Newcastle University

Abstract:
Radio frequency identification (RFID) is a revolutionary technology that can be a key solution to realize the eternal dream of creating smart objects. Currently, RFID is used as an automated data-capture technology that can be used to electronically identify, track, and store information contained on a tag that is attached to or embedded in an object, such as a product, case, or pallet. Nowadays, some experiments are performed to identify human beings using this technology. RFID technology enables objects to communicate effectively through extremely low cost and low power communication systems. This seminar provides an overview of the RFID technology, main applications, and main challenges of RFID systems.

Biography:
Dr. Arafat Al-Dweik received the B.A. degree in Telecommunication Engineering from Yarmouk University, Jordan, in 1994 and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, USA in 1998 and 2001, respectively. He was with Efficient Channel Coding, Inc., Cleveland-Ohio, from 1999 to 2001, where he was a Research and Development Engineer working on advanced modulation, coding, and synchronization techniques. From 2001 to 2003, he was the Head of Department of Information Technology, Arab American University, Palestine. Since 2003, he is with the Communications Engineering Department, Khalifa University, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Dr. Al-Dweik is currently a Visiting Lecturer at the School of Electriacl, Electronic and Computer Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

Published: 27th October 2009