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PROACT summer school on RFID 2006
PROACT holds a summerschol on RFID at TU Graz from July 10-12th 2006. Teachers from academia and industry will cover a broad scope of RFID-related topics. The intended audience are students of TU Graz studying Telematics or Electrical Engineering. International students are permitted too. The focus of the summer school is to procure knowledge about radio-frequency identification systems by mapping existing knowledge onto this subject and by teaching fundamentals still missing in the according studies. Moreover, the summer school wants to highlight current engineering problems in this technology: The last day of the school is intended to inspire students for current research topics and to provide also opportunities for getting first on-hands experience with RFID/NFC demo-kits or other lab-like sessions.
News
- 2006 Aug 2: Procedure for 2VO certificate [certificates]
- 2006 Jul 17: Slides of vision talk are online [future products] (.pdf, 5 MB)
- 2006 Jul 12: Added topics for student article. [#certificates]
- 2006 Jun 22: The location of the summer school is Hörsaal HS L in Lessingstraße 25. [#venue]
- 2006 May 25: Registration has closed due to reaching maximum of registrations.
Program
Day 1 (Monday, July 10 2006): “A Crash course to RFID Technology”
Day 1 is oriented toward fundamentals of RFID technology. Basically, this day should cover the content of the Finkenzeller book “RFID Handbook”. Students will provide an average level of knowledge (mid master).
Time |
Speaker |
Title |
8:30
(30 min) |
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Registration |
09:00
(45 min) |
Johannes Wolkerstorfer
TU Graz, Proact coordinator |
Welcome and Short Introduction to RFID
- Schedule: day1-day3; lunch and coffee
- Quick overview what an RFID system is
- Tag, reader, backend; fields of application; RFID market
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09:45
(45min) |
Heinz Windischbauer
Tricon Consulting
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RFID in Industrial Applications
- Warehouse and production logistics
- Identification of goods and pallets
- Project experiences
- Technical and commercial requirements on RFID
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10:30
(30 min) |
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Coffee break |
11:00
(90 min) |
Franz Amtmann
NXP Semiconductors
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RFID Communications Basics and Standards
- Focused on 13.56 MHz
- Reader powers transponder; Reader talks first scheme
- Half duplex
- Modulation: ASK-10, ASK-100
- Load modulation
- Anticollision
- Coding: Manchester; 1-of-4;
- RFID Standards
- 125 kHz, 13.56 MHz, 915 MHz
- ISO / IEC, EPC global
- International regulations
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12:30
(90 min) |
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Lunch |
14:00
(90 min) |
Karl Hollaus
TU Graz, IGTE |
Physical fundamentals of Near-field Communication
- Near field, Far field
- Skin effect
- Q-factor, inductance
The lecture treats the required fundamentals of electromagnetic field theory for RFID. Important terms in the context of antennas like near field, far field, inductance, polarisation, reflexion, directivity, etc., are explained. Various simulations will be shown to facilitate the understanding of the physical backgrounds for RFID.
[-> www-igte.tu-graz.ac.at] (handout, demo software, animations)
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15:30
(30 min) |
- |
Coffee break |
16:00
(90 min) |
Otto Koudelka
TU Graz, IKS |
Physical Layer of RFID
- Transmission
- Modulation / coding
- Multiple access
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Day 2 (Tuesday, July 11 2006): “Technology Details of RFID”
Day 2 focuses on current challenges of RFID technology. How can the cost of tags be reduced? How can the efficiency (operating range, memory size, ...) be improved?
Time |
Speaker |
Title |
09:00
(90 min) |
Erich Merlin
NXP Semiconductors
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Antenna Design for Tags and Readers
- Antenna concepts for LF/HF / UHF Tags
- Reading range / power etc.
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10:30
(30 min) |
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Coffee break |
11:00
(90 min) |
Wolfgang Pribyl
TU Graz, IFE
Walter Kargl
Infineon |
RF Frontend Design
- Analog RF microelectronic
- Components: Limiter; rectifier, storage cap., voltage regulator , demodulator, modulator,
- Size of the components, quality parameters
- Requested knowledge of analog designers: what to study
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12:30
(90 min) |
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Lunch |
14:00
(90 min) |
Hubert Zangl
TU Graz, EMT |
Principles of RFID Readers
Based on the example of 13.56 MHz Readers, the required components for powering tags, transmitting data to the transponder and receiving the response will be presented. The influence of limiting factors, in particular of different noise sources, will be discussed. Furthermore, examples of the use of RFID technology in metrological applications will be given. |
15:30
(30 min) |
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Coffee break |
16:00
(45 min) |
Josef Preishuber-Pfluegl
CISC Semiconductor
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RFID Application Design
- RF challenges in application design
- Protocol features supporitng application design
- How to select the right thing of all the available options
- Optimization of identification rates
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16:45
(45 min) |
Alexander Gauby
RF-IT Solutions |
Middleware and Backend
- Connecting RFIDs to the Internet
- Database capabilities versus tag capabilities
- Electronic product code
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Day 3 (Wednesday, July 12 2006): “Advanced Contactless technology”
Day 3 covers research oriented topics of RFID technology. Topics are enhanced tags which are able to communicate securely or sensor-equipped tags that can monitor the cools chain.
Time |
Speaker |
Title |
9:00
(45 min) |
Klaus Witrisal
TU Graz, SPS |
New transmission technologies: Ultra wide band UWB
- UWB definition, UWB signals, and UWB features
- Outline of (upcoming) UWB standards
- Receiver architectures: the complexity-performance trade-off
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9:45
(45 min) |
Christian Steger
TU Graz, ITI
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Higher Class Tags (HCT) and Sensor Networks (SN)
- Higher class tags (EPC: class 3, class 4)
- Mobile ad-hoc sensor networks
- Applications (HCT, SN) , Energy awareness/sources
- RFID and sensor networks convergence
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10:30
(30 min) |
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Coffee break |
11:00
(45 min) |
Manfred Aigner
TU Graz, IAIK |
Data Security in of RFID Systems
- Security vs. Crypography
- Cryptography: symmetric and asymmetric encryption, hash, MAC etc.
- RFID tags vs. contactless smartcard
- Standardized vs. proprietary crypto algorithms/protocols
- Benefits by securing tag/reader link (proof of origin, tracing, integrity)
- Authentication and requirements to provide authentication
- Security layer upon ISO-18000 (authentication)
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11:45
(45 min) |
Kevin Fu
Univ. of Massachusetts |
Special topic on RFID security
- Open design principles to provide security for RFID systems
- Security problems due to change of ownership of tags
- Protection of personal data in RFID Systems (US)
- Design choices for RFID systems to provide better protection of personal data
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12:30
(90 min) |
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Lunch |
14:00
(90 min) |
Various
TU Graz, NXP |
Hands-on Workshop
- Compliance testing
- FPGA- and microcontroller-based tags for development
- NXP product testing & take-away tag
- NFC Demo
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15:30
(30 min) |
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Coffee break |
16:00
(45 min) |
Hubert Watzinger
NXP Semiconductors
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Vision: Future products
- Near-field communications (NFC)
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16:45
(45 min) |
Johannes Wolkerstorfer
TU Graz |
Conclusions
- Student article
- Certificates
- Handing back evaluation sheet
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Day 4-5 (optional): Workshop on RFID security 2006
The workshop is not an official part of the summer school but recommended for those who are interested in information securtiy issues of RFID systems. [-> events.iaik.tugraz.at]
- PROACT is trying to organize a reduced registration fee for summer school students.
Venue
The summer school is held at
TU Graz
Hörsaal HS L
Lessingstraße 25, 1st floor
8010 Graz, Austria.
Coffee breaks are served in front of Hörsaal HS L in the foyer. Lunch breaks are served at the Cafe Galileo, which is located downstairs in the same building.
Directions
Tram. The summer school location can be easily reached by public transport. Tramway No. 3 goes directly from the train station to the stop Mandellstraße, which is a 150 m foot walk away from Lessingstraße 25.
Tramway 3 also stops at the local transport hubs Hauptplatz and Jakominiplatz. Take the direction towards Krenngasse from there.
Car. There are no public parking facilities near the summer-school location that are free of charge.
Hotel Mercure. For those residing in Hotel Mercure, the easiest way is to have a 10-minutes foot walk through Petersgasse in direction to the center. Petersgasse continues without a visible break as Mandellstraße. Turn right where Sparbersbachgasse crosses Mandellstraße.
Certificates
Participants of the summer school (registered TU Graz students) receive a certificate of 2 VO (2 SWS) after submitting a 6-8 pages article that is positively reviewed by one of the participating TU Graz teachers. The topic of the article should be related to one of the talks of the summer school. The articles can also be used for submission at the PROACT best-paper award [bestpaper].
Procedure for a 2VO certificate
- Submit your article to a TU Graz teacher and receive a positive mark (1-4).
- Teacher notifies Johannes Wolkerstorfer: name, matrikel number, study, study code, mark.
- Receive a certificate from TU Graz Life-Long Learning (LLL)
- Johannes Wolkerstorfer will forward the infos to LLL on Sep 1 and Sep 29 2006.
- Recognition (Anrechnung) as "freies Wahlfach" (2 VO):
Student enters recognition in TUG-Online
- TUGonline -> Visitenkarten -> "Anerkennung / Zeugnisnachtrag"
- "Neue Anerkennung": "Allgemeine Anerkennung (Sonstiges: Gutschrift lt. Studienplan etc.)"
- Datum: <current date>
- Stunden "0 / 0 / 0" auswählen und "neue Position" anlegen
- "Anzuerkennende Veranstaltung hinzufügen" und Folgendes ausfüllen [screenshot]
- Bezeichnung: RFID Sommerschule
- LV-Art: Vorlesung
- Wochenstunden: 2
- ECTS: 3
- Prüfungsdatum: <same as on LLL certificate>
- Finish your study
- Hand-in all your certificates including the printed summer school certificate at your Dekanat
- The recognition (Anerkennung) of the summer school will be checked here the first time
Topics for student articles
The exact topic of the article is in principle open. Although, it is a good advise to agree the title and the intended content with a TU Graz teacher beforehand. Some of the TU Graz teachers offer topics:
TU Graz - IAIK Manfred Aigner
- "Application of crypto algorithms for RFID tags":
- Try to point out the advantages and drawbacks of the application of symmetric and
asymmetric crypto in tag reader comunication. As a reference see the publications of the RFID and Security Workshop (2005 and 2006)
- "Successful attacks on security schemes":
- Try to invesitgate on broken securtiy mechanisms of it-systems like RFID systems, satellite tv, W-Lan and show why it was possible to break them. -> Investigate by using dedicated newsgroups and forums
- "Contactless smart cards in payment systems":
- Give some exapmles where CL smart cards or RFID tags are used in security relevant systems (e.g. "public mass transportation", "access control" and try to find out information about what security measures are applied to protect against
attacks
TU Graz - IKS Georg Egger
TU Graz - IGTE Karl Hollaus
- Literature Study about Patch Antennas: Design, Application, etc.
- Project: Analysis of a Patch Antenna by the Finite Element Method (FEM).
- Project: Analysis of a Patch Antenna by the Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) Method.
TU Graz - IKS Otto Koudelka
TU Graz - IAIK Karl C. Posch
TU Graz - IFE Wolfgang Pribyl
TU Graz - IFE Peter Söser
TU Graz - ITI Christian Steger
- Modelling of Energy harvesting devices for Higher Class RFID Tags
- Using ambient energy from radio waves for powering Higher Class RFIDTags
- A comparison of different types of Energy harvesting devices suitable for powering Higher Class RFID Tags
TU Graz - SPSC Klaus Witrisal
TU Graz - IAIK Johannes Wolkerstorfer
- Low-Power Digital Circuit Design Using Clock Gating
- Using Multiple Clock Domains in Digital Circuits
TU Graz - EMT Hubert Zangl
- Ambient noise - sources, properties and impacts on RFID.
- Measurement methodology for power amplifier noise, ambient noise and
receiver noise.
- Localization of transponders with multi-antenna readers (survey).
Registration
The early registration fee is EUR 30. The fee includes coffee breaks and lunch and a printed handout.
 Registration is open. [registration] Registration has closed.
2006-May-29: Sorry! Registration for the summer school has already closed. The maximum number of 50 registrations has been reached!
Cancelation and refund policy
Cancelation until July 3rd 2006 will result in a 50% refund. Cancelation after July 3rd are not refundable.
Contact
If you have questions about the summer school contact us: PROACT@iaik.tugraz.at
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