Panel Session on RFID - Fulfilling the promise of RFID: Applications, Case Studies and Future Research
Session Chairs:
- Martina Y. Trucco, HP University Relations
- Salil Pradhan, HP CTO RFID program
- Marcelo Pandini, HP Brazil Manager, RFID & Business Development
Scope
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) will certainly be an integral
part of most supply chains in 10 to 20 years’ time. Up to now, however,
RFID has failed to live up to its promise, remaining hurdled by limited
implementation and applications, and has yet to be considered a
mainstream technology on its own.
A range of technologies, from WiFi to Sensor Networks to RFID, is being explored for asset management to “smart” shelving – but what combination of technologies solves the right sets of problems? How does one identify the problems to solve? What are the capabilities of each technology to solve them in differing use scenarios? Where can WiFi be more useful vs. RFID or EPC (Electronic Product Codes) in other situations?
In this panel, we will discuss these questions, current and potential future applications, and possibilities for further research and study.
Panelists
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Dr. Rajit Gadh Dr. Rajit Gadh is a Professor at the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science at UCLA where he heads the Wireless Internet for Mobile Enterprise Consortium (http://winmec.ucla.edu). Dr. Gadh is also Founder and Director of the Wireless Media Lab in UCLA. He works in the areas of Mobile/Wireless Internet, multimedia/graphics, RFID-middleware, RFID-sensor interface definitions, wireless enterprise security, multi-media content distribution over the internet, and multi-media over UWB, within the Wireless Media Lab (http://wireless.ucla.edu/wml). Dr. Gadh has a Doctorate from Carnegie Mellon University, a Masters from Cornell University and a Bachelor from IIT Kanpur. He has over 125 papers in journals, conferences and technical magazines, 3 patents granted and 3 patents in application. |
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Dr. Salil Pradhan Dr. Salil Pradhan is the Chief Technical Officer for RFID Programs and a researcher at HP Labs in Palo Alto, CA. |
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Dr. Dario Sassi Thober Dr. Thober received his PhD in Physics from University of Campinas, Unicamp, Brazil and Universita’ di Pisa, Italy (Nonperturbative aspects of elementary amplitudes in hadronic interactions). Post-Graduate in Physics at Enrico Fermi Institute / Fermi National Laboratory, Chicago, IL, USA (Dirac monopoles and gravitation). Founder and Technical Director of the Wernher von Braun Center for Advanced Research (www.vonbraunlabs.org) working in RF devices and circuits, Automated Optical Inspection Machines, Low Cost processor platforms, VoIP/IPTV reference platforms, and Microelectronics/Nanotechnology. |
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Marcelo de Carvalho Pandini Mr. Pandini received a degree in Aeronautical Engineering and a post-graduate degree in Industrial Administration from the University of São Paulo, as well as his MBA from IBMEC in São Paulo. At HP, Mr. Pandini is responsible for the end-to-end implementation of RFID in the supply chain of HP’s Imaging and Printing Group in Brazil, identifying 100% of the hardware produced, imported and distributed in Brazil. |
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Moderator Martina Y. Trucco is a member of the University Relations staff of the Hewlett Packard Company. Her responsibilities include engaging in and supporting strong, strategic relationships with key Universities in Latin America, including fostering development of research collaborations. Martina received her M.S. in Digital Business Management from HEC Paris and her B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania. |
