News story: DASA Supplier Showcase Event

The aim of this event is to showcase innovations from our funded competitions to potential investors to increase the likelihood of exploitation but also to build an enduring relationship between DASA and the UKs investor community.

Suppliers will be exhibiting their innovations, funded through DASA competitions, to try to secure further funding and support from investors for potential exploitation.

This showcase event will feature a selection of the most mature and successful projects from across DASA competitions, covering a number of technology areas.

The evening will include 5 minute pitches from the exhibitors giving a taste of what they have done. There will then be a chance to see the projects in detail as each exhibitor will provide rolling pitches at their stands, and time for further networking and relationship building.

This will be an invite only event. If you are interested in attending as a potential investor or business mentor then please register your interest here. DASA will then be in touch with formal invites for the event.

Some of the suppliers showcasing at the event are:

Supplier Project Title Description
Aleph Insights Ltd Adaptive Report Generation Assistant (ARGA) A tool that allows organisations to make greater use of information that’s locked away as text in documents, emails and reports.
Bright Structures EasiBridge – Next Generation Troop Protection, Access and Mobility Systems A man-portable, long-span rescue/assault bridge.
Createc Technologies Ltd SLATE – Crowd Monitoring and Alerts (SLATE-CMA) This system enables crowd monitoring and threat detection in public areas.
DecisionLab Prognostic Asset Condition capability using advanced machine learning for use in air, naval and other domains Machine learning anomaly detection models to calculate a system health score based on solely sensor data.
Montvieux Prediction Toolset A Deep Learning based Artificial Intelligence capability that uses current and historical information to predict the change of control on the ground, in both space and time, between opposing groups fighting within an operational theatre.
Montvieux Machine Learning Analytics as a Service (MLAaaS) A Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) based Artificial Intelligence approach to the generation of labelled training data for use in third party imagery object detection and classification systems.
Sociedad Europea de Analisis Differencial of Movilidad SL Two-Stage Differential Mobility Analyser for the Screening of Explosives and Incendiary Devices in Cargo Development of a radically novel system for the detection of concealed explosives in air cargo by means of vapour sensing.
University College London Electromagnetic imaging for aviation security – Phase 2 Scanner for luggage/parcels based on electromagnetic imaging with atomic magnetometers, thus not involving ionising radiation.


News story: DASA Supplier Showcase Event

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The aim of this event is to showcase innovations from our funded competitions to potential investors to increase the likelihood of exploitation but also to build an enduring relationship between DASA and the UKs investor community.

Suppliers will be exhibiting their innovations, funded through DASA competitions, to try to secure further funding and support from investors for potential exploitation.

This showcase event will feature a selection of the most mature and successful projects from across DASA competitions, covering a number of technology areas.

The evening will include 5 minute pitches from the exhibitors giving a taste of what they have done. There will then be a chance to see the projects in detail as each exhibitor will provide rolling pitches at their stands, and time for further networking and relationship building.

This will be an invite only event. If you are interested in attending as a potential investor or business mentor then please register your interest here. DASA will then be in touch with formal invites for the event.

Some of the suppliers showcasing at the event are:

Supplier Project Title Description
Aleph Insights Ltd Adaptive Report Generation Assistant (ARGA) A tool that allows organisations to make greater use of information that’s locked away as text in documents, emails and reports.
Bright Structures EasiBridge – Next Generation Troop Protection, Access and Mobility Systems A man-portable, long-span rescue/assault bridge.
Createc Technologies Ltd SLATE – Crowd Monitoring and Alerts (SLATE-CMA) This system enables crowd monitoring and threat detection in public areas.
DecisionLab Prognostic Asset Condition capability using advanced machine learning for use in air, naval and other domains Machine learning anomaly detection models to calculate a system health score based on solely sensor data.
Montvieux Prediction Toolset A Deep Learning based Artificial Intelligence capability that uses current and historical information to predict the change of control on the ground, in both space and time, between opposing groups fighting within an operational theatre.
Montvieux Machine Learning Analytics as a Service (MLAaaS) A Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) based Artificial Intelligence approach to the generation of labelled training data for use in third party imagery object detection and classification systems.
Sociedad Europea de Analisis Differencial of Movilidad SL Two-Stage Differential Mobility Analyser for the Screening of Explosives and Incendiary Devices in Cargo Development of a radically novel system for the detection of concealed explosives in air cargo by means of vapour sensing.
University College London Electromagnetic imaging for aviation security – Phase 2 Scanner for luggage/parcels based on electromagnetic imaging with atomic magnetometers, thus not involving ionising radiation.

Published 24 October 2018



Press release: Rapist has sentence increased following Solicitor General’s referral

A man who sexually assaulted a woman celebrating her 19th birthday in Falmouth has had his sentence increased today after the Solicitor General, Robert Buckland QC MP, referred his sentence to the Court of Appeal as unduly lenient.

Joseph Ahmed, now 32, forced his victim to have unprotected sex with him after they met at a house party. He ignored her pleas for him to stop. The victim was estimated to have been twice the legal drink drive limit at the time of the assault.

Ahmed was originally sentenced at Truro Crown Court in August, where he was given 5 years imprisonment with an extended licence period of 3 years. Today, after the Solicitor General’s referral, the Court of Appeal increased his sentence to 7 years imprisonment with an extended licence period of 3 years.

Speaking after the hearing, the Solicitor General said:

“Ahmed put his victim through a terrible ordeal, showing a complete disregard for her clear protestations. I am pleased that the Court of Appeal has today agreed that Ahmed’s sentence should have been higher, and hope it will bring some comfort to the victim.”



Press release: Independent Governor of WFD appointed

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs has appointed Mark Babington as Independent Governor of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD).

Mark Babington has 20 years’ experience in the public sector and in policy and standard setting as a qualified FCA accountant. He brings with him strong audit experience in developing UK audit policy through his current role in the Financial Reporting Council, as a former Director in the NAO, and an Independent Co-Opted member of WFD’s Audit and Risk Committee since 2017.

WFD is the UK public body dedicated to supporting democracy around the world. It is run independently of the UK Government, though works closely with it. WFD partners with political parties, legislative assemblies and electoral bodies and is active in over 30 countries. WFD’s initiatives include the political engagement of vulnerable groups in 18 Commonwealth countries, building trust in democracy across the Western Balkans and combating violence against women in the Middle East and Northern Africa. On behalf of the UK Government, WFD also recruits UK nationals for international election observation missions.

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Press release: Independent Governor of WFD appointed

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The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs has appointed Mark Babington as Independent Governor of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD).

Mark Babington has 20 years’ experience in the public sector and in policy and standard setting as a qualified FCA accountant. He brings with him strong audit experience in developing UK audit policy through his current role in the Financial Reporting Council, as a former Director in the NAO, and an Independent Co-Opted member of WFD’s Audit and Risk Committee since 2017.

WFD is the UK public body dedicated to supporting democracy around the world. It is run independently of the UK Government, though works closely with it. WFD partners with political parties, legislative assemblies and electoral bodies and is active in over 30 countries. WFD’s initiatives include the political engagement of vulnerable groups in 18 Commonwealth countries, building trust in democracy across the Western Balkans and combating violence against women in the Middle East and Northern Africa. On behalf of the UK Government, WFD also recruits UK nationals for international election observation missions.

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Published 24 October 2018