Waterloo Research: Recent submissions
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Ecological Economics and Dynamic Games: A Systematic Literature Review
(World Scientific Publishing, 2024)Ecological and environmental economics are inherently dynamic systems requiring dynamic optimization tools. Understanding the interplay between environmental economics, ecological economics, and dynamic games is crucial. ... -
Tree independence number I. (Even hole, diamond, pyramid)-free graphs
(Wiley, 2024-04-24)The tree‐independence number tree‐α, first defined and studied by Dallard, Milanič, and Štorgel, is a variant of treewidth tailored to solving the maximum independent set problem. Over a series of papers, Abrishami et al. ... -
Induced Subgraphs and Tree Decompositions VIII: Excluding a Forest in (Theta, Prism)-Free Graphs
(Springer, 2024-04-08)Given a graph H, we prove that every (theta, prism)-free graph of sufficiently large treewidth contains either a large clique or an induced subgraph isomorphic to H, if and only if H is a forest. -
Build the Volunteer, Build the Community: An Analysis of Sustainable Waterloo Region's Strategic Volunteer Program
(University of Waterloo, 2018)A lack of effective workforce development is a major challenge to the Canadian economy. Despite moderate increases in investment in employee learning since 2012, employer investment in workforce training is substantially ... -
Surface-Only dynamic deformables using a boundary element method
(Wiley, 2022)We propose a novel surface-only method for simulating dynamic deformables without the need for volumetric meshing or volumetric integral evaluations. While based upon a boundary element method (BEM) for linear elastodynamics, ... -
Curl-Flow: Boundary-respecting pointwise incompressible velocity interpolation for grid-based fluids
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2022-12)We propose to augment standard grid-based fluid solvers with pointwise divergence-free velocity interpolation, thereby ensuring exact incompressibility down to the sub-cell level. Our method takes as input a discretely ... -
ElastoMonolith: A monolithic optimization-based liquid solver for contact-aware elastic-solid coupling
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2022-12)Simultaneous coupling of diverse physical systems poses significant computational challenges in terms of speed, quality, and stability. Rather than treating all components with a single discretization methodology (e.g., ... -
A Monte Carlo Method for Fluid Simulation
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2022-12)We present a novel Monte Carlo-based fluid simulation approach capable of pointwise and stochastic estimation of fluid motion. Drawing on the Feynman-Kac representation of the vorticity transport equation, we propose a ... -
VEMPIC: particle-in-polyhedron fluid simulation for intricate solid boundaries
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2022-07-22)The comprehensive visual modeling of fluid motion has historically been a challenging task, due in no small part to the difficulties inherent in geometries that are non-manifold, open, or thin. Modern geometric cut-cell ... -
Fast Marching-Cubes-Style Volume Evaluation for Level Set Surfaces
(JCGT, 2022-06-30)We present an efficient and accurate volume evaluation method for grid-based level sets that computes the volume of the implicitly represented shape(s) in a manner consistent with Marching Cubes surface reconstruction. We ... -
Virtual Dwelling: Feminist Orientations to Digital Communities
(Lexington Books, 2021-11-16)This chapter offers the praxis of virtual dwelling, an approach for exploring the circulation of stories and power at an individual level. Through dwelling with stories to analyze their ebbs and flows throughout differently ... -
Media Matrix Mapping: A Feminist Small Data Methodology for Digital Media Ecologies
(Lexington Books, 2024)This chapter offers the small data methodology of media matrix mapping, situated at the nexus of intersectional feminism, feminist posthumanism, new materialism, and queer affect studies to expand the conversation around ... -
Reduction of intersex in a wild fish population in response to major municipal wastewater treatment plant upgrades
(American Chemical Society, 2017)Intersex in fish downstream of municipal wastewater treatment plants (MWWTPs) is a global concern. Consistent high rates of intersex in male rainbow darter (Etheostoma caeruleum) have been reported for several years in the ... -
Modeling the exposure of wild fish to endocrine active chemicals: Potential linkages of total estrogenicity to field-observed intersex
(Elsevier, 2018-08-01)Decades of studies on endocrine disruption have suggested the need to manage the release of key estrogens from municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTP). However, the proposed thresholds are below the detection limits ... -
A regenerative NanoOctopus based on multivalent-aptamer functionalized magnetic microparticles for effective cell capture in whole blood
(American Chemical Society, 2019-01-16)Isolation of specific rare cell subtypes from whole blood is critical in cellular analysis and important in basic and clinical research. Traditional immuno-magnetic cell capture suffers from suboptimal sensitivity, ... -
Mortality management and climate action: A review and reference for using Terror Management Theory methods in interdisciplinary environmental research
(Wiley, 2022-03-23)Global climate change awareness is increasing, but efforts to convey information can trigger undesirable behaviors, including denial, scepticism, and increased resource consumption. It is therefore essential to more fully ... -
Back to the Future of Postfeminist Film: Hallmark, Netflix, and the ‘New’ Woman’s Holiday Film
(Routledge, 2024-03-04)Within the context of shifting dialogues around feminism and women’s roles at work and home, and an increasing recognition of racial and sexual diversity within these conversations, this chapter considers the resurgent ... -
How to Use Creative and Embodied Methods
(SAGE Publications, 2022-07-12)This guide provides an overview of when, how, and why researchers can and should (re)engage with their bodily senses, affects, feelings, and motivations for the purposes of digital social science methodological inquiry. ... -
Using the Instructional Design Process to Effectively Apply UDL to OER: Considerations, Limitations, and Best Practices
(Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), 2024-03)The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework has begun to have a significant impact on the instructional sphere of academic libraries, shifting how programs are designed, developed, and delivered. In related work, ... -
Augmenting the Author: Exploring the Potential of AI Collaboration in Academic Writing
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2024-03-13)This workshop paper presents a critical examination of the integration of Generative AI (Gen AI) into the academic writing process, focusing on the use of AI as a collaborative tool. It contrasts the performance and ...