• Discretize and Conquer: Scalable Agglomerative Clustering in Hamming Space 

  Soltani, Soheil (University of Waterloo, 2019-01-11)

  Clustering is one of the most fundamental tasks in many machine learning and information retrieval applications. Roughly speaking, the goal is to partition data instances such that similar instances end up in the same group ...

• Leveraging Machine Learning to Improve Software Reliability 

  Wang, Song (University of Waterloo, 2019-01-09)

  Finding software faults is a critical task during the lifecycle of a software system. While traditional software quality control practices such as statistical defect prediction, static bug detection, regression test, and ...

• The Fabrication and Characterization of a Superconducting Birdcage Resonator 

  Akmal, Shahab (University of Waterloo, 2019-01-08)

  In this thesis we presents the fabrication and characterization of a superconducting Birdcage style radiofrequency (RF) coil, a commonly used coil design in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometers. The Birdcage was ...

• A Novel Retro-directive Phased Array Antenna Architecture 

  Fereidani Samani, Mohammad (University of Waterloo, 2018-12-21)

  Mobile wireless communication scenarios can range from a simple indoor WiFi link to a satellite internet connection to an airplane. Virtually in all scenarios, dynamic changes in the propagation environment or the movement ...

• A Study on the Acceleration of Arrival Curve Construction and Regular Specification Mining using GPUs 

  Benann Rajendra, Nirmal Joshi (University of Waterloo, 2018-12-21)

  Data analytics is a process of examining datasets using various analytical and statistical techniques. Several tools have been proposed in the literature to extract hidden patterns, gather insights and build mathematical ...

• Optical Cross-Phase Modulation in Graphene 

  Thakur, Siddharatha (University of Waterloo, 2018-12-20)

  Graphene is the first practically fabricated and stable two-dimensional material. It is an atomically thin layer of graphite with a unique gapless electronic band structure which leads to the observation of near-relativistic ...

• Cooperative Autonomous Vehicle Speed Optimization near Signalized Intersections 

  Faraj, Mahmoud S (University of Waterloo, 2018-12-12)

  Road congestion in urban environments, especially near signalized intersections, has been a major cause of significant fuel and time waste. Various solutions have been proposed to solve the problem of increasing idling ...

• Machine Learning for SAT Solvers 

  Liang, Jia (University of Waterloo, 2018-12-07)

  Boolean SAT solvers are indispensable tools in a variety of domains in computer science and engineering where efficient search is required. Not only does this relieve the burden on the users of implementing their own search ...

• Fabrication of high aspect ratio (HAR) atomic force microscopy (AFM) probes by one step e-beam lithography and AFM cantilever patterning using grafted monolayer brushes 

  Aydinoglu, Ferhat (University of Waterloo, 2018-11-28)

  Atomic force microscopy (AFM) allows imaging individual atoms where a very sharp tip touches and feels the substrate. Although a regular AFM tip can achieve atomic resolution, it produces false images on substrates with ...

• Semiconductor Device Characterization and Modelling for Effective Design of 5G Front-Ends 

  Raslan, Ahmed (University of Waterloo, 2018-11-27)

  The realization of fifth-generation mobile communication will require transceiver front-ends that can handle data-rates of multi-gigabits per second. To provide such data-rates, bandwidth in the hundreds of megahertz will ...

• Energy Management and Demand Response of Industrial Systems 

  Alarfaj, Omar (University of Waterloo, 2018-11-26)

  Energy management is an important concept that has come to the forefront in recent years under the smart grid paradigm. Energy conservation and management can help defer some capacity addition requirements in the long-term, ...

• Automatic Refactoring for Renamed Clones in Test Code 

  Zhao, Jun (University of Waterloo, 2018-11-21)

  Unit testing plays an essential role in software development and maintenance, especially in Test-Driven Development. Conventional unit tests, which have no input parameters, often exercise similar scenarios with small ...

• Advanced Nanoelectromechanical Systems for Next Generation Energy Harvesting 

  Mahmud, Alam (University of Waterloo, 2018-11-15)

  The ever-increasing desire to produce portable, mobile and self-powered wireless micro-/nano systems (MNSs) with extended lifetimes has lead to the significant advancement in the area of mechanical energy harvesting over ...

• Fault Driven Supervised Tie Breaking for Test Case Prioritization 

  kudva, vinit (University of Waterloo, 2018-10-26)

  Regression test suites are an excellent tool to validate the existing functionality of an application during the development process. However, they can be large and time consuming to execute, thus making them inefficient ...

• A Modular and Scalable Architecture for Millimeter-Wave Beam-forming Antenna Systems 

  AL-SAEDI, HUSSAM (University of Waterloo, 2018-10-24)

  As the demand for higher data rates increases, wireless technologies (e.g., satellite communications, fifth Generation (5G) wireless communications, and automotive radars) are migrating toward millimeter-wave (mm-W) ...

• Real Time Dynamic State Estimation: Development and Application to Power System 

  Alhalali, Safoan (University of Waterloo, 2018-10-24)

  Since the state estimation algorithm has been firstly proposed, considerable research interest has been shown in adapting and applying the different versions of this algorithm to the power transmission systems. Those ...

• Electromagnetic Energy Harvesting Surfaces 

  Ashoor, Ahmed Z. (University of Waterloo, 2018-10-11)

  The concept of wireless power transfer (WPT) was successfully demonstrated in the early years of the 20th century. One promising application of using the WPT concept is the WPT transmission utilizing a large array of solar ...

• Graphene travelling wave amplifier for integrated millimeter-wave/terahertz systems 

  Ghafarian, Naimeh (University of Waterloo, 2018-10-09)

  Terahertz (THz) technology offers exciting possibilities for various applications, including high resolution biomedical imaging, long-wavelength spectroscopy, security monitoring, communications, quality control, and process ...

• Incentive-Based Expansion Planning and Reliability Enhancement Models for Smart Distribution Systems 

  Alotaibi, Majed (University of Waterloo, 2018-10-01)

  Due to the rapid progress toward the implementation of smart grid technologies, electric power distribution systems are undergoing profound structural and operational changes. Climate concerns, a reduction in dependency ...

• E-beam Lithography using Dry Powder HSQ Resist Having Long Shelf Life and Nanogap Electrode Fabrication 

  Jiashi, Shen (University of Waterloo, 2018-09-28)

  As the industry of nanofabrication developing, high-resolution e-beam lithography (EBL) becomes more and more important. In this thesis, it is discussed that the effective factors behind the resolution of EBL and how it ...

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