title: Organizer of Antenna Science in Ukraine : Invited Paper
abstract: This paper is dedicated to the centenary of a founder of statistical antenna theory - Professor Yakov Shifrin who had been an organizer of the antenna science in the independent Ukraine since the early nineties until 2019. It outlines his life, education, participation in the World War II, scientific achievements, scientific-organizational and social activities, and human features.
journal: 2020 IEEE Ukrainian Microwave Week (UkrMW)