Each DIN university provides scholarships for Australian PhD students to support projects with a defence focus. DIN provides additional funding towards the stipend.
Macquarie University
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- *NEW Countering Malicious AI-Generated Content and Disinformation Campaigns
- Soldier Physical Performance Enhancement
- A room-temperature NV diamond maser for quantum sensing, timekeeping and navigation
- Using Cues: The Cognitive Enabler of Warfighting
- Microfluidic Cooling for High Power RF Electronics
University of New South Wales
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- *NEW Quantum Methods for Securing Remote Devices
- Surface Vessel Detection using GPS Reflectometry
- Structural Supercapacitors
- Optical technologies for distributed array sonars
- Kelvin wake fingerprinting of submerged vessels
University of Newcastle
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- Real-time Cognitive Measures for Enhanced Human Performance
- Robo-Laser: A Novel System for Remediation of Marine Corrosion in Confined Spaces Within Naval Platforms Using Laser-Carrying Spider Robots
- Naval ship response under extreme loads
- Cyber security for autonomous systems
University of Wollongong
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- Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) and Data Fusion for Improvised Threat Detection
- Real-time ATR of Naval Mines with AUV Sonar Imaging
- Cooperative operation of UAVs and other types of vehicles considering energy constraints and uncertainty
- Project Kosciuszko: Supporting deep decisions in AI-enabled command and control
University of Sydney
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- *NEW Drone Systems Testing and Failure Mode Recognition using AI and ML
- AI-enabled Software-Defined Radio for Tactical Communications
- Tunable Laser Eye Protection
- Drag-reducing Anti-fouling Coatings for Maritime Applications
- Finding Haystacks within Haystacks: An AI Framework for Automated, Machine-to-Machine Sharing of Benign Cyber Intelligence Data
University of Technology Sydney
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- *NEW Passive Control of Flow-Induced Vibration of Hydrofoils
- *NEW Effect of the Acoustic Black Hole on the turbulence transition of a laminar boundary layer flow over a compliant panel
- Analysis of termite vibrations to innovate stealthy hexapod gait
- Bright Single Photon Sources for Secured Communication
- MAC protocol design for reliable underwater communication
- Multi-functional metamaterials for efficient vibro-acoustic control
Western Sydney University
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- Detecting Deepfakes by Decoding the Subconscious
- Trust in Human Autonomy Teaming
- Event-based Imaging for Space Situational Awareness
- Stealthy osmotic engines
- Optimal design and testing of composite structures with enhanced protection capability against a laser weapon attack