RFID Journal's editors have selected an independent panel of five judges to evaluate entries in each category and choose this year's award winners. The judges were selected from academia because they understand RFID's business applications and can be completely objective. Among the judges already confirmed are:
Most Innovative Use of RFID
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Harold Boeck, professor,
Université de Sherbrooke
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J.T. (Tom) Cain, professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering,
University of Pittsburgh
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Bob Hoheisal, project manager and laboratory director,
Texas State Technical College
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Stephen Miles, research scientist,
Auto-ID Labs at MIT
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Pankaj Sood, founder and manager,
McMaster RFID Applications Lab
Best RFID Implementation
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Giselle Bennet, director, Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory,
Georgia Tech Research Institute
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Robb Clarke, associate professor of packaging,
Michigan State University
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Bill Hardgrave, director,
University of Arkansas' RFID Research Center
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Antonio Rizzi, director,
University of Parma RFID Lab
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Sanjay Sarma, associate professor of mechanical engineering,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); former chairman of research and cofounder,
Auto-ID Center
Best Use of RFID in a Product or Service
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Kevin Berisso, director,
Ohio University's AIDC Lab
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Daniel Engels, founding director,
Texas Radio Frequency Innovation and Technology Center; associate professor of electrical engineering,
University of Texas at Arlington
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Elgar Fleisch, co-chair,
Auto-ID Lab St. Gallen
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Dimitris Kiritsis, adjoint scientifique,
Computer-Aided Design &
Production Lab, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
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Florian Michahelles, associate director,
Auto-ID Lab St. Gallen
Best In Show
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Jean-Pierre Emond, co-director,
IFAS Center for Food Distribution and Retailing, University of Florida
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Marlin H. Mickle, professor of industrial engineering, University of Pittsburgh; executive director,
RFID Center of Excellence, University of Pittsburgh
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Justin Patton, director,
RFID Research Center, University of Arkansas
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Fred Riggins, clinical associate professor of information systems,
W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University
Special Achievement
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Hong BongHee, professor,
Pusan National University, South Korea; director, RF Lab, Research Institute of Logistics Information Technology, Korea
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Christian Floerkemeier, researcher,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Tali Freed, associate professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering; founding director, PolyGAIT-RFID Research and Development Laboratory
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Mark Roberti, founder and editor,
RFID Journal
"The awards have been an unqualified success," says Mark Roberti,
RFID Journal's founder and editor, "and we think it is appropriate to add a special achievement award this year, to recognize those who have contributed to the advancement of RFID technology. I look forward to reading this year's submissions."