RFID Applied to IoT Devices

Dear Colleagues,

Advancements in the design and manufacturing of Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) systems have fostered the evolution of passive tags from very simple identification transponders, e.g., that are used in the supply chain, to general-purpose battery-less “computing” devices, enhanced with “sensing” and “data-logging” capabilities. Nowadays, RFID systems have the potential to substitute or complement existing wireless sensor networks (WSNs) because of their small size, low-power, and very cost-effective identification mechanisms. They may bring undisputed benefits to various IoT application scenarios, where networked tags with sensing and computing capabilities create smart environments, such as in enhanced supply chain, factory automation, smart-home, smart-city, and personal healthcare scenarios. In spite of that, we are pleased to announce that this Special Issue, ‘RFID Applied to IoT Devices’, is now compiling a collection of papers submitted by the outstanding scholars in this research field. We welcome contributions as well as recommendations.

Our intention is for the Special Issue to highlight the diversity of the research lines currently in practice through specific works to help identify new and undiscovered research questions and establish novel collaborations between the extensive scientific community that is interested in RFIDs. Both original research and review papers are welcome! We expect these papers to be widely read and highly influential within the field.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• RFID application on sensing systems;
• RFID antenna design;
• RFID reader design;
• RFID protocol design;
• RFID application on power grid;
• RFID localization;
• RFID tag array;
• RFID application on supply chain;
• RFID security.

Dr. Renhai Feng
Dr. Leijiao Ge
Guest Editors

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• RFID
• sensing system
• power grid
• localization
• tag array
• wearable electronic
• supply chain
• antenna
• measurement
• management
• security