Browsing Engineering (Faculty of) by Subject "Robust Optimization"
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An Environmentally Conscious Robust Optimization Approach for Planning Power Generating Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2007-06-28)Carbon dioxide is a main greenhouse gas that is responsible for global warming and climate change. The reduction in greenhouse gas emission is required to comply with the Kyoto Protocol. Looking at CO2 emissions distribution ... -
Optimization Models and Algorithms for Workforce Scheduling with Uncertain Demand
(University of Waterloo, 2012-01-23)A workforce plan states the number of workers required at any point in time. Efficient workforce plans can help companies achieve their organizational goals while keeping costs low. In ever increasing globalized work market, ... -
Robust Direct Aperture Optimization Methods for Cardiac Sparing in Left-Sided Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-26)Designing conformal and equipment-compatible radiation therapy plans is essential for ensuring high-quality treatment outcomes for cancer patients. Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is a commonly-used method of ... -
Robust Nonlinear Model Predictive Control using Polynomial Chaos Expansions
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-13)The performance of model predictive controllers (MPCs) is largely dependent on the accuracy of the model predictions as compared to the actual plant outputs. Irrespective of the model used, first-principles (FP) or empirical, ... -
A Robust Optimization Approach for Advance Scheduling in Health Care Systems with Demand Uncertainty: Policy Insights
(University of Waterloo, 2021-02-17)Patient wait times have increased significantly over the past few decades. According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), 40% of Canadians have experienced difficulties in receiving diagnostics tests. ... -
A Robust Optimization Approach to the Self-scheduling Problem Using Semidefinite Programming
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-21)In deregulated electricity markets, generating companies submit energy bids which are derived from a self-schedule. In this thesis, we propose an improved semidefinite programming-based model for the self-scheduling problem. ... -
Uncertainty Analysis and Control of Multiscale Process Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-13)Microelectronic market imposes tight requirements upon thin film properties, including specific growth rate, surface roughness and thickness of the film. In the thin film deposition process, the microscopic events determine ... -
Uncertainty Analysis and Robust Optimization of a Single Pore in a Heterogeneous Catalytic Flow Reactor System
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-31)Catalytic systems are crucial to a wide number of chemical production processes, and as a result there is significant demand to develop novel catalyst materials and to optimize existing catalytic reactor systems. These ...