Electrical and Computer Engineering
This is the collection for the University of Waterloo's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering .
Research outputs are organized by type (eg. Master Thesis, Article, Conference Paper).
Waterloo faculty, students, and staff can contact us or visit the UWSpace guide to learn more about depositing their research.
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Adaptive Compensation of Nonlinear Impairments in Fiber-Optic Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-17)Optical communication systems are vital for high rate telecommunication. Fiber-optic communication system is an excellent choice due to its low loss, high bandwidth, and robustness to electromagnetic interference. However, ... -
Adaptive Path Following for an Underactuated Nonholonomic Mobile Manipulator
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-17)We investigate an adaptive path following problem for an underactuated nonholonomic mobile manipulator system and closed planar curves. As opposed to adapting to uncertain or unknown dynamics in the plant, we apply an ... -
Digital Predistortion of Frequency-Multipliers-Based Wideband Millimeter-Wave Sources
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-16)Radio frequency (RF) technology has seen unprecedented advancements over the past few decades. These advancements have been driven by continuously growing demand for wireless networks with higher capacity and radar and ... -
Experimental Investigation of the Power Amplifiers’ Nonlinearity using a 3.5 GHz 2×2 RF Front-end Prototype
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-16)Next generation communication systems will demand extremely high system capacity. Ap-proaches such as complex digital modulation schemes, widening of the instantaneous band-width and massive multi-input multi-output (MIMO) ... -
Modeling and Simulations of Molybdenum Diselenide (MoSe₂) Phototransistors
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-10)Since the first demonstration of graphene, two-dimensional (2D) materials have attracted gigantic attentions from the electronic device community. Various 2D materials showing metallic, semiconducting, and insulating ... -
Detection of Anomalous Behavior of Wireless Devices using Power Signal and Changepoint Detection Theory.
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-10)Anomaly detection has been applied in different fields of science and engineering over many years to recognize inconsistent behavior, which can affect the regular operation of devices, machines, and even organisms. The ... -
Towards Scalable Electronic Devices with Sorted Carbon Nanotube Thin-Films
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-07)The year 2021 is the 30th anniversary of carbon nanotube (CNT) discovery in 1991 by Sumio Iijima. CNTs, a cylindrical hollow shape, exhibit fascinating electrical and optical properties. CNTs have been at the heart of ... -
Novel Volt/Var Control Strategies for Active Distribution Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-07)Power distribution networks are rapidly evolving as active distribution systems, as a result of growing concerns for the environment and the shift towards renewable energy sources (RESs). The introduction of distributed ... -
A self-powered multi-broadcasting wireless sensing system realized with an all-in-one triboelectric nanogenerator
(Elsevier, 2019-08)The ubiquitous sensors at the core network of Internet of Things (IoT) have accelerated the realization of micro/nano systems that necessitate not only the development of self-powered sensors but also requires a reliable ... -
Hillock-free and atomically smooth InSb QWs grown on GaAs substrates by MBE
(Elsevier, 2019-05-01)Comprehensive studies on the surface morphological evolution of AlInSb metamorphic buffers and InSb QWs grown on top were conducted as a function of the GaAs (0 0 1) substrate offcut angles. We confirmed our earlier ... -
An Empirical Investigation to Understand the Difficulties and Challenges of Software Modellers When Using Modelling Tools
(ACM, 2018-10)Software modelling is a challenging and error-prone task. Existing Model-Driven Engineering (MDE) tools provide modellers with little aid, partly because tool providers have not investigated users' difficulties through ... -
Detecting Feature-Interaction Symptoms in Automotive Software Using Lightweight Analysis
(IEEE, 2019-02)Modern automotive software systems are large, com- plex, and feature rich; they can contain over 100 million lines of code, comprising hundreds of features distributed across multiple electronic control units (ECUs), all ... -
UCAnDoModels: A Context-based Model Editor for Editing and Debugging UML Class and State-Machine Diagrams
(ACM/IEEE, 2019-09)Practitioners face cognitive challenges when using model editors to edit and debug UML models, which make them reluctant to adopt modelling. To assist practitioners in their modelling tasks, we have developed effective ... -
A Focus+Context Approach to Alleviate Cognitive Challenges of Editing and Debugging UML Models
(IEEE, 2019-09)Model-Driven Engineering has been proposed to increase the productivity of developing a software system. Despite its benefits, it has not been fully adopted in the software industry. Research has shown that modelling tools ... -
Scalable Nearest Neighbor Search with Compact Codes
(University of Waterloo, 2019-12-19)An important characteristic of the recent decade is the dramatic growth in the use and generation of data. From collections of images, documents and videos, to genetic data, and to network traffic statistics, modern ... -
Predictive Maintenance of Wind Generators based on AI Techniques
(University of Waterloo, 2019-12-17)As global warming is slowly becoming a dangerous reality, governments and private institutions are introducing policies to minimize it. Those policies have led to the development and deployment of Renewable Energy Sources ... -
Deep Learning-based Driver Behavior Modeling and Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2019-12-17)Driving safety continues receiving widespread attention from car designers, safety regulators, and automotive research community as driving accidents due to driver distraction or fatigue have increased drastically over the ... -
Performance Limits of Microwave and Dual Microwave/Millimeter Wave Band Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2019-12-11)Traditionally, wireless networks communicate over the conventional microwave band (sub-6 GHz) as it supports reliable communication over a large geographic area. The ever increasing demand for bandwidth to support the ... -
Motion Planning and Safety for Autonomous Driving
(University of Waterloo, 2019-12-11)This thesis discusses two different problems in motion planning for autonomous driving. The first is the problem of optimizing a lattice planner control set for any particular autonomous driving task, with the goal of ... -
Coordinated Voltage and Reactive Power Control for Renewable Dominant Smart Distribution Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2019-12-06)Driven by their economic and environmental advantages, smart grids promote the deployment of active components, including renewable energy sources (RESs), energy storage systems (ESSs), and electric vehicles (EVs), for ...
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