First IEEE International Radio Frequency Identification Conference features leading RFID experts

(Business News & Technology News, 20 Mar 2007)

The first IEEE International Conference on RFID (IEEE RFID 2007) will feature technical papers and panel discussions by leading RFID academic and industrial researchers from around the world.

The conference, 27-28 March at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas, is being held in conjunction with RFID World, the premier RFID exhibition event.

The technical papers for 27 March feature security issues; systems analysis; antennas design and analysis; location systems; and component design and analysis. Invited papers spotlight the latest in shared data research and educational standards. The "RFID in Health Care" luncheon panel will discuss the challenges and opportunities of RFID technology in health care and its implications on government policy.

The 28 March sessions will be: "Integrated Sensors for Diagnostics" and "System Analysis," plus "Applications in Healthcare" and "Advances in System Protocols." The "RFID in Fly-By-Wireless" luncheon panel will look at the future of RFID and aerospace vehicles. The conference will conclude with the "RFID Technology Convocation," an expedited series of short talks on current academic research.

IEEE RFID 2007 Program Chair Dr. Daniel Engels, an assistant professor and director of the Radio Frequency Innovation & Technology Center at the University of Texas at Arlington, brought together a distinguished international program committee of engineers, academic researchers and scientists to review all technical papers and select the best for presentation.

"From 105 submissions by technical experts at major universities and companies from 27 countries in Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America, the technical program committee selected 31 papers," Dr. Engels said. "The topics and panels at IEEE RFID 2007 span a broad spectrum from antenna design to security techniques, and from integrated sensors to system protocols."

IEEE RFID 2007 is sponsored by IEEE-USA, the IEEE New Technology Directions Committee and IEEE Region 5. With more than 370,000 members in over 160 countries, the IEEE is the world's leading professional association for the advancement of technology. IEEE-USA advances the public good and promotes the careers and public policy interests of more than 220,000 engineers, scientists and allied professionals who are U.S. members of the IEEE.

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