Roger Stuckey

Establishing and promoting the QSDA as an innovative and distinctive hub for future Defence-related research.

Representing the QDSA, ADSUN and DSTG at state, national and international levels, and promoting further connections through strategic business planning, communications and network management.

Designed and implemented Big Data processing architecture for storage and analysis of Defence system and environmental data. Deployed on computer clusters on several different networks. Included development and integration of analyst workstations with tools for interactive processing, visualisation and interfacing with the clusters.

Conducting research into classification and tactical manoeuvre recognition of ship tracks using time-series machine learning techniques.

Delivering computational support to analysis activities in the Branch and Division, including the provision of advice and assistance in developing and configuring algorithms for effective integration in the system. Supervising staff in application of distributed processing and machine learning algorithms for data integrity assessment, system characterisation, event detection and cluster analysis.

Leading the integration of a Big Data processing and storage capability into the organisation's High Performance Computer (HPC), under a major acquisition project.

Liaison with IM&T, engagement with data analysts in other Divisions and development of links with external researchers and engineers.

Providing mentorship in data science and software development to analysts and contributing to quality assurance efforts.

Coordinated the program of work undertaken by various teams in DST Group for the Surveillance and Response Group. The work encompassed a vast array of technologies including radar, tracking, electronic warfare, mission systems, data links and distributed mission training.

Managed all S&T Client Requirements for SRG and building professional relationships through regular meetings, presentations and reviews with stakeholders as well as academia and industry partners.

Technical evaluation of tools for data mining, tracking, fusion and simulation.

Conceived & managed numerous research projects, including: Acoustic communications networks for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV's); Analysis of unmanned maritime operations using Discrete-Event Simulation (DES); Agent-based multiple vehicle cooperative mission control.

Led dynamic software development environment involving management and coordination of teams, individual staff and students. Our agile test-driven development approach heavily exploits simulation with both software- and hardware-in-the-loop.

Formulated work area priorities and designed software architectures. Managed IT systems, including development of strategies and implementation of processes for content management, software version control and data storage/retrieval.

Liaised with customers and key stakeholders. Coordinated with external organisations on joint development, experiments and trials.

Developed software tools for mission planning and control of multiple unmanned systems, including payload interfaces. Designed mission planning & monitoring tool for real-time tracking.

Conducted collaborative research into experiment design and Bayesian model selection of dynamic systems to optimally extract and determine the critical components.

Developed a novel approach to real-time Terrain-Relative Navigation (TRN) based on Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping (SLAM). Prototyped and demonstrated in simulation and subsequently implemented on a real vehicle equipped with bathymetric sonar. Software modules included those for vehicle dynamics, adaptive navigation & control, grid management and low-level drivers for the sensors & actuators.

Rapidly built network of colleagues and structured research program to leverage the local expertise and resources. Presented research at a number of meetings and conferences across the US and in Europe.

Led software team to develop a framework for the simulation and analysis of area defence systems and scenarios using Monte Carlo experimentation. Multi-core, local cluster and Cloud extensions developed for distributed management and processing. Also developed extensive test harness for automated testing across a suite of predefined assets and scenarios.

Managed software development contract, entailing the generation of requirements specifications, project and test documentation, as well as monitoring, reporting and guiding development according to stakeholders needs.

Worked on an R&D Infrastructure task for large scale, distributed, semi-autonomous simulation of the military battle-space.

Provided short courses in Matlab, Python and C/C++ programming. Lectured in various engineering and software development topics to staff and students.

Developed both high- and low-fidelity simulation models for the Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) for use in human-in-the-loop simulation environments and operational analysis.

Architected and led development of generalised coupled-body simulation model for flight-envelope determination of helicopter slung-load systems. Also built tools for reconstruction, 3d visualisation and analysis.

Planned and coordinated tasks, including deliverables, finance, staff, demonstration and training for clients, as well as subsequent advice and support.

Investigated the use of Genetic Programming for identification of flight dynamic models. Ran software on a high-performance SGI machine. Further modifications were made to improve the performance and convergence during optimisation.

Created internal web-based information portal and discussion forum for Matlab users.

Developed a software interface for a GPS receiver unit, as well as a tracking tool for real-time visualisation of the UAV in flight.