New Tag, Sensor and Reader Developments for UHF RFID (RFID Europe 2009)

Timo Varpulareceived doctor's degree in technical physics from Helsinki University of Technology. He has worked as a project manager at Instrumentarium Corporation Ltd. where he developed whole-body nuclear magnetic resonance imaging systems. He joined VTT in 1986 and acted as a section leader and conducted research on measurement devices for metrological and industrial purposes. Later he worked as a group manager at VTT Automation and as a research manager at VTT Information Technology. He is presently Technology Manager at VTT Sensing and Wireless Devices. His research interests include RFID, RF, microwave, and wireless sensors for scientific and industrial applications. Dr. Varpula has co-authored 45 scientific publications and holds 7 patents.

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