LAND FORCES 2021 INNOVATION PITCHFEST
LAND FORCES 2021 Innovation Pitchfest – We have Winners!
Three innovative Australian companies have won the LAND FORCES 2021 Innovation Pitchfest Prizes:
- Best Overall Innovation - Control drones & other devices with just two fingers – Annette McClelland (Tekuma)
- Best Land Domain Innovation - Scotty - Digital Power Transfer Vehicle Alternator – Bruce Loxton (Safiery)
- Best Presentation - Smart Microchips for Military Working Dogs – Dr Garnett Hall (VetChip)
You can view their successful pitches by clicking on the names of the winners. And you can view all of the pitches by clicking on this link:
LAND FORCES 2021 Innovation Pitchfest - Compilation
The winners’ trophies will be presented at LAND FORCES 2021 at the Innovation and Technology for the Future Force Conference on Thursday 3rd June. They will be presented by the Keynote Speaker, Dr David Kershaw, Chief of DST Group’s Science Engagement and Impact Division.
Innovation Pitchfest is a dynamic and stimulating event where selected participants have the chance to present their latest science and technology ideas to Defence in the form of a short 3-minute pitch. The event is brought together by AMDA Foundation Limited, Defence Science Institute (DSI), Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG), industry and academia and is an opportunity to learn from rising talents in Australia’s research and development sector.
This year, to accommodate the current COVID-19 safety measures, the Innovation Pitchfest was a little different. Successful applicants delivered their pitches prior to the event via Zoom. The pitches were recorded and stitched together to produce a virtual form of the typical Pitchfest.
The Judges were:
- Mr John O’Callaghan (Chair – Victorian Defence Advocate)
- Dr Claire Davis (DSI Associate Director)
- Ms Sumen Rai (Acting Director, Defence Innovation Partnership)
- Mr Nick Mebberson (Managing Director, Bespoke Engineering
Questions
For further questions about the event, contact Craig Butler at lf2021pitch@defencescienceinstitute.com
Innovation Pitchfest Key Dates
| Announcement of Winners: Tuesday 25 May 2021 |
| LAND FORCES 2021 Pitchfest Prizes Presentation: 1030 at the Innovation and Technology for the Future Force Conference on Thursday 3 June 2021 |
The full list of Pitchers and their Topics is:
| Topic |
Name |
Company |
Email |
| What's behind the Trees? |
A/Prof Gregory Cohen |
Western Sydney University |
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| Industry 4.0 R&D Digital Material Laboratory |
Mr. Jeff Lang |
Titomic |
|
| Control drones & other devices with just two fingers |
Ms. Annette McClelland |
Tekuma |
|
| Deployable Fuel Generation for Resilient Energy |
Mr. Adrian Martin |
CuraIT |
|
| AIVA - AI Driven Automated Assessment and Training Tools |
Mr. Christian Fulton |
AIVA |
|
| Escape Room Education |
Dr. Robert Ross |
LaTrobe University |
|
| RADENET: Rapid deployable IoT sensor network setup for hazardous environments |
Dr. Hamid Abdi |
Deakin University |
|
| Investigation of dual air‐marine vehicle for intermedia transition |
Dr. Nima Nadim |
Curtin University |
|
| Autonomous Behaviour Tracking of Military Working Dogs in Kennels |
Mr. Michael Stone |
Curtin University |
|
| Scotty ‐ Digital Power Transfer Vehicle Alternator |
Mr. Bruce Loxton |
Safiery |
|
| Creating a high antimicrobial environment is easy |
Mr. Richard Jeffery |
Biosafe Innovations |
|
| Training Cognitive Skills Can Enhance Soldiers Performance |
A/Prof Sean Muller |
Federation University |
|
| Drones and machine learning help build the best world map |
Dr. Karen Joyce |
GeoNadir |
|
| A Platform for Lean Model‐Based Systems Engineering |
Dr. Dan Powell |
Kompozition |
|
| Mobile Microgrid and Air Deployable Solar array |
Mr. Roy Mitchell |
Onetide Modular Systems |
|
| Large Scale Onboard Machinery Thermal Cloak |
Ms. Rebekah Manley |
Onetide Modular Systems |
|
| Smart Microchips for Military Working Dogs |
Dr. Garnett Hall |
Vetchip |
|
| Transforming Hearing Loss Detection on the Battlefield |
Dr. David Sly |
Sonic Skunk Works |
|
| Human Performance improvement through data analytics and artificial intelligence |
Mr. Michael Hardy |
KBR |
|
| Human Machine Teaming |
Mr. Aidan Creamer |
Chironix |
|
| SAWS: Stand‐off Automated Warning System |
Mr. Hamish MacDougal |
Murray Consulting Solutions |
|
| Live AI Training for humans to ask better questions |
Mr. Mic ('Mike') Black |
Readiness.io |
|
| Green Shield |
Prof. Udo Bach |
Monash University |
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| Protecting soldiers with wheeled robots with maximum traction and manoeuverability |
Dr. Ian Spark |
Federation University |
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