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Efficient Representation and Encoding of Distributive Lattices
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-20)This thesis presents two new representations of distributive lattices with an eye towards efficiency in both time and space. Distributive lattices are a well-known class of partially-ordered sets having two natural operations ... -
Efficient Resource Management for Cloud Computing Environments
(University of Waterloo, 2013-10-02)Cloud computing has recently gained popularity as a cost-effective model for hosting and delivering services over the Internet. In a cloud computing environment, a cloud provider packages its physical resources in data ... -
Efficient Runge-Kutta Based Local Time-Stepping Methods
(University of Waterloo, 2016-04-27)The method of lines approach to the numerical solution of transient hyperbolic partial differential equations (PDEs) allows us to write the PDE as a system of ordinary differential equations (ODEs) in time. Solving this ... -
An efficient scheduling for diverse QoS requirements in WiMAX
(University of Waterloo, 2007-02-22)WiMAX is one of the most important broadband wireless technologies and is anticipated to be a viable alternative to traditional wired broadband techniques due to its cost efficiency. Being an emerging technology, WiMAX ... -
Efficient simulation of Hamiltonians
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-18)The problem considered in this thesis is the following: We are given a Hamiltonian H and time t, and our goal is to approximately implement the unitary operator e^{-iHt} with an efficient quantum algorithm. We present an ... -
Efficient Stockwell Transform with Applications to Image Processing
(University of Waterloo, 2011-05-20)Multiresolution analysis (MRA) has fairly recently become important, and even essential, to image processing and signal analysis, and is thus having a growing impact on image and signal related areas. As one of the most ... -
Efficient Structure-aware OLAP Query Processing over Large Property Graphs
(University of Waterloo, 2017-12-14)Property graph model is a semantically rich model for real-world applications that represent their data as graphs, e.g., communication networks, social networks, financial transaction networks. On-Line Analytical Processing ... -
Efficient Temporal Synopsis of Social Media Streams
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-07)Search and summarization of streaming social media, such as Twitter, requires the ongoing analysis of large volumes of data with dynamically changing characteristics. Tweets are short and repetitious -- lacking context and ... -
Efficient Transaction Processing for Short-Lived Transactions in the Cloud
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-23)The cloud, in the past few years, has become the preferred platform for hosting web applications. Many of these web applications store their data in a distributed cloud storage system, which greatly simplifies application ... -
Efficient Trust Region Subproblem Algorithms
(University of Waterloo, 2011-09-29)The Trust Region Subproblem (TRS) is the problem of minimizing a quadratic (possibly non-convex) function over a sphere. It is the main step of the trust region method for unconstrained optimization problems. Two cases may ... -
Efficient Zero-Knowledge Proofs and Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-12)Zero-knowledge proofs provide a means for a prover to convince a verifier that some claim is true and nothing more. The ability to prove statements while conveying zero information beyond their veracity has profound ... -
An Effort Prediction Framework for Software Defect Correction
(University of Waterloo, 2008-08-29)Developers apply changes and updates to software systems to adapt to emerging environments and address new requirements. In turn, these changes introduce additional software defects, usually caused by our inability to ... -
Egalitarian yet Unequal? Gender Stereotyping in Romantic Relationships
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-31)In three studies (Ns = 225, 182, 378), heterosexual participants reported their career / family priorities, plus those of their romantic partner, in 10-15 years. Predictions for romantic partners’ career / family goals ... -
Eggly: Designing Mobile Augmented Reality Neurofeedback Training Games for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
(University of Waterloo, 2023-07-19)Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects how children communicate and relate to other people and the world around them. Emerging studies have shown that neurofeedback training (NFT) games ... -
Ehrhart Theory and Unimodular Decompositions of Lattice Polytopes
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-20)Ehrhart theory studies the behaviour of lattice points contained in dilates of lattice polytopes. We provide an introduction to Ehrhart theory. In particular, we prove Ehrhart's Theorem, Stanley Non-negativity, and ... -
Eigenvalue, Quadratic Programming and Semidefinite Programming Bounds for Graph Partitioning Problems
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-03)The Graph Partitioning problems are hard combinatorial optimization problems. We are interested in both lower bounds and upper bounds. We introduce several methods including basic eigenvalue and projected eigenvalue ... -
Elasca: Workload-Aware Elastic Scalability for Partition Based Database Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2013-05-14)Providing the ability to increase or decrease allocated resources on demand as the transactional load varies is essential for database management systems (DBMS) deployed on today's computing platforms, such as the cloud. ... -
Elastic Actuator Line modelling for the Wake-induced Fatigue Analysis of Horizontal Wind Turbine
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-25)The fatigue damage on wind turbine blades will threaten the safety and stability of the wind turbine and thus lower the efficiency and economy of the power generation system. The wake-induced fatigue plays an important ... -
Elastic-Plastic Fatigue Crack Growth Analysis under Variable Amplitude Loading Spectra
(University of Waterloo, 2009-05-13)Most components or structures experience in service a variety of cyclic stresses. In the case of cyclic constant amplitude loading the fatigue crack growth depends only on the crack, the component geometry and the applied ... -
An Elasto-Visco-Plastic Multiscale Model for Fibrous Unidirectional Composite Materials
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-24)This research thesis investigates the capability of predicting the elasto-visco-plastic material response and failure of a unidirectional composite material. A constitutive framework is developed to incorporate the elastic, ...