Innovate: Research progams

• Seeding Research Program: Making the transition from single-discipline research to the multi-disciplinary programs at the heart of the OCE STaR Shot will be challenging for many academics. Seed funding will enable researchers to undertake research projects that lead to the more extensive Trans-Disciplinary Research Program. The project will also directly contribute to the Prototype and Systems Integration Research Program, leading to viable and fieldable products.
• Trans-Disciplinary Research Program: Drawing research from across multiple disciplines in partnership with defence and industry is vital to the success of the HISS and ACCESSS programs of the OCE STaR Shot. This program will be focused on HISS and ACCESS, see more information on these programs below.
• Prototyping and Systems Integration Program: Traditionally, prototyping happens when technology is close to being finalised. In the context of defence and national security however, our adversaries’ ability to quickly field emerging technologies is a threat that needs to be matched. This Program will enable researchers and industry experts to prototype early, even at the early research stage.
• Disruptive Research Program: Disruptive research activities are essential to the success of the main research program. This Program will provide the necessary resources to form agile teams that can carry out such disruptive activities. It will support industry with interest to repurpose existing technologies and for researchers with the flexibility to pivot their technology to address CBRN challenges.

HISS and ACCESSS

Human Integrated Sensor System (HISS) and Active Collaborative CBRN Environmental Sense and Sense-making System (ACCESSS) are two ambitious, system-level innovation products that the OCE STaR Shot will develop and progressively demonstrate over the coming years.

Human Integrated Sensor System (HISS)

HISS will detect and interpret subtle variations in a human’s biomarkers caused by exposure to chemical or biological threats. It will also warn war fighters of threat exposure before obvious symptoms manifest and during times when countermeasures can be employed with greatest effect. In dual use context, HISS can be deployed as a network of sensors that interoperates with military and civilian threat warning systems. The major military impact of HISS will be the neutralisation of biological warfare agents targeting humans. For the civilian application, a significant benefit of HISS will be the reduction in the spread of infectious diseases and associated morbidity and mortality.

Active Collaborative CBRN Environment Sense and Sense‑making System (ACCESSS)

ACCESSS will comprise a scalable network of hundreds to thousands of sensors that sample the environment for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear environment (CBRN) threats and other information required to identify, characterise and monitor CBRN threats. Some sensors will be mounted on military platforms and infrastructure, some randomly emplaced in the area of operation, and some autonomously deployed and controlled. Additional value will be created from applying data analytics, predictive modelling, visualisation and other decision support tools to identify actionable CBRN threats. ACCESSS will also provide military with significantly greater freedom of manoeuvre in CBRN environments than is currently achievable.

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