NFC 2011 - 2011 3rd International Workshop on Near Field Communication - NFC'11

3rd International Workshop on Near Field Communication - NFC2011

In conjunction with the NFC Congress 2011 in Hagenberg/Austria, February 22nd - 23rd

Date: February 22nd, 2011
Location: Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences
Softwarepark 11, 4232 Hagenberg, Austria, Europe
Chair Men: Josef Langer, Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences, Hagenberg
Tuomo Tuikka, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Florian Michahelles, Auto-ID Labs, ETH Zurich
Serge Miranda, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis
Witold Jacak, Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences, Hagenberg
Description: NFC 2011 is the third international research workshop with focus on the area of Near Field Communication (NFC). This workshop covers the entire technological area, beginning from RF & hardware related topics, smartcards approaches, security, applications and services, business processes, up to usability and user experience. It aims to provide a forum for a full and detailed discussion of the research issues of Near Field Communication as an integrative concept that covers hardware, software, security, usability and different fields of applications.
NFC2011 is technically co-sponsored by the IEEE Austria Section.

Registration and paper submission are now open!

Topics include but are not limited to:

RF & hardware related topics:
High-speed RF interfaces; Modulation techniques; Circuits and antenna design; Power aware design; Modelling and simulation; NFC tests & measurements; Protocol analyses and verification methods; Physical interfaces & architectures; Interoperability between NFC devices, tags and smartcards; RF system-on-chip designs
Smartcards / SIM cards / Security:
Single wire protocol (SWP); Global platform; Multiapplications; Secure & multi-secure elements; Secure over the air (OTA) services; Security solutions for readers and terminals; System security solutions
Software platforms for NFC development:
Multi-mode multi application platforms (SIM centric or not); Solutions with NFC add-ons and NFC stickers, robust software architectures; Smartphones and NFC for location based information services, NFC and augmented reality platforms, NFC m-payment and m-transfer architecture, Interaction systems in ubiquitous information systems; Interoperability between NFC applications and services
New applications & services:
Mobile 2.0 and NFC (NFC and Facebook, Twitter...); NFC applications for consumers and citizens; Mobile value added services (VAS) using NFC; Managing NFC ecosystems; NFC's place in the optimization of business processes; Integration of NFC into "Internet Of Things" (IOT); Street and POS marketing with NFC; NFC services in education
Pilot projects, usability and user experience:
NFC applications for social and elderly care; NFC and city life; Wellness; Homecare; Business usage & leisure activities; User interaction models for NFC applications; Acceptance of NFC devices and services; Field trials and pilots; Smart touch; Secure NFC ecosystem; Virtual ticketing and couponing with NFC, fidelization NFC cards; NFC and digital cities, airports, homes; Human Interfaces for NFC applications