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A computational study of practical issues arising in short-term scheduling of a multipurpose facility
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-23)This thesis focuses on two important considerations when solving short term scheduling problems for multipurpose facilities: deciding when rescheduling should be performed and choosing efficient time representations for ... -
A Computational Study of Pressure Driven Flow in Waste Rock Piles
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-30)This thesis is motivated by problems studied as part of the Diavik Waste Rock Pile Project. Located at the Diavik Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories, with academic support from the University of Waterloo, the ... -
A Computational Study of Problems in Sports
(University of Waterloo, 2010-11-05)This thesis examines three computational problems in sports. The first problem addressed is determining the minimum number of points needed to guarantee qualification for the playoffs and the minimum number of points ... -
Computational Systems Mechanobiology of Tumor-Induced Angiogenesis
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-21)Tumour-induced angiogenesis is affected by an interplay between different cell types, the mechanical stresses in the extracellular matrix (ECM), and the cell signalling networks. The morphology of the newly-created cells ... -
Computational Thematic Analysis of Online Communities
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-22)Public health researchers can use thematic analysis to develop human understandings of health topics from the lived experiences discussed in online communities. However, thematic analyses of online communities are difficult ... -
Computationally Efficient Extended and Stabilized Finite Element Methods for Multiphase Carbon Sequestration Modelling
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-01)Carbon sequestration in deep saline aquifers has been proposed for long term storage of CO2 as an alternative to the release of CO2 into the atmosphere. In this thesis a computationally efficient numerical model that ... -
Computationally Efficient Multi-Asset Stochastic Volatility Modeling
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-24)Stochastic volatility (SV) models are popular in financial modeling, because they capture the inherent uncertainty of the asset volatility. Since assets are observed to co-move together, multi-asset SV (mSV) models are ... -
Computations to Obtain Wider Tunnels in Protein Structures
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-29)Finding wide tunnels in protein structures is an important problem in Structural Bioinformatics with applications in various areas such as drug design. Several algorithms have been proposed for finding wide tunnels in a ... -
Computer Aided Engineering in the Foot Orthosis Development Process
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-30)An orthosis, or orthotic device is used to straighten or correct the posture of part of the body. A foot orthosis (FO) is the subject of study for this dissertation. A FO is situated between the foot and the midsole of the ... -
Computer Aided Ferret Design
(University of Waterloo, 2003)Ferrets are amusing, flexible creatures that have been under represented in computer models. Because their bodies can assume almost any curved shape, splines are the natural tool for modelling ferrets. Surface pasting ... -
Computer Aided Product Design and Development for Peroxide Based Disinfectants
(University of Waterloo, 2010-09-02)Disinfectants are antimicrobial chemicals that are commonly used in health care facilities to prevent or reduce the spread of pathogenic microorganisms. These products are under national regulations for the claims they ... -
Computer Aided Simulation and Process Design of a Hydrogenation Plant Using Aspen HYSYS 2006
(University of Waterloo, 2009-05-21)Nowadays, computers are extensively used in engineering modeling and simulation fields in many different ways, one of which is in chemical engineering. Simulation and modeling of a chemical process plant and the sizing of ... -
Computer Vision on Web Pages: A Study of Man-Made Images
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-02)This thesis is focused on the development of computer vision techniques for parsing web pages using an image of the rendered page as evidence, and on understanding this under-explored class of images from the perspective ... -
Computer-Aided Diagnosis for Early Identification of Multi-Type Dementia using Deep Neural Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2017-10-24)With millions of people suffering from dementia worldwide, the global prevalence of this condition has a significant impact on the global economy. As well, its prevalence has a negative impact on patients’ lives and their ... -
A Computer-Based Decision Tool for Prioritizing the Reduction of Airborne Chemical Emissions from Canadian Oil Refineries Using Estimated Health Impacts
(University of Waterloo, 2007-04-17)Petroleum refineries emit a variety of airborne substances which may be harmful to human health. HEIDI II (Health Effects Indicators Decision Index II) is a computer-based decision analysis tool which assesses airborne ... -
Computerized and Non-Computerized Colour Vision Tests
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-05)Introduction: Measuring colour discrimination of people who carry out tasks where colour is used to convey information and accurate colour judgments are essential for safe and efficient performance of the task is important ... -
Computing a Basis for an Integer Lattice
(University of Waterloo, 2022-12-22)The extended gcd problem takes as input two integers, and asks as output an integer linear combination of the integers that are equal to their gcd. The classical extended Euclidean algorithm and fast variants such as the ... -
Computing Approximate GCRDs of Differential Polynomials
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-21)We generalize the approximate greatest common divisor problem to the non-commutative, approximate Greatest Common Right Divisor (GCRD) problem of differential polynomials. Algorithms for performing arithmetic on approximate ... -
Computing Matrix Canonical Forms of Ore Polynomials
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-01)We present algorithms to compute canonical forms of matrices of Ore polynomials while controlling intermediate expression swell. Given a square non-singular input matrix of Ore polynomials, we give an extension of the ... -
Computing Popov Forms of Polynomial Matrices
(University of Waterloo, 2012-01-19)This thesis gives a deterministic algorithm to transform a row reduced matrix to canon- ical Popov form. Given as input a row reduced matrix R over K[x], K a field, our algorithm computes the Popov form in about the same ...