HighTech Industry Development

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High-Tech Industry Development
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia

• Professor Jugdutt (Jack) Singh
• Centre for Technology Infusion

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Scenario High-Tech Innovation

• 80 of all future innovation in Automobiles will
  be driven by Information Communication
  Technologies (ICT)
• ICT represents up to 80 of the production cost
  of warships and submarines (Defence)
• Telecommunication has become the most pervasive
  application of modern ICT
• 1 billion cellular phones shipped per year
• Wireless LANs, GPS, RFID, high speed internet
  access, sensor networks are emerging markets
• Application of ICT in Health, Energy, Security,
  Environment are new growth areas

Source AEEMA
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Scenario High-Tech Innovation
MARKET

• Need to transfer Research Outcomes
• Knowledge-intensive high value-added product
  design in strategic sectors (impact)
• Issues
• Weak Commercialisation infrastructure
• Prohibitive cost of design tools
• Mastering fast changing technology

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Centre for Technology Infusion
Fostering High-Tech Industry Development
through Research, Innovation Technology
Transfer
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Centre for Technology Infusion

• Objectives
• Engage in academic and commercially relevant
  research and innovation
• Transition the outcomes of research innovation
  into public private sector
• Foster student enrichment engagement with
  industry
• Provide access to technologies, design tools,
  infrastructure and methodologies for research,
  LT, innovation and product development
• Encourage/facilitate cross-faculty RD engagement
• Support the development of high-tech industries
  in strategic and key growth areas

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Centre for Technology Infusion
MODEL
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Microsoft Centre

• Technology infusion initiative between Microsoft,
  La Trobe University and .Net industry cluster.
  Supported by Intel, WACOM, i-mate, State
  Government of Victoria
• Environment for researchers/developers to bring
  idea to life
• Objectives
• Provide students/academia/industry access to
  cutting-edge technology simulating environment
  for research innovation based on Microsoft
  platform
• Student-to-Business (S2B) Academia-to-Business
  (A2B) linkages
• Develop IP and products for eventual
  commercialisation

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Microsoft Centre Usage Guideline

• On-line Application
• www.latrobe.edu.au/tech-infusion/mc

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Engagement

• Evado
• Medical software (AIIA Award finalist 2008)
• ISA
• Inventory Management (MYOB)
• Microhaus
• Business Intelligence Solution
• Ennoble
• Mobile Information Management System
• Insfin
• Web based financial product
• i-Go-Plus
• Navigation System (PDA)
• Aerion Technologies
• Games Development
• LTU UG/PG/Research Students
• Software development projects

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Smart Home Centre
Access to cutting-edge technology simulating
environment for research innovation
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Smart Home VisionBeyond Entertainment Services
Smart Living
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Technologies

• Communication infrastructure for home automation
  is currently available based on
• PLC/BPL
• Wired network
• Limited wireless connection
• Network complexity is increasing
• Require efficient network
• Wireless
• Efficient protocol
• Low cost
• High security
• High reliability

Source IBM
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Healthcare

• How to make a smart home health aware
• Unattended remote monitoring of functional health
  status in the home
• Part of a GP or local community centres Patient
  Management System
• Automatic report generated by expert system

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Supply Chain
Source Texas Instruments BearingPoint
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Product Realisation Centre
Design

• Technologies, Design tools, infrastructure and
  methodologies for product realisation and
  commercialisation
• Provision of design and test services
• Support Research, innovation knowledge transfer
  in
• Telecommunication
• Health Care
• Environment Energy
• Transportation
• Defence
• Partner in
• NNTTF (MNRF)
• MNC (NCRIS)

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Wireless Smart Sensor Network
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Dedicated Short Range Communication
(DSRC)re-named to WAVE (802.11p)
TRADITIONAL SENSORS

• Traditional sensors, like radar vision based
  have limitations
• Limited range (sense immediate vehicles)
• Limited Field of View (FOV)
• Expensive
• Cooperative Collision Warning (CCW) systems
  explore the feasibility of using wireless comm.
  for vehicle safety WAVE (Wireless Access in
  Vehicular Environment)

COOPERATIVE COLLISION WARNING (CCW)
360 Degrees Driver Situation Awareness using
wireless comm.
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Research Projects

• Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication
• Impact of rapid repetition of broadcast messages
  on the packet reception failure of random access
  protocols
• Development of optimal broadcast rate and optimal
  distributed algorithm
• Smart broadcast algorithm for inter-vehicle
  communication
• Vehicle-to-vehicle safety messaging in DSRC
• Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Communication
• Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII)
• Broadcast reception rates and priority of access
• Bandwidth sharing in DSRC
• Human-Machine interface
• Human behaviour upon warning
• Device Display, audio, vibration
• Warning algorithms Timing, message
• Co-operative driver assistance systems based upon
  inter-vehicle communication

Impacts information and warning functions,
adaptive cruise control systems, co-operative
assistance systems, emergency notification,
traffic jam monitor, etc.
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Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)

• V2V, V2I, Safety
• Information Roadside Kiosk
• Fleet Management
• Electronic Payment
• etc

Source NEC
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Smart Meter/Utilities

• PLC/Wireless technologies
• Incorporated in Stalon SiMAC Chip
• Where next - Wireless Capability for SiMAC

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AMR System Stalon/SiMAC
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AuSKA Project
Radio Telescopes (Australian SKA Pathfinder
Telescope)
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Core Strategic Partners
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LA TROBE UNIVERSITY Melbourne - Australia
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About La Trobe University

• 8 Campuses across Victoria
• 30,000 students and nearly 3,000 staffs
• 5 multi-campus Faculties
• 450 undergraduate and postgraduate courses
• gt33 Research Centres, RD Park Hospital

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Faculties and Research Centres

• Faculties
• The Faculty of Science, Technology and
  Engineering
• The Faculty of Health Sciences
• The Faculty of Law and Management
• The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
• The Faculty of Education
• Research Development
• Research Centres Institutes
• Research Graduate Studies Office
• Innovation and Knowledge Transfer Division

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Major Companies in Park
CAVAL Collaborative Solutions Its objective is to
enhance the effectiveness of the educational and
research activities of its member institutions by
continually increasing the excellence of their
library services
Walter Eliza Hall Institute WEHI has developed
Biotechnology Centre to house the platform
technologies, and ramp up the Institute's
capacity to contribute to biotechnology
development.
Victorian Police Forensic Laboratories VPFL
studies the Advanced forensic science techniques,
such as DNA matching technology, to enable police
to stack the odds against crime.
Environmental Protection Authority EPAs
objective is to protect, care for and improve our
environment.
Victorian Agribiosciences Centre VABC is a world
class agribiosciences facility, established to
increase the support of RD in agricultural
biotechnology sector. Tenants include Department
of Primary Industries, Molecular Plant Breeding
CRC, etc.
Rio Tinto RT is a world leader in finding, mining
and processing the earth's mineral resources.
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Other Technology Based Companies in RD Park

• Acoustic Consulting Australia
• ASTA Solutions P/L
• Aviation Data Systems (Aust) P/L
• Bright Sparks/Split Pea Technologies/RTFM
• Business Intelligence Technologies
• Chameleon Technology
• Cognology
• Cornerstone Computing Pty Ltd
• Desktop EDA P/L
• Florigene
• GE Healthcare
• Insurance Watch
• IQ Sys

• LongReach Plant Breeders
• Molecular Plant Breeding CRC
• Obilon Pty Ltd
• Program5.com
• QNA International
• Rapid Map Global P/L
• Social Compass Pty Ltd
• The Biomedical Initiative Pty Ltd
• Peptide Solutions Pty Ltd
• The Excellent Programming Company
• Ultimate Business Systems
• Websyte Corporation Pty Ltd
• Winworld Computer Services
• XS Software
• IOVIS