Dr. Allan Carswell is an internationally recognized engineer, academic and entrepreneur in the field of laser radar (lidar) applications. The author of over 250 scientific and technical publications, Dr. Carswell is the founder of Optech Inc., the world's leading developer and manufacturer of commercial lidar systems. He has served as President of the Canadian Association of Physicists and Vice-President of the Canadian Academy of Science, and is a Board member of several research institutes and industrial corporations. He is a Member of the Order of Canada, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and a Fellow of the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute.