Research priorities

ASD Science, Technology, Innovation & Research Priorities

ASD welcomes collaborative research with academia in support of Australia’s national security. ASD’s research interests are across the spectrum of contemporary signals intelligence, security, foreign intelligence, cyber security and offensive cyber to meet current and future operational requirements.

ASD’s Science Technology, Innovation and Research Priorities focus on physical, radio frequency, optical, data, space and cyber security domains.

Fundamentals
  • Cryptology & Mathematics
  • Physical Sciences & Engineering
  • Future Computing
  • Communications Technology
  • Cyber Security & Computer Network Operations
  • Analysis & Production
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Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their continuing connections to land, sea and communities. We pay our respects to them, their cultures and their Elders; past, present and emerging. We also recognise Australia's First Peoples' enduring contribution to Australia's national security.

Authorised by the Australian Government, Canberra