Mr. Bendavid is a researcher at the ePoly Center of Expertise in Electronic Commerce and at the Canadian Research Chair in Technology Project Management. He is as well as a co-founder and academic director of Academia RFID. He teaches at various institutions including the École Polytechnique de Montréal, the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and the Université de Sherbrooke and has been invited as a guest speaker for international conferences on technology management and innovation. Mr. Bendavid holds a Master’s Degree and a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering (Management of Technology) and is CompTIA RFID+ certified.

 

Harold Boeck, Ph. D.

Mr. Boeck is the founder and leader of the first Canadian chapter of RFID Tribe, a judge for the International RFID Journal Awards as well as a founder and academic director of Academia RFID. As a conference speaker and subject matter expert, Mr. Boeck has traveled worldwide to various industry events to speak about RFID technology (from supply chain to consumer applications).

Mr. Boeck is a professor of marketing at the Université de Sherbrooke, where he is responsible for the master’s program in e-commerce, and is CompTIA RFID+ and SAP Sales and Distribution Certified. As an educator, he’s taught at the HEC Montréal, the École des Sciences de la Gestion (UQAM) and at the École Polytechnique de Montréal.

 

Samuel Fosso Wamba

Mr. Fosso-Wamba is an invited professor at the School of Information Systems & Technology (SISAT) of the University of Wollongong in Australia, co-chair the focuses session " RFID and Supply Chain Management" for the ICIS Conference, as well as a founder and academic director of Academia RFID.

Mr. Fosso-Wamba holds Master’s Degrees in Mathematics and e-Commerce, is completing his Ph. D. in Industrial Engineering Management of Technology and is CompTIA RFID+ certified. As an educator, he’s taught at the École de gestion de l’Université d’Ottawa, at the Université de Sherbrooke and at the École Polytechnique de Montréal.

 

Pankaj Sood

Pankaj holds an undergraduate degree in Computer Engineering and has recently completed his Masters of Engineering in Entrepreneurship and Innovation (MEEI) at McMaster University. He is the founder of the McMaster RFID Applications Lab. Over the last few years he has led multidisciplinary projects for RFID Applications in multiple verticals including healthcare, retail, transportation and manufacturing. In addition to two startups he has previously worked at Deloitte as a Consultant and at IBM as a Software Developer. Pankaj is an active participant in national and global standards organizations such as Standards Council of Canada (SCC), EPC Global and International Standards Organization (ISO) and is a Certification Instructor and Content Expert for Academia RFID.