chair of the German- Australian Chamber of Industry and Commerce; Director of EABC; National Trustee of CEDA; VIC/ TAS Advisory Councillor; Member of the German-Australian Advisory Group; and Member of AIDC.

10 GO8 DEFENCE COLLABORATION AND COMMERCIALISATION SUMMIT SESSION CHAIR PANEL 11.10–12.45 11.20–11.40

SECOND SESSION: FILLING THE POLICY VACUUM – KEY ISSUES

Mr Doron Ben-Meir Dr Sean O’Byrne B.Sc. B.E (Hons) GAICD Associate Professor Vice-Principal (Enterprise) School of Engineering and University of Melbourne Information Technology UNSW Canberra

Mr Doron Ben-Meir B.Sc. B.E Associate Professor Sean O’Byrne (Hons) GAICD, is the Vice-President has been working in the ﬁ eld of Enterprise on the Chancellery hypersonics since 1996, mostly Executive of the University of in the application of advanced Melbourne. Building upon the laser-based diagnostic techniques operational base established to hypersonic ﬂ ows. He received within the Research, Innovation Masters and PhD degrees in and Commercialisation portfolio, Physics at the ANU, and worked this new role is responsible for the as a postdoctoral fellow at NASA overarching strategic development Langley Research Centre and of the University’s Enterprise Model UNSW before taking a Lecturing which focuses on the appropriate position at UNSW Canberra, where utilisation of the University’s he has been working since 2004. human capital, physical assets & Much of his research and teaching platforms, investment capital and involves development of Defence- its intellectual property portfolio relevant or dual-use technologies. to optimise the resources available to drive its research and teaching agenda.

GO8 DEFENCE COLLABORATION AND COMMERCIALISATION SUMMIT 11 PRESENTATION ON DEFENCE PANEL INDUSTRY POLICY 11.20–11.40 11.40–11.50

SECOND SESSION: FILLING THE POLICY VACUUM – KEY ISSUES continued BIOGRAPHIES Dr Ted Rohr Dr Sheridan Kearnan Director Research Ethics and First Assistant Secretary Compliance Support Defence Industry Policy UNSW Sydney Department of Defence Convenor, Australasian Research Management Society Ethics & Integrity Special Interest Group; Member, UNSW Sydney Evolution Dr Sheridan Kearnan commenced & Ecology Research Centre in the role as First Assistant Secretary Defence Industry Policy in January 2018. Dr Kearnan’s responsibilities include the Defence Dr Ted Rohr is the Director of Capability and Innovation Branch, Research Ethics & Compliance which manages a consolidated Support at UNSW. He is innovation program and the responsible for export controls associated portfolio of innovation and the University’s operations of investments; the Defence Export research involving humans, animals, Controls Branch, responsible gene technology, radiation, for managing Australia’s export controlled goods and technology, control of military and dual-use drones and biosecurity. Dr Rohr goods and technologies; and the is closely involved with regulators Defence Industry Branch, which is in the development of national accountable and responsible for Codes and guidelines. Dr Rohr still Defence industry policy. pursues his academic background and publishes in the ﬁ elds of evolution and conservation, biology and is actively involved in public discussions on ethical issues.

12 GO8 DEFENCE COLLABORATION AND COMMERCIALISATION SUMMIT KEYNOTE PANEL CHAIR 13.30–13.45 13.45–15.15

THIRD SESSION: COLLABORATION AND COMMER- CIALISATION – THE VALUE-ADD FROM RESEARCH

Professor Professor Len Sciacca FTSE The Hon Stephen Smith Enterprise Professor Professor of Public International Defence Technologies Law Chair UWA Public Policy University of Melbourne Institute’s Advisory Board University of Western Australia

Professor the Hon Stephen Smith Professor Sciacca has extensive is Professor of Public International experience in government, industry Law at the University of Western and research sectors forming Australia. He is also Chair of the collaborations and partnerships UWA Public Policy Institute’s leading multidisciplinary teams Advisory Board and a member of in scientiﬁ c and engineering the Perth USAsia Centre Board. environments with impact. Professor Smith served as Professor Sciacca has over 30 Australia’s Minister for Defence, years research and industrial and prior to that, as Minister for experience in engineering real Foreign Affairs. He was Federal systems and senior executive roles Member for Perth 1993 to 2013. in the government and industry sectors. A Fellow of the Academy Professor Smith was a member of Technological Sciences and of the Resources 2030 Taskforce, Engineering and Fellow of is a member of the board of the Engineers Australia. Professor LNG Marine Fuel Institute and is Sciacca now leads the Defence Chairman of archTIS. research program and engagement at the University of Melbourne.

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THIRD SESSION: COLLABORATION AND COMMER- CIALISATION – THE VALUE-ADD FROM RESEARCH continued BIOGRAPHIES Dr Jason Armstrong Dr Dong Yang Wu Brisbane Technology Centre Chief of Aerospace Division Senior Manager Defence Science and Boeing Research and Technology Group Technology Australia

Jason received his PhD at a US Dr Dong Yang Wu is the Chief NASA Research Centre. That of Aerospace Division leading work involved automation and 300 scientists, engineers and experimental design of payloads technicians who support Defence’s for three space shuttle missions ﬁ xed-wing aircraft and helicopters. and included himself ﬂ ying on She has PhD in physical chemistry, NASA zero gravity aircraft missions. and a BA in chemistry From the late 1990s to 2011 he Prior to DST Dr Wu held positions worked in venture capital, had at Boeing for eight years as CEO and board roles, and in 2005 Managing Director/Director he led a company through an IPO in China and Australia, and at on the ASX. CSIRO for 17 years as the Leading Currently, Jason leads Boeing Scientist and Leader of the Research in Brisbane with a Sustainable Polymeric Materials portfolio across: human factors, Research Program. materials/manufacturing, simulation & autonomy.

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Dr Cathy Foley Professor Andre Luiten Professor Jason Scholz Chief Scientist FAIP GAICD BE(EE) PhDEE GAICD CSIRO Director Institute for Photonics Chief Scientist and Engineer and Advanced Sensing Trusted Autonomous Systems Chair of Experimental Physics Defence CRC University of Adelaide

Dr Cathy Foley, CSIRO Chief Prof Andre Luiten FAIP GAICD As Chief Scientist, Professor Scientist, has made distinguished is Director of the Institute for Jason Scholz ensures scientifi c contributions to the understanding Photonics and Advanced Sensing and engineering excellence for of superconducting materials and and Chair of Experimental Physics the Trusted Autonomous Systems to the development of devices at the University of Adelaide. He Defence Cooperative Research using superconductors to detect has held three ARC Fellowships Centre, a not-for-profi t company magnetic fi elds and locate valuable and raised over $22.5M for advancing industry-led, game- deposits of minerals. As a CSIRO research. His research has changing projects and activities leader she is working to help been recognised with the Barry for the Australian Department of Australia transform to be globally Inglis Medal from the National Defence with over $50m in funding. competitive by engaging with Measurement Institute, the A recent highlight of Professor Australian researchers, and to build Australian Institute of Physics’ Scholz’s leadership has been the new companies and enterprises Alan Walsh Medal for Service successful Autonomous Warrior to assist with the translation of to Industry and the 2018 Eureka 2018 (AW18) trial and industry- research for economic prosperity. Prize for Outstanding Science in dynamic exhibition on behalf safeguarding Australia. Andre is Dr Foley has contributed to the of the Department of Defence also the co-founder and managing scientifi c community as president Science and Technology (DST), Director of Cryoclock Pty Ltd, a of several scientifi c societies a culmination of four years’ start-up recently named Avalon and as a member of committees collaboration between the 2019 Defence SME of the Year. such as PMSEIC giving advice militaries, defence scientists and to Government on scientifi c and defence industries of fi ve nations, technological matters. Australia, UK, USA, Canada and New Zealand. Professor Scholz will take up the position of CEO for the Defence CRC in July 2019.

GO8 DEFENCE COLLABORATION AND COMMERCIALISATION SUMMIT 15 , while academic 5 . 6 national security. Both the White national security. Paper and the Industry Policy Defence earlier and direct Statement seek a more for Defence Industry in capability role development and sustainment, based on a collaborative innovation approach. Small to medium are enterprises ed as ‘incubators for advanced identifi defence capability’ expertise is another target. There There expertise is another target. funding to is $730 million research to 2025–26 to assist Defence respond strategic challenges and develop the next generation game-changing of capabilities .) 4 , a growth , a growth GO8 DEFENCE COLLABORATION AND COMMERCIALISATION SUMMIT AND COMMERCIALISATION GO8 DEFENCE COLLABORATION 3 . Government has 1 . (In 2018, Australia’s top . (In 2018, Australia’s 2 http://www.australiandefence.com.au/industry/top-40/adm-s-top-40-defence-contractors-2018 and 2016 Defence Industry Policy Statement. https://www.myskills.gov.au/industries/defence-industry https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/Foreign_Affairs_Defence_and_Trade/ Defence_Industry_Exports/Report 40 Defence Industry companies had 40 Defence Industry companies had a turnover of $12.4 billion also committed billion $200 to Defence Industry to 2026 – a sector which employs some 25,000 and has over 3000 trading businesses 1 and by socio-economic objective – see Australian Government 2017–18 Science, Research Measured Innovation Budget Tables 2 ) (http://www.defence.gov.au/WhitePaper/Docs/2016-Defence-Industry-Policy-Statement.pdf ) 2017 update report Industry and Innovation in Defence Programs $730 million referenced also (https://www.business.gov.au/centre-for-defence-industry-capability/resources/dii-update-report-2017 3 2018. Accessed 11 January 2019 40 Defence Contractors Australian Magazine, January 2019, Top Defence from 4 House of Representatives billion of $9.7 turnover for top 40 defence contractors cited in gure Based on fi Inquiry into Government Support for Australian Defence Industry Exports. Accessed 11 January 2019 from 5 p.35 and p.108 2016 Defence White Paper, 6 Ibid, p.112 The Go8 is comprised of Australia’s leading research-intensive leading research-intensive of Australia’s The Go8 is comprised top 100 universities with of its members in the seven world’s research universities and with over 99 per cent of the Group’s class or above. rated at world key research One of Australia’s is Defence and development areas innovation. It attracted cent 5.3 per R&D of the Australian Government’s investment in 2017–18 CONTEXT AND RATIONALE AND CONTEXT of almost 34 per cent since 2014 The 2016 Defence White Paper need to have the Australia’s underscores technological c, critical industrial, scientifi and innovation capabilities to underpin 16 SUMMIT PAPER OBJECTIVES

Complementing this is the Group of Recognising the need for Eight (Go8) universities’ expertise in increased collaboration a range of areas relevant to defence between Defence, Defence capability, with strong alignment to the Defence innovation priorities7. Industry and the Go8 to support scientiﬁ c, technological Go8 universities have already built and innovation capability, a a comprehensive involvement with primary aim of this Summit Defence and Defence Industry, whose collaborations with universities are is to provide the opportunity numerous and growing. to successfully consolidate and extend our existing Importantly, Defence has indicated to the collaborative connections. Go8 that more can be done to drive the uptake of, and access, to Go8 expertise and skills. The Summit seeks to explore how Defence and the Go8 can be better The Go8 is keen to advance this; to aligned with a focus on three key themes: encourage, accelerate and improve the ways that Defence and Defence Industry  Workforce capability – ensuring that can work together with Go8 academics university talent and expertise can be and our universities. better tapped into by Defence

Workforce preparedness is a prominent  Policy objectives – making issue to be addressed; as is how to collaboration happen while successfully negotiate the often very recognising the key driver for Defence different cultures of academia and is national security and that some Defence – and the rigours of national research may demand a closed rather security – to ensure resources and than open approach to sharing knowledge are shared to the level  The value of research – aligning Defence seeks. the breadth of Defence innovation The Go8 is positive this can be achieved. interests with how universities can adapt and tailor their research approaches

The Summit will provide the additional beneﬁ t of a comprehensive snapshot of the Go8’s collective capability.

7 https://www.business.gov.au/centre-for-defence-industry-capability/defence-innovation/defence-innovation-hub/ defence-innovation-hub-priorities

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Go8 universities generate exceptional capability that can be even further utilised to assist drive defence innovation.

A prime example is the University of JORN speaks to how university expertise Adelaide Sapphire Clock team’s role in can achieve technological breakthroughs, the Jindalee Over-The-Horizon Radar while, just as signiﬁ cantly, embedding Network (JORN). Go8 people and skills into the Defence workforce.

1. WORKFORCE – CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Future workforce is a major concern for working with Defence and Defence Australian Defence. Industry is critical. For example, the Australian Government’s 2015 decision Identifying for both the Go8 and Defence to announce a continuous build of naval what core skills an innovative Australian surface ships is said to have provided Defence Force (ADF) and Defence long-term certainty to secure critical Industry requires immediately and into skills for the naval shipbuilding industry8. the future; what trends are expected, is one component. Another is how does Defence will depend on an abundant a Go8 university degree ﬁ t with those pool of STEM qualiﬁ ed candidates, needs, and what might be expected (while also needing HASS skills for of a graduate beyond the skills and a range of defence related areas). knowledge of a Go8 education such As recognised by the Australian Defence as, to use one example, acquiring Industry Skilling and STEM Strategy9, technical skills? Defence is not the only sector facing Conversely, higher certainty of relevant workforce and STEM challenges, and employment for graduates and other the Go8 has a determination to assist skilled people who are attracted to where possible.

8 Commonwealth Government 2016, Defence Industry Policy Statement, p. 20 9 Commonwealth of Australia 2019

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1: Ensuring Defence and Defence Industry have the workforce needed into the future: how the Go8 can address explicit areas of concern

a. Top areas of concern speciﬁ c to Defence (i.e. not just applicable to workforce in general) – issues, and capability areas

b. Degree to which Go8 capability can currently address this

c. Future workforce – how the Go8 can boost development of Defence-capable or Defence-ready graduates in the short, medium and long term

2: Retaining the talent of our domestic graduate cohort

a. Nature of the problem – competing employment options, lack of awareness, overseas pull, comparative attractiveness of Australian Defence and Defence Industry, the need for an employee pool that can access security clearance

b. Go8 efforts and initiatives to steer future graduates towards Defence

c. Tailoring Defence and Defence Industry ‘attractiveness’ to domestic graduates – initially, mid-career, and career pathway options

d. Building initiatives to attract domestic graduates – connecting early and during study-life of student, internships, scholarships and other

3: The Industry ‘pull’ for talent

a. The Defence Industry landscape – the ‘ﬁ t’ for Go8 skills and capability

b. Pathways to pursue a career with Defence Industry

c. Options to have dual academic/industry roles in the workforce (simultaneous or linear)

d. What Defence Industry offers that no other employer might

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2. FILLING THE POLICY VACUUM

The 2016 Defence White Paper and The Department of Defence submission its implementation present signifi cant response to the 2018 Review of the opportunities for defence innovation, Defence Trade Controls Act 2012 Act and for the associated intellectual stated that the current Act and regulatory capacity – including Go8 research, regime were insuffi cient to cater for the knowledge and applications. changing national security environment. The Department of Defence sought to As Australian academic capacity expands expand controls under the Act. to meet the challenge, pre-existing considerations around national security While the Act Review concluded it did are heightened. New concerns may also not support the broad approach in the emerge if previously unlinked research Department’s recommendations, it did becomes relevant to new areas of note gaps in the Act; including limits due defence activity. to locational criteria, lack of control over technology transfer not covered by the Global research collaboration, a strong Act, and inadequate control of emerging and successful feature of Australian and sensitive technology. research, may be regarded by Defence with added caution. The Go8 and industry have indicated their concerns about the strengthening Further policy and implementation of Defence Trade Control powers certainty regarding where and how as a potential deterrent to further such concerns may impact on collaboration between research, industry burgeoning collaborations between and others, both within Australia and the Go8 and Defence is needed. It internationally11. can include how to protect Australia’s sensitive technology and intellectual A potentially more complex regulatory property from cyber and other security requirement is that introduced by the threats, a focus under the Australian Foreign Infl uence Transparency Scheme Government’s Defence Export Strategy10. Act 2018 that introduces new obligations for individuals and entities undertaking The Defence Trade Controls Act 2012 Act certain activities on behalf of foreign regulates dealings in items listed in the principals. Defence and Strategic Goods List (DSGL) and in items covered by the Defence The nature of such activities, and the Trade Cooperation Treaty between implications for those conducting Australia and the US. research and innovation – which are

10 The 2018 Defence Export Strategy (p.65) notes that Defence will also consider strategies, including strengthening Government-to-Government agreements, to ensure indigenously developed sensitive technologies and intellectual property remain under Australian control, including where they are related to Sovereign Industrial Capability Priorities. 11 Submissions to the Defence Trade Controls Review at http://www.defence.gov.au/publications/reviews/tradecontrols/Submissions.asp

20 GO8 DEFENCE COLLABORATION AND COMMERCIALISATION SUMMIT not exempt from registration – including Australian Defence missions that they when receiving funding from a foreign must be developed or supported by government, is yet to be completely Australian industry because overseas understood. sources do not provide the required security or assurances we need’12. Given the myriad registrable circumstances that may exist for those conducting An initial 10 were announced by the research or innovation activities while Australian Government in 2018 (shown collaborating internationally, let below)13. Alignment of relevant existing alone the possible permutations of and future Go8 strengths with these relationships with foreign principals, this priorities – or components of these new regulatory requirement warrants priorities – should be considered. discussion during the Summit. For example, this could include how Within the wide breadth of Defence the Go8 can assist in providing relevant needs, the Sovereign Industrial Capability technology and skills to ensure Collins Priorities are those that are critical to Class submarines are effectively Defence – i.e. those ‘so important to maintained over their lengthy lifetimes.

Collins Class Continuous Land combat Enhanced active Combat clothing submarine shipbuilding vehicle and and passive survivability maintenance program technology phased array and signature and technology (including rolling upgrade. radar capability. reduction upgrade. submarine technologies. acquisition).

Advanced signal Surveillance Test, evaluation, Munitions and Aerospace processing and intelligence certiﬁ cation small arms platform deep capability in data collection, and systems research, design, maintenance. electronic analysis, assurance. development warfare, cyber dissemination and and information and complex manufacture. security, and systems signature integration. management technologies and operations.

Go8 researchers must be ready to timely way regarding changes in the operate effectively within the existing national security environment – and the and changing regulatory regime, implications of those changes – that may and be informed and consulted in a impact their work.

12 Commonwelath of Australia, 2016 Defence Industry Policy Statemetn, p.23 13 Commonwealth of Australia 2018, 2018 Defence Industrial Capabiilty Plan

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AREAS FOR DISCUSSION

1: Sensitive technologies and Sensitive nationalities

a. Discuss how the regulatory environment assists in advancing research knowledge of interest to Defence, and in achieving greater collaboration, while addressing concerns around sensitive technologies and nationalities

b. Are there any speciﬁ c aspects of the environment that are immediate concerns or which may become medium to longer term hurdles to collaboration?

c. Discuss optimal approaches for sensitive technologies and collaborating with sensitive nationalities, recognising the regulatory environment and national security concerns that exist or may be heightened

2: Defence Trade Controls – control versus collaboration

a. Drawing on examples, discuss what complex (rather than straightforward) scenarios may arise for researchers in defence collaborations that are impacted by the Defence Trade Controls Act, (DTC) and how these are best addressed. (note: complexity is also created by change e.g. the release of ASPI’s ‘Picking Flowers, Making Honey’ report prompted action by Defence and universities, but responses weren’t necessarily coordinated. Communication is key to ensuring universities understand and can respond quickly to Defence’s views and requirements

b. Discuss how the implementation of the recommendations of the DTC Act Review may lead to further clarity for the research sector, Defence and Defence Industry of how collaborations should be conducted

3: Appropriate ICT and access control for Defence funded research in academia

a. Discuss appropriate ICT and access control and accreditation for Defence and others where Go8 research is funded by Defence

4: Sovereign Industry Capabilities

a. Go8 capability match with Sovereign Industry Capabilities and related Technology Readiness Levels

b. Future Go8 focus – where that should be and how does the Go8 maintain the awareness of Defence’s emerging requirements that would enable timely response?

22 GO8 DEFENCE COLLABORATION AND COMMERCIALISATION SUMMIT 3. COLLABORATION AND COMMERCIALISATION – THE VALUE-ADD FROM RESEARCH

The Go8, government, business, In addition, Government funding investors and others have reiterated programs to assist business connect that collaboration is challenging*. with researchers, such as Innovation Separate to the need for time and Connections, the Cooperative Research resources to discover what capability Centres and the Industry Growth and opportunities exist, different parties Centres, may also be relevant to have different expectations, for instance defence innovation. of speed of reaching formal agreements For Defence and others, reliance simply and how to best leverage capability. on the outputs of the Defence-funded (*in a range of contexts – including programs would be limiting. However, Go8 – RAAF discussions, a Go8- the landscape complexity may mean it is BHERT Summit, and the inaugural Go8 difﬁ cult for those who seek to collaborate Collaboration and Commercialisation to navigate the various schemes. A key Summit, on Genomics) issue, whether in defence or elsewhere, The value of research for Defence is understanding what expertise and extends across the entire research capability exists that can be acquired spectrum. While the Government or tapped into. largely invests in defence science Determining what and where that and technology through the Defence expertise is, and what potential exists in portfolio, research that may be so far unexamined capability, takes time relevant to defence – whether initially and effort. This can be compounded or subsequently – is funded through if the intent is to meet a yet-to-be a range of mechanisms including the articulated need, or if there is an abrupt National Competitive Grants Program, and urgent need for a speciﬁ c innovative administered by the Australian Research capability, especially if transient Council, (ARC) and through the National advantage is to be ‘the new normal’14. Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

14 Plan Jericho Group Captain Jerome Reid presentation to Go8 Deputy Vice Chancellors Research, 8 November 2018, Canberra

GO8 DEFENCE COLLABORATION AND COMMERCIALISATION SUMMIT 23 SUMMIT PAPER PRIORITY AREAS FOR DISCUSSION

Defence aims to create a seamless link as core partners, including state-based between capability needs, smart ideas initiatives. One example is the Defence and innovation in Australian industry Science Institute (DSI) established by and to streamline its engagement with the Victorian Government in partnership industry and academia15, and enacts with The University of Melbourne and this intent in its streamlining of Defence DST to support engagement between Industry and innovation programs under universities, industry and government16. two broad initiatives funded at around Further examples are listed in the $1.6 billion over ten years to 2025–26. Appendix.

In addition to the $230 million Centre for In Industry, the 2018 R&D of the top Defence Industry Capability focused on 40 Defence contractors represents Defence collaboration with industry, the 0.88 per cent of their total turnover17, Next Generation Technologies Fund while R&D for the top 20 Small to and the Defence Innovation Hub seek medium enterprises (SMEs) in defence to foster game-changing innovation represents 1.71% of their turnover and commercialisation opportunities. indicating a potentially readier propensity to undertake innovation. This is complemented by Go8 university efforts to drive an uptake of its research This is signiﬁ cant given that SMEs by Defence and Defence Industry and represent over 99.5 per cent of to meet known and future priorities. Australian businesses across all sectors18. There are many key Defence partnerships and networks that have Go8 universities

15 Commonwealth of Australia 2016, Defence Industry Policy Statement, p. 11 16 http://www.defencescienceinstitute.com/ and 2018 Victorian Defence Research University Capability Map 17 Australian Defence Magazine, January 2019, Top 40 Defence Contractors 2018. Accessed 11 January 2019 from http://www.australiandefence.com.au/industry/top-40/adm-s-top-40-defence-contractors-2018 18 This takes the view that SMEs are businesses of 0-200 employees. Based on ABS 2018, Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits.

24 GO8 DEFENCE COLLABORATION AND COMMERCIALISATION SUMMIT AREAS FOR DISCUSSION

1: The research value to Defence from basic to applied

a. How can Defence and Defence Industry take more advantage of the Go8’s expertise to establish, advance or grow R&D capabilities, while recognising that the value of such expertise may lie not only in resolving immediate problems, but in helping prepare for future contingencies?

b. What steps can Go8 universities take, beyond their current efforts, to make the relevant research and resources more visible, accessible and translatable, including as a collective?

2: Taking the research further (collaboration and commercialisation)

a. What are the optimal processes or structures to make it easier for Defence and Defence Industry to collaborate with Go8 universities?

b. How can Go8 universities remain agile enough to respond at speed to Defence needs?

c. How can relevant small to medium enterprises (SMEs) build connections within the Go8 to break further into the Defence Industry market?

d. What must Defence, Defence Industry and Go8 universities do to achieve optimal understanding of each other’s needs, capabilities and opportunities?

e. Discuss speciﬁ c collaborative projects or solutions Defence, Defence Industry and/or Go8 universities may be interested in establishing or developing; and what Go8 capability and resources are available in relation to those.

3: Grappling with intellectual property – expectations versus reality

a. What speciﬁ c challenges around intellectual property are encountered with research relevant to Defence?

b. How can these be addressed?

c. What exemplars exist of effective and appropriate IP exchange?

d. How do researchers grapple with providing IP or knowledge uniquely to Defence and for its purposes, while at the same time seeking to commercialise and translate?

4: How can Defence’s intent to innovate be better supported by the Go8?

GO8 DEFENCE COLLABORATION AND COMMERCIALISATION SUMMIT 25 SUMMIT PAPER EXPECTED STAKEHOLDERS OR DESIRED OUTCOMES

By the end of the Summit, expected  Government – including Defence outcomes are: (ADF and Department), Industry & Science, Education portfolios  A far greater or nuanced (Ministers and bureaucracy) understanding by participants of each other’s needs, capabilities, and  Industry – key companies and SMEs, issues in collaborating with Defence with a focus on current defence providers  Go8 expertise is more evident and transparent to non-Go8 participants,  Key research/innovation initiatives – and opportunities for capitalising on including Defence Centre for Defence this have been identiﬁ ed Industry Capability (CDIC), Defence Innovation Hub, Next Generation  A shared / agreed view of the pressing, Technologies Fund initiatives, or immediate to medium term topics Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs), or projects that must be addressed, Industry Growth Centres, Australian including identifying where further Space Agency discussion with Go8 universities would assist  Innovation and Science Australia

 How to improve collaboration or drive  Australia’s and state Chief Scientists partnerships, fi ne-tune identifying  Defence Chief Scientists capability, and what specifi c Defence capability is needed  Go8 executive, research and collaboration experts  Potential collaborations among Go8 universities that address identifi ed  Investors – venture capitalists needs and others  New connections and relationships among participants.

26 GO8 DEFENCE COLLABORATION AND COMMERCIALISATION SUMMIT APPENDIX – BACKGROUND

GENERAL  Air and Sea Lift stream For each of these streams, the Defence In the Defence White Paper 2016, White Paper articulates the goals. Government committed to increase defence spending to two per cent of R&D investment programs introduced Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2023–24 as a result of the Defence White with the paper noting it would reach this Paper, such as the $730 million Next target in 2020–2119. An additional $29.9 Generation Technologies Fund and the billion would be provided to Defence Defence Innovation Hub, further deﬁ ne over a 10-year period to 2025–2620. the Government’s speciﬁ c areas of focus23. These parameters additionally In research and development, in 2017–18, guide researchers and other eligible Government was expected to invest participants in determining targets for $540.48 million on Defence R&D or inquiry and collaboration. 5.3 per cent of its total 2017–18 R&D investment21. This compares to around The Next Generation Technologies Fund 7.9 per cent of R&D investment on is focussed on nine priority areas24: energy, 12.8 per cent on health, 0.4 per  Integrated intelligence, surveillance cent on education and 21.4 per cent on and reconnaissance industrial production and technology22.  Space capabilities The 2016 Defence White Paper outlines the Government’s major capability  Enhanced human performance priorities around six capability streams as follows:  Medical countermeasure products

 Intelligence, Surveillance,  Multi-disciplinary material sciences Reconnaissance, Electronic Warfare,  Quantum technologies Space and Cyber stream  Trusted autonomous systems  Key Enablers stream  Cyber  Land Combat, Amphibious Warfare and Special Operations stream  Advanced sensors, hypersonics and directed energy capabilities  Strike and Air Combat stream

 Maritime and Anti-Submarine Warfare stream

19 Defence White Paper 2016, p 30 22 Australian Government science, research and innovation budget tables 2017–18, SEO tab 20 Defence White Paper 2016, p. 24 23 For example, the Next Generation Technologies 21 In 2016–17, The Commonwealth Government Fund focusses on nine priority areas. More details spent $557.2 million on defence R&D or 26 per cent are in the Appendix A. of its total own government research expenditure of $2.1 billion. From ABS Research and Experimental 24 https://www.dst.defence.gov.au/nextgentechfund Development, Government and Private Non-Proﬁ t Organisations, Australia 2016–17

GO8 DEFENCE COLLABORATION AND COMMERCIALISATION SUMMIT 27 SUMMIT PAPER APPENDIX – BACKGROUND

A range of strategic statements guide Australian defence industry to meet Defence and Defence Industry direction, their workforce skills requirements investments and advances, in addition to over the coming decades. It focusses the 2016 Defence White Paper and the on four areas – Engage, Attract, 2016 Defence Industry Policy Statement. Train and Retrain, and Collaborate29. These include25:  The 2017 Naval Shipbuilding Plan  The 2016 Integrated Investment outlines the Government’s vision for Program to guide the implementation the Australian naval shipbuilding of the bulk of investment over the enterprise and the signiﬁ cant decade to FY 2025–26 to build the investment required in coming future force and Defence capability decades. It seeks to create a long- goals of the Defence White Paper26. term, sustainable naval shipbuilding and ship sustainment capability over  The 2018 Defence Industrial Capability many decades. The Government Plan outlines the Government’s long- aims to establish foundations for an term vision to build and develop a Australia-wide, continuous National robust, resilient and internationally Naval Shipbuilding Enterprise to end competitive Australian defence the previous start-stop/ boom-bust industry base that is better able approach to shipbuilding in Australia30. to help meet defence capability 27 requirements . It introduces the initial GROUP OF EIGHT CAPABILITY Sovereign Industry Capability Priorities.

31  The Defence Export Strategy builds In 2016 Go8 universities collectively upon the Government’s defence industry spent $46.5 million or 0.73 per cent of policy by setting out a comprehensive their total R&D investment on defence. system to plan, guide, and measure This equated to 52.5 per cent of the total defence export outcomes28. R&D expenditure on defence by the higher education sector.  The Defence Industry Skilling and Science, Technology, Engineering Group of Eight institutions rank highly and Mathematics (STEM) Strategy, in a range of related ﬁ elds, as assessed released on 28 February 2019, details by the 2018–19 Excellence in Research how the Government will help for Australia (ERA) round conducted by the Australian Research Council.

25 More speciﬁ c statements include the Defence Industry Participation Policy, the 2017 naval shipbuilding plan 26 Commonwealth of Australia 2016, 2016 Integrated Investment Program, p. 7 27 http://www.defence.gov.au/SPI/Industry/CapabilityPlan/ 28 http://www.defence.gov.au/Export/Strategy/Default.asp 29 http://www.defence.gov.au/SPI/Industry/IndustrySkillingSupport.asp 30 http://www.defence.gov.au/NavalShipBuilding/Plan/ 31 Latest data available from ABS Research and Experimental Development, Higher Education Organisations, Australia, 2016

28 GO8 DEFENCE COLLABORATION AND COMMERCIALISATION SUMMIT A sample of Go8 institutional performance against ERA 2018–19 against relevant ﬁ elds of research are below, noting 5 is the highest rating that can be achieved32:

0201 Astronomical and Space Science

ANU Monash Adelaide Melbourne UNSW UQ USyd UWA 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

0206 Quantum Physics

ANU Monash Adelaide Melbourne UNSW UQ USyd UWA 5 n/a n/a 5 5 5 5 5

0306 Physical Chemistry

ANU Monash Adelaide Melbourne UNSW UQ USyd UWA 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5

0404 Geophysics

ANU Monash Adelaide Melbourne UNSW UQ USyd UWA 5 n/a 4 n/a n/a n/a 5 4

0801 Artiﬁ cial Intelligence and Image Processing

ANU Monash Adelaide Melbourne UNSW UQ USyd UWA 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 4

0805 Distributed computing

ANU Monash Adelaide Melbourne UNSW UQ USyd UWA 4 4 4 5 4 n/a 5 n/a

0901 Aerospace engineering

ANU Monash Adelaide Melbourne UNSW UQ USyd UWA n/a 5 n/a n/a n/a n/a 5 n/a

0912 Materials engineering

ANU Monash Adelaide Melbourne UNSW UQ USyd UWA 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 3

1007 Nanotechnology ANU Monash Adelaide Melbourne UNSW UQ USyd UWA 5 5 5 n/a n/a 4 4 n/a

16 Studies in Human Society

ANU Monash Adelaide Melbourne UNSW UQ USyd UWA 5 4 3 4 4 5 4 4

32 Commonwealth of Australia 2019, State of the Service University Research 2018–19 ERA National Report

GO8 DEFENCE COLLABORATION AND COMMERCIALISATION SUMMIT 29 SUMMIT PAPER APPENDIX – BACKGROUND

GO8 INITIATIVES AND COLLABORATIONS

A sample of key initiatives that Go8 members lead or are involved in is below. More detail is in the Go8 Defence Capability statement.

Go8 Member Initiative

University of Sydney DMTC – Established in 2008, DMTC works collaboratively with many successful and innovative Australian industry, research and University government agencies to advance technologies in priority areas. of Melbourne The focus is on delivering enhanced defence and national security University capabilities and strengthening Australian industrial capacity. of Adelaide University of Queensland UNSW Sydney University of Western Australia Monash University

University of DST and UQ partnership in advanced research in ﬂ ight science Queensland and enabling technologies33 DST Applied Hypersonics Group founded by absorbing many UQ staff involved in the HyShot program. More details in Go8 Defence Capability Statement.

UNSW Sydney UNSW Defence Research Institute – established to stimulate, unify, and support all defence-related research within the UNSW community while striving to build and maintain a network across both Australian and International defence industries34 NSW Defence Innovation Network: university-led initiative of the NSW Government and the Defence Science and Technology Group to enhance NSW Defence industry capability through collaboration with government and academic research institutions35 Defence CRC for Trusted Autonomous Systems

33 https://www.dst.defence.gov.au/news/2018/11/15/partnership-research-high-speed-ﬂ ight 34 https://dri.unsw.edu.au/ and https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/science-tech/defence-research-institute-launched-unsw-canberra 35 https://defenceinnovationnetwork.com/

30 GO8 DEFENCE COLLABORATION AND COMMERCIALISATION SUMMIT Go8 Member Initiative

University Defence Innovation Partnership – The Defence Innovation of Adelaide Partnership helps deliver innovative technologies and research and development solutions to Defence. A ‘catalyst’ for defence-relevant research and development in South Australia, fostering collaboration and engagement between Defence SA, Defence Science and Technology, the University of Adelaide, Flinders University, the University of South Australia and other research organisations and industry. https://www.defenceinnovationpartnership.com/

University Defence Science Institute – Established in 2010, a collaborative of Melbourne research initiative of DSTO and the University of Melbourne that creates defence science research networks for Australia. https://www.dst.defence.gov.au/partnership/defence-science- institute

Australian Strategic and Defence Studies Centre – Centre dedicated to the National analysis of the use of armed force in its political context. Primary University expertise consists of three related research clusters: Australian defence, military studies, and Asia-Paciﬁ c security http://sdsc.bellschool.anu.edu.au/

Monash University Defence Science Institute https://www.monash.edu/engineering/defence-research

University The Centre for Intelligent Mobile Systems: established in of Sydney partnership with BAE Systems with the aim to undertake research and representative experimentation in the area of intelligent systems, to mature technology relevant to BAE Systems in the current and future defence and security sector. http://www.acfr.usyd.edu.au/research/defence/ TheCentreforIntelligentMobileSystems.shtml NSW Defence Innovation Network

University of Defence Science Centre – The Defence Science Centre (WA) will Western Australia facilitate science and innovation connections across universities, industry and Defence to support security and technology development and capability requirements. The Centre will also support the commercialisation of defence-related research and cultivate a competitive, local defence industry36.

36 https://www.jtsi.wa.gov.au/economic-development/defence-west/defence-science-centre

GO8 DEFENCE COLLABORATION AND COMMERCIALISATION SUMMIT 31 SUMMIT PAPER APPENDIX – BACKGROUND

CURRENT ACTIVITY / for 3D printed Titanium components for civil aircrafts C919. In 2016, Amaero RECENT RESEARCH Engineering — a spin-out company DISCOVERIES (SAMPLE) from Monash University’s innovation cluster – signed an agreement In July 2018, the signed a letter 1. Go8 with Safran Power Units to print of intent to establish a two-way turbojet components for Safran, pilot research mobility program with the French-based global aerospace French company Airbus. The intent and defence company, establishing is to develop a pilot program, based a new manufacturing facility on the on the Nicolas Baudin internship in Safran Power Units site in Toulouse, France initiative launched in 2017, that France. Once Safran has tested and will target the Defence sector. It will validated the components produced ideally allow Go8 research students by the Amaero team, the factory will the opportunity to work within French enter serial production, producing universities in close collaboration components that will eventually be with Airbus. The program would assembled into auxiliary power units offer similar opportunities for French and turbojet engines for commercial students in Australia. and defence use. 2. Professor Xinhua Wu, Director of 3. 20 years of leading-edge fundamental the Centre for Additive Monash research, combined with cutting-edge Manufacturing, is an internationally engineering, has led to a disruptive recognised leader in her fi eld who also technology that is now revolutionising heads the ARC Centre of Excellence a vital Australian defence asset. The for Design in Light Metals. The work cryogenic sapphire clock, a University of her team has resulted in 3D printing of Adelaide technology, offers a 1000- of complex jet engine components fold improvement in timing precision, cutting down signifi cantly on time which delivers an improved ability for needed to manufacture from 6–24 Australian Defence to identify threats months to 1–2 weeks. In 2014 she to Australia. The Sapphire Clock team 3D printed the world’s fi rst full size – including Professor Andre Luiten37, jet engine and in 2016 achieved Director of the Institute for Photonics international aerospace qualifi cation

37 In May 2017, Professor Luiten and team were awarded the Barry Inglis Medal by the National Measurement Institute in recognition of their research into developing techniques for extremely precise and accurate measurement of time. In October 2018, the team was also awarded the Defence Science and Technology Eureka Prize for Outstanding Science in Safeguarding Australia.

32 GO8 DEFENCE COLLABORATION AND COMMERCIALISATION SUMMIT and Advanced Sensing (IPAS) and The University of Melbourne have Chair of Experimental Physics at the developed a drone able to recharge University of Adelaide, A/Professor its batteries from powerlines via an John Hartnett, Adjunct Associate induction loop, backed by Lockheed Lecturer at IPAS, and A/Professor Martin’s new STELaRLab advanced Martin O’Connor – has developed research centre. This has applications a high-precision technology that in the use of drones to survey generates signals of the ultimate powerlines, which currently costs some purity. The Sapphire Clock is a $1 billion each year to carry out by cryogenic sapphire oscillator that helicopter. With drones able to grab allows time to be measured to the a powerline and recharge whenever femtosecond scale (one quadrillionth needed, surveying lines for faults and of a second), with only a single second weak spots will be a fraction of the gained or lost every 40 million years. current cost. The new STELaRLab This accuracy is required for ultra-high facilities, an outpost of Lockheed precision measurements. The team Martin’s broader US research network is collaborating with the Jindalee was launched in 2016 with an Over-The-Horizon Radar Network investment of $13 million. (JORN), a vital component of The ’s School Australia’s security that provides long- 5. University of Adelaide of Computer Science, together with range, broad-scale and continuous the Defence Systems Innovation surveillance. When applied to the Centre, has developed a complete JORN radar application it delivers a System Execution Modelling (SEM) signal that is more than 1000 times laboratory environment for the analysis purer than its existing approach, of submarine combat systems. This signiﬁ cantly enhancing its capability. collaboration will lead to major Other potential applications include improvements in mission-critical assisting astronomers to observe the system performance and design, which most distant points in the universe and in turn will keep the Australian defence enabling the ﬁ rst quantum computers. forces at the forefront of technological 4. Engineering students David Mann, advances38. Elena Vella and Rowan Skewes from

38 http://sainnovation.com.au/casestudy/mission-critical-systems/

GO8 DEFENCE COLLABORATION AND COMMERCIALISATION SUMMIT 33 SUMMIT PAPER APPENDIX – BACKGROUND

6. UNSW has partnered with DST Group 7. The University of Western and the Royal Australian Air Force Australia (UWA) has a digital to rapidly develop Australia’s space twin of a submarine control room research and engineering capabilities. known as CRUSE which undertakes Buccaneer, a cubesat designed, human factors studies. The UWA built, launched and controlled in MicroElectronic Group have been collaboration with DST Group, awarded a Counter Improvised Threat remains in orbit since its 2018 launch Grand Challenge project under the from Vandenberg Air Force Base Next Generation Technologies Fund in California. Buccaneer is helping that is integrating hyperspectral infra- to calibrate the Jindalee Over-The- red sensors on a drone for detection Horizon Radar Network (JORN) and scenarios. providing data and predictions on The space object orbits. M1 was launched 8. University of Queensland collaborates with DST on the on a Falcon 9 rocket in Q4 2018 Hypersonic International Flights and was the ﬁ rst of four cubesats to Research Experimentation (HIFiRE) be designed, built, launched and program to investigate the controlled in collaboration with RAAF. fundamental science of hypersonic M2 is due for launch on a PSLV rocket technology and its potential for next in Q3 2019. generation aeronautical systems39.

39 http://hypersonics.mechmining.uq.edu.au/hiﬁ re

34 GO8 DEFENCE COLLABORATION AND COMMERCIALISATION SUMMIT NOTES NOTES

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