Speaker Biography | Melanie Olsen ReefWorks Project Director Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) Melanie Olsen leads ReefWorks – Australia’s Tropical Marine Technology Test Range at the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS). Melanie has 20 years experience in delivering new capability systems with AIMS and the Department of Defence. With a Masters in Electronic Warfare Systems Engineering from UNSW and Computer Systems Engineering degree from JCU, Melanie has a strong background in autonomous systems, electronics and cyber-security. She has led the Australian engineering effort and represented multi-national teams during cutting edge product design & development. Melanie’s interest is to integrate new technologies to deliver sovereign capability outcomes efficiently |