Roger Stuckey

Background

About

Research Scientist with expertise in software development, system modelling, simulation, optimisation and analysis. Skilled in Python, C/C++, web frameworks, data analytics, distributed computing and real-time systems.

Work Experience

Staff Officer Science, Weapons & Combat Systems Division, Surveillance and Response Group (SRG)
Nov, 2015 - Present10 months
Managing Science and Technology Requirements for SRG.
- Coordinating the program of work undertaken by DSTG for the Surveillance and Response Group. The work encompasses radar, tracking, electronic warfare, mission systems, data links and distributed mission training.
- Managing 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.
Senior Lecturer (Conjoint), School of Engineering, University of Newcastle
Jan, 2013 - Jan, 20141 year
Conducted research and development on experiment design and model selection.
- 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.
Senior Software Engineer / Research Scientist, Maritime Division, Defence Science and Technology Group
Jan, 2008 - Present8 years 8 months
Lead several projects in maritime autonomy.
- Conceived & managed numerous research projects, including: Acoustic communications networks for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV's); Real-time Terrain-Relative Navigation (TRN), including sensor integration; Analysis of unmanned maritime operations using Discrete-Event Simulation (DES); Multiple vehicle cooperative mission control using agent-based simulation.
- Lead 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.
Research Fellow, Center for Autonomous Vehicle Research, Naval Postgraduate School
Jan, 2008 - Jan, 20091 year
Conducted research on terrain-relative navigation for AUV's.
- Developed a novel approach to 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.
Research Scientist / Software Engineer, Maritime Operations Division, Defence Science and Technology Organisation
Jan, 2004 - Jan, 20073 years
Contributed to maritime capability & concepts operations analysis.
- Led small software team to develop DES 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.
Research Scientist, Air Operations Division, Defence Science and Technology Organisation
Jan, 1996 - Jan, 20048 years
Contributed to simulation model development for flight vehicles and systems.
- Developed both high- and low-fidelity simulation models for the Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) for use in human-in-the-loop simulation and operational analysis areas.
- 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 task, 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.
Research Assistant, Department of Aeronautical Engineering, University of Sydney
Jan, 1995 - Jan, 19961 year
Developed acquisition and telemetry software for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV).
- Wrote software interface for a GPS receiver unit, as well as a tracking tool for real-time visualisation of the UAV in flight.

Skills

Programming & Markup Languages
Python (10+)CSS/HTML/HTML5 (15+)Matlab (15+)C/C++ (12+)Perl (10+)Bash, Csh (10+)Javascript (5+)Fortran (5+)Java (3+)Delphi/Pascal (2+)C&num; (1+)R; (1+)Ruby (1+)Scala (1+)PHP (1+)
Software, Frameworks & Libraries
BoostOpenCVBLASLAPACKFlaskDjangoRailsNode.jsAngular.jsProcessing.jsjQueryBootstrapNumpyMatplotlibPandasPyroTwistedscikit-learnSparkHadoopwxWidgetsQtGitSubversionMercurial
Databases
MySQLPostgreSQLHDFMongoDBRedis
Operating Systems & Platforms
LinuxIrixAIXSolarisSunOSWindowsMSDOSOS XAWSEC2RDSS3

Education

Graduate Program in Scientific Leadership, , University of Melbourne
Jan, 2007 - Jan, 2008
Scientific LeadershipManaging KnowledgeManaging ProjectsOrganisational CultureStrategy, Capability and EffectivenessEthics FrameworksStrategic ManagementFinancial PlanningCommunicationManaging RiskGovernment Processes
Masters of Computer Science, Information Technology, , RMIT University
Jan, 2003 - Jan, 2004
Interactive 3D Graphics and AnimationFoundations of Distributed ProgrammingAdvanced Programming TechniquesObject Oriented ProgrammingSystem Engineering for Complex Problem Solving
Specialised Training Courses, , University of South Australia
Jan, 1996 - Jan, 2008
Java ProgrammingC/C++ ProgrammingEngineering Applications of Random Signal AnalysisResidential ManagementPerformance Appraisal WorkshopTime Management
PhD in Engineering, , University of Sydney
Jan, 1991 - Jan, 1995
Identification of Nonlinear Model Parameters (Thesis)Mathematical Modelling and System IdentificationNeural NetworksControl TheoryAeroelasticityFuzzy LogicKalman FilteringRandom Signal Analysis
Bachelor of Engineering (Aeronautical) Honours Class I, , University of Sydney
Jan, 1987 - Jan, 1990
Experimental Establishment of the Oscillatory Derivatives (Thesis)Flight Dynamics and Digital ControlMechanics of FlightPropulsionAdvanced Rotary Wing DynamicsAdvanced AerodynamicsAircraft StructuresAircraft DesignPropulsionAviation Operation and ManagementThermodynamicsMaterialsIndustrial ElectronicsFlying OperationsMathematicsNumerical MethodsEngineering MechanicsMechanical DesignEngineering Programming

Awards

Defence Science Fellowship Defence Science and Technology Organisation
Awarded on: Jan 01, 2008
Winner, Matlab Programming Contest The Mathworks
Awarded on: Jan 01, 2003
Graduates Research Prize in Aeronautics Department of Aeronautical Engineering
Awarded on: Jan 01, 2003
Australian Postgraduate Research Award Commonwealth Government
Awarded on: Jan 01, 1991

Projects

Fuuz, Elosys
Jan, 2014 - Present
A web-based software service for performing predictive analytics in real-time. Users design models which combine information from non-traditional sources, including social media, with traditional quantitative sources, such as the financial markets.

PythonNLTKC++FlaskPostgreSQLRedisDockerGit
Blog, Blogofrog
Jan, 2010 - Present
My programming blog, generated by Pelican.

JekyllRubyHTML 5JavaScriptHTTPLAMP

Publications

Experiment Design, Bayesian Estimation and Model Selection of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle [IN DRAFT] ,
Published on: Jan 01, 2014
PyDES: A Framework for Complex Scheduling Analysis using Discrete-Event Simulation , SimTecT Simulation Technology and Training Conference
Published on: Jan 01, 2012
Navigational Error Reduction of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles with Selective Bathymetric SLAM , IFAC Workshop on Navigation, Guidance and Control of Underwater Vehicles
Published on: Jan 01, 2012
Dynamic Simulation of a Helicopter Carrying a Slung Load , International Congress on Modelling and Simulation
Published on: Jan 01, 2007
Helicopter Slung-Load Simulation Toolbox for use with MATLAB , DSTO Technical Note DSTO-TN-2346
Published on: Jan 01, 2003
Virtual Reality Modelling Language for Visualisation of Flight Simulations , SimTecT Simulation Technology and Training Conference
Published on: Jan 01, 2002
Mathematical Modelling of Helicopter Slung-Load Systems , DSTO Technical Report DSTO-TR-1257
Published on: Jan 01, 2001
Dynamic Simulation of the CH-47D Helicopter and Externally Slung Boat , Australian Pacific Vertiflite conference on Helicopter Technology
Published on: Jan 01, 2000
Dynamic Simulation of the CH-47D Helicopter with Single and Multiple Slung Loads , Australian Pacific Vertiflite conference on Helicopter Technology
Published on: Jan 01, 1998
A Genetic Approach to Modelling Flight Dynamic Characteristics , AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting
Published on: Jan 01, 1997
Modelling for Aeronautical Applications , International Aerospace Congress
Published on: Jan 01, 1997
A Comparison of Spoiler Aerodynamic Characteristics as Estimated from Flight , International Aerospace Congress
Published on: Jan 01, 1997
Identification of Nonlinear Model Parameters - Spoiler Aerodynamics of the F-111C Aircraft , University of Sydney, Department of Aeronautical Engineering
Published on: Jan 01, 1995
Flight-Estimated Spoiler Aerodynamics of the F-111C Aircraft , AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference
Published on: Jan 01, 1994
Efficient Data Partitioning in the Nonlinear Model Structure Determination of Aircraft , Australian Aeronautical Conference
Published on: Jan 01, 1993
Identification of Nonlinear Aircraft Spoiler Parameters , IFAC Congress
Published on: Jan 01, 1993

References

Paul Heuer, 2016
I assess Roger's performance as Superior... Roger has hit the ground running in his new role. Normally a significant amount of time (many months) would be expected to acclimatise to a new position. However, Roger has managed to become fully effective in his nominal role very quickly.
Tim Priest, 2016
In addition to the agreed milestones and the development work he completed before taking on his present role, Roger has actually taken on significant extra strategic engagement work on his own initiative... These extensions of his nominal role show Roger's ability to work at a very high level.
Helen Dorsett, 2015
Roger developed, tested and delivered working communications software solutions under a tight timeframe to support a multinational trial. He has also developed simulation capability for this software that may be extended to other projects. Roger's demonstrated motivation, competence and collegiality in conducting this work places his efforts at the high end of a Fully Effective rating.
Stuart Anstee, 2012
Roger has had a successful year with significant, visible contributions that have raised the profile of the group within the Division and externally.
David Battle, 2012
Roger has a high-profile role within the group and I am particularly happy with his commitment to the group's IT and software development infrastructure.
Matt Spillane, 2010
Roger has continued to provide important technical and professional leadership in model development for both groups. He is also taking on an increased supervision role.
Jim Smelt, 2010
Roger continues to make an excellent contribution to the group's work program.
Matt Spillane, 2008
Roger continued to provide strong technical and professional leadership in the development of models for both areas. Roger has also made significant progress in leading and conducting a study of requirements for modelling tools.