Home SmartSat CRC Conference 2024 Speakers Download Program Speakers 2024 Dr Christyl Johnson Deputy Center Director for Technology and Research Investments, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Lieutenant General Larry James USAF (Ret’d) Strategic Advisor, SmartSat CRC Air Vice-Marshal (Ret’d) Cath Roberts AO CSC Former Commander, Defence Space Command Colonel Clifford White Director Space Services, Defence Space Command Group Captain Peter Crookes Director Force Generation, Defence Space Command Professor Andy Koronios CEO & Managing Director, SmartSat CRC Professor Mark Adams Professor Bioscience and Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Professor Matthew Angling Head of Technology, BAE Space Dr Andrew Barton Research Program Manager, SmartSat CRC Dr Sarah Cannard Industry Director, SmartSat CRC Professor Tat-Jun Chin Professorial Chair of Sentient Satellites, SmartSat CRC / The University of Adelaide Dr Dylan Cowley Research Fellow & Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland Ethan Elms The University of Adelaide Donna Fitzgerald The University of South Australia Dr Catherine Grace Director, South Australian Space Industry Centre Elliot Hansen Defence Science & Technology Group/The University of Adelaide Nermine Hendy PhD Student, SmartSat CRC Jean-Marc Hero Adjunct Professor, School of Science Technology & Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast Mikaela Jade Director, SmartSat CRC Advisory Board Francis Karimi Kagai Swinburne University of Technology Gavin Kennedy Queensland Earth Observation Hub Coordinator, SmartSat CRC Peter Kerr Defence & National Security Coordinator, SmartSat CRC Dr Jeewani Kodithuwakkuge Communications Specialist, Protected Satellite Communications, Defence Science and Technology Group Professor Ryszard Kowalczyk Professorial Chair of Artificial Intelligence (AI), SmartSat CRC / University of South Australia Dr David Lingard Group Leader Space Autonomy, Mission Autonomy and Platforms, Defence Science and Technology Group Dr Sha Lu Research Associate, University of South Australia Fabrice Marre Senior Earth Observation Specialist, SmartSat CRC Tuul Machlay Research Support Officer, SmartSat CRC Dr Darshana Madduma Kankanamalage Don Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology Nick Manser Satellite Systems Engineer, SmartSat CRC Matt Opie Chief Executive, Defence SA Enrico Palermo Head, Australian Space Agency James Peters Senior Policy Officer, Department for Environment and Water / Greening SA Dr Jim Radford Principal Research Fellow, La Trobe Research Centre for Future Landscapes Simon Ramsey RMIT University Hira Saleem The University of New South Wales Paul Seaton Climate & Nature Director, Fugro (Asia Pacific) Professor Jill Slay Professorial Chair of Cybersecurity, SmartSat CRC / University of South Australia Dr Carl Seubert Chief Research Officer, SmartSat CRC Dr Adrian Shuard Principal Satellite Engineer, Myriota Professor Kandeepan Sithamparanathan Associate Dean, Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering, RMIT University Dr Matthew Tetlow Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Inovor Technologies Vibhor Thapliyal La Trobe University Uakomba Uhongora The University of South Australia Brandon Victor PhD Student, SmartSat CRC Dr Davina White GIS Lead, Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA) Dr Xiaofeng Wu Senior Lecturer in Space Engineering School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, The University of Sydney