RF Research Centers Form Global RF Lab Alliance
May 10, 2007 // Published as a news service by IHS
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The University of Arkansas RFID Research Center, the RFID Lab at the University of Parma and the LogDynamics Lab at the University of Bremen are forming the Global RF Lab Alliance, a confederation of radio frequency (RF)-focused laboratories from around the world.
The alliance's objective is to provide a mechanism for communication and research collaboration among the RF labs. Eight academic RF research centers worldwide are charter members.
The Global RF Lab Alliance will focus on the retail and fast-moving consumer goods, automotive, aviation, logistics and courier express and parcel, cold chain and pharmaceutical industries, among others.
Technologies researched will include radio frequency identification (RFID), real-time locating system (RTLS), middleware and advanced data processing.
Research topics can be cross functional either in terms of industry or in terms of processes such as supply chain automation, product life cycle, cold chain, food quality and pharmaceutical applications.
To capture and publish its research, the Global RF Lab Alliance will create the International Journal of RF Technologies: Research and Applications. The first issue of the journal is expected to be published in 2008.
The Global RF Lab Alliance said the alliance is based on the idea that members can increase their own value through mutual sharing of resources, either human or technical, know how and expertise.
For instance, the alliance labs can leverage each other's competencies to better handle global research projects. Additional labs will be invited to join the alliance as it grows. Each member will maintain its own identity.
"As RF technologies become more pervasive, it will become increasingly more important for research to expand beyond individual labs," said Bill Hardgrave, director, University of Arkansas RFID Research Center.
"The alliance is needed because there are a growing number of RF labs throughout the world and, although each is doing great work, there is little collaboration among the labs. This lack of communication and collaboration often results in duplicate research and less than efficient research funding."
Charter members also include:
- The Center for Food Distribution and Retailing at the University of Florida.
- Georgia Tech Research Institute at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
- Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China.
- Hong Kong University of Science Technology, Hong Kong.
- LIT Korea - Pusan National University, Pusan, South Korea.
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More details about the Global RF Lab Alliance can be found at www.grfla.org.
Source: Global RF Lab Alliance (GRFLA).