Dr Paul Butler BSc, PhD, DSc, CEng, FIMMM is a materials science specialist with interests in nanotechnology, biomimetics, smart materials and smart packaging. Currently an academic visitor in the Department of Materials at The University of Oxford, he was previously Director of Materials & Packaging Technology for Crown Cork & Seal Co Inc, a world leader in rigid packaging manufacture of a metal cans and plastic containers for the food, beverage, personal care, industrial and household markets. www.smartpackaging.co.uk

Geunho Lee is a Professor at SCH Univ. in the field of ubiquitous computing and communications. He is also an independent consultant in the field of Emerging ICT. He is actively working in Korea by consulting government and industry for R&D, business strategy and industry policy. He was an invited speaker in major conferences related to RFID & ubiquitous computing and published several books and more than 50 articles in the field. He was a senior advisor at Samsung, CJ Systems, and Korea Telecom., research fellow at Korea Electronic Payment Industry Association, visiting professor at Korea Polytech University, research officer at Ministry of Information & Communication, and visiting scholar at Georgia Institute of Technology. He has a Ph.D. degree in physics from the Johns Hopkins University.

Emma Napier MA VetMB MRCVS is a veterinary surgeon and graduate of Cambridge University specialising inter alia in public health traceability. She is an IDTechEx associate and coauthor of the popular IDTechEx report "Smart Tagging and Smart Packaging in Healthcare". She researched the IDTechEx report "Animal and Food Traceability".

J2 Technology Consulting AB. This new company in Sweden utilize s its high level expertise in semiconductors, polymers, thin solid films, memory design, materials analysis, processing and chemistry, to provide technology due diligence services to clients. Some of the staff were in Thin Film Electronics, the thin film memory company in Sweden. Full details can be found at: www.j-2.se

Strategic Research, Limited is a Tokyo-based independent research and consulting firm that provides  comprehensive, highly value-added information and consulting services. With the firm's proven expertise and accumulated knowledge database over the years, their research covers a wide rang of fields including RFID/AIDC, SCM, Ubiquitous/Wireless, Biometrics, Nano-technology/MEMS, XML, e-Learning, Interdisciplinary, Ecology-related Issues, CSR/SRI, Industry-Government-Academia Collaboration, etc. Their insightful reports on research themes at the confluence of disciplines/industries are a part of their strengths, along with their in-depth analysis. In tandem with highly qualified experts in diverse fields, this dynamic and growing research firm now offers leading-edge e-reports, e-white papers and e-newsletters through their portal site, x-portals.

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Adrian Beck is a lecturer in Security Management at the Scarman Centre, University of Leicester. His research interests are primarily focussed on crime against the retail sector, including studies for companies such as Marks & Spencer, J Sainsbury, Next, Dixons Stores Group and Woolworths. He recently completed the first ever pan European study on the extent of the problem of shrinkage throughout the European Fast Moving Consumer Goods Sector and is currently working on the potential of RFID tagging technologies to tackle this problem throughout the supply chain and beyond. He regularly contributes to IDTechEx journals.

Dr Robb Clarke PhD, MBA, MA, is an Assistant Professor of Packaging at Michigan State University, USA.  His primary area of research is Automatic Identification (particularly Radio Frequency) in manufacturing, warehousing, distribution and handling; machine operations and efficiency; quality issues; and dynamic forces encountered on packaging lines and within distribution. In March 2000, he was awarded, the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Distinguished Faculty Award.  In 2002, he was awarded the John C. Wilford Award for "...outstanding achievement in Packaging" by the National Institute of Packaging, Handling and Logistics Engineers. Professionally, Dr. Clarke worked over a 17-year period as a Packaging Technologist for Hunt-Wesson Foods (now Con-Agra), as Laboratory Manager and Manager of Technical Services for Lansmont Corporation, and President of Clarke Consulting, a packaging and operations consulting firm. 

The Faraday White Rose Packaging Partnership works at the interface between academia and the packaging industry and offers an important source of innovation, awareness and opportunity for the packaging sector. Key issues are harnessing consumer trends, improving design, enhancing functionality, improving product quality and increasing value for money. www.whiterosefaraday.com

Lorna Garrett BEng(Hons) is a Director of Garland Partners Limited, a company that enthusiastically offers innovative solutions for RFID tagging systems as well as biometric authentication and video compression technologies. Previously Lorna spent 10 years at Hitachi High Technologies which included the role of Business Development Manager with specific responsibility for growing Hitachi Maxell's Coil-on-Chip RFID business in the UK. A graduate from UMIST Lorna has a BEng(Hons) in Electrical Engineering and Electronics.

Malcolm Harland BSc(Hons) is a Director of Garland Partners Limited, a company that enthusiastically offers innovative solutions for RFID tagging systems as well as biometric authentication and video compression technologies. Malcolm spent 6 years with Philips, and then 14 years in the Hitachi group, both with Hitachi Europe and Hitachi High Technologies where he was General Manager of the Electronic Components Division. Specialising in semiconductors, he has spent the last 4 years developing business in the RFID, Fingerprint and Contactless Security Access markets. He graduated from Nottingham University in 1985 with a degree in Physics.

Peck Hui Lim, based in Singapore, is the Director of Tunity Pte Ltd, which aims to complete the RFID value chain by offering ideas, market leads and channels, strategic tie-ups and services to those requiring assistance, especially in the Asia market. Peck Hui's involvement with RFID dates back to 1996 when she first joined Singapore Technologies. She established the RFID business from scratch to winning a major order from the National Library Board to equip all Singapore Community libraries with RFID installations. www.tunitysolutions.com

Michel Bellaiche is an Electrical Engineer and works as consultant within RFID Technology with his own consultancy, International RFID Consulting (IRC). IRC field of operation is mostly European. IRC also works in close association with other companies in order to be able to provide greater resources to customers. Michel is based in Barcelona in Spain.

Bob Dean BSc is a globally recognised expert in contactless smart card systems, working in Hong Kong, the UK and elsewhere on ticketing, financial and other applications. He has written management reports for the Financial Times and Footnote Publications on these subjects and designed many systems.

John Falck BSc CEng MIEE, founder of the RFID company Cotag Ltd in 1979 which specialises in active chip tags, technical director until its acquisition by Amtech Inc. Subsequently formed his own RFID consultancy. Key areas of expertise include international standards, regulatory matters, applications and technology. He sits on international RFID standards committees.

Jeremy J. Plimmer DipM. MCIM. A.Inst.Pkg is editor of Product & Image Security magazine and Secretary General of Label & Tag Security International - the forum for suppliers and users of security documents, tags and labels. Both magazine and forum promote new technologies for inventors by providing a medium of contact with end users and sponsors of RFID products.

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Associations

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Aim Global, AIM UK are trade industry associations for the Auto Identification technology industries, of which IDTechEx is a registered member.

The Institute of Packaging (IoP) is a UK based packaging education body. IDTechEx have written articles for IoP newsletters and are members of the organisation.