Conference Registration Opens
8:00 am – 8:30 am
Conference Day Two Welcome
8:30 am – 8:40 am
Session Chair:
Professor Andy Koronios, CEO & Managing Director, SmartSat CRC / Emeritus Professor, University of South Australia
Join us as we welcome delegates for the second day of the SmartSat CRC Conference 2023.
Conference Day Two Keynote
8:40 am – 9:15 am
Session Chair:
Professor Tanya Monro AC, Chief Defence Scientist, Defence Science and Technology Group
Join us for an overview of the Defence context of space research from Chief Defence Scientist, Professor Tanya Monro AC.
Project Session 2 | On the Launch Pad: Innovation & Technology – Advancing Autonomy
9:15 am – 10:10 am
Session Chair:
Dr Carl Seubert, Chief Research Officer, SmartSat CRC
This session highlights how our research and innovative technology is building the foundation for a strong, successful industry as we enter a new space future with autonomous systems and artificial intelligence.
- P2.54 SCARLET-β
Dr Nathan Wallace, University of Sydney
Natalie Stevens, Defence Science and Technology Group
- P1.27 Cognitive Satellite Radios
Associate Professor Akram Al-Hourani, RMIT University
- P2.31 Compact Clock for Small Satellite Applications – Engineering Model
Associate Professor Martin O’Connor, QuantX Labs
Professorial Chair Spotlight Session
10:10 am – 10:20 am
Session Chair:
Professor Hanna Kurniawati, SmartSat Professorial Chair for System Autonomy, Intelligence and Decision Making, the Australian National University
Professor Hanna Kurniawati provides insight into her research portfolio, focused on robotics, robot motion planning, integrated planning and learning, and computational geometry applications.
Morning Tea
10:20 am – 10:50 am
PhD Presentations
10:50 am – 11:15 am
Session Chair:
Dr Andrew Barton, Research Program Manager, SmartSat CRC
Hear from some of our brightest PhD students as they deliver their five-minute project overview for the SmartSat PhD Oral Poster Presentation competition.
Project Session 3 | Lift Off: End-users, Earth Observation and the Environment
11:15 am – 11:45 am
Session Chair:
Dr Andrew Barton, Research Program Manager, SmartSat CRC
How is SmartSat tailoring its research projects to meet the needs of everyday Australians? This session looks at our Earth Observation projects and their real-world applications.
- P4.17 Kanyini: SA Space Services Mission
Dr Catherine Grace, South Australia Space Industry Centre
- P3.04 Real Time Fire Analytics
Professor Simon Jones, RMIT University
- P5.03 (Vic Node) HYMS Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder
Gary Quinn, ESS Earth Sciences Pty Ltd
Fiona Smith, Satellite Data Assimilation Team Leader, Bureau of Meteorology
PhD Presentations
11:45 am – 12:30 pm
Session Chair:
Elizabeth Weeks, Research Portfolio Manager
Hear from some of our brightest PhD students as they deliver their five-minute project overview for the SmartSat PhD Oral Poster Presentation competition.
Poster Session
12:30 pm – 12:50 pm
Attendees are invited to take some time to view the Technical Posters collated by our PhD students, Project Leaders and research.
Project Session 4 | In Orbit: Phase 2 and Beyond – Achieving Impact
1:50 pm – 3:00 pm
Session Chair:
Peter Kerr, Defence & National Security Coordinator, SmartSat CRC
How are SmartSat projects delivering real-world impact to Australia’s Defence & National Security? This session will highlight projects that are transitioning from the research phase to implementation with high potential for rapid translation into capability to support National Defence.
- P1.18 Coherent Free Space Optical (FSO) Phase 2 for Talisman Saber/Australian Space Agency Demonstrator Grant
Dr Sascha Schediwy, The University of Western Australia
- P1.26 Emergency Comms for LunaSAR (RESARC Phase 2) for ASCEND2LEO
Dr Mark Rice, Saftey From Space
Dr Feng Rice, Saftey From Space
- P1.24 Spectrum Sensing from Space
Dr Jody McKerral, Flinders University
- P1.19 Compact Hybrid Optical RF (CHORUS) Phase 2 for Space Segment Demonstration
Dr Gerald Bolding, Defence Science and Technology Group
Impacts to Defence
3:00 pm – 3:10 pm
Session Chair:
Peter Kerr, Defence & National Security Coordinator, SmartSat CRC
This session looks at how SmartSat is creating collaboration opportunities, managing projects and bringing demonstrated value to Defence.
Impacts to Industry
3:10 pm – 3:20 pm
Session Chair:
Dr Sarah Cannard, Industry Director, SmartSat CRC
This session looks at how SmartSat is creating collaboration opportunities, managing projects and bringing demonstrated value to our industry partners, as well as to the space sector more broadly.
Afternoon Tea
3:20 pm – 3:50 pm
Applications for Space Tech in Agricultural Sector: challenges and opportunities
3:50 pm – 4:40 pm
Session Chair:
Dr Jasmine Muir, Principal Scientist in Earth Observation
How can space technologies help Australian farmers to reduce risk and boost agricultural productivity? Find out how SmartSat’s research project Maya Nula will create agricultural intelligence capability from space.
Panel Speakers:
- Tim Neale, Managing Director, DataFarming
- Dr Darren Plett, Manager AgTech (National), Grains Research & Development Corporation
- Peter Hayman, Principal Scientist Climate Applications
Conference Close
4:40 pm – 5:00 pm
Session Chair:
Professor Andy Koronios, CEO & Managing Director, SmartSat CRC / Emeritus Professor, University of South Australia
Professor Andy Koronios, CEO of SmartSat, will provide a wrap up of the research presented at the conference and the strategic direction of the organisation into the future. He will also present the awards for the SmartSat PhD Presentation Competition to the winning PhD Students and Project Leaders.
Networking Drinks
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm