Browsing Electrical and Computer Engineering by Title
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On Optimum Conventional Quantization for Source Coding with Side Information at the Decoder
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-26)In many scenarios, side information naturally exists in point-to-point communications. Although side information can be present in the encoder and/or decoder and thus yield several cases, the most important case that worths ... -
On Parallel Computation of Large Smooth-Degree Isogeny
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-04)The computation of large smooth-degree isogenies is considered to be the most time-consuming task in isogeny-based cryptosystems and, to this end, recently several proposals have been made to speed it up. For implementation ... -
On Periodic Correlation of Binary Sequences
(University of Waterloo, 2007-01-04)A (periodic) correlation function is an important measure to evaluate the effectiveness of pseudorandom sequences. In practice, the sequences are required to have the impulse-like autocorrelation function. Also, crosscorrelation ... -
On Software Implementation of High Performance GHASH Algorithms
(University of Waterloo, 2012-10-23)There have been several modes of operations available for symmetric key block ciphers, among which Galois Counter Mode (GCM) of operation is a standard. GCM mode of operation provides confidentiality with the help of ... -
On Spectral Properties of the Grounded Laplacian Matrix
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-19)Linear consensus and opinion dynamics in networks that contain stubborn agents are studied in this thesis. Previous works have shown that the convergence rate of such dynam- ics is given by the smallest eigenvalue of the ... -
On Techno-economic Evaluation of Wind-based DG
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-22)The growing interest in small-scale electricity generation located near customers, known as Distributed Generation (DG), is driven primarily by emerging technologies, environmental regulations and concerns, electricity ... -
On the Asymptotic Number of Active Links in a Random Network
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-01)A network of n transmitters and n receivers is considered. We assume that transmitter i aims to send data to its designated destination, receiver i. Communications occur in a single-hop fashion and destination nodes are ... -
On the Complexity of the Circuit Obfuscation Problem for Split Manufacturing
(University of Waterloo, 2014-04-22)Recent work in the area of computer hardware security introduced a number of interesting computational problems in the context of directed acyclic graphs (DAGs). In this thesis, we pick one of these problems, circuit ... -
On the Computation of Multi-Scalar Multiplication for Pairing-Based zkSNARKs
(University of Waterloo, 2023-07-21)Multi-scalar multiplication refers to the operation of computing multiple scalar multiplications in an elliptic curve group and then adding them together. It is an essential operation for proof generation and verification ... -
On the Design and Testing of Authorization Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-02)Authorization deals with the specification and management of accesses principals have to resources. In the design of an authorization system, sometimes we just implement the accessenforcement without having a precise semantics ... -
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 ... -
On The Engineering of a Stable Force-Directed Placer
(University of Waterloo, 2004)Analytic and force-directed placement methods that simultaneously minimize wire length and spread cells are receiving renewed attention from both academia and industry. However, these methods are by no means trivial to ... -
On the Non-Orthogonal Layered Broadcast Codes in Cooperative Wireless Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-20)A multi-fold increase in spectral efficiency and throughput are envisioned in the fifth generation of cellular networks to meet the requirements of International Telecommunication Union (ITU) IMT-2020 on massive connectivity ... -
On the Optimal Transmission Strategies for Sources without Channel State Information
(University of Waterloo, 2011-09-30)With the growth of multimedia services, it is essential to find new transmission schemes to support higher data rates in wireless networks. In this thesis, we study networks in which the Channel State Information (CSI) ... -
On the Orchestration and Provisioning of NFV-enabled Multicast Services
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-14)The paradigm of network function virtualization (NFV) with the support of software-defined networking has emerged as a prominent approach to foster innovation in the networking field and reduce the complexity involved in ... -
On the Performance Analysis of Cooperative Vehicular Communication
(University of Waterloo, 2012-02-08)Vehicular networking is envisioned to be a key technology area for significant growth in the coming years. Although the expectations for this emerging technology are set very high, many practical aspects remain still ... -
On the Use of Directed Moves for Placement in VLSI CAD
(University of Waterloo, 2009-07-31)Search-based placement methods have long been used for placing integrated circuits targeting the field programmable gate array (FPGA) and standard cell design styles. Such methods offer the potential for high-quality ... -
On Two Combinatorial Optimization Problems in Graphs: Grid Domination and Robustness
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-30)In this thesis, we study two problems in combinatorial optimization, the dominating set problem and the robustness problem. In the first half of the thesis, we focus on the dominating set problem in grid graphs and present ... -
On-Chip Power Supply Noise: Scaling, Suppression and Detection
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-24)Design metrics such as area, timing and power are generally considered as the primary criteria in the design of modern day circuits, however, the minimization of power supply noise, among other noise sources, is appreciably ... -
On-Demand Energy Harvesting Techniques - A System Level Perspective
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-28)In recent years, energy harvesting has been generating great interests among researchers, scientists and engineers alike. One of the major reasons for this increased interest sterns from the desire to have autonomous ...