Sensing Technologies for Australian Resilience Cooperative Research Centre (STAR CRC)
The Challenge
The world is changing, climate change and political instability are creating new environments and challenges that Australia must react and respond to. Technology development and adoption are moving at a rate of change never previously experienced. Data from sensors can provide Australia with strategic capability to prevent, minimise and respond to threats in a timely manner providing informed decision making capability and maximum utilisation of resources across our vast continent, and in support of the region.
However, sensor technologies, and their data require research and development to be optimised and utilised by those making the decisions. New challenges will require new technologies to be developed to respond and overcome to changing environments. Resources are limited, and therefore current and developing technologies need to be approached to solve for multiple problem statements across industries.
No single entity is looking at sensor technologies, and developing or transiting their technology across multiple industries building sovereign capability. This is the opportunity the Sensing Technologies for Australian Resilience Cooperative Research Centre (STAR CRC) provides.
The Solutions
A CRC is a ten year Industry-Research collaboration to build and lead an area of growth for Australia. Through interactions with the Natural Hazards and National Security (Defence and National Intelligence) industries, the opportunity to translate technologies from one industry to the other, build technologies with both use cases in mind, and re-visit data sets, management and access will help prepare these industries and those they support from emerging threats. The STAR CRC will develop smart sensing technologies, and the data they produce, to enhance the resilience of Australia.
Types of projects to be included are: body worn camera data for training, retention and recruitment of police officers, prioritisation of combat agencies in response to bushfires, and real-time redirection of people movement when infrastructure is impacted by floods.
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Industry Partners
Innovate X, Dandelions, Yes!, Fujitsu, Crypses, University of Adelaide, Amazon Web Services, AFAC, Unleash live, DigitalX Technology Group PTY LTD, NSW Space Research Network, DigitalX Technology Group PTY LTD, Telstra, Palantir, GME, L3Harris Technologies, Yes, Maybe, The University of Western Australia, Ericom, Anu rather than company, MRead, Saber Astronautics, Optus Satellite and Space Systems, Safran Electronics and Defense, Disaster Relief Australia, Defence, GME, RMIT University, GME Pty Ltd, Cognition Analytica Pty Ltd.
University Partners
