A FRAMEWORK FOR QUICK RFID TAG READDING IN DENSE ENVIRONMENTS By MALLA

Dean of the Graduate College iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am indebted to my Graduate Advisor, Dr. Venkatesh Sarangan, and wish to express my sincere gratitude for his constant support, understanding, patient guidance, and encouragement throughout my graduate program. I wish to express my sincere thanks to Dr. John Chandler and Dr. Nophil Park for serving on my Graduate Committee. I also express my sincere thanks to Food and Agricultural Product Center for supporting me financially to pursue my Masters. I extend my thanks to all the faculty and staff of Computer Science Dept for their constant support. I also wish to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to my family and friends for their unfailing support and constant encouragement in all my pursuits.