• Quantifying the Performance of Explainability Algorithms 

  lin, zhong-qiu (University of Waterloo, 2020-05-26)

  Given the complexity of the deep neural network (DNN), DNN has long been criticized for its lack of interpretability in its decision-making process. This 'black box' nature has been preventing the adaption of DNN in ...

• Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasound Transducers for Non-Destructive Testing Applications 

  Owais, Tirad (University of Waterloo, 2020-05-26)

  The need for using ultrasound non-destructive testing (NDT) to characterize, test and detect flaws within metals, led us to utilize Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasound Transducers (CMUTs) in the ultrasound NDT field. This ...

• Downscaling Coarse Resolution Satellite Passive Microwave SWE Estimates 

  Flemming, Margot (University of Waterloo, 2020-05-26)

  The spatio-temporal heterogeneity of seasonal snow and its impact on socio-economic and environmental functionality make accurate, real-time estimates of snow water equivalent (SWE) important for hydrological and climatological ...

• Characterizing sediment transport and stability in remote river systems 

  Clow, Andrew (University of Waterloo, 2020-05-26)

  Canada is a large country with vast networks of linear infrastructure, such as roads and pipelines, that unavoidably intersect with waterways. Engineers must be able to characterize geomorphologic processes and channel ...

• Developing Publics: Opportunities for the Community in the Mississauga Employment Areas 

  Shi, Ji (University of Waterloo, 2020-05-26)

  The post-war suburbs were not designed to be cities. As they mature and grow, these places need to adapt to take on the roles of new urban centres. However, increasingly it seems these places are inflexible to change in ...

• Tuning Monuments 

  Zagabe, Victor (University of Waterloo, 2020-05-25)

  This thesis examines the development of historically inaccurate monuments that censor and sanitize reality by questioning their ongoing legacies by using a derivative of counter monument culture. Tuning Monuments seeks to ...

• Area and Energy Optimizations in ASIC Implementations of AES and PRESENT Block Ciphers 

  Yu, Jenny (University of Waterloo, 2020-05-25)

  When small, modern-day devices surface with neoteric features and promise benefits like streamlined business processes, cashierless stores, and autonomous driving, they are all too often accompanied by security risks due ...

• Investigating the Role of Water Quality on the Galvanic Corrosion of Lead in Hard Drinking Water with a Focus on NOM 

  King, Patrick (University of Waterloo, 2020-05-25)

  Although the use of lead in water distribution systems is currently prohibited in Canada, old lead service lines, lead solder, and lead containing plumbing fixtures continue to be sources of lead in the tap water of many ...

• Tracing Timber 

  Panchal, Shamir Kiran (University of Waterloo, 2020-05-25)

  Today, the big box store is where we buy our wood, but not long ago the wood that we used for the structures, finishes and furniture for our buildings might have been harvested locally from a nearby forest or even the ...

• Monolithically Integrated Phase Change Material GeTe-Based RF Components for Millimeter Wave Applications 

  Singh, Tejinder (University of Waterloo, 2020-05-22)

  RF switches are the fundamental building blocks for realizing reconfigurable front-ends in communication devices. Currently available RF switches are dominated by semiconductor technology which, while performing adequately ...

• In vitro model for Fuchs Endothelial Dystrophy and its effects on corneal endothelial cells 

  Jain, Deepak (University of Waterloo, 2020-05-22)

  Fuchs endothelial dystrophy (FED), a corneal endothelium disease, is one of the leading causes for corneal transplantation. During disease progression, Descemet membrane’s (DM), the corneal endothelial basement membrane, ...

• At the Intersection of Sexual Minority and Transgender or Gender Diverse (SM-TGD) Identity and Mental Illness 

  Livingstone, Bridget (University of Waterloo, 2020-05-22)

  Sexual minority and transgender or gender diverse (SM-TGD) persons experience disproportionately high rates of mental illness, substance misuse, and suicide, which are often exacerbated by experiences of social exclusion ...

• shrimpychip YouTube 

  Wijshijer, B. (University of Waterloo, 2020-05-22)

  shrimpychip YouTube is a series of YouTube videos that explore the ways in which digital intimacy and capitalism intersect. The performances, designed for YouTube, strategically exploit emotional responses to the body, the ...

• A phenomenological investigation of spirituality in outdoor recreation experiences 

  Milne, Jordana (University of Waterloo, 2020-05-22)

  There exists a rich history of people describing meaningful moments during outdoor recreation as spiritual experiences. These involve connecting to something bigger than yourself, and recognizing your place in a larger ...

• Condemned to a Perpetual Jacuzzi… With Millions of Your Best Friends 

  Witt, Kayla (University of Waterloo, 2020-05-21)

  Condemned to a Perpetual Jacuzzi… With Millions of Your Best friends is a multi-media exhibition that investigates the personal, the socio-political and the cultural notions of home. The mind’s vision of home is most often ...

• Dynamic Memory Bandwidth Allocation for Real-Time GPU-Based SoC Platforms 

  Aghilinasab, Homa (University of Waterloo, 2020-05-20)

  Heterogeneous SoC platforms, comprising both general purpose CPUs and accelerators such as a GPU, are becoming increasingly attractive for real-time and mixed-criticality systems to cope with the computational demand of ...

• Housing for an Emerging Middle Class: Rethinking the Development of Military Bases in Metro Manila 

  Tiansay, Symon Richard (University of Waterloo, 2020-05-20)

  A shortage of affordable housing in Metro Manila, Philippines, has become an issue for those who work in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry. While this housing shortage has existed since World War 2, the ...

• Therapeutic drug monitoring, clinical metabolomics and pharmacometabolomics via solid phase microextraction (SPME): The first step towards an alternative rapid diagnostic tool 

  Looby, Nikita (University of Waterloo, 2020-05-20)

  Personalized medicine is a branch of medicine that focuses on how a prescribed therapeutic treatment affects a specific individual as opposed to its general effects for the broader population. The goal of personalized ...

• On the Non-Orthogonal Layered Broadcast Codes in Cooperative Wireless Networks 

  padidar, payam (University of Waterloo, 2020-05-20)

  A multi-fold increase in spectral efficiency and throughput are envisioned in the fifth generation of cellular networks to meet the requirements of International Telecommunication Union (ITU) IMT-2020 on massive connectivity ...

• The Unbounded School: Education Beyond the Walls 

  Tat, Elaine (University of Waterloo, 2020-05-19)

  Public education has long been a tool for state authorities to establish and indoctrinate societal moral and civic standards, a stance that has shifted in modern society. In Canada, provincial public education systems have ...

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