HEIMDALL CONSULTING (APR – 2743)

The Heimdall® CDEM Capability Assessment Survey Application

Engineering, IT, Mathematics and Statistics

PLEASE NOTE

• This internship may be eligible for funding through the Australian Government Women in STEM and Entrepreneurship (WiSE) grant. Female STEM HDR students are encouraged to apply.

ABOUT THE INDUSTRY PARTNER

Heimdall Consulting Pty Ltd is a three plus year old small consulting business specialising in Civil Defence and Emergency Management (CDEM) and Cyber Security. Clients have included the Department of Defence, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in New Zealand and the Queensland Government.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

Working directly with the CEO, a former two-star military officer, the student will be contributing to a civil defence and disaster management preparedness system that has interest across Australia and in New Zealand. Pending commercial take up that is expressed in a letter of intent, the student may be employed in the future in a software maintenance help desk role and future software design and development during a planned year-on-year system improvement program.

RESEARCH TO BE CONDUCTED

The Heimdall® CDEM Capability Assessment Survey Application (The App) is a web-based tool designed to help organisations conduct CDEM assessments in an easy, secure, and efficient way. The application supports various roles and tasks in the assessment process, ensuring that all users can work effectively. Its purpose is to simplify the creation, management, and completion of surveys while keeping data secure and compliant with privacy standards.

The main focus of the application is to offer features like role-specific functionalities, offline access for users in areas with poor internet, and secure options for uploading important documents. Additionally, the application includes a delegate question functionality, allowing users to assign specific questions to colleagues or external individuals.

In subsequent versions, the App will exploit the potential of artificial intelligence to provide enhanced analytical capability and to support use of the incorporated knowledge database (master question set) as an educational capability.

SKILLS WISH LIST

If you’re a postgraduate research student and meet the criteria below we want to hear from you. We strongly encourage women, indigenous and disadvantaged candidates to apply:

Software engineering expertise in Python and capability to complete development of a software tool that is partially built, including a growth path to the successful analytical use of Artificial Intelligence.

RESEARCH OUTCOMES

Delivery and successful testing of a web-based tool – The Heimdall® CDEM Capability Assessment Survey Application.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

The intern will receive $3,300 per month of the internship, usually in the form of scholarship payments.

It is expected that the intern will primarily undertake this research project during regular business hours and maintain contact with their academic mentor throughout the internship either through face-to-face or phone meetings as appropriate.

The intern and their academic mentor will have the opportunity to negotiate the project’s scope, milestones and timeline during the project planning stage.

Please note, applications are reviewed regularly and this internship may be filled prior to the advertised closing date if a suitable applicant is identified. Early submissions are encouraged.

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