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RFID and Beyond-- Visit with METI and CITRIS

  • October 26, 2006: 7:30am - 4:30pm
  • Location: 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, the Maria & Dado Banatao Conference Room, UC Berkeley

RFID and Beyond



Thursday, October 26
290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, UC Berkeley

[Day 1] [Day 2]

 

TIME   TOPIC and PARTICIPANTS
8:30 am   Continental Breakfast
     
9:00 am   Welcome and Introductions
Prof. S. Shankar Sastry, Director, CITRIS
Prof. Osamu Nakamura, Keio University, Auto ID Lab. Japan
     
 9:10 am   Prof. Steve Smith (UC Berkeley & Alien Technology)
"RFIDs: Background and History of Work at Berkeley"
     
9:35 am   Gary Kelson, Executive Director, Berkeley Wireless Research Center
"Low Power Circuits and Systems"
     
10:00 am   Prof. Kris Pister (UC Berkeley & Dust Networks)
"Localization in Wireless Networks"
     
10:25 am   Break
     
10:40 am   Alan Broad, CTO at Crossbow
"Wireless Sensor Networks in Industry"
     
11:05 am   Salil Pradhan, on HP's RFID business thrust
     
11:30 am   Prof. Vivek Subramanian (UC Berkeley)
"Progress Towards Ultra-low-cost All-printed RFID Tags: Materials, Devices, and Circuit Considerations"
     
11:55 am   Prof. Anh-Vu Pham (UC Davis)
"Liquid Crystal Polymer Integration for RFID"
     
12:20 pm   Working lunch
     
1:30 pm   Presentations from METI and Japanese industry visitors
* Masahiko Fujihara (METI), "New IT reform strategy and RFID promotion policy of Japan"
* Osamu Nakamura (Keio Univ.), "The Internet is the infrastructure of RFID environment"
* Kei Suzuki (Hitachi), "SensorNet: IT Revolution in Real-World -R&D Activities in Hitachi"
* Tsuneo Katsuyama (Fujitsu), "Sensor Systems Conversion for Real/Logical World Combination"
* Teruyoshi Takesue, (Yasukawa), "Everywhere ZigBee -the Key for Best Sensor Network Solution"
     
3:30 pm   Break
     
4:00 pm  

CITRIS / METI Next Steps Discussion or Lab Tours 
     
6:00 pm   Private Dinner at La Rose Bistro, 2037 Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley
     

 

 
PRESENTATIONS: DAY 1
Speaker   Title
John Stephen Smith   RFID: Background and History of Work at Berkeley
Gary Kelson   Berkeley Wireless Research Center
Kris Pister   ISA SP100 Wireless HART Demo
Kris Pister   Ultra-low power wireless The changing landscape of WSN
Alan Broad   Wireless Sensor Networks in Industry
Salil Pradhan   RFID at HP
Vivek Subramanian   Towards Printed RFID: Materials, Processes, and Devices
Masahiko Fujihara   New IT Reform Strategy and RFID promotion policy of Japan
Takashi Suzuki   Hitachi
Teruyoshi Takesue   Everywhere ZigBee - the Key for Best Sensor Network Solution
Anh-Vu Pham   Liquid Crystal Polymer Integration on Si
Tsuneo Katsuyama   Sensor System Technology Conversion for Real/Logical World Conjunction
Osamu Nakamura   The Internet is the infrastructure of RFID environment
     
ATTENDEES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     

Directions to La Rose Bistro, 2037 Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley, (510) 644-1913 dir

(click here for map of downtown Berkeley)

Directions From San Francisco, the San Francisco airport, and points south on northbound Highway 101:
* Follow U.S. 101 north and then switch to I-80 east, and take it across the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge

* Stay left as you get off the Bay Bridge and take I-80 east heading to Berkeley & Sacramento

* Exit I-80 onto University Avenue

* Continue east on University Avenue for approximately 1.5 miles to Shattuck Avenue for 2 blocks. Turn left on Addison St. for 1 block. Turn left on Shattuck Ave. for 1 block. La Rose Bistro will be on your right side.

* Parking: For paid parking, the closest lots are the Center Street Garage located on Center and Addison between Shattuck & Milvia Streets or Al's Parking lot located on Milvia Street between Addison & Center Streets. These lots are about 1 ½ blocks from La Rose Bistro. There is plenty of street parking near the restaurant.

Last Updated: November 7, 2006 - 12:23pm