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Fall / Automne 2012 IEEE No. 69 CanadianCanadian ReviewReview La revue canadienne de l’IEEE Echoes of McNaughton's Legacy: • Canada's WWII Radar Engineering Triumph • 2012 IEEE Canada Achievement & Service Awards The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Inc. Editor-in-Chief IEEE Canadian Review Rédacteur en chef IEEE Canada Wahab Hamou-Lhadj Concordia University Officers General Information 1515 St. Catherine W., Director/President - Keith Brown The IEEE Canadian Review is published three times per year: mid S-EV005.213 Vice President & Director-Elect - Amir Aghdam March, end of June and mid October. 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The Communication Matters editorial content of this magazine does not represent official positions of the tel: (416) 599-9229 The National Library of Canada IEEE or its organisational units. Return Canadian undeliverables to: IEEE ISSN 1481-2002 production@ Canada, Box 63005, University Plaza Postal Outlet, Shoppers Drug Mart CommunicationMatters.com La Bibliothèque nationale du Canada #742, 102 Plaza Drive, Dundas, ON L9H 4H0 2 IEEE Canadian Review — Fall / Automne 2012 Editorial / Éditorial Wahab Hamou-Lhadj, Rédacteur en chef / Editor-in-Chief ’aimerais commencer mon premier édi- would like to start my first editorial note by thanking IEEE torial en remerciant l’ensemble des mem- Canada and all its members and volunteers for their long-last- bres et bénévoles de l’IEEE Canada pour ing tradition of dedication and commitment to science and J leur engagement et leur dévouement I engineering. As new Editor-In-Chief, I assure you the ICR will indéfectibles envers la science et l’ingénierie. À titre continue to play a vital role in promoting engineering for years to come. de nouveau rédacteur en chef de la Revue canadienne I take this opportunity to thank all the previous editors-in-chief for their de l’IEEE, je vous assure que ce puissant outil de contribution to ICR, more particularly, Dr. Amir Aghdam for his remark- promotion de l’ingénierie continuera d’exercer son able work in the last two years, while being involved in many other IEEE rôle vital au cours des prochaines années. activities. Amir is now IEEE Canada President-Elect, aided by the won- J’aimerais aussi souligner la contribution de mes derful overview of our organization gained through piloting the ICR. prédécesseurs, notamment le travail remarquable I would like to welcome Bruce Van-Lane as the new Managing Editor. accompli par Amir Aghdam, Ph.D., à la barre de la RCI depuis deux ans, Bruce has most ably managed the production process of ICR since 2000, alors qu’il cumulait plusieurs autres engagements au sein de l’IEEE. Ce more recently lending a journalistic touch in editing member news items. poste lui a permis d’acquérir une vue d’ensemble de l’organisation qu’il A new addition to the team is incoming Associate Editor, Maike Luiken. mettra à profit désormais comme président élu de l’IEEE Canada. Maike’s experience in forging partnerships with industry, government Bienvenue à Bruce Van-Lane, notre nouveau directeur de rédaction. agencies and academic researchers will bolster content of common interest Bruce pilote avec brio, depuis 2000, la production de la revue, à laquelle to all these sectors. We bid a fond farewell to Peer-Review manager il a ajouté une touche journalistique dans ses nouvelles des membres. Shaahin Filizadeh. The high quality and diverse nature of the ICR’s tech- Bienvenue à Maike Luiken comme nouvel adjoint à la rédaction. Habile nical articles are testament to his organizational skill and dedication since à forger des partenariats avec l’industrie, les gouvernements et les cher- taking on the position in 2008. On behalf of the ICR team, I thank him for cheurs universitaires, elle veillera à ce que nos articles leur soient com- all his contributions, and wish him the best of luck with his new endeavors. munément pertinents. Je souligne avec émotion le départ de notre direc- In the