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During the last year, all of us experienced a strong modification of our habits, the way we interact with each other, the way we communicate and the way we learn and teach. I can still remember the message we sent the last year to our youngest generation of Researchers: ‘Go around the world and get, as much as you can, advanced research outcomes in the field of 1M.’

It is with pleasure that I present to you the Special Issue on Instrumentation and Measurement in Canada as a double issue.

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The COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionally impacting senior citizens around the world. Indeed, the higher percentage of death is among people 60 years and older. In Canada, 50% of the total fatalities are due to multiple COVID-19 outbreaks in senior care facilities. In the wake of such heart-breaking reality, healthcare officials, industry, and academics are seeking to develop innovative methods and

In the February 2021 issue of IEEE I&M Magazine, in the paper "On the Commonly-Used Incorrect Visual Representation of Accuracy and Precision" by Shervin Shirmohammadi, Luca Mari, and Dario Petri, a production error caused a graphical mistake in Figure 6 on page 48. The correct Figure 6 is depicted here.

The population of older adults (>65 years old) is growing both in Canada and abroad. In 2018, there were 6.4 million older adults (aged 65 and over, with 1.6 million aged 80 or older) in Canada [1]. This population is expected to increase to between 12.3 and 16.1 million (aged 65 and over, with between 4.7 and 6.3 million aged 80 or older) by 2068 [1]. With age comes a greater reliance on healthcare

The automatic analysis and detection of audio signals is an important field of research with promising applications in various biomedical engineering problems such as speech, heart murmur, and lung sound analysis and classification. In this regard, automatic classification of infant vocalizations is becoming an appealing research area for medical diagnosis in clinical milieu. Indeed, the analysis and

The Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, including wearables and non-wearables, enable and facilitate continuous sleep monitoring in a completely unobtrusive manner. This paper presents an overview of such technologies with a prototype IoT sleep tracking platform as an experimental demonstration. Such IoT sleep devices, which measure physiological and/or environmental parameters non-intrusively,

Biosignals are signals that can be measured directly from biological organisms. Examples of biosignals include the electrocardiogram (ECG; electrical signal associated with the heart), electromyogram (EMG; electrical signal associated with muscles), electroencephalogram (EEG; electrical signal associated with the brain), phonocardiogram (PCG; heart sounds), photoplethysmogram (PPG; changes in blood

Medical image fusion, which aims to combine multi-source information captured by different imaging modalities, is of great significance to medical professionals for precise diagnosis and treatment. In the last decade, sparse representation (SR)-based approach has emerged as a very active direction in the field of medical image fusion, due to its powerful ability for image representation. In this paper

In this brief review, we will introduce arterial stiffness, describe how it is currently measured and point to new developments that might lead towards arterial stiffness estimation outside of specialized clinics in the future. In almost all methods for measuring arterial stiffness, the arterial pulse plays an important role. Therefore, new developments are related to novel non-invasive sensors for

Thermal noise in electronic devices sets the fund amental limitation for receiver front ends [1], analog [2], mixed-signal [3], and even digital circuits [4] for their signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) [5], dynamic range, data acquisition rate, and power consumption. Therefore, thermal noise becomes particularly important for emerging applications such as quantum computing (QC) [6] for its qubits' sensitivity

This paper provides an overview of the applications of synchronous demodulators for low noise measurements in a tutorial manner. Synchronous demodulators have been around for nearly a century and used extensively for precise measurements and reduction of noise bandwidth in a wide range of applications. The purpose of this paper is to briefly introduce the method that is recognized and formalize its

Radio-telescope receivers are developed to sense very weak astronomical signals. The sensitivity of a radio telescope is inversely proportional to its noise temperature, which is largely dependent on the amount of noise generated in the receiver low-noise amplifier (LNA). In addition, a radio telescope sensitivity is also proportional to its collecting area; however, it is very costly to enhance sensitivity

Like any science and engineering field, Instrumentation and Measurement (I&M) is currently experiencing the impact of the recent rise of Applied AI and in particular Machine Learning (ML) [1]. But I&M and ML use terminology that sometimes sound or look similar, though they might only have a marginal relationship or even be false friends. Therefore, understanding the terminology used by both communities

Artificial intelligence, deep learning, big data, self-driving cars…, these are words that have become familiar to most people and have captured the imagination of the public and have brought hopes as well as fears. We have been told that artificial intelligence will be a major part of our lives, and almost all of us witness this when decisions made by algorithms show us commercial advertisements that

Power grid failure is very costly to any modern society, and preventing upheavals like the blackout in eastern US and Canada in the summer of 2003 is extremely important. Complete power grid failure may be triggered by the failure of a transformer, underground cable, overhead line insulator or any other component of the power grid. While close monitoring of expensive, centrally located assets like

This article presents our recent work towards development of a controller for the new class of modernized excavators. There is an increasing demand to develop autonomous earth-moving machines that are: more efficient than the conventional ones and capable of operating with minimal supervision by operators. A fractional-order pro-portional-integral-derivative (FOPID) control is applied to a newly designed

Machine learning (ML) algorithms can prove to be instrumental in certain complex ill-con-ditioned systems when inserted as a middle layer to interface low-level hardware, such as sensors and actuators, and high-level decision-making kernels. Such an interface provides a secondary, or supervisory, conditioning layer that would enhance the system's robustness in the face of various types of uncertainties

Keysight Technologies, Inc. has announced the new Infiniium 8-channel oscilloscope technology, which is now available via both distribution and direct channels.

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This Special Session includes, but is not limited to, the following topics: Kinematics and dynamics in gait analysis; Electromyography (EMG) in gait analysis; Sensors for gait analysis; Wearables an inertial measurement units (IMU) in gait analysis; Artificial neural networks for gait analysis; Gait analysis for neuromotor rehabilitation; and Walking with prostheses. exoskeletons and external supporting

Attorneys should reconceptualize the individual jurors' voir dire when a case involves the presentation of scientific evidence. One of the attorney's objectives must be encouraging the jury's acceptance of scientific concepts and the scientific method as applied to forensic science. Although each case is decided based upon its facts and circumstances, the laws of nature and practice of good science

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Dear Readers, It is a great pleasure for me to introduce you to this very intriguing issue that deals with “Forensic Metrology.” Basically, real needs for specific skills occur while performing activities in forensic and criminalistics laboratories, with particular regards to measurements that aim to support legal actions, such as the well-known assessment of blood or breath alcohol content. So, we

Considering that metrology has assumed a role in legal proceedings, including trials and investigations, even though it is not mentioned among traditional forensic sciences because of its multidisciplinarity, an overview of possible different applications is currently considered appropriate, starting from spreading this new term, forensic metrology, which is the science of measurement applied to forensic

This paper aims at describing the ways in which uncertainty is (or is not) measured in the field of forensic science and how the measure of uncertainty can be used to make better judicial decisions. From the traditional fingerprint comparison to the latest advances in forensic DNA analysis, we discuss the advantages and drawbacks of various ways of reporting forensic science results. We point to past

Too often science is relied upon to prove some proposition in the courtroom. Guilt or innocence, liability or mitigation, the possibilities seem endless. The truth is that science cannot prove anything; it only makes the likelihood of a proposition more or less likely. Courts and many practitioners have made considerable progress in understanding the principles of metrology over the past few years

Forensic Chemistry and Chemistry are fundamental parts of Forensic Science, that, in its broadest sense, can be defined as the application of techniques and principles of Science for the purpose of administration of criminal justice system [1].

The concepts of Industry 4.0 and “Factory of the Future” move the factory itself towards a completely inter-connected framework, including its supply chain, able to create autonomous flow of data and information for reliable decision making. The achievement of objectives connected to these concepts is expected to strongly improve the efficiency, reliability and competitiveness of the factory organization

Speech analysis plays a pivotal role in the exploitation of forensic recordings in resolving a wide range of questions. Although this topic may include a large set of methodologies based on varied digital features (MFCC, Centroid, Harmonicity, VOT, etc., cf. [1]), this work approaches the theme from a phonetic perspective, taking into consideration the vowel formants, and focusing on their variability

By its nature, the scene of a road accident is a particularly difficult scenario to deal with from the point of view of its topographical reconstruction since a high rate of risk of alteration and loss of evidence is accompanied by a high rate of irregularity of both the place where the event may happen and the elements present in it. These two types of risk create two different types of problems.

We performed a Google image search using the search phrase “accuracy and precision” and, after removing unresponsive and duplicate web pages from the search results, found that 78 of the top 100 results use the bullseye chart to visually explain this concept. Unfortunately, we also found that 52 of those 78 results, i.e., an incredible two thirds, use a visual similar to what is shown in Fig. 1(i)

Tektronix, Inc. has released the new Keithley S530 Series Parametric Test System with KTE 7 software and other enhancements. The S530 platform enables semiconductor fabs to add parametric test capacity for high-growth new technologies while minimizing CAPEX investment and maximizing wafers per hour efficiency. This reduced overall cost of ownership profile helps manufactures meet aggressive price pressures

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Dear Readers, Here we are again talking about an amazing subject strongly related to the Instrumentation and Measurement field. This issue of Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine is dedicated to “Measurement and Networking,” a very intriguing topic in the current era of IOT and 5G. (Sensor) Networks are well-suited for a wide panorama of applications, from telemedicine and advanced assistive systems

In the last decades, the role of the networks and communications has rapidly gained momentum thanks to their primary role for worldwide progress and improvement of the quality of life. As a matter of fact, networks and communications represent the fundamental pillars for the development of a number of applications and services: from providing widespread availability of broadband internet access to

The measurement of Human Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs) is an important topic in today's scenarios. Indeed, the even more pervasive diffusion of cellular networks (also with incoming 5G technology), as well as short-range and personal wireless devices, has increased interest in human exposure issues. Focusing the attention on cellular systems, although regulators and normative committees

Civil infrastructure systems such as bridges, buildings, dams, pipelines, airports, and heritage structures are complex engineered systems that play a fundamental role for the economic and industrial prosperity of society [1]. In order to build structures that are safe for the community, standardized design methodologies have been developed [1]. However, these structures are often subjected to various

The deployment of Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) systems is a natively interdisciplinary task that involves joint research contributions from sensing technologies, data science and civil engineering. The capability to assess, also from remote stations, the working conditions of industrial plants or the structural integrity of civil buildings is widely requested in many application fields. The technological

The Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm refers to the extension of the internet network to the world of physical objects (“things”), embedded with sensors, actuators, and other technologies that allow them to evolve and become smarter and connected (“smart things”) [1]. The physical objects can be anything. The smart objects can sense, monitor, react to the environment, and communicate autonomously the

Radiological threat (i.e., the risk associated with radioactive isotopes) is usually associated with military and civil applications involving either radioactive weapons or other radiological dispersal devices (e.g., deposits in soil or water, nuclear plants and so on) [1]. In recent years, some authors evidenced that limited quantities of radioactive materials can cause heavy damages and losses if

The occurrence of an earthquake has immediate consequences, such as the destruction of buildings. However, the impact can be much more severe and extend over time. The arrival of an earthquake's destructive wave can subsequently: produce a rupture in water distribution pipes, leading to water leakage, when water is even more valuable; break gas pipelines that will continue to lose gas and cause explosions

Digital society has developed to a point where it is nearly impossible for a user to know what it is happening in the background when using the Internet. To understand it, it is necessary to perform network measurements not only at the network layer (e.g., IP, ICMP), but also at the application layer (e.g., HTTP). For example, opening a single website can trigger a cascade of requests to different

Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA) is becoming a key enabler for wireless communication technologies. Many DSA concepts—such as the Citizens Broadband Radio Service and TV White Space—rely on spectrum databases to identify available radio channels. However, propagation models and other assumptions used by these databases are usually poor for the given scenario, typically leading to over-conservative calculations

I don't know why but I particularly like the title of this issue of the Magazine: Measurements for Advanced Networking & Networks for Advanced Measurements. I find this subject and this apparent dualism very interesting. I speak of apparent dualism because, although it is correct to separate the two topics, measurements for networking and networks for measurements (advanced or not), and treat them