• Abstraction and Refinement Techniques for Ternary Symbolic Simulation with Guard-value Encoding 

  Yang, Bo (University of Waterloo, 2022-05-20)

  We propose a novel encoding called guard-value encoding for the ternary domain {0, 1, X}. Among the advantages it has over the more conventional dual-rail encoding, the flexibility of representing X with either of <0, 0> ...

• Design of an OTN-based Failure/Alarm Propagation Simulator 

  Li, Zening (University of Waterloo, 2022-05-19)

  This thesis presents OTN failure/alarm propagation behavior analysis and an OTN simulator based on failure/alarm propagation behavior on the optical layer of optical transport network (OTN) architecture. The simulator code ...

• Tunable Reflectarrays and Metasurfaces 

  Zhang, Peng (University of Waterloo, 2022-05-19)

  Fifth-generation (5G) wireless communication networks have been rapidly expanding in recent years. However, due to the higher frequency bands used in 5G applications compared with previous generations, it is more difficult ...

• Security of Software-defined Wireless Sensor Networks 

  Ben Yahya, Manaf (University of Waterloo, 2022-05-19)

  Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) using Software Defined Networking (SDN) can achieve several advantages such as flexible and centralized network management and efficient routing. This is because SDN is a logically centralized ...

• Hardware-Aware Precoding and Digital Predistortion for Massive MIMO Transmitters 

  Almoneer, Mohammed (University of Waterloo, 2022-05-19)

  To cope with the ever-increasing demand for higher data rates, reduced latency, and improved coverage, new technologies are needed to advance the current state of wireless communication systems. One of the promising new ...

• RRAM in High-speed TCAM Design and Its Applications with New Switching Materials 

  Pan, Kangqiang (University of Waterloo, 2022-05-17)

  With the continuous scaling of transistor devices reaching their physical limits, emerging non-volatile memory (eNVM) devices such as resistive random-access memory (RRAM) is considered one of the alternatives to maintain ...

• Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Monitoring Using Electromagnetic Sensors 

  Omer, Ala Eldin (University of Waterloo, 2022-05-16)

  Monitoring glycemia levels in people with diabetes has developed rapidly over the last decade. A broad range of easy-to-use systems of reliable accuracies are now deployed in the market following the introduction of the ...

• Fast DC Fault Current Suppression and Fault Ride Through in Full-Bridge MMCs via Regulation of Submodule Capacitor Discharge 

  Sakib, Munif Nazmus (University of Waterloo, 2022-05-16)

  High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) is more cost-effective than High Voltage Alternating Current (HVAC) for transmitting power over long distances, and therefore is ideal for bulk power transfer from wind, solar, hydroelectric, ...

• A Hydrogel Microneedle-Assisted Assay Integrating Aptamer Probes and Fluorescence Detection for Reagentless Biomarker Quantification 

  Zheng, Hanjia (University of Waterloo, 2022-05-11)

  Analyzing interstitial fluid (ISF) via microneedle devices enables patient health monitoring in a minimally invasive manner and at point-of-care settings. However, most of the MN-based diagnostic approaches require complicated ...

• Shared-Aperture 3D-Printed Dielectric Resonator Antenna Arrays for Millimeter-Wave Applications 

  El-Sawaf, Heba Imam Ahmed (University of Waterloo, 2022-05-11)

  With the increase in demand for higher data rates and higher bandwidth requirements, modern communication systems pursue innovative solutions that effectively utilize the high-frequency spectrum available at the Millimeter-wave ...

• Towards Explainable Generative Adversarial Networks 

  Yu, Xiaozhuo (University of Waterloo, 2022-05-09)

  As Generative Adversarial Networks become more and more popular for sample generation, the demand for human interpretable explanations have also skyrocketed. With the rising popularity of Generative Adversarial Networks ...

• Cooperative Sensing and Computation for Environment Perception in Autonomous Driving with Vehicular Edge Computing 

  Xuehan, Ye (University of Waterloo, 2022-05-06)

  The advances in sensing technologies, artificial intelligence, Internet of vehicles, and edge computing paradigm pave the way for autonomous driving, which is a key use case that will re shape the future transportation ...

• Ultrasound-Induced Cavitation for Controlled Drug Release from Thermosensitive Liposomes 

  Pan, Anni (University of Waterloo, 2022-05-02)

  Ultrasound-induced cavitation of microbubbles has increased anticancer drug Doxorubicin (DOX) release from thermosensitive liposomes (TSL). Yet, the influence of liposomal formulations and their responses toward cavitation ...

• Integrated Photonics Structure for THz Systems Based on Silicon and Photoconductive Material 

  Samiezadeh, Sohrab (University of Waterloo, 2022-04-29)

  The field of terahertz (THz) technology has been immensely progressed over the past two decades, but integrated on-chip THz circuits and systems are still under development. This thesis is an effort to propose an ...

• Substrate Integrated Waveguide (SIW) and Superconducting Filters 

  Smajevic, Armin (University of Waterloo, 2022-04-29)

  Substrate integrated waveguides (SIW) provide an excellent compromise between size and loss reduction for applications in planar circuits. SIW filters provide a better Q-factor than microstrip filters and a significant ...

• Hardware Implementation of Fixed-Point Decoder for Low-Density Lattice Codes 

  Srivastava, Rachna (University of Waterloo, 2022-04-29)

  Low-density lattice codes (LDLCs) are a special class of lattice codes that can be decoded efficiently using iterative decoding and approach the capacity of the additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) channel. The construction ...

• Algorithmic Transverse Feedback Linearization 

  D'Souza, Rollen (University of Waterloo, 2022-04-26)

  The feedback equivalence problem, that there exists a state and feedback transformation between two control systems, has been used to solve a wide range of problems both in linear and nonlinear control theory. Its significance ...

• Magnetization of Graphene with Circularly Polarized Light 

  Abedi, Sina (University of Waterloo, 2022-04-26)

  In this thesis, the effect of circularly polarized light on a graphene sheet is explored. The fundamental question that we try to answer in this work is whether circularly polarized light is able to induce a DC magnetization ...

• Non-invasive Glucose Monitoring using Microwave Sensor with Machine Learning 

  Bamatraf, Saeed Mohammed (University of Waterloo, 2022-04-14)

  Diabetes is a chronic condition that occurs when the levels of glucose are high in the blood because the body cannot produce any or enough insulin or use insulin effectively. According to the International Diabetes Federation ...

• Submodular Maximization Subject to Information Constraints 

  Downie, Andrew (University of Waterloo, 2022-04-11)

  In general, submodular maximization is relevant in many problems in controls, robotics and machine learning, because it models many computationally difficult problems. A simple greedy strategy can provide strong approximation ...

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