PhD Students

The following PhD scholarships have all commenced, with their topics covering a variety of SmartSat’s strategic and priority research areas ranging from Space IoT communications through to AI-powered autonomous operations in space.

The majority of the PhD thesis topics have one or more industry partners to support the practical application of the proposed thesis topic, demonstrating SmartSat’s commitment to fostering Australia’s space industry through building strong linkages between academia and industry.

LATEST PHD NEWS

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  SCARLET-⍺ Project achieves key milestone with Mid-Term Review7 Oct 2025
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  SmartSat PhD students succeeding across the sector2 Oct 2025
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  Donna is Daring Mighty Things after lifechanging internship at NASA JPL21 Aug 2025