SmartSat Highlights and Achievements

SmartSat is an agile organising team bringing together academic researchers, industry and the end users to develop, manage and deliver useful technologies, algorithms and knowledge that supports every sector of our economy.

A consortium of universities and other research organisations, partnered with industry and funded by the Australian Government, SmartSat CRC is developing know-how and technologies in advanced telecommunications and IoT connectivity, intelligent satellite systems and Earth observation next generation data services. Our research is developing intellectual property and a specialist industry expertise to grow the Australian space industry, create export economic value and generate new high-tech jobs for our future space leaders.


5 PATENTS
9 TECHNOLOGIES ON MATURATION PATH
21 PROOF OF CONCEPT DEMONSTRATIONS

SmartSat’s research is impact driven, uniting researchers, industry, and end-users to ensure real-world relevance and tangible outcomes. With research spanning across three key research areas, our research is aligned to our Technology Roadmap in order to meet the needs of the Australian technology sector and beyond.

230+ PUBLICATIONS & TECHNICAL REPORTS
200+ CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

As Australia’s premier space research centre, SmartSat has a bold research agenda that is already making impact with tangible outcomes for technology development and a substantial body of academic work. Our ecosystem of researchers, students and industry experts have produced a strong selection of academic work, including technical reports, conference presentations and white papers.

71 PHD SCHOLARSHIPS
11 PHD COMPLETIONS

SmartSat has funded scholarships for over 70 exceptional Doctoral candidates across a wide range of thesis topics, all aligned to SmartSat’s research program areas. With over 15% of our students already graduated, and many completing internships at world-leading institutions across the world, including NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the European Space Agency’s Phi-Lab and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

54 SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
87+ CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
4 RESEARCH LABS ESTABLISHED
14 POST DOCTORAL FELLOWS EMPLOYED

SmartSat currently has a team of six Professorial Chairs across key research areas, hailing from some of Australia’s best universities and academic institutions. Our Professorial Chairs are growing our national knowledge network and extending important existing international connections to our research programs.

180+ MILLION MEDIA AUDIENCE
1,237 MEDIA ARTICLES

With so many achievements over the life of the CRC so far, SmartSat has had a notable media presence in sharing these accomplishments. With an audience of over 180M across various print and online platforms, SmartSat’s reputation is synonymous with excellence in space technology and research.

60+ START-UP AND SME PROJECTS

Through research investment and the creation of the Aurora Space Cluster start-up network, SmartSat has supported over 60 Australian space start-up and scale-up companies to accelerate innovation, participate in research projects and contribute to the growth of the Australian space sector.