Engineering (Faculty of)
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An integrative investigation of liquid metal embrittlement in the Fe-Zn system: From responsible mechanisms to mitigation strategies
(University of Waterloo, 2023-03-23)Liquid metal embrittlement (LME) is a problematic phenomenon that results in the abrupt failure of a ductile metal that is exposed to a reactive liquid metal while simultaneously experiencing a tensile load. Despite extensive ... -
High-Performance Piezoelectric Nanogenerators Based on Hybrid Perovskite Nanomaterials for Energy-Harvesting
(University of Waterloo, 2023-03-21)With the increasing drive to create self-powering nano/micro-electromechanical systems (NEMS/MEMS), maximizing the output performance of piezoelectric nanogenerators (PENGs) is essential. Organic-inorganic halide perovskites ... -
Socially and Spatially Aware Motion Prediction of Dynamic Objects for Autonomous Driving
(University of Waterloo, 2023-03-17)The primary goal of this thesis project is to develop a robust object motion prediction framework enabling safe decision making for autonomous vehicles in various driving scenarios. Given the comparatively higher importance ... -
Feature Analysis and Classification of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Hidradenitis Suppurativa Using Data Mining
(University of Waterloo, 2023-03-14)Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) refers to a group of conditions that primarily affect the gut and cause inflammation. In contrast, Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) is a chronic immune-mediated condition characterized by boils ... -
Planning of Multi-Microgrids Considering Uncertainties and Spatial Characteristics
(University of Waterloo, 2023-03-13)Global warming is a serious issue that is being tackled from various fronts, one of them is the decarbonization of electrical energy systems, which may be addressed by introducing clean Distributed Energy Sources (DERs) ... -
Graphene Based Membranes for High Salinity, Produced Water Treatment by Pervaporation Separation
(University of Waterloo, 2023-03-13)Petroleum industries generate huge volumes of wastewater that is associated with oil and gas during extraction, known as produced water. It accounts for 98% of the amount extracted, and comprises diverse pollutants of ... -
Undoing Oil: Regenerative Disassembly for Copenhagen's Petrol Island
(University of Waterloo, 2023-03-07)Copenhagen aims to become the first carbon neutral capital by 2025. Climate and energy crises are a concern for both the governing and the governed among Denmark’s six million people. Compared to its Nordic neighbours, the ... -
Visual Content Characterization Based on Encoding Rate-Distortion Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2023-02-27)Visual content characterization is a fundamentally important but under exploited step in dataset construction, which is essential in solving many image processing and computer vision problems. In the era of machine learning, ... -
Rethinking Typology in Taipei: Designing New Frameworks for Urban Living
(University of Waterloo, 2023-02-23)The Taipei streethouse is a typology that has been formed through a continuous dialogue with the local urban fabric and society. Since the typology was first brought over by Qing dynasty settlers from Fujian Province in ... -
Grating Technology and System Development for High-Resolution X-Ray Phase-Contrast Imaging
(University of Waterloo, 2023-02-16)X-ray imaging is a workhorse of medical imaging, and in particular, high-resolution X-ray imaging is used in the detection of carcinomas and micro-calcifications in the breast, small fractures, and early stages of cancerous ... -
Operating multi-user transmission for 5G and beyond cellular systems
(University of Waterloo, 2023-02-16)Every decade, a new generation of cellular networks is released to keep up with the ever-growing demand for data and use cases. Traditionally, cellular networks rely on partitioning radio resources into a set of physical ... -
An Integrated Behavior and Demand-Oriented Methodology for Quality of Service Evaluation of Bicycle Infrastructure
(University of Waterloo, 2023-02-13)Cycling is a viable mode of transport, and its mode share is consistently growing in many parts of the globe. However, many existing infrastructures still lack the safety and convenience that cyclists of all levels of ... -
Improving leach bed reactor design for medium-chain fatty acid production from food waste at room-temperature.
(University of Waterloo, 2023-02-10)Food waste treatment is an urgent problem which if addressed can make substantial reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions while recovering energy, nutrients, and valuable biomolecules. While anaerobic digestion has ... -
Modulating Visual Connectivity Through 3D-Printed Ceramic Light Screens
(University of Waterloo, 2023-02-07)This thesis investigates an iterative modeling and fabrication process for customizable building components through the design of a high-performance light screen. Light screens, mostly implemented as physical boundaries ... -
Muscle Torque Generator Model For A Two Degree-of-Freedom Shoulder Joint
(University of Waterloo, 2023-02-06)Muscle Torque Generators (MTGs) have been developed as an alternative to muscle-force models, reducing the complexity of muscle-force models to a single torque at the joint. Previous studies have been conducted to determine ... -
Open-Loop Transient Atomic Force Microscopy
(University of Waterloo, 2023-02-01)The Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) is an instrument for measuring, in fact “seeing”, phenomena at nanoscale (10^(-9) m) and all the way down to the atomic scale (<10^(-10) m). It was borne out of a need to observe physical ... -
Thermal Walls: Enhancing Thermal Properties of Prefabricated Wall Systems with Additive Manufacturing
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-31)Additive manufacturing (or 3D printing) is used to design the properties of any material with high precision. In relation to the construction field, solid clay bricks are structurally sturdy, but they are not designed to ... -
Theoretical Studies on Terahertz Quantum Cascade Lasers for Device Design Guideline
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-27)Terahertz (THz) quantum cascade laser (QCL) is the most promising THz light source for the next-generation THz technologies of imaging, spectroscopy, and wireless communication. However, room-temperature operation of THz ... -
Grafting Maple with Cedar
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-26)Canada’s metaphor for integrating immigrants is the mosaic —vividly colored pieces of ethnicity, culture, racial identity, and language planted side by side, and in contrast to the melting pot of the American states, ... -
Study on Solution-Processable Polypyrrole-Based Conducting Polymers
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-26)Due to the adjustable conductivity, cost-effective synthesis, and easy device fabrication, conducting polymers have wide-ranging applications in numerous areas, including sensors, solar cells, supercapacitors, and electrodes. ...