Browsing Theses by Title
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Nested pessimistic transactions for both atomicity and synchronization in concurrent software
(University of Waterloo, 2011-10-04)Existing atomic section interface proposals, thus far, have tended to only isolate transactions from each other. Less considered is the coordination of threads performing transactions with respect to one another. Synchronization ... -
Nesting Ecology of Ducks in the Boreal Forest
(University of Waterloo, 2020-12-14)The western boreal forest (WBF) is an important breeding area for North American ducks, second only to the prairie pothole region (PPR). The WBF is experiencing intensive industrial development, causing habitat loss and ... -
Net Positive Water
(University of Waterloo, 2013-06-19)‘Net Positive Water’ explores the capability of domestic architecture to combat the developing urban water problem. Urban intensification is contributing to the volatility of urban waters and the breakdown of the urban ... -
A net-positive energy building assessment: commissioning and COVID-19 insights
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-09)The built sector is responsible for 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions, which inspired solutions including net-zero energy buildings to reduce environmental impacts. Several factors impact energy consumption including ... -
Network Bargaining: Creating Stability Using Blocking Sets
(University of Waterloo, 2012-01-20)Bargaining theory seeks to answer the question of how to divide a jointly generated surplus between multiple agents. John Nash proposed the Nash Bargaining Solution to answer this question for the special case of two agents. ... -
Network Coding based Information Security in Multi-hop Wireless Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-28)Multi-hop Wireless Networks (MWNs) represent a class of networks where messages are forwarded through multiple hops of wireless transmission. Applications of this newly emerging communication paradigm include asset monitoring ... -
A Network Integrated Design for Micro-scale Cloud Services
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-25)We present Falcon, network-integrated scheduler for micro-scale services. Falcon follows a centralized scheduler design to achieve high scheduling efficiency and leverages modern programmable switches to lower the scheduling ... -
Network of Affiliates and Canada-U.S. Border Effect
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-25)The objective of this thesis is to evaluate the influence that the pattern of affiliate linkages- establishments associated with companies as affiliates, subsidiaries and divisions- between U.S. states and Canadian provinces ... -
Network Performance Improvements for Low-Latency Anonymity Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-22)While advances to the Internet have enabled users to easily interact and exchange information online, they have also created several opportunities for adversaries to prey on users’ private information. Whether the motivation ... -
Network Robustness: Diffusing Information Despite Adversaries
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-29)In this thesis, we consider the problem of diffusing information resiliently in networks that contain misbehaving nodes. Previous strategies to achieve resilient information diffusion typically require the normal nodes to ... -
Network-Accelerated Linearizable Reads
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-07)This thesis present FLAIR, a novel approach for accelerating read operations in leader-based consensus protocols. FLAIR leverages the capabilities of the new generation of programmable switches to serve reads from follower ... -
Network-accelerated Scheduling for Large Clusters
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-04)We explore a novel design approach for accelerating schedulers for large scale clusters. Our approach follows a centralized design and leverages the programmability of recent programmable switches to accelerating scheduling ... -
Network-Layer Resource Allocation for Wireless Ad Hoc Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2008-08-14)This thesis contributes toward the design of a quality-of-service (QoS) aware network layer for wireless ad hoc networks. With the lack of an infrastructure in ad hoc networks, the role of the network layer is not only to ... -
Networked governance and summit diplomacy: shaping the maternal, newborn and child health agenda
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-08)Diplomatic summits serve as critical opportunities for national leaders to interact and mobilize the political will needed to address the world’s greatest challenges. Yet, summits have a checkered past with both successes ... -
NeuRA: Using Neural Networks to Improve WiFi Rate Adaptation
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-04)Although a variety of rate adaptation algorithms have been proposed for 802.11 devices, sampling-based algorithms are preferred and used in practice because they only require frame loss information which is available on ... -
Neural correlates of trait anxiety in sensory processing and distractor filtering
(University of Waterloo, 2022-10-25)Anxiety, generally defined as an anticipatory heightened state of arousal, has been shown to affect neural markers of cognition and executive components used in sensorimotor function; however, this has infrequently been ... -
A neural model of the motor control system
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-16)In this thesis I present the Recurrent Error-driven Adaptive Control Hierarchy (REACH); a large-scale spiking neuron model of the motor cortices and cerebellum of the motor control system. The REACH model consists of ... -
A neural modelling approach to investigating general intelligence
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-06)One of the most well-respected and widely used tools in the study of general intelligence is the Raven's Progressive Matrices test, a nonverbal task wherein subjects must induce the rules that govern the patterns in an ... -
Neural modulation of the human visual cortex
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-30)Neuroplasticity is a phenomenon that refers to the brain’s ability to reorganize, strengthen, and form neural connections, a process that becomes increasingly more difficult with age. Gamma amino-butyric acid (GABA), the ... -
Neural Network Classifiers for Human Tissue Classification in NIR Biomedical Multispectral Imaging
(University of Waterloo, 2018-06-11)Near infrared imaging (NIR) is an imaging modality that has gained traction for solving biomedical problems in recent years. By leveraging the NIR spectrum, multiple spectra from the NIR range can be used to extract ...