Security
Crystal Chip® optical tags
When a Crystal Chip® tag is read by a smart phone camera, the complex 3D random 'pattern' that is unique to each item is verified automatically. No user judgement is required.
Field of Expertise
Product development physicist and company director.
Expertise
After graduating in physics from the University of Liverpool, Keith obtained an MSc in Radiation and Environmental Protection from the University of Surrey. He completed a collaborative Ph.D. in 1980, with the University of Surrey and the European Atomic Energy Authority (Euratom), in Belgium, on applications of nuclear and X-ray analytical instrumentation techniques. Keith has since successfully managed many complex, international and high budget (e.g.£4M) collaborative product development and marketing projects at: Queen's University (Canada), University of Surrey/BT, GEC Hirst Research Centre, K X Techology (as Technical and Marketing Manager), and now at Staplethorne Ltd. He is also Managing Director of Staplethorne. Through his work with Staplethorne he became a director of AlphaFox Systems Ltd working on their Crystal Chip anti-counterfeiting optical tag technology.