Auto-ID Labs
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The Auto-ID Labs network is a renowned research group in the field of networked RFID and emerging sensing technologies. The labs consist of seven of the world's most renowned research universities located on four different continents. These institutions were chosen by the former Auto-ID Center to architect the Internet of Things together with EPCglobal. The federation was established in 1999; the network they've developed is at the heart of a proposal sponsored by EPCglobal and supported by GS1, GS1 US, Wal-Mart, Hewlett-Packard, and others to use RFID and the Electronic Product Code in the identification of items in the supply chain for companies. The areas of expertise range from hardware to software to business research related to RFID.
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[edit] History
The Auto-ID Labs is the successor Auto-ID Center by the M.I.T..It was founded by David Brock and Sanjay Sarma with funding from Procter and Gamble and it was involved in the development of the Electronic Product Code. In October 2003 the Auto-ID Center was replaced by the newly founded research network, the Auto-ID Labs.
[edit] Research topics
The research topics of the labs have gone beyond RFID-only research and now also includes sensor networks and new emerging sensing technology. Basically, the research can be grouped into three main areas: hardware, software and business layer. On the autoidlabs.org website, the Auto-ID Labs continously publish their research results and provide an archive with over 150 whitepapers and academic publications. The following parts outline how the research is organized.
[edit] Business processes and applications
- Focus group: University of St. Gallen/ETH Zurich, Keio University, University of Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Business cases
- Business applications
- Privacy and security aspects
- Fundamentally new business processes and industries which include payment, leasing, insurance, quality management, factory design, 3PL-managenemt, brand protection, and anti-counterfeiting amongst others
[edit] Software and network
- Focus group: Keio University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Future system architecture
- EPC network
- Middleware
- Integration with existing systems
[edit] Hardware
- Focus group: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Fudan University, ICU, University of Adelaide
- RF and chip design
- Class 2 and higher tags
- Tags with memory, battery, sensors and actuators
- Enhanced reading rates in challenging environments
[edit] Members
The research network consists of the following seven research instiutions:
- University of Adelaide (Australia)
- University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
- Fudan University (China)
- ICU (South Korea)
- Keio University (Japan)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
- University of St. Gallen/ETH Zurich (Switzerland)
