Browsing University of Waterloo by Subject "feature selection"
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Evaluation of Accelerometer-Based Walking-Turn Features for Fall-Risk Assessment in Older Adults
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-17)Falls in older adult populations are a serious health concern, resulting in physical and psychological trauma in addition to increased pressure on healthcare systems. Faller classification and fall risk assessment in elderly ... -
Feature selection and artifact removal in sleep stage classification
(University of Waterloo, 2006)The use of Electroencephalograms (EEG) are essential to the analysis of sleep disorders in patients. With the use of electroencephalograms, electro-oculograms (EOG), and electromyograms (EMG), doctors and EEG technician ... -
Feature selection and hierarchical classifier design with applications to human motion recognition
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-21)The performance of a classifier is affected by a number of factors including classifier type, the input features and the desired output. This thesis examines the impact of feature selection and classification problem ... -
Kernel Methods in Computer-Aided Constructive Drug Design
(University of Waterloo, 2009-05-14)A drug is typically a small molecule that interacts with the binding site of some target protein. Drug design involves the optimization of this interaction so that the drug effectively binds with the target protein while ... -
Semidefinite Embedding for the Dimensionality Reduction of DNA Microarray Data
(University of Waterloo, 2006)Harnessing the power of DNA microarray technology requires the existence of analysis methods that accurately interpret microarray data. Current literature abounds with algorithms meant for the investigation of microarray ...