NSW Smart Sensing Network (NSSN) DR ANTHONY MORFA Business Development Manager, NSW Smart Sensing Network
Mary O’Kane Chief Scientist and Engineer How can we better prepare the NSW society and economy for the upcoming IoT and i4.0 Ben Eggleton: Nanophotonics revolutions? and phononics Justin Gooding: Surface chemistry & biosensors
Connect Unis to I ndustry & Government Government Peak Bodies I ndustry
Focused on NSW The network comprises: SIX universities 1 With the mandate to: 4 Perform commissioned research for 1 public and private sectors and new businesses The University of Newcastle The University of Sydney, UNSW, Macquarie University, UTS University of Wollongong
We need your expertise to solve diverse challenges. Ultralow Limits New Processes Machine Learning New Materials (water sensing) (UV monitors) (wildlife monitoring) (wearables)
NSSN Themes & Subthemes EnviroTech MedTech Built Resources & Manufacturing & AgTech Environment Energy Environmental Precision Structural Autonomous Predictive Monitoring Healthcare Integrity Vehicles Maintenance Plant Health Quality of Life Air Quality Remote (Subsurface) In-line QC Internet/Sensing Animal Health Chronic Care Smart Services Safe Data Diagnostic Quality Personalized Infrastructure Maintenance Smart Assurance Medicine Maintenance Warehouses Smart Ventilation Provenance/ Automated Dynamic Data Origin Diagnosis Transport Remediation Communication Monitoring Harvest Efficiency
What are the benefits of being active in the NSSN? 1) Access to unique project and funding opportunities with government and industry 2) Opportunity to collaborate with new researchers from different disciplines 3) Networking events, including with government and industry: a) Workshops on themed areas b) ‘Sandpits’ with government and industry partners c) NSSN member events
How does the NSSN work for you? 1 3 2 4 After end-user The NSSN staff Opportunities are Funds are made consideration, a actively scout shared on our available and the government and comprehensive project project begins internal webpage & proposal is agreed to industry contacts for via Theme Leaders sensing challenges and sent to universities to acquire proposals for contracts from the Network
Case study: Sandpit $ 2 3 4 1 Selected Sydney Water The NSSN is Six proposals approached the NSSN bringing together will be drafted (2 proposals will be to help solve pressing sensing experts from short, 2 medium and 2 funded and begun long term solutions) to challenges in seven universities to delivering Sydney pitch solutions to these be sent to Sydney Water’s mission challenges Water
Case study: R&D 2 3 4 1 The initial project The OEH In July ‘17 a One of three approached the solution was pitched to milestones are is expected to finish in network with a sensing the OEH by complete, with the Q3 ’18, with additional second milestone projects under need. researchers at the University of Sydney. underway. discussion.
‘Busy’ Research Environment Federal government-funded NSW-funded research Peak body-funded research and centres network research grants Federal government- funded, industry-led centres
NSSN Communication NSSN Networking Meeting researchers, making a rough map of expertise Commissioned Project Enquiries Requesting information about capabilities for project enquiries Workshop Development and I nvitations Understanding the needs for NSW-based thematic workshops, via BDMs invite to workshops in preparation Theme Leaders Website Updates As enquiries are finalized and posted online, updates will be sent to researchers to Researchers, First Points of Contact, Heads of School, Et Et c .
NSSN Website Navigation
NSSN Website Navigation In a private members’ area of our website, we share opportunities with researchers. These opportunities can be anything from: companies looking to prove their technologies in the real world, to organisations looking for experts to join their boards, to organisations needing R&D that they cannot perform in house These opportunities will have listed deadlines and will require at most, a short proposal.
Project Proposals We collect information from the end- users and build it into a consistent framework. If the project is of interest to you, contact the Network, we would discuss personnel, budget and time requirements and work with the end user to develop a mutually beneficial
Current & Recent Opportunities is a Brisbane-based start up that produces agricultural sensors and is looking for a local researcher for a field study/demonstration is a Finnish-based multinational that produces pipe and conduit for water and HVAC applications, they are looking to install their equipment in a local test building is an NCRIS funded, Australia-wide, research network that monitors the Australian environment, they are looking for machine learning methods to count species and environmental monitoring sensors and equipment is a Sydney-based accelerator and incubator that is looking for participants to join its GrowLab program, and for new technological opportunities to share with its network is the water, wastewater, recycled water and some stormwater service provider for over 5 million people. It recently asked the NSSN to host a ‘sandpit’ where industry challenges were presented and solutions discovered
What’s Next? Sign up for the website to get updates and access to opportunities • Email Anthony.Morfa@Sydney.edu.au with questions Propose solutions to end-user’s challenges Or suggest new ways that the Network can work for you.
Stay Connected Feel free to stay engaged, you are welcome to contact: Dr. Anthony Morfa Room 308, A28 Physics Building | The University of Sydney | NSW | 2006 + 61 2 8627 7007 (office) | + 61 401 954 975 (mobile) anthony.morfa@sydney.edu.au | | nssn.org.au
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Working with the NSSN: Process Approximate time* Initiate discussions, Define problem, < 6 6 m m ont hs Share with network (all universities), Receive proposals (incl. approximate costs) Selection of project, Definition of milestones, 2-4 m ont hs Arrange contracts Project commences between partner and NSSN (timeframe agreed upon by partners) Hiring of staff (with NSSN assistance if needed), 1-6 m ont hs Acquisition of materials NSSN follows up with partner, ongoing NSSN follows up with researchers Internal & external reporting (supported by NSSN) ongoing
Our Structure Co-Directors Members’ Board Committee Chief Operating Officer Business Project Technical Development Administration Theme Leaders
Machine Learning In Nov. 2016, the National Parks Association indicated Koala populations are in decline. The Chief Scientist and Department of Industry engage with the NSSN to develop a simple solution to sense koalas. Two Objectives were agreed upon: use machine learning to 1) detect koala bellows and 2) accurately identify individual koalas. Detect Manually filter Log Audio Use data koala calls false positives Outcome : Machine learning algorithm was developed that correctly identified 87% of koala bellows, with 89% false positives rejected. Additional work with images also correctly identified individual koalas.
Printed Wearable The Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology (CBNS) and NSSN jointly developed a printed UV exposure sensor with food grade materials. Ideally, by using such sensors, families can limit their unhealthy UV exposure. Two Objectives were agreed upon: to produce a 1) simple to fabricate UV exposure sensor that is also 2) inexpensive. Outcomes : An inkjet printed sensor was developed, tailor made to respond under normal solar irradiance. Luminosity Innovations has been founded by Stewart Hay to commercialize this technology
Chemical Remediation With funding from the NSSN and Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, a new inexpensive device, based on ion mobility spectroscopy (IMS) is under development to quickly detect chemicals in the field. Two Objectives were agreed upon: to 1) develop a portable chemical sensor with 2) the ability to separate and detect different chemicals (specifically PFAS, PFOA and PFCs). Outcome : A low power (< 1 µW) consuming device has been developed that can selectively ionize PFOA. Two surface coatings have been developed to extract PFAS from water with the result that a $50 device can function for up to 50 hours on a 9 V battery. To date, detection limits in the low parts per billion range have been achieved.
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