Theses
The theses in UWSpace are publicly accessible unless restricted due to publication or patent pending.
This collection includes a subset of theses submitted by graduates of the University of Waterloo as a partial requirement of a degree program at the Master's or PhD level. It includes all electronically submitted theses. (Electronic submission was optional from 1996 through 2006. Electronic submission became the default submission format in October 2006.)
This collection also includes a subset of UW theses that were scanned through the Theses Canada program. (The subset includes UW PhD theses from 1998 - 2002.)
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Detecting Vulnerable JavaScript Libraries in Hybrid Android Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2019-02-15)Smartphone devices are very popular. There are a lot of devices being sold, a lot of applications that are created and a lot of people using those applications. However, mobile applications could only be created in the ... -
Ultrafast Metrology in the Quantum Domain
(University of Waterloo, 2019-02-15)Single photons are a natural platform for quantum technologies as they support entanglement in many degrees of freedom and are inherently well protected from a detrimental type of noise called decoherence. In order to ... -
A Transmogrifying Discourse of Sexual Violence: Resisting, Redressing, and Re-writing Racial Scripts in Contemporary African American Women's Theatre
(University of Waterloo, 2019-02-14)This dissertation examines contemporary African American women's theatre that addresses the absented and erased reality of black women as victims of sexual violence. This thesis investigates how contemporary African American ... -
An Exploration of Destination Brand Love among Theme-Park Based Tourists and Excursionists
(University of Waterloo, 2019-02-13)“Love” towards a brand functions as one critical component of customer brand relationships (CBRs) (Fetscherin & Heinrich, 2015; Fournier, 1998). Brand love is an under-researched but increasingly important marketing construct ... -
Step into the Void: A Study of Spatial Perception in Virtual Reality
(University of Waterloo, 2019-02-13)The introduction of virtual reality (VR) into the architectural profession offers an unprecedented opportunity to experience unbuilt designs at full scale. The premise of the technology is that it gives users the illusion ... -
Syntagmatic Space: violent articulations through photography
(University of Waterloo, 2019-02-11)This thesis examines the ways images come to bear on us: in our position as viewers and in their capacity to articulate violence. -
Examining Hydrogeological Processes in Freezing Soils using Remote Geophysical and Numerical Techniques
(University of Waterloo, 2019-02-11)The work presented in this thesis aimed to demonstrate the use of remote geophysical methods and numerical modelling to address questions related to hydrogeological processes in freezing soils. Two different study areas ... -
Time Synchronization in Distributed Systems without a Central Clock
(University of Waterloo, 2019-02-11)Time synchronization and a common understanding of the concept of time is an essential and important aspect of modern computing. Among the drawbacks of current and popular methods, such as the Network Time Protocol, ... -
The Squaring of the Circle: The Body According to Vitruvius – not daVinci
(University of Waterloo, 2019-02-07)An excerpt from a literary work of Classical literature is rendered in a self-directed manner. The literary passage in question is a specific description that is found in the third volume of a treatise on architecture, ... -
Starch modification for sustainable and functional material applications
(University of Waterloo, 2019-02-07)Among biodegradable polymers, starch has attracted significant interest and is currently used in numerous industrial applications. This is because of its renewability, biodegradability, abundance, and cohesive film-forming ... -
Robust Optimization of a Post-combustion CO2 Capture Absorber Column under Process Uncertainty
(University of Waterloo, 2019-02-07)In recent years, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is a global concern due to high concentrations of these gases in the atmosphere. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has been suggested as an attractive alternative to curb ... -
Evaporation of Thin Lubricant Films under Laminar and Turbulent Boundary Layers
(University of Waterloo, 2019-02-07)The evaporation of engine oil hydrocarbons from the cylinder liner of internal combustion engines is a significant contributor to engine emissions. This evaporation occurs from the thin films deposited by the piston ... -
Cyber-Physical Security of Power Distribution Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2019-02-07)Smart grids have been witnessing continuous and rapid radical developments in the recent years. With the aim towards a more sustainable energy system, the share of distributed generation resources is ever-increasing and ... -
Modelling Microstructure-Property Relationships in Polycrystalline Metals using New Fast Fourier Transform-Based Crystal Plasticity Frameworks
(University of Waterloo, 2019-02-04)The present thesis develops several new full-field, fast Fourier transform (FFT)-based crystal plasticity modelling tools for microstructure engineering. These tools are used to explore elasto-viscoplastic deformation, ... -
An Integral Projection Model for Giant Hogweed
(University of Waterloo, 2019-02-04)In this thesis I investigate the impact that the choice of model may have on predictions of giant hogweed population dynamics. It has been shown in two case studies that population growth rates predicted by matrix population ... -
The Detail, Photographed: Reimagining the Monument
(University of Waterloo, 2019-02-04)Architectural monuments lie scattered in small communities throughout Ontario, hidden by the everyday, masked by the sub-urban streets. The sub-urban streets where I lived felt impersonal and unnatural, with cookie-cutter ... -
Techniques for Coherent Control of Effective Photon-Photon Interactions at Low Light Levels
(University of Waterloo, 2019-02-01)This thesis proposes improvements on techniques for the coherent control of photon-photon interactions mediated by a cloud of cold atoms. Atoms cooled and trapped in a MOT can be loaded into a hollow, photonic crystal ... -
Next-Generation Solid-State Quantum Emitters
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-31)This thesis details two types of deterministic solid-state quantum emitters, an optically-driven quantum dot source in a tapered nanowire waveguide, and an electrically-driven source implemented by integrating a single-electron ... -
Improving Software Dependability through Documentation Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-31)Software documentation contains critical information that describes a system’s functionality and requirements. Documentation exists in several forms, including code comments, test plans, manual pages, and user manuals. The ... -
A Membrane Biosensor for the Detection of Lactate in Body Fluids
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-31)The increased demand of real-time and convenient heath monitoring has spurned the rapid development of wearable health monitoring devices. In these devices, the central part is the sensor that can convert health information ...
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