When registering for the Osborne (WEST) tour, additional security/nationality information will be required. Photo ID will be required for admission to ASC.

Osborne (WEST) Tour	Location	Tonsley (SOUTH) Tour	Location
09:15	Meet at ACC Nth Terrace	09:00	Meet at ACC Nth Terrace
09:30	University of Adelaide	09:30	Flinders University
10:30	Refreshments / travel	10:30	Travel / Refreshments
11:00	University of SA	11:00	Sage Automation
12:00	Lunch at Uni.SA	12:00	Lunch at Sage Automation
13:00	Drive to Osborne	12:30	Travel to city
13:30	ASC	13:30	University of SA
14:30	PMB Defence	14:30	Refreshments / Travel
15:30	Travel back to city	15:00	University of Adelaide
16:00	Drop off city	16:00	Drop off city

The visit to the University of Adelaide will involve a presentation at the university’s Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS).

The visit to the University of South Australia will involve a presentation at the university’s Human Centered Design Group - Submarine Control Room and Consoles.

The visit to the Flinders University will involve a presentation at the university’s Centre for Maritime Engineering, Control & Imaging.

ASC Pty Ltd, formerly the Australian Submarine Corporation, is an Australian government business enterprise involved with Australian naval shipbuilding, headquartered in Osborne, South Australia. It is notable for the construction and maintenance of the Collins-class submarine fleet.

PMB Defence is a leading supplier of high quality energy - and specialised engineering solutions - for submarine platforms. Formed in 1989, PMB Defence began with a sole focus on producing the Main Storage Battery for the COLLINS Class of submarines. Since 1989 PMB has continuously supplied Main Storage Batteries for the COLLINS Class, whilst growing an in-country engineering capability. This has progressively evolved to be a dependable supplier of engineering services, battery and niche product solutions for both current and future submarine capabilities. Its state-of-the art production, research and development and engineering facilities are situated at the heart of the Techport opposite ASC, the builder of Australia’s COLLINS Class submarines, and Air Warfare Destroyers.

SAGE delivers agile and innovative electrical control systems for the Australian Defence industry, including Defence Primes, Original Equipment Manufacturers and other SMEs. SAGE has considerable experience in Naval, Air Force and land-based activities, The company has successfully delivered a broad range of end-to-end defence solutions. It specialises in system integration of electrical control systems | LV switchboard & control panel manufacture | Set to work support | Through Life Support (TLS) | Data analytics | Training

ACC Floor Plan here:

Draft Program

SubSTEC6 - Adelaide Convention Centre - Monday 8^th – Wednesday 10^th November 2021 - Program Overview
Monday 8th		Tuesday 9th			Wednesday 10th
Time	Event	Time	Room	Event	Time	Room	Event
0900 - 1600	University/Industry Site Visits and Tours for SubSTEC6 Conference Participants	0815 -1315	Panorama 1 & 2	Conference Opening/Plenary Sessions
				See detailed breakdown below
		1315- 1400	Panorama Foyer	Lunch sponsored by Acacia Systems	0845-0900	Panorama 1 & 2	Opening Comments & Admin
		1400 - 1630	Strm A Panorama 1 & 2 Strm B Rm Panorama 3	Technical Presentations	0900-0930	Panorama 1 & 2	Gold Sponsor’s Address
				(two parallel streams)	0930– 1230	Strm A Panorama 1 & 2 Strm B Rm Panorama 3	Technical Presentations
							(two parallel streams)
		1630 -1700	Panorama 1 & 2	Shadow Minister for Defence	1230 - 1330	Panorama Foyer	Lunch sponsored by Dassault Systemes
		1700-1715	Panorama 1 & 2	Sponsor Recognition	1330 - 1630	Strm A Panorama 1 & 2 Strm B Rm Panorama 3	Technical Presentations
							(two parallel streams)
		1830 - 1900	Riverbank Rooms 5-8	Pre-Dinner Drinks sponsored by James Fisher Defence	1630 - 1650	Panorama 1 & 2	Reconvene, Summary and Close Rebecca Brickhill, Chair SubSTEC6 representing
				Student Poster Competition sponsored by Flinders University			CDRE Mark Sander Rtd. SIA President
				Presentation of Prizes
1800 - 2000	Opening Reception -	1900- 2230	Riverbank Rooms 5-8	Conference Dinner
	Panorama Foyer			After Dinner Speaker
				Professor Emily Hilder
				Chief Maritime Division
				Defence Science & Technology Group, ADO

Time	Room	SubSTEC6 Tuesday 9^th November Detailed Schedule
0730-0815	Panorama Foyer	Registration & Coffee (Sponsored by HTR Engineering)
0730-0815		Registration & Coffee (Sponsored by HTR Engineering)
Session 1	All Plenary Sessions in Panorama 1 & 2	SubSTEC6 Launch - Plenary
0815 - 0830		Welcome, Opening Comments, Admin	CDRE Steve Davies RAN Rtd. (MC) and Rebecca Brickhill, Chair SubSTEC6 representingCDRE Mark Sander RAN Rtd. – President SIA
0830 - 0845		Welcome to South Australia	Hon Steven Marshall MP – Premier of South Australia (invited)
0845- 0915		Keynote Address	Hon Melissa Price MP – Minister for Defence Industry
Session 2		Setting The Scene - Plenary
0915 - 0945		State of the Union	CDRE Tom Phillips RAN, Director-General Submarines.
0945 - 1015		Collins Class - Life of Type Extension	CAPT Daniel LeRaye RAN, Executive Director Collins Class LOTE.
1015-1045	Panorama Foyer	Break sponsored by PGM Environment
Session 3	All Plenary Sessions in Panorama 1 & 2	Technology Innovation & Transition in Submarine/Undersea Warfare (USW) Science, Technology & Engineering - Plenary
1045 - 1115		Technology Innovation and Transition in Australia	Prof. Catherine Foley PhD AO PSM, Australia’s Chief Scientist
1115 - 1145		Defence Strategy for Innovation, Science and Technology	Dr David Kershaw PhD, Chief Science Engagement & Impact, DSTG
1145 - 1215		Defence Innovation and Industry	Andrew Hodgkinson Assistant Secretary Defence Capability & Innovation, SPIG.
1215 - 1245		ADO & Academia – Collaborative R&D – Innovative Maritime Programs	Michael van Balen AO, Principal Australian Maritime College, UTAS
1245 - 1315		CCSM Capability: An Industry Perspective	Paul Gay. Chief Operations Officer, CCSM - ASC

Time

Room

Event

1315 -1400

Panorama Foyer

Lunch sponsored by Acacia Systems

Session 4 – Tuesday 9th November 2021 – Day 1 - Science & Technology

Session 4

Room

Title

Presenter

Room

Title

Presenter

1400-1430

All Strm A

4A-1

Maritime Industry Research Past, Present & Future – Collaborations between Academia and Industry

Prof Johnathan Binns

All Strm B

4B-1

Remote Undersea Surveillance STaR Shot

Dr Sam Davey

Presentations in Panorama 1 & 2

Australian Maritime College, UTAS

Presentations in Room Panorama 3

DST Group,

1430-1500

4A-2

Control System Integration in Underwater Vehicles for Complex Intervention

Peter Davis, Saab

Anders Ridley-Smith

Blueprint Lab

4B-2

Prospects for Submarine Detection with High Frequency “Over-The-Horizon-Radar”

Prof Stuart Anderson

University College London (SA)

1500-1530

Afternoon Break, sponsored by Blue Zone Group, in Panorama Foyer

1530-1600

4A-3

Sovereign Submarine Research Capability for Near Free Surface Hydrodynamics

Alexander Conway

Australian Marime College, UTAS (TAS)

All Strm B Presentations in Room Panorama 3

4B-3

Partnering to develop a world-class Hydrodynamics Capability for Australia

Prof Martin Renilson

UTAS/Pacific ESI (TAS)

1600-1630

4A-4

An International Collaboration Benchmarking Target Echo Strength Theoretical Prediction Models and measurements on Scaled Submarine Shapes

Dr Nadine O’Brien

DSTG, ADO (VIC)

4B-4

ASW Sensors and the Internet of Things (IoT)

Horden Wiltshire

Acacia Systems

Sessions 5, 6 & 7 – Tuesday 9th November 2021 – Day 1 - Plenary

Session 5 1630-1700

Panorama 1 & 2

The View from the Opposition

The Hon Brendan O’Connor MP. Shadow Minister for Defence

Session 6 1700-1715

Panorama 1 & 2

Sponsor Recognition

Rebecca Brickhill, Chair SubSTEC6 representing, CDRE Mark Sander RAN Rtd. – President SIA

Session 7 1830-1900

Riverbank Rooms Foyer

Pre-Dinner Drinks sponsored by JFD

Rebecca Brickhill, Chair SubSTEC6 representing, CDRE Mark Sander RAN Rtd. – President SIA

Student Poster Competition (sponsored by Flinders University) - Presentation of Prizes

Session 8 – Wednesday 10^th November – Day 2 – Science & Technology

Session 8-1 0845-0900

Panorama 1 & 2

Welcome, Opening Comments, Admin

CDRE Steve Davies RAN Rtd. (MC)

Rebecca Brickhill, Chair SubSTEC6 representing, CDRE Mark Sander RAN Rtd. – President SIA

Session 8-2 0900-0930

Panorama 1 & 2

Gold Sponsor’s Address

Mr Gary Hale WA Defence Advisory Forum Representative

0930-1000

All Stream A

8A-3

Risk Management for Emerging Submarine Technologies

Mick Warren (UK)

John Viskic (SA)

Frazer-Nash Consultancy

All Stream B Presentations in Room Panorama 3

8B-3

Towards Undersea Operations of a Quantum Magnetometer for Undersea Surveillance

Dr Chris Perrella

University of Adelaide (SA)

Presentations in Panorama 1 & 2

1000-1030

8A-4

An Integrated Framework for Evaluating the Opportunities in Developing and Maintaining Australian Leading-Edge Submarine Capabilities

David Brown

Systems Planning & Analysis Australia Pty Ltd (ACT)

8B-4

Lighting the Way – Operational Autonomy for Submarines Using Distributed Fibre-Optic Sensing and Prescriptive Analysis

Dr John Arkwright

Arkwright Technologies (SA)

1030-1100

Morning Break (sponsored by Jenkins Engineering Defence Services) in Panorama Foyer

Session 9 – Wednesday 10^th November – Day 2 – Science & Technology

1100-1130

All Strm A

9A-1

Next-Generation Integrated Photonic Sensors for Underwater Communications, Navigation & Awareness

Prof Warwick Bowen

University of Queensland (QLD)

All Strm B Presentations in Room Panorama 3

9B-1

Assessing Space Requirements of Future Submarines at the Design Stage

Dr Francois Fraysse

Dr Peter Schumacher

University of South Australia (SA)

Presentations in Panorama 1 & 2

1130-1200

9A-2

Diamond-Doped Optical Fibres for Remote Undersea Magnetometry

Prof Brant Gibson

RMIT University (VIC)

9B-2

Designing Submarine Habitable Spaces for Increased Productivity and Wellbeing

Dr Peter Schumacher

Prof Siobhan Banks

University of South Australia (SA)

1200-1230

9A-3

Recommendations for Sonar Tank Design and Low Frequency Behaviour

Dr George Raicevich

Sonartech Atlas Pty Ltd (NSW)

9B-3

Optimising Submarine Sleeping Berths: Impact of Bunk Orientation and Motion on Sleep and Cognitive Performance

Prof Siobhan Banks

Dr Raymond Matthews

University of South Australia (SA)

1230-1330

Panorama Foyer

Lunch Sponsored by Dassault Systemes

Session 10 – Wednesday 10^th November – Day 2 – Science & Technology

1330-1400

All Strm A

10A-1

Underwater Networks for Connecting Robotic Autonomous Systems

Alessandro Ghiotto

L3Harris Technologies

(WA)

All Strm B Presentations in Room Panorama 3

10B-1

The Australian Research and Experimental Submarine (ARES) Program

Prof Eric Fusil

University of Adelaide (SA)

Presentations in Panorama 1 & 2

1400-1430

10A-2

Scrambled Direct-Sequence Spread-Spectrum Underwater Acoustic Communication System

Prof Peng Chen

Curtin University (WA)

10B-2

Emerging Technologies to Support Noise Reduction in Submarine Systems

Norman Voss

IMI Critical Engineering (SA)

1430-1500

Panorama Foyer

Break Sponsored by STAH Group

Session 11 – Wednesday 10^th November – Day 2 – Science & Technology

1500-1530

All Strm A

11A-1

A High-Rate Reconfigurable Underwater Acoustic OFDM System Based on USRP and Python

Prof Yue Rong

Curtin University (WA)

All Strm BPresentations in Room

Panorama 3

11B-1

Real-World Advice for Maximising Australia’s Submarine Main Storage Battery Capability

Greg Carmody

Pacific Marine Batteries Defence (SA)

Presentations in Panorama 1 & 2

1530-1600

11A-2

Feasibility of a Multi-Function Electronically Steered Array for Electronic Support and Communications in a Submarine Environment

Dr Adrian Sutinjo

Curtin University (WA)

11B-2

New Generation of Active Antifouling Coatings for Preventing Marine Growth

Prof Mats Andersson

Flinders University (SA)

Tertiary Research Student Poster Competition (SPC) Sponsored by Flinders University
Title	Presenter
Coordinated Trajectory Control Methods for Multiple Heterogeneous UUVs	John Bennett, Flinders University
Reaching the Fundamental Sensitivity Limit of Optical Hydrophones	Johnathan Hedger, University of Adelaide
High Frequency Magnetic Anomaly Detection for Anti-Submarine Warfare	Kyle Netz, University of Adelaide
Strategies for Integrated Use of Simulation Tools for Development and Verification in Designing Human Spaces in Capsule Environments	Simon Modra, UniSA, SA
Assessing and Training Human Perceptual Expertise for the Identification of Biosecurity Threats	Varun Gandhi, Murdoch University, WA
Low-Observable Submersible Seaplane for Electronic Intelligence (LOSSEI)	SBLT Nicolas Carroll ADFA/UNSW
Reduction of Risky Plume Induced by Submarine Mast	Ahmed Shama ADFA/UNSW

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