Emergent RFID Technologies and Applications
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 13
Special Issue Editors
Interests: RFID sensing; RFID localization; antenna design and optimization; intelligent circuit design
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue focuses on cutting-edge advancements in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technologies and their transformative applications across various industries. It covers key areas including next-generation passive/semi-passive RFID sensor tags and high-precision localization systems. It also explores innovative RFID applications in supply chain management, healthcare, smart cities, and industrial automation while addressing critical aspects such as scalability, security, and sustainability. By bridging theoretical research with practical solutions, this Special Issue aims to facilitate discussions on how RFID technologies can drive future technological and societal progress.
We cordially invite researchers and practitioners to contribute original work addressing challenges, opportunities, and novel methodologies in this rapidly evolving field. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:
- RFID sensor tags;
- Flexible RFID tags;
- RFID localization algorithms;
- RFID energy harvesting;
- New RFID applications and use cases.
Dr. Jixuan Zhu
Prof. Dr. Huan Liu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- RFID
- localization
- RF circuit
- passive sensing
- phase based ranging
- smart sensing
- antenna sensing
- flexible tag
- reader/tag antenna design
- RFID systems and applications
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