RFID Enabled Attendance Monitoring with Real Time Data Logging and Reporting

Abstract – Traditional attendance tracking system are less efficient and time consuming, with high chances of human error. While alternative biometric methods are concerned over hygiene issues and performance limitations. This paper introduces a novel RFID-based attendance monitoring system that addresses these challenges through a combination of passive RFID technology and centralized data management. The solution proposed in this research uses individual RFID tags to users, enabling contactless, instantaneous attendance verification through strategically placed RFID readers within the environment and each connected to microcontrollers. The attendance data automatically logs to a centralized database, providing real-time monitoring and reporting through a Firebase portal dashboard. The dashboard can provide real-time insights about daily, weekly, and monthly attendance reports for easy administrative use. The proposed method shows significant improvements in both accuracy and efficiency as compared to traditional conventional manual attendance system, which is time consuming and prone to human errors. The proposed RFID based method is low-cost, scalable architecture suitable for diverse environments including both small-scale and large-scale. Key Words: Smart Attendance, RFID, Internet of Things (IoT), Educational Technology, Smart Attendance System.