Browsing Engineering (Faculty of) by Subject "deep learning"
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Deep Learning-Enabled Cerebrovascular Reactivity Processing Software
(University of Waterloo, 2022-12-23)Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a non-invasive medical imaging technique that is used to generate high-resolution images of the brain. Blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) imaging is a functional MRI technique that ... -
Deep Reinforcement Learning Models for Real-Time Traffic Signal Optimization with Big Traffic Data
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-19)One of the most significant changes that the globe has faced in recent years is the changes brought about by the COVID19 pandemic. While this research was started before the pandemic began, the pandemic has exposed the ... -
Deep Representation Learning and Prediction for Forest Wildfires
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-17)An average of 8000 forest wildfires occurs each year in Canada burning an average of 2.5M ha/year as reported by the Government of Canada. Given the current rate of climate change, this number is expected to increase each ... -
Deep SELECTOR-JPEG: ADAPTIVE JPEG IMAGE COMPRESSION FOR COMPUTER VISION IN IMAGE CLASSIFICATION AND HUMAN VISION
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-18)Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) demonstrate excellent performance in many Computer Vision (CV) applications such as image classification. To meet storage/bandwidth requirements, the input images to these CV applications are ... -
Design and Fabrication of a Magnetic Manipulator with Five Degrees of Freedom
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-25)Magnetic manipulation has the potential to recast the medical field both from an operational and drug delivery point of view as it can provide wireless controlled navigation over surgical devices and drug containers inside ... -
Designing Intelligent Energy Management and Cost-effective Data Acquisition for Vehicular Solar Idle Reduction Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-23)In this study, an innovative energy management system (EMS) employing the promising reinforcement learning (RL) method is proposed. The EMS intelligently administrates the power flow between the main battery which is fed ... -
Development of Machine Learning Based Analytical Tools for Pavement Performance Assessment and Crack Detection
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-19)Pavement Management System (PMS) analytical tools mainly consist of pavement condition investigation and evaluation tools, pavement condition rating and assessment tools, pavement performance prediction tools, treatment ... -
Diabetic retinopathy grading with respect to the segmented lesions
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-19)One of the leading causes of irreversible vision loss is Diabetic Retinopathy (DR). The International Clinical Diabetic Retinopathy scale (ICDRS) provides grading criteria for DR. Deep Convolutional Neural Networks (DCNNs) ... -
Digital Twin Framework and Auto-Linking for Management of Legacy Assets
(University of Waterloo, 2021-04-30)The integration of Digital Twins (DTs) for facility and asset management is becoming increasingly common with the advancement of sensor and modelling technology. A digital twin is defined as a responsive and virtual ... -
Driving Scene Understanding using Spiking Neural Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-24)One of the applications of AI lies in developing intelligent systems for safe on-road driving, other than building and perfecting self-driving vehicles, and many others. Driving Scene Understanding (DSU) is one such area ... -
Early Flame Detection System Using Real-Time Machine-Vision and Image Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2022-02-04)From 2010 to 2019, 110,811 fires with losses have been reported to the Office of Fire Marshall and Emergency Management in Ontario. In The USA, the local fire departments responded to 1,338,500 fires in 2020. These fires ... -
Efficient Deep Learning-Driven Systems for Real-Time Video Expression Recognition
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-18)The ability to detect, recognize, and interpret facial expressions is an important skill for humans to have due to the abundance of social interactions one faces on a daily basis, but it is also something that most take ... -
End-to-End Deep Learning-Driven Automation for Enhanced Inspection in Industry
(University of Waterloo, 2024-05-27)This study explores the integration of machine learning into industrial automation, specifically focusing on transformer inspection to address labor shortages and enhance operational efficiencies. It develops a specialized ... -
End-to-End Multiview Gesture Recognition for Autonomous Car Parking System
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-21)The use of hand gestures can be the most intuitive human-machine interaction medium. The early approaches for hand gesture recognition used device-based methods. These methods use mechanical or optical sensors attached ... -
Energy Regeneration and Environment Sensing for Robotic Leg Prostheses and Exoskeletons
(University of Waterloo, 2021-12-23)Robotic leg prostheses and exoskeletons can provide powered locomotor assistance to older adults and/or persons with physical disabilities. However, limitations in automated control and energy-efficient actuation have ... -
Fusion of Estimated Depth and RGB Features for Improved Grasp-Type Selection of Novel Objects
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-01)Prostheses can alleviate some of the challenges faced by upper limb amputees in performing activities of daily living. However, electric-powered prosthetic hands have not seen much improvement over the past decade. Unintuitive ... -
Global-connected network with generalized ReLU activation
(Elsevier, 2019-12)Recent Progress has shown that exploitation of hidden layer neurons in convolutional neural networks (CNN) incorporating with a carefully designed activation function can yield better classification results in the field ... -
High-Frame-Rate Ultrasound Imaging Innovations for Complex Flow Quantification
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-07)Vascular pathology such as atherosclerosis or arterial stiffening involves significant disruption in the blood flow dynamics found in the vasculature, with complex behavior such as jets and swirling typically seen in ... -
Histopathology Image Analysis and NLP for Digital Pathology
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-27)Information technologies based on ML with quantitative imaging and texts are playing an essential role, particularly in general medicine and oncology. DL in particular has demonstrated significant breakthroughs in Computer ... -
Image/Video Compression: Human and Computer Vision Perspectives
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-15)As we start a new decade, image and video compression should further improve to satisfy each of the human and computer visions. Human and computer visions have different perspectives on the perceived images and videos, ...