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).
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Silver Nanowire Networks in Electrochromic Devices
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-25)Transparent electrodes are a necessary component of electrochromic devices. These electrodes are most commonly made from indium tin oxide (ITO), but this material is far from ideal. ITO is expensive, brittle and thus ... -
Sparse2SOAP: Domain Adaptation for LiDAR-Based 3D Object Detection
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-25)In this work, we propose Sparse2SOAP, an extension of the previous work in Sparse2Dense that uses knowledge distillation in a teacher-student framework to densify 3D features, to enable its uses for cross-domain LiDAR-based ... -
Public Transportation Electrification with the Support of Mobile Energy Storage
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-24)In recent decades, fossil fuels and carbon emissions reduction have become an increasingly popular global phenomenon; therefore, a number of governments worldwide have allocated substantial funds to transportation ... -
WasmWalker: Path-based Code Representations for Improved WebAssembly Program Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-05)WebAssembly, or Wasm, is a low-level binary language that enables execution of near-native-performance code in web browsers. Wasm has proven to be useful in applications including gaming, audio and video processing, and ... -
Novelty Detection for SilGeo Hardware Assurance
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-05)In today's world, electronic hardware-level threats have become increasingly common. These threats can range from the infiltration of counterfeit or malicious hardware in the supply chain to the use of electronic attack ... -
Emerging semiconductor nanostructure materials for single-photon avalanche diodes
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-02)Detecting of light at the single photon level has a far-reaching impact that enables a broad range of applications. In sensing, advances in single-photon detection enable low light applications such as night-time operation, ... -
Organic-Inorganic Nanomaterial Based Highly Efficient Flexible Nanogenerator for Self-Powered Wireless Electronics
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-01)As the world progresses towards artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things (IoT), self‐powered sensor systems are increasingly vital for sensing and detection. Nanogenerators, a new technology in energy research, ... -
Automatic Loop Nest Parallelization for the Predictable Execution Model
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-27)Currently, embedded real-time systems still widely use single-core processors. A major challenge in the adoption of multicore processors is the presence of shared hardware resources such as main memory. Contention between ... -
Real-Time FPGA-Based Testbed for Evaluating Digital Predistortion in Fully Digital MIMO Transmitters
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-27)As one of the key enabling technologies of 5G networks, massive multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) transmitters use many transmit chains to ensure a very high data rate and acceptable signal quality. Realizing Massive ... -
Static Verification of an Implementation of 5G-AKA
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-24)Computer-aided cryptography offers a variety of tools that are essential for ensuring the security of cryptographic protocols. These tools can assist in designing the protocol, verifying its correctness during implementation, ... -
Multi-cloud Connectivity Provisioning with Security Attributes
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-21)In this thesis, we detail the following work: (i) the design and development of graph-based cloud management software with multiple microservices, including one that provides easy connectivity provisioning in the multi-cloud ... -
A High-Resolution Direct-Conversion CMOS X-Ray Imager with Code-Division-Multiplexed Readout
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-21)This thesis presents the design and characterization of a high-spatial-resolution direct-conversion X-ray imager built using complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) technology integrated with an amorphous-selenium ... -
A simulation study of nanoparticle -based SERS biosensing platforms with application towards glioma detection
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-21)Gliomas are the most commonly occurring primary brain tumour with poor prognosis and high mortality rate. Currently, the diagnostic and monitoring options for glioma mainly revolve around imaging techniques, which often ... -
UniFlow: A CFG-Based Framework for Pluggable Type Checking and Type Inference
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-21)A type system is a crucial component of high-level programming languages, as it enhances program correctness by ruling out certain type errors. However, the built-in type system often adheres to a specific set of rules ... -
Millimeter-wave 39 GHz 4x4 Phased Antenna Array with Embedded Near-field Probing Antenna for Performance Enhancement
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-19)Beamforming arrays are a vital technology for millimeter-wave (mm-wave) wireless communication systems. A large amount of research and an increasing number of phased array prototypes have been developed which provide high ... -
Understanding Feedforward – Feedback Controller Components In Human Movement Through Optimization-Based Approaches
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-10)Despite many studies in human motion analysis using optimal control theory to understand how movement is generated, less attention is focused on the structure of the optimal controller. The majority of existing studies ... -
The Impact of Lithium Ion on the Application of Resistive Switching Devices
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-10)With the development of the times, people have higher and higher requirements for storage equipment. Many new storage devices have emerged, such as Magnetoresistive random-access memory(MRAM) and Resistive random-access ... -
On the Design of Efficient Deep Learning Methods for Human Activity Recognition in Resource Constrained Devices
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-05)Human Activity Recognition (HAR) is the process of automatic recognition of Activities of Daily Life (ADL) from human motion data captured in various data modalities by wearable and ambient sensors. Advances in deep ... -
Scene Representations for Generalizable Novel View Synthesis
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-04)Novel view synthesis involves generating novel views of a scene when seen from different viewpoints. It offers numerous applications in computer vision domains such as telepresence, virtual reality, re-cinematography, etc. ... -
Congestion Management in Active Distribution Networks and its Cyber Security
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-03)The evolution of the traditional power grid (TPG) to the digital smart grid is expected to improve the operation of the power system. The smart grids' capability to support various distributed generation technologies, ...