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On Making
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-23)Grasping the wooden handle of a dozukime saw with both hands, I make a rip-cut into a block of eastern white pine, leaving behind a 1/64-inch wide kerf. I am cutting a dovetail: a wood joint developed over five-thousand ... -
On Memory for Everyday Symbols
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-25)This thesis investigated the memorability of common graphic symbols (e.g., !@#$%) and logos. In an initial set of 4 experiments, participants were presented during study with symbols or words (e.g., $ or ‘dollar’). In ... -
On Message Authentication in 4G LTE System
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-26)After decades of evolution, the cellular system has become an indispensable part of modern life. Together with the convenience brought by the cellular system, many security issues have arisen. Message integrity protection ... -
On MMSE Approximations of Stationary Time Series
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-20)In a large number of applications arising in various fields of study, time series are approximated using linear MMSE estimates. Such approximations include finite order moving average and autoregressive approximations as ... -
On Modeling Three-Phase Flow in Discretely Fractured Porous Rock
(University of Waterloo, 2013-03-22)Numerical modeling of fluid flow and dissolved species transport in the subsurface is a challenging task, given variability and measurement uncertainty in the physical properties of the rock, the complexities of multi-fluid ... -
On moments and related quantities in insurance surplus analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-15)In risk theory, the time to ruin is one of the central quantities. The Laplace transform, density and moments of the time to ruin have been studied by many authors under different risk model assumptions. The Gerber-Shiu ... -
On multiple random locations of stationary processes
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-18)We generalize the concept of intrinsic location functionals to accommodate n=2 random locations, which we combine together in either sets or vectors. For the set-valued case of "intrinsic multiple-location functionals" we ... -
On near-free-surface dynamics of thin polymer films
(University of Waterloo, 2009-04-24)Studies show that dynamical properties of ultra-thin polymer films deviate from those of bulk materials. Despite some controversial issues, there is growing evidence indicating that the interfacial properties play a key ... -
On Non-Binary Constellations for Channel Encoded Physical Layer Network Coding
(University of Waterloo, 2012-04-23)This thesis investigates channel-coded physical layer network coding, in which the relay directly transforms the noisy superimposed channel-coded packets received from the two end nodes, to the network-coded combination ... -
On Nonlinear Time-Invariant Behavioural Models of Power Transistors Used in the Computer-Aided Design of Power Amplifiers
(University of Waterloo, 2023-06-01)The Radio Frequency (RF) Power Amplifier (PA) is the main consumer of power in a wireless transmitter. Energy efficient PA design aided with circuit simulation tools requires accurate nonlinear models of the power transistors ... -
On Obsessions: A Phenomenology of Doubt, Images, and the Obsessive-Compulsive Chronological Structure in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
(University of Waterloo, 2020-04-22)Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a debilitating disorder that is heterogeneous in presentation and difficult to treat. Nearly half of treatment-seeking individuals do not benefit fully from therapy, and success rates ... -
On Occupancy Based Randomized Load Balancing for Large Systems with General Distributions
(University of Waterloo, 2019-11-13)Multi-server architectures are ubiquitous in today's information infrastructure whether for supporting cloud services, web servers, or for distributed storage. The performance of multi-server systems is highly dependent ... -
On Optimal Online Policies in Energy Harvesting Communication Systems: Effects of Quality of Service and Battery Requirements
(University of Waterloo, 2016-04-27)We study the problem of finding optimal transmission policies in a point-to-point energy harvesting communication system with continuous energy arrivals in causal setting. In particular, we investigate bounds on the long-term ... -
On Optimizing Traffic Distribution for Clusters of Network Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-02)To address the overload conditions caused by the increasing network traffic volume, recent literature in the network intrusion detection and prevention field has proposed the use of clusters of network intrusion detection ... -
On Optimum Conventional Quantization for Source Coding with Side Information at the Decoder
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-26)In many scenarios, side information naturally exists in point-to-point communications. Although side information can be present in the encoder and/or decoder and thus yield several cases, the most important case that worths ... -
On Pairing-Based Signature and Aggregate Signature Schemes
(University of Waterloo, 2009-01-21)In 2001, Boneh, Lynn, and Shacham presented a pairing-based signature scheme known as the BLS signature scheme. In 2003, Boneh, Gentry, Lynn, and Shacham presented the first aggregate signature scheme called the BGLS ... -
On Parallel Computation of Large Smooth-Degree Isogeny
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-04)The computation of large smooth-degree isogenies is considered to be the most time-consuming task in isogeny-based cryptosystems and, to this end, recently several proposals have been made to speed it up. For implementation ... -
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 ...