RFID JOURNAL AWARDS
2019 RFID Journal – RFID Special Achievement Award to the IEEE Council on RFID for its work in producing the annual IEEE RFID event and promoting the work of RFIDresearchers from around the world.
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IEEE RFID Conference 2020 Going Virtual!
Due to widespread COVID-19-related travel restrictions and disruptions IEEE RFID 2020 will be offering the same great content in an online format. 2020 IEEE International Conference on RFID “The premier conference for the latest discoveries in technical RFID research” The 2020 IEEE International Conference on RFID (IEEE RFID 2020) is the premier conference for exchanging technical research in RFID and provides attendees with a unique opportunity to share, discuss, and witness research results in all areas of RFID technologies and their applications; including; Energy Harvesting, Internet of Things (IoT), Localization, and Security to name a few. The conference attendance boasts an outstanding mix of practitioners and researchers from industry and academia. Get up to date on
Workshop on Wireless Motion Capture and Fine-Scale Localization
8 October 2020 — Interactive Sessions! This workshop will host researchers and engineers interested in the emerging technologies and applications for wireless motion capture and fine-scale wireless localization. Workshop presentations will explore technical issues relevant to new wireless motion capture, fine-scale localization, gesture recognition, tomography, and related technologies. Invited Workshop Speakers Prof. Antonis DimitriouAristotle U. ofThessaloniki3D RFID localizationwith robots Prof. Matt ReynoldsU. of WashingtonThruWave Incmm-wave imaging James StratigosCognosis LLClow-power, wide-areatag location Prof. Edwin KanCornell U.passive, ultra-preciselocalization Prof. William KiheiKennesaw State U.identifying vehiclesin V2X networks Prof. ArjunaMadanayakeFlorida Int. U.UAV Doppler ID Dr. Jet ZhuPolaris Wirelesscommercial handsetlocalization Prof. Reza ZekavatWPIlocalization in body& complex media Andrea MotroniU. of Pisarobot localizationwith RFID Ryan BahrGeorgia TechLuneberg lens forpoint localization
Workshop: What Should Gen3 Be?
5 October 2020 This workshop hosts researchers and industry leaders discussing the emerging technologies and applications for Gen3 RFID and beyond. Email submissions to Prof. Mohammad Alhassoun (malhassoun@kfupm.edu.sa). Click on the call for participation below:
Message from IEEE to IEEE Members on coronavirus COVID-19
Message from IEEE on Coronavirus COVID-19 The World Health Organization officially declared the novel coronavirus COVID-19 a pandemic. This global health crisis is a unique challenge that has impacted many members of the IEEE family. We would like to express our concern and support for all the members of the IEEE community, our staff, our families and all others affected by this outbreak. We request that all members avoid conducting in-person activities in areas impacted by the coronavirus threat and instead maximize the use of our online and virtual alternatives. IEEE provides many tools to support our membership with virtual engagement, including our online collaboration space IEEE Collabratec (https://ieee-collabratec.ieee.org/). Following
IEEE RFID 2019 Best Paper Recipient Named
Conference Awards and Finalists: Best Paper Award: “Breaking the Range Limit of RFID Localization: Phase-based Positioning with Tunneling Tags” by C. Qi, F. Amato, M. Alhassoun, G. Durgin – Georgia Institute of Technology, USA and Tor Vergata University (Italy) Best Poster Award (popular vote): “Dynamic Monitoring with RFID Tag Sensor to Use in Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)” by Flávia C Costa; Renato Kanno; Ricardo T. Yoshioka; Emerson Canuto; José Martins; Jean Baracat Best Poster Award (judges vote): “Beam Scanning UHF RFID Reader Antenna with High Gain and Wide Axial Ratio Beamwidth” by Rui Chen; Shuai Yang; Michael Crisp; Richard V. Penty; Ian H. White IEEE RFID Mega Challenge Smart Cities Winners: “Pathway
Attend Prof. Magdy A. Bayoumi’s Upcoming Lecture!
On July 25, Prof. Magdy Bayoumi will give a talk to the IEEE Circuits and Systems Singapore Chapter, Centre for Infocomm Technology (INFINITUS), School of EEE, and NTU. Don’t miss it! More info: Title: From RFID to Cyber-Physical Systems: Reality, Dreams, and Fantasy Prof. Magdy A. Bayoumi (University of Louisiana at Lafayette ) 25 July 2019, (Thursday) Time: 10 – 11am Venue: Meeting Room B1 (S1-B1b-66) Abstract: The integration of physical systems with networked sensing, computation networks, and embedded control with actuation has led to the emergence of a new generation of engineered systems, the Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS). Such systems emphasize the link between cyber space and physical environment
CRFID Recognized for Outstanding Participation
CRFID, the IEEE council on RFID, was recognized and awarded for Outstanding participation in the RFID Journal Live Conference awards ceremony on April 4, 2019. Fei-You, incoming president for the Council on RFID was present to receive this prestigious award. This represents the 13th annual conference on RFID prepared and presented by IEEE and the Council on RFID presented during the RFID Journal Live conference. Papers and proceedings will be available online on the IEEE website.
Mega-Challenge Participants Given More Opportunity
This year, the three finalist teams for the IEEE Educational Mega-Challenge: Smart Cities were given a wider remit in that they were not constrained to just using RAIN RFID technologies. Teams from Florida Institute of Technology, a combined team representing R & N Systems Design (from Christian Brothers University and the University of Memphis), and Washington University in St. Louis rose to the challenge and provided solutions that addressed farming, tool tracking, and RFID-enabled roadways respectively. Washington University in St. Louis won with their “Pathway to Smart Infrastructure: Hybrid RFID” solution after delivering a well-rehearsed presentation and surviving a rigorous cross-examination by a panel of ten industry judges.
2019 IEEE RFID Smart Cities Educational Mega Challenge Announced
The IEEE Council on RFID once again challenges undergraduate engineering students to team up to offer a Smart Cities problem and solution. The competition, introduced in 2017, draws proposals from around the world. After the finalists are selected, they each present a 3-minute video, followed by a live presentation at the IEEE RFID 2019 Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. Challengers are at their best answering tough questions in real-time from the judges from RAIN RFID Alliance, AIM Global, and RFID Journal Live! representatives. The finalists received a trophy for their school, certificates for each team member, and split $5,000 student travel grants donated by RAIN and IEEE CRFID. If you are