Dr Rudi Vernik

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SACITT Innovation Capability Forum DSTO Research
Development Drivers, Priorities Activities
Dr Rudi Vernik HEAD, SOFTWARE SYSTEMS
ENGINEERING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DIVISION ELECTRONIC AND SURVEILLANCE RESEARCH
LABORATORY
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Presentation Overview
Way Ahead

• DSTOs Role
• Strategic and Technology Drivers
• DSTO Structure and ITT Relevant Divisions
• Industry University Interaction Objectives and
  Models
• DSTO Business Office Role

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DSTO Clients

• Australian Defence HQ
• Navy, Army, Air Force
• Defence Intelligence Organisation
• Defence Signals Directorate
• International Policy Division
• Defence Materiel Organisation
• Other Commonwealth Departments

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DSTO Strategic Drivers

• Defending Australia 1994 - Defence White Paper
• Australias Strategic Policy 1997 - Force
  Structure Development Priorities
• Coalitions Defence Policy 1998
• Defence Reform Program (DRP)
• Inexorable advances in STRMA?

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Guiding Principles For DSTO Research

• Meets an Australian need which is unlikely to be
  satisfied by other countrys products
• Is an area where Australias needs are security
  critical
• Or where an Ally will not allow us access to
  sensitive data
• Or it might be such a good idea that it cant be
  ignored.

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The Defence Budget

• Total Defence budget
• 18.04 billion in FY 99/00

DSTO (ST) 1.3 235.9M (Budget Estimate)
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DSTO structure
Chief Defence Scientist Dr Ian Chessell
Science Policy Division Dr Roger Lough
Science Industry External Relations Mr Maurice
Hermann
Aeronautical and Maritime Research Laboratory Dr
Bill Schofield
Electronics and Surveillance Research
Laboratory Mr Neil Bryans
Maritime Operations Dr Nanda Nandagopal Maritime
Platforms Dr David Wyllie Weapons Systems Mr
Bill Dickson
Air Operations Dr Chris Guy Airframes
Engines Dr Tony McLachlan Combatant Protection
Nutrition Branch Dr Brent Paul
Information Technology Dr Ian Fuss Electronic
Warfare Dr David Heilbronn Communications Dr Max
Lees
Surveillance Systems Dr Bruce Ward Land
Operations Dr Warren Harch
Joint Systems Branch Dr Jennie Clothier
Theatre Operations Branch Mr Ken Anderson
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Information Technology Division

• Computer architectures trusted computer
  systems, IO/IW
• C3I operational analysis networks
• Human Computer Interaction
• Command Control
• Command Decision Support
• C3I Systems/Software Engineering
• Intelligence Systems
• Geographic Information Systems
• Enterprise Instrumentation and Visualisation

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EXC3ITE Rapid Assembly of Component Based
ApplicationsExample application assembly from
middleware software components
Imagery/GSS Fusion Service
Imagery Data Service
Geo-spatial Service
Track Service
Registration Service
ASTJIC
AIO
AIO
TOPO
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Communications Division

• Terrestrial satellite communication
• Switching and networks
• Communications systems architectures
• Signals analysis
• Communications Electronic Warfare

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Military Information Networks Research
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Defining Takari
Takari is a long term program coordinated across
DSTO to provide the ADO with leverage in
knowledge-based warfare through capability
oriented delivery of C3ISR research and
development that is enhanced through industry,
university and international involvement. It is
the management umbrella under which all of
DSTOs C3ISR RD is performed
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Key Departmental Industry Policy Drivers

• Defending Australia 1994
• Collaborative Links Between DSTO Industry
• DSTO to Enhance Industry Capabilities for
  Defence
• Strategic Review 1997
• Priority One The Knowledge Edge
• Intelligence
• Command Support Systems
• Defence Industry Policy (Strategic Industry
  Policy 1998)
• DSTO Industry Alliances
• Capability Technology Demonstrators(CTD)
• DSTO to Release Future Research Priorities
• IP Transfer - Licensing

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Industry Interaction Objective

• Working with industry to enhance Australias
  defence capabilities and to contribute to
  national wealth creation through discovery of new
  knowledge and generation of intellectual
  property, including through the support of
  exports.
• Without compromising national security
  requirements

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Model for Building Industry Relationships
System House Capabilities
Maturity
Industry Initiated Research
Collaborative Research
Collaborative Development
Contracted development within DSTO
Industry Alliances
Time
The C3I Research Forum is a key industry led and
operated forum for discussion and developing
collaboration leading to evolvable acquisition of
C3I technologies.
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Strategies to Engage Universities

• CRC Type Participation
• Distributed Systems Technology Centre (DSTC) - UQ
• Software Verification Research Centre (SVRC) -
  QUT
• Centres of Excellence
• Systems Engineering Evaluation Centre (SEEC) -
  Uni-SA
• Research Agreements
• Measures of Trust in Geospatial Data
• Computer Forensics
• Human decision Making in Complex Systems
• Applications of Automatic Speech Recognition
• Study Design of Enterprise Architecture
  Repository
• Robust Speaker Recognition
• Development of Strategic Partnership
• Concept Schematic Data Intelligence Navigation

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DSTO Business Office Role

• Provide guidance and advice on DSTO and Defence
  policies regarding industry interaction
• Provide guidance and assistance with planning and
  development of DSTO Industry Interaction
  strategies
• Assess and advise on risk and benefits of
  Industry Interactions
• Manage DSTO's Intellectual Property
• Develop relationships with industry
• Understand industry's capabilities
• Provide information to industry on interaction
  opportunities with DSTO

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Questions ?