PROTOCOL ARTIFACTS

I wish to thank my supervising professor Dr. Daniel Engels, for giving me the opportunity express my interest in RFID to him and to work for him in Texas Radio Frequency Innovation and Technology Center. I had very little background and no experience in the field of RFID when I joined The University of Texas at Arlington. Daniel and I had many long conversations where we explored different areas in the field of RFID; he always gave me a deep insight and motivation, which kept me going throughout my research. He has always inspired and motivated me to reach excellence. The knowledge and wisdom that he has imparted has not only helped me academically but also given me some values that are invaluable outside of school. I wish to thank him again, for being my advisor, a guide, a mentor and most important a true friend. I would also like to thank Dr. John Priest. I met Dr. Priest for the first time when he was guest lecturer in RFID Systems and Principles class in Fall 2007. Our discussions in class and after class gave me an opportunity to see and discuss the real world applications and problems faced in RFID field. He also provided the tags which were used in this research. I wish to thanks Dr. Stephen Gibbs, for giving me encouragement and support. I wish to thank my father Anantha and my mother Naina, for being role models to me, for the encouragement, love and constant motivation throughout my academic career. I would also like to thank Shreya for constant motivation and for always making sure I had ambition in life. I would also thank my sister Nisha for her sup-port and motivation. Finally, I would thank Darmindra, Aananya, Gaurov, Pranav, ii Amit, Jason for making my experience in the Texas Radio Frequency Innovation and Technology Center lab and all my friends for making my experience at UTA a joyous one