European Journal of Information Systems (2009) 18, 534–540. doi:10.1057/ejis.2009.43 Radio frequency identification (RFID) allows automated identification of products by embedding chips with wireless antennas on objects. RFID uses transponder technology for the contactless recognition of objects. An important element of this technology is the RFID tag comprising a small computer chip and a wire...

In many practical RFID applications tags are attached to items that pass through the reader’s field moving at a constant speed, following a fixed path. The time-constrained presence of the tags in the identification region introduce the possibility that tags exit the system without being identified (lost tags). Reliability is a practical requirement in most applications, which implies that the ...

In this paper we have worked out on some the complex modeling aspects such as Multi Scale modeling, MATLAB Sugar based modeling and have shown the complexities involved in the analysis of Nano RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) systems. We have shown the modeling and simulation and demonstrated some novel ideas and library development for Nano RFID. Mutli scale modeling plays a very importan...

RFID has been identified as one of the cornerstones of the upcoming Internet of Things (IoT) and the focus is moving from conventional RFID towards next generation pervasive networked and interconnected systems. In the future IoT billions of objects are envisioned to report their identity, location, environmental conditions and history over wireless connections. An on-going effort that will sup...

The design and development of active RFID tag systems requires several iterations, and thorough testing in order to ensure that the prototype systems behave as intended. Facilitating these operations contributes significantly to faster product development and to a quicker time to market. The emulation framework that we present makes it easier to carry out the verification and testing related to...

Due to the limitless possibilities and low cost, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems are used in a variety of applications to uniquely identify physical objects. The operation of RFID systems often involves a situation in which numerous tags are present in the interrogation zone of a single reader at the same time. The tags can collide and cancel each other out, leading to retransmiss...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to assess empirically the social and ethical risks associated with implantable radio-frequency identification (RFID) devices. METHODS Qualitative research included observational studies in twenty-three U.S. hospitals that have implemented new patient identification systems and eighty semi-structured interviews about the social and ethical implications of n...

Security of RFID systems is a very important issue with the increasing of their applications. To achieve secure communications between a reader and a tag in RFID systems, encryption of the communication data is usually performed. However, in case of low-cost RFID tags, it is difficult for them to adopt the well-known encryption algorithms because the tags have very limited resources to implemen...

RFID is currently considered a hot topic in the IT arena. It is described as major enabling technology for automated contactless wireless data collection, and as an enabler for the real-time enterprise, a future vision of enterprise information systems. But little is known about the perceived strategic importance of RFID among IT decision makers, current RFID usage and areas of application, or ...

Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) is a rapidly developing wireless technology with key features which anticipate its outstanding position in the upcoming era of pervasive computing. Even though object identification is its primary objective, it is generally accepted that RFID systems can revolutionize various commercial applications. Despite its promising benefits, however, there are some t...