Design and implementation of an automatic staff availability tracking system

This paper presents the design and implementation of an automatic lecturer availability tracking system incorporating various software and hardware technologies. The system is aimed at reducing the amount of time that students, visitors and faculty members spend looking for specific employees without being hindered by the ethical issues surrounding RFID based staff tracking. It focuses on the availability of the staff members within their allocated office space. The system is currently being tested and is performing well enough to provide clients and other staff members with realtime information regarding staff member availability and essential contact information.