About the Panellists

Dr Anthony Schellhase is Program Lead for Electronic Warfare at the Defence Science and Technology Group. He brings extensive experience across EW research, capability development, and Defence experimentation, with a particular focus on applying analytical and modelling approaches to support informed decision-making across the EW lifecycle. He has held roles supporting Australia’s participation in Five Eyes and bilateral EW science and technology initiatives.

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Mike Turton AM served more than 20 years in the Royal Australian Air Force, specialising in EW capability development, test, and operational employment. His work included the delivery of a major EW capability for the RAAF maritime fleet and early integration into Wedgetail, for which he was awarded the Order of Australia. Mike now leads business development at Aurizn Defence, with a focus on applying modelling and simulation to EW system development, testing, and evaluation.

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Simon Reynolds has over 30 years’ experience in military systems development, with deep expertise in EW modelling and simulation. He has worked extensively on the design, development, and simulation of threat and countermeasure systems within DSTG and industry, and has contributed to major EW simulation initiatives including TMAP, ITASE, and Chimera. Simon is currently focused on real-time, signal-level EW modelling using FPGA-accelerated platforms.

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Dr Don Gossink is Chief Scientist at Consunet and has more than 30 years’ experience across Defence science and technology. His career spans satellite and terrestrial communications, digital signal processing, sensor networks, and covert communications. He has also worked with the US Air Force Research Laboratory and has led the delivery of Defence solutions incorporating autonomy, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.