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RFID-Based Identification: A Measurement Study

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Mobile Lightweight Wireless Systems (Mobilight 2009)

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In this paper we investigate the feasibility of using UHF RFID as a tool for identifying individuals. We first developed a demo application for greeting conference speakers by incorporating a passive UHF tag into a user badge. Next, based on participant feedback we carried out additional tests to gauge the reliability of the user identification. Results of our experiments are very encouraging. If certain technical precautions are kept in mind, UHF RFID has a high percentage of success and is more widely accepted in the user community than is active sensor technology.

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  1. IIT-CNR, via Moruzzi 1, I-56124, Pisa, Italy

    Marina Buzzi, Marco Conti & Enrico Gregori

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  1. University of Trento, Via Sommarive 14, I-38050, Trento, Italy

    Fabrizio Granelli

  2. Information and Communication Systems Security Laboratory, Department of Information and Communication Systems Engineering, University of the Aegean, 83200, Karlovasse, Samos, Greece

    Charalabos Skianis

  3. University of Macedonia, Loggou-Tourpali, 59200, Naousa, Greece

    Periklis Chatzimisios

  4. University of Alabama, 35487-0290, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA

    Yang Xiao

  5. Nokia Siemens Networks, St. Martin Straße 76, 81541, Munich, Germany

    Simone Redana

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Buzzi, M., Conti, M., Gregori, E. (2009). RFID-Based Identification: A Measurement Study. In: Granelli, F., Skianis, C., Chatzimisios, P., Xiao, Y., Redana, S. (eds) Mobile Lightweight Wireless Systems. Mobilight 2009. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 13. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03819-8_21

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