Research impact

Defence lab and PhD student

Transformative projects strengthening Australia’s defence and security

DSI leads cutting-edge projects spanning human resilience, AI trust, secure information, and defence protection. From rapid chemical threat detection to space debris removal, these initiatives unite experts across disciplines to strengthen Australia’s defence capability and safeguard communities, systems, and environments against emerging global challenges.

Latest projects

community

Resilient communities

Integrating fatigue, stress and cognitive resilience research with human-centred technology design and adoption to enhance decision-making, performance, and teaming effectiveness in 24/7 defence and space operational environments.

Professor Siobhan Banks

Biological warfare

Protective & secure environments

Developing world-first ultra-rapid detection tools to protect defence operators and civilian populations against the threat posed by chemical and biological warfare.

Professor Mark Hutchinson

Information environment

Secure & trusted information environment

Developing tools to monitor and guard against manipulation, misinformation and influence campaigns on social media platforms – with a particular focus on topics of civic importance like vaccines and false political news.

Dr Rachel Stephens

satellite

Safe frontiers

Helping to remove space debris, a growing threat to space expansion.

Professor Tat-Jun Chin

artificial intelligence

Trusted autonomy

Modelling, monitoring and moderating human-AI interaction.

Professor Anna Ma-Wyatt

telescope

Resilient systems

Delivering materials and methods for the Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), platform sustainment and operations in extreme environments.

Industry Professor Colin Hall

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Collaborate with us to shape solutions for emerging security needs.

Contact us

Defence and Security Institute

Location

Location
Defence and Security Institute
Adelaide University
North Terrace, City Campus, Adelaide SA 5000

Email

Email: defence@adelaide.edu.au