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K-theory for C*-Algebras and for Topological Spaces
(University of Waterloo, 2015-04-27)K-theory is the study of a collection of abelian groups that are invariant to C*-algebras or to locally compact Hausdorff spaces. These groups are useful for distinguishing C*-algebras and topological spaces, and they are ... -
Kalman Filter Based Sensor Placement For Burgers Equation
(University of Waterloo, 2019-06-03)The algorithm used for determining sensor placement in this thesis will be based on the Kalman filter. This filter is very famous and its application are numerous - some examples include aircraft navigation, finance and ... -
Kampung Resilience: Mitigating threats of eviction in Kampung Muara Baru
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-25)The following research investigates the National Capital Integrated Coastal Development (NCICD) master plan within the context of Muara Baru, Jakarta, as a neo-colonial practice that threatens to displace marginalized urban ... -
Keeping it simple. Short stories written by the young generation in post-war Germany.
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-30)This thesis deals with selected short stories written by the so-called “young generation” in post-war Germany. To emphasize the importance of the historical, social and political background for the popularity of the short ... -
Keeping Up With the Joneses: Electricity Consumption, Publicity and Social Network Influence in Milton, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-21)Abstract This study used an exploratory research focus to investigate if making electricity consumption public and subject to social norms and networks resulted in consumption decreases for households in Milton, Ontario. ... -
Kernel Methods and Measures for Classification with Transparency, Interpretability and Accuracy in Health Care
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-05)Support vector machines are a popular method in machine learning. They learn from data about a subject, for example, lung tumors in a set of patients, to classify new data, such as, a new patient’s tumor. The new tumor is ... -
Kernel Methods in Computer-Aided Constructive Drug Design
(University of Waterloo, 2009-05-14)A drug is typically a small molecule that interacts with the binding site of some target protein. Drug design involves the optimization of this interaction so that the drug effectively binds with the target protein while ... -
Kernel- vs. User-Level Networking: A Ballad of Interrupts and How to Mitigate Them
(University of Waterloo, 2023-07-06)Networking performance has become especially important in the current age with growing demands on services over the Internet. Recent advances in network controllers has exposed bottlenecks in various parts of network ... -
Kernelized Supervised Dictionary Learning
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-25)The representation of a signal using a learned dictionary instead of predefined operators, such as wavelets, has led to state-of-the-art results in various applications such as denoising, texture analysis, and face ... -
Key Agreement over Wiretap Models with Non-Causal Side Information
(University of Waterloo, 2012-06-20)The security of information is an indispensable element of a communication system when transmitted signals are vulnerable to eavesdropping. This issue is a challenging problem in a wireless network as propagated signals ... -
Key Compression for Isogeny-Based Cryptosystems
(University of Waterloo, 2016-04-21)We present a method for key compression in quantum-resistant isogeny-based cryptosystems, which reduces storage and transmission costs of per-party public information by a factor of two, with no effect on the security level ... -
Key establishment --- security models, protocols and usage
(University of Waterloo, 2008-07-30)Key establishment is the process whereby two or more parties derive a shared secret, typically used for subsequent confidential communication. However, identifying the exact security requirements for key establishment ... -
Key Principles for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Collaborative Impact Assessment in Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2022-11-07)Impact assessment (IA) is an influential planning tool used to evaluate the potential effects, benefits, and risks of project-level resource development. Indigenous peoples are often disproportionately affected by the ... -
Key Randomization Countermeasures to Power Analysis Attacks on Elliptic Curve Cryptosystems
(University of Waterloo, 2007-04-25)It is essential to secure the implementation of cryptosystems in embedded devices agains side-channel attacks. Namely, in order to resist differential (DPA) attacks, randomization techniques should be employed to ... -
The Keystone XL Pipeline Dispute: A Strategic Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-03)TransCanada Corporation has proposed the Keystone XL pipeline project to transfer crude bitumen from the oil sand fields in northern Alberta, Canada, to oil refineries located in the southern part of the United States. ... -
KG-Pipeline: An Automated Knowledge Graph Generation Framework
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-16)Knowledge Graphs (KGs) have many applications, specifically in information retrieval and question answering. Community projects are conducted for building large-scale KGs with crowdsourcing, but building KGs with this ... -
The Kijiji Kit: A Slum Upgrading Strategy for Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Waterloo, 2008-01-25)This thesis is sited in Mukuru-Kwa-Njenga, a slum community in Nairobi, Kenya. Like many others around the world, this community faces issues of health, sanitation, mobility, and basic services. Through the investigation ... -
KimiaNet: Training a Deep Network for Histopathology using High-Cellularity
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-11)With the recent progress in deep learning, one of the common approaches to represent images is extracting deep features. A primitive way to do this is by using off-the-shelf models. However, these features could be improved ... -
Kinematic Templates: Guiding Cursor Movement in End-User Drawing Tools
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-26)This thesis presents kinematic templates, end-user drawing tools that influence the mouse cursor's movement within specific areas of a digital canvas. Two types of kinematic templates influence the cursor's movement: ... -
Kinematic variability in repetitive occupational tasks as an individual trait from different motor control perspectives
(University of Waterloo, 2022-07-06)Recent ergonomic research suggests that individuals with low motor variability (repeaters) are at higher risk of developing work-related musculoskeletal disorders than individuals with high motor variability (replacers) ...