Browsing Theses by Title
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On Periodic Correlation of Binary Sequences
(University of Waterloo, 2007-01-04)A (periodic) correlation function is an important measure to evaluate the effectiveness of pseudorandom sequences. In practice, the sequences are required to have the impulse-like autocorrelation function. Also, crosscorrelation ... -
On Perturbative Methods in Spectral Geometry
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-28)The goal of spectral geometry is to establish how much information about the geometry of compact Riemannian manifolds is contained in the spectra of natural differential operators, especially Laplacians, defined on them. ... -
On Polynomial-time Path-following Interior-point Methods with Local Superlinear Convergence
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-30)Interior-point methods provide one of the most popular ways of solving convex optimization problems. Two advantages of modern interior-point methods over other approaches are: (1) robust global convergence, and (2) the ... -
On primal-dual interior-point algorithms for convex optimisation
(2015-09-29)This thesis studies the theory and implementation of interior-point methods for convex optimisation. A number of important problems from mathematics and engineering can be cast naturally as convex optimisation ... -
On primal-dual interior-point algorithms for convex optimisation
(2015-09-25)This thesis studies the theory and implementation of interior-point methods for convex optimisation. A number of important problems from mathematics and engineering can be cast naturally as convex optimisation ... -
On Prime-Order Elliptic Curves with Embedding Degrees 3, 4 and 6
(University of Waterloo, 2007-01-22)Bilinear pairings on elliptic curves have many cryptographic applications such as identity based encryption, one-round three-party key agreement protocols, and short signature schemes. The elliptic curves which are ... -
On Ranking the Relative Importance of Nodes in Physical Distribution Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2011-05-24)Physical distribution networks are integral parts of modern supply chains. When faced with a question of which node in a network is more important, cost immediately jumps to mind. However, in a world of uncertainty, there ... -
On Reading, Anxiety and Water: A Sanatorium on the Toronto Portlands
(University of Waterloo, 2004)The thesis is comprised of three essays and a design project of a fictional sanatorium and attached public park for the Toronto Portlands. The project basically pursues a sense of architectural place that is most clearly ... -
On Realistic Errors in Quantum Computers
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-27)In this thesis, we are concerned with the problem of characterizing noise associated with implementations of quantum circuits. We first explore the notion of error rates of quantum circuits and argue that the semantic ... -
On Reconfiguration Problems: Structure and Tractability
(University of Waterloo, 2015-02-18)Given an n-vertex graph G and two vertices s and t in G, determining whether there exists a path and computing the length of the shortest path between s and t are two of the most fundamental graph problems. In the classical ... -
On Resurfacing: A Case for a Cultural Renaissance
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-25)Globalization and the advancement of technology have made the world smaller. Boundaries that define nations and nationalities have blurred and the resulting sense of displacement has undermined assumptions of identity and ... -
On Schnyder's Theorm
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-20)The central topic of this thesis is Schnyder's Theorem. Schnyder's Theorem provides a characterization of planar graphs in terms of their poset dimension, as follows: a graph G is planar if and only if the dimension of ... -
On single-crystal solid-state NMR based quantum information processing
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-19)Quantum information processing devices promise to solve some problems more efficiently than their classical counterparts. The source of the speedup is the structure of quantum theory itself. In that sense, the physical ... -
On Skin Cyanotic Appearances and Spectral Responses Elicited by Methemoglobinemia and Sulfhemoglobinemia
(University of Waterloo, 2018-07-13)Methemoglobinemia and sulfhemoglobinemia are potentially life-threatening blood disorders characterized by similar symptoms and markedly distinct treatment procedures. In this thesis, we investigate the causal relationship ... -
On Software Implementation of High Performance GHASH Algorithms
(University of Waterloo, 2012-10-23)There have been several modes of operations available for symmetric key block ciphers, among which Galois Counter Mode (GCM) of operation is a standard. GCM mode of operation provides confidentiality with the help of ... -
On Some Stochastic Optimal Control Problems in Actuarial Mathematics
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-17)The event of ruin (bankruptcy) has long been a core concept of risk management interest in the literature of actuarial science. There are two major research lines. The first one focuses on distributional studies of some ... -
On some topics in Levy insurance risk models
(University of Waterloo, 2019-07-16)Risk management has long been the central focus within actuarial science. There are various risks a typical actuarial company would look into, solvency risk being one of them. This falls under the scope of surplus analysis. ... -
On Spectral Properties of the Grounded Laplacian Matrix
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-19)Linear consensus and opinion dynamics in networks that contain stubborn agents are studied in this thesis. Previous works have shown that the convergence rate of such dynam- ics is given by the smallest eigenvalue of the ... -
On Stability and Stabilization of Hybrid Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2015-12-23)The thesis addresses the stability, input-to-state stability (ISS), and stabilization problems for deterministic and stochastic hybrid systems with and without time delay. The stabilization problem is achieved by reliable, ... -
On Techno-economic Evaluation of Wind-based DG
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-22)The growing interest in small-scale electricity generation located near customers, known as Distributed Generation (DG), is driven primarily by emerging technologies, environmental regulations and concerns, electricity ...