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MAC Protocol Design for Parallel Link Rendezvous in Ad Hoc Cognitive Radio Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-26)The most significant challenge for next wireless generation is to work opportunistically on the spectrum without a fixed spectrum allocation. Cognitive Radio (CR) is the candidate technology to utilize spectrum white space, ... -
Machine Learning Based Data Driven Modelling of Time Series of Power Plant Data
(University of Waterloo, 2020-04-28)Accurate modeling and simulation of data collected from a power plant system are important factors in the strategic planning and maintenance of the unit. Several non-linearities and multivariable couplings are associated ... -
Machine Learning for SAT Solvers
(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 ... -
Machine Learning for Software Dependability
(University of Waterloo, 2020-11-10)Dependability is an important quality of modern software but is challenging to achieve. Many software dependability techniques have been proposed to help developers improve software reliability and dependability such as ... -
MachineFlow: A Web Tool to Adaptively Select EDA Tool Parameters for Digital ICs Using Statistical Learning
(University of Waterloo, 2016-10-26)Digital integrated circuits (ICs) are the driving force behind computing, communication and entertainment in today’s world. More powerful and energy efficient ICs continue to be designed and built by the semiconductor ... -
Magnetic Transduction for RF Micromechanical Filters
(University of Waterloo, 2012-02-27)The use of electrostatic transduction has enabled high-Q miniaturized mechanical resonators made of non-piezoelectric material that vibrate at high and ultra high frequencies. However, this transduction technique suffers ... -
Magnetization of Graphene with Circularly Polarized Light
(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 ... -
Managing and Complementing Public Key Infrastructure for Securing Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2011-06-28)Recently, vehicular ad-hoc network (VANET) has emerged as an excellent candidate to change the life style of the traveling passengers along the roads and highways in terms of improving the safety levels and providing a ... -
Managing Cache Consistency to Scale Dynamic Web Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2007-08-24)Data caching is a technique that can be used by web servers to speed up the response time of client requests. Dynamic websites are becoming more popular, but they pose a problem –- it is difficult to cache dynamic content, ... -
Managing Consistency of Business Process Models across Abstraction Levels
(University of Waterloo, 2014-04-08)Process models support the transition from business requirements to IT implementations. An organization that adopts process modeling often maintain several co-existing models of the same business process. These models ... -
Managing HBM’s bandwidth in Multi-Die FPGAs using Overlay NoCs
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-18)We can improve HBM bandwidth distribution and utilization on a multi-die FPGA like Xilinx Alveo U280 by using Overlay Network-on-Chips (NoCs). HBM in Xilinx Alveo U280 offers 8GBs of memory capacity with a theoretical ... -
Manganese and Iron-Based Layered Oxide Positive Electrodes for Sodium-Ion Batteries
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-23)Electrical energy generation from clean and renewable energy sources is a topic of growing importance, considering the concerns over the environmental impacts and the resource constraints of fossil fuels, combined with the ... -
Market_based Framework for Mobile Surveillance Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-04)The active surveillance of public and private sites is increasingly becoming a very important and critical issue. It is therefore, imperative to develop mobile surveillance systems to protect these sites. Modern surveillance ... -
Mean Field Interactions in Heterogeneous Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2016-02-10)In the context of complex networks, we often encounter systems in which the constituent entities randomly interact with each other as they evolve with time. Such random interactions can be described by Markov ... -
Measurement-based Admission Control for Real-Time Traffic in IEEE 802.16 Wireless Metropolitan Area Network
(University of Waterloo, 2009-01-16)To support real-time applications, we present a Measurement-based Admission Control (MBAC) scheme with Modified Largest Weighted Delay First (M-LWDF) scheduling algorithm. The objective of the admission control scheme is ... -
Measuring and Predicting Computer Software Performance: Tools and Approaches
(University of Waterloo, 2015-04-22)Measurement-based software performance evaluation is essential to computer science and industry alike, yet despite its widespread adoption, the current level of statistical rigor is inadequate, putting published results ... -
Measuring the Impact of Code Dependencies on Software Architecture Recovery Techniques
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-21)Many techniques have been proposed to automatically recover software architectures from software implementations. A thorough comparison among the recovery techniques is needed to understand their effectiveness and ... -
Mechanically Tunable RF/Microwave Filters: from a MEMS Perspective
(University of Waterloo, 2007-06-26)RF/microwave tunable filters are widely employed in radar systems, measurement instruments, and communication systems. By using tunable filters, the frequency bandwidth is utilized effectively and the system cost and ... -
Medium Access Control, Packet Routing, and Internet Gateway Placement in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2014-04-10)Road accidents represent a serious social problem and are one of the leading causes of human death and disability on a global scale. To reduce the risk and severity of a road accident, a variety of new safety applications ... -
Memory Efficient Scheduling for Multicore Real-time Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-18)Modern real-time systems are becoming increasingly complex and requiring significant computational power to meet their demands. Since the increase in uniprocessor speed has slowed down in the last decade, multicore processors ...