The University of Adelaide has been named as a winner in the Financial Review Higher Education Awards’ Research Commercialisation category for its partnership with QuantX Labs.
Defence Trailblazer hosted the Entrepreneurial Foundations for Defence (EFD) 2025 Showcase featured 20 early-stage ventures from across the country, spotlighting the innovators behind cutting-edge technologies with promising applications for Defence. Attendees experienced an impressive display of diversity and ingenuity across key areas such as energy, survivability, advanced materials, autonomous systems, surveillance, cyber technology, logistics, and training solutions.
The project aims to deliver a prototype of Aurora Materials’ proprietary security tags and is funded by the Defence Trailblazer’s Accelerating Sovereign Industrial Capabilities (ASIC) program.
Professor Tat-Jun (TJ) Chin has forged his career around developing state-of-the-art solutions for Space using innovative Artificial Intelligence techniques.
As the University of Adelaide Theme Lead for Defence Space Technologies, he contributes his foundational research expertise to uplift the Australian defence space industry and achieve commercial impact.
On Wednesday, 6 August 2025, the Defence Trailblazer hosted a tailored University IP & Commercialisation masterclass. Held in-person in Canberra, this dynamic three-hour workshop brought together UNSW academics, PhD students, research administrators, and technology transfer professionals to explore the intricacies of intellectual property and the pathways to successful research commercialisation.
Saab Australia and academic experts from the University of Adelaide and UNSW are developing a strategic planning tool for maritime defence to respond to advanced threats.
Powered by artificial intelligence (AI), the planning and decision support tool is designed to enhance the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) to conduct its operations, with a specific focus on optimising defensive postures against hypersonic threats.
At Defence Trailblazer, the students we connect with industry partners are making a long-term impact in the workforce. Eugene Lamnek is one of dozens of students who’ve taken part in our Workforce Connect initiatives.
Professor Matt Garratt leads the Defence Trailblazer’s UNSW team for Robotics, Autonomous Systems and Artificial Intelligence (RASAI).
“At UNSW Canberra, we have a unique microcosm representing all of the key focus areas of Defence Trailblazer. This allows me to not just work in RASAI but also dabble in other fields such as hypersonics, space and cyber,” says Professor Garratt.