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Novel MEMS Tunable Capacitors with Linear Capacitance-Voltage Response Considering Fabrication Uncertainties
(University of Waterloo, 2008-04-23)Electrostatically actuated parallel-plate MEMS tunable capacitors are desired elements for different applications including sensing, actuating and communications and RF (radio frequency) engineering for their superior ... -
Novel Metal and Silicon Oxide Engineered Substrates to Control Cell Alignment
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-24)Engineered biomaterials with micron- and sub-micron-scale topographical features are designed to mimic the in vivo functions of extracellular matrix (ECM) on promoting desirable biological changes by manipulating the ... -
Novel Methodologies in State Estimation for Constrained Nonlinear Systems under Non-Gaussian Measurement Noise & Process Uncertainty
(University of Waterloo, 2021-12-16)Chemical processes often involve scheduled/unscheduled changes in the operating conditions that may lead to non-zero mean non-Gaussian (e.g., uniform, multimodal) process uncertainties and measurement noises. Moreover, ... -
Novel Methods for Natural Language Modeling and Pretraining
(University of Waterloo, 2023-02-21)This thesis is about modeling language sequences to achieve lower perplexity, better generation, and benefit downstream language tasks; specifically, this thesis addresses the importance of natural language features including ... -
Novel methods for the evaluation of the tear film in the diagnosis of dry eye
(University of Waterloo, 2010-09-27)Dry eye is a complex, multi-factorial disease that results in a compromised tear film and ocular surface. Clinicians and researchers alike have historically relied on an individual’s symptoms to diagnose and manage the ... -
Novel Methods in Ball Bond Reliability Using In-Situ Sensing and On-Chip Microheaters
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-18)Wire bonding is the process of creating interconnects between the circuitry on a microchip and PCB boards or substrates so that the microchip can interact with the outside world. The materials and techniques used in this ... -
Novel Methods in Quantum Error Correction
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-24)Quantum error correction is the backbone of fault-tolerant quantum computation, a necessary requirement for any large scale quantum computer. The fault-tolerance threshold theorem has long been a target for experimental ... -
A novel microfluidic resistive pulse sensor with multiple voltage input channels and a side sensing gate for particle and cell detection
(Elsevier, 2019-04-04)Traditionally, a resistive pulse sensor (also known as Coulter counter) works by letting a particle pass through a small orifice in an electrolyte solution. The detection sensitivity mainly relies on the volume ratio of ... -
A novel micromechanical model of nonlinear compression hysteresis in compliant interfaces of multibody systems
(Springer, 2016-07)A micromechanical model of nonlinear hysteretic compression between interacting bodies of multibody systems, covered with fibrous structures, has been created and validated experimentally in this work. As an application, ... -
A novel modular approach to active power-line harmonic filtering in distribution systems
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Novel Motion-Aware Strategies for Efficient and Accurate Video Analytics
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-05)Recent advances in machine learning strategies have led to improved results across a variety of fields. A field that would benefit greatly from improved machine learning strategies is video analytics: the analysis of video ... -
A Novel Multi-band CO-OFDM based Long Reach Passive Optical Network Architecture
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-20)The thesis investigates a new long-reach passive optical networks (LRPON) architecture based on multi-band coherent optical orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (CO-OFDM). The proposed CO-OFDM based LRPON system is ... -
A Novel Multi-Layer Framework for Dynamic Operation of Prosumers in Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Energy Markets
(University of Waterloo, 2020-12-15)Research in transactive energy systems, in recent years, has been primarily focused on the financial aspects of peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trade with little attention paid to the operational and practical aspects of how ... -
Novel Multi-Scale Architecture for Medical Image Registration
(University of Waterloo, 2022-12-21)Medical image registration is an integral component of many medical image analysis pipelines. While registration has conventionally been carried out using optimization techniques, there is growing interest in the application ... -
A Novel Multi-Symbol Curve Fit based CABAC Framework for Hybrid Video Codec's with Improved Coding Efficiency and Throughput
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-26)Video compression is an essential component of present-day applications and a decisive factor between the success or failure of a business model. There is an ever increasing demand to transmit larger number of superior-quality ... -
Novel N-Type π-Conjugated Polymers for All-Polymer Solar Cell
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-27)Organic solar cells (OSCs), also known as, organic photovoltaics (OPVs), appear as a promising technology for renewable energy owing to their light weight, great flexibility and low-cost fabrication process. So far most ... -
Novel Nano-Structured Silicon and Co3O4 Materials as Anode for High-Performance Lithium Ion Batteries
(University of Waterloo, 2014-04-29)Lithium ion batteries (LIBs) play an essential role in modern life. Although relatively unknown throughout past decades, LIBs have supplanted several categories of chemically rechargeable batteries including lead-acid, ... -
Novel Neural Network Repair Methods for Data Privacy and Individual Fairness
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-03)Machine learning is increasingly becoming critical to the decisions that control our lives. As these predictive models advance toward ubiquity, the demand for models that are trustworthy, fair, and preserve privacy becomes ... -
Novel Paradigms in Physics-Based Animation: Pointwise Divergence-Free Fluid Advection and Mixed-Dimensional Elastic Object Simulation
(University of Waterloo, 2021-10-01)This thesis explores important but so far less studied aspects of physics-based animation: a simulation method for mixed-dimensional and/or non-manifold elastic objects, and a pointwise divergence-free velocity interpolation ... -
A Novel Percutaneous Electrode Implant for Improving Robustness in Advanced Myoelectric Control
(Frontiers Media, 2016-03-31)Despite several decades of research, electrically powered hand and arm prostheses are still controlled with very simple algorithms that process the surface electromyogram (EMG) of remnant muscles to achieve control of one ...