Bernard Caron

Bernard Caron Vice-president of the Broadcast Technology Branch Communications Research Centre (CRC)

Bernard Caron is vice-president of the Broadcast Technologies Branch since 2004. He joined the Communications Research Centre (CRC) in 1979 and assumed his current role in 2004.

During these years, he contributed to many technological advancements, including the development of videotext and teletext systems, the precursors of the Internet, and the creation of CRC's Advanced Television Evaluation Laboratory (ATEL). This laboratory was used to subjectively evaluate five proposed systems, out of which emerged today's North American standard for High Definition Television.

Mr. Caron was involved in the joint Canada-USA-Brazil OFDM-6 project, which aimed to adapt and evaluate the Digital Television transmission technology proposed by Europe for the Americas. He has also negotiated and managed many projects under contract for private enterprises from the United States, China, Korea and Canada to evaluate the performance of various Digital Television transmission systems and technologies.

Mr. Caron studied in electrical engineering. He received a B.Sc. from Université Laval, Québec City, in 1978 and an M. Sc. from the University of Ottawa in 1984. He has published more than 70 papers and reports.