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From the Incoming Editor-in-Chief
JANUARY 2018

DOI. No. 10.1109/MAES.2018.181003

Dear AESS Magazine Readers,
As Sabrina indicates in her editorial, I'm taking over as Editor-in-Chief (EIC). I've had the pleasure of working for her these last three years
as her Associate EIC, and I look forward to continuing with her as my boss in her new role as VP for Publications.
Teresa Pace guided the Magazine for the three years before Sabrina, and I know you will agree that its improvement in her time - quality
of articles, relevance, even its look and feel - was marked. Teresa deserves much applause. Sabrina also should be proud of the continued
upward trend, and I'd particularly like to call out the excellent special issues, the increased selectivity, and the institutionalization of editorial procedures whose need only became apparent when the "mass" of good content became critical. The EIC position is a volunteer job, but
Sabrina and Teresa were professionals in all ways but pay.
I hope when my term ends some good things can be said of me as well. In my opinion the Magazine is perhaps the most important physical
return we can give to you, our members, in return for your support as members. That you pick the Magazine up from your desk and actually
read it is why authors are interested in writing for it. I'd be very happy to hear about how to improve it. I've got some ideas, and I'll share
them with you next month.
In this issue there is an article from UC London and the International Space University in Houston describing a large-scale planning effort
aimed at defense against (natural) threats from space. An article from the Warsaw University of Technology explains the role and efficacy of
passive multi-site radar for amateur rocket tracking. The study of focus-before-detect (FBD) radar systems, by a multi-continent team (China,
Italy, & the USA), continues from September in the second of two parts. And a team from Iran describes research in software-in-the-loop
(SITL) systems for UAVs. We also have some special items: a Student Highlight from the University of Toulouse, a welcoming message from
new AESS President Giuseppe (Joe) Fabrizio, and a report on the Pioneer Award to Dr. Yakov Shifrin.
In closing, I see that Sabrina has given us photos of herself both before and after her term as Systems EiC. I think she looks great in both.
Here is my "before" from three years ago, and my "after" now.
-Peter K. Willett
Me three years ago.

Me now, beginning my term as EIC.

JANUARY 2018

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