University of Waterloo: Recent submissions
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Investigation on performance enhancement of micro-sized IR photodetectors
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-16)As an Infrared detector with high responsivity, high transmission speed, and low dark current, InP/InGaAs p-i-n photodetectors (PD) have been used as a promising technology for many applications, including optical communication ... -
Reviving an ancient urban district of Tehran with a contemporary landscape design derived from Persian garden carpet and miniature painting traditions.
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-16)This comprehensive urban landscape design proposes to revive one of the oldest neighborhoods of Tehran, called Borazjan, located in the historical district of Oudlajan. In recent decades, the ancient urban fabric of Tehran ... -
A Vicious Cycle: An Examination of How the Feedback Loop Between Coup-proofing and Regime Insecurity Helped Facilitate the Rise of Pro-Government Militias in the Syrian Conflict
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-16)This thesis explores the emergence of pro-government militias (PGMs) within the context of the post-2011 intrastate conflict in Syria. It investigates the factors that contributed to the breakdown of Syria’s armed forces ... -
Adaptive Responses of Small-Scale Fisheries to the Vulnerabilities Resulting from Crude Oil Extraction in Western Ghana
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-16)Offshore crude oil exploration activities affect marine-based occupations, including fishing. These activities lead to the loss of biodiversity, natural resources, and income. In many areas, fishing entrepreneurs/ ... -
An alternative derivation of orbital-free density functional theory
(AIP, 2019-05-28)Polymer self-consistent field theory techniques are used to derive quantum density functional theory without the use of the theorems of density functional theory. Instead, a free energy is obtained from a partition function ... -
Quantifying trailing edge flap control capability on wind turbines in a controlled environment
(American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), 2021-08)As wind turbine diameters continue to increase, the cyclic loading experienced by the turbine blade due to wind shear and yaw misalignment increases dramatically hindering the development of larger more efficient turbines. ... -
Efficiency and Linearity Improvement of Sub-6GHz Digital Beam-forming Transmitters
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-16)The fifth generation (5G) cellular network promises to bring higher data capacity, faster transmission speed, and lower latency. 5G employs massive multiple-input multiple-output (mMIMO) architecture which enables many ... -
A Novel Solar Cell Ionotronic Energy Pathway Inspired by an Electric Eel
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-16)Solar cell technology can be one of the best choices for sustainable future energy. Solar energy conversion strategies inspired by nature can play a vital role in solving the significant challenges in solar cell products ... -
“Transport Me Away”: Fostering Flow in Open Offices through Virtual Reality
(ACM, 2020-04-21)Open offices are cost-effective and continue to be popular. However, research shows that these environments, brimming with distractions and sensory overload, frequently hamper productivity. Our research investigates the ... -
Measuring Haptic Experience: Elaborating the HX model with scale development
(IEEE, 2021-07-06)Designers increasingly employ haptic feedback with the aim to improve user experience (UX). Designers and researchers currently use qualitative methods or demos for feedback, but neither approach scales to large studies ... -
Learning to labor in high-technology: experiences of overwork in university internships at digital media firms in North America
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-06-04)Long working hours have become a normal and expected characteristic of employment in many sectors in the Global North. In this paper I examine subjective and affective experiences of overwork that define students’ discussions ... -
It Is Not Just A Pandemic: How The COVID-19 Mega-Crisis Affects Grief
(Concurrent Disorders Society Inc, 2020-11-03)The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated all aspects of society. Globally, the coronavirus disease has infected and killed millions of people, resulting in a lockdown that disrupted all major financial markets and economies, ... -
Coupled models of structured contagion processes in human-environment systems
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-15)Models of infectious processes are a common feature in the landscape of applied mathematics. It is rare that these processes are isolated from other significant dynamics in nature, and therefore we can incorporate some of ... -
Smart Exercise Adaptive Control of a Three Degree of Freedom Upper-limb Manipulator Robot
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-15)An adaptive velocity field controller for robotic manipulators is proposed in this thesis. The control objective is to cause the user to exercise in a manner that optimizes a criterion related to the user’s mechanical ... -
Struck-at Fault Tolerance with Emerging Technology RAM in the NeuroSim MLP Neural Network System
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-15)After decades of technology advancements, benefits from conventional dimensional scaling and effective scaling such as strain and high-k gate dielectrics are diminishing. In the post-Moore era, interests gathers around ... -
Social Anxiety and the Generation of Positivity During Dyadic Interaction: Curiosity and Authenticity are the Keys to Success
(Elsevier, 2021-03-31)What drives positive affective and interpersonal experiences during social interaction? Undergraduates with high (n = 63) or low (n = 56) trait social anxiety (SA) were paired with unfamiliar low SA partners in a 45-minute ... -
On the Number of Trials Needed to Obtain k Consecutive Successes
(Elsevier, 2021-04-30)A sequence of independent Bernoulli trials, each of which is a success with probability p, is conducted. For k ∈ Z+, let Xk be the number of trials required to obtain k consecutive successes. Using techniques from elementary ... -
Home Reconfigured: Adaptability as a solution in Mumbai to help people stay in place
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-15)With the continuously rising employment, businesses, investments, and consequently migration, the housing prices of Mumbai have skyrocketed over the past few decades. The house bought on a mortgage, or rented at cheap rates ... -
Designing Persuasively using Playful Elements
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-14)Alongside productivity and communication, computers are a valuable tool for diversion and amusement. Game Designers leverage the multifaceted world of computing to create applications that can be developed persuasively; ... -
Engineering Social Learning Mechanisms for Multi-Agent Interaction
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-14)This thesis is strongly inspired by literature on animal social learning, applying it to multi-robot as well as human-robot interaction scenarios, Social learning, which can include complex or simple social mechanisms, ...