Browsing Electrical and Computer Engineering by Title
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Organic Thin Film Transistor Integration
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-23)This thesis examines strategies to exploit existing materials and techniques to advance organic thin film transistor (OTFT) technology in device performance, device manufacture, and device integration. To enhance device ... -
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, ... -
Organically Grown Microgrids: the Development and Simulation of a Solar Home System-based Microgrid
(University of Waterloo, 2012-05-16)The United Nations has declared 2012 the ``International Year of Sustainable Energy for All''. A substantial portion of the world's population (some 1.3 billion people) currently live without electricity and development ... -
Oscillator-Based Electrochemical Capacitance Imager with Frequency-Division-Multiplexed Readout
(University of Waterloo, 2022-02-24)Electrochemical biosensors, built using complimentary-metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology, have shown promise for various applications in health-care diagnostics, disease detection, and life science research. ... -
Out-of-Distribution Detection for LiDAR-based 3D Object Detection
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-18)3D object detection is an essential part of automated driving, and deep neural networks (DNNs) have achieved state-of-the-art performance for this task. However, deep models are notorious for assigning high confidence ... -
Output Feedback Bilateral Teleoperation with Force Estimation in the Presence of Time Delays
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-28)This thesis presents a novel bilateral teleoperation algorithm for n degree of freedom nonlinear manipulators connected through time delays. Teleoperation has many practical uses, as there are many benefits that come from ... -
Overcoming synthesizer phase noise in quantum sensing
(University of Waterloo, 2019-04-23)Synthesizers are widely used in various quantum information platforms as microwave or radio frequency signal sources. The synthesizer phase noise plays a sensitive role in detecting spin dynamics which is similar to the ... -
Overlay Token Ring Protocol for Vehicular Communication Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-20)Vehicular communication has been an emerging topic among current wireless research. The vehicular communication can be classified to Inter-Vehicle Communication (IVC) and Road-to-Vehicle Communication (RVC). IVC and RVC ... -
P2TA: Privacy-preserving task allocation for edge computing enhanced mobile crowdsensing
(Elsevier, 2019-08)In conventional mobile crowdsensing (MCS) applications, the crowdsensing server (CS-server) needs mobile users’ precise locations for optimal task allocation, which raises privacy concerns. This paper proposes a ... -
Packaging and Characterization of a NbTiN Superconducting Nanowire for the Design of an Optimal Nanowire Meander Structure
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-23)The Superconducting Nanowire single-photon detector (SNSPD) made with niobium-titanium nitride (NbTiN) thin films fabricated on oxidized silicon substrates are highly promising nanodevices. The SNSPD is an immensely capable ... -
Packaging and Characterization of NbN Superconducting Nanowire Single Photon Detectors
(University of Waterloo, 2009-05-22)Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) are nanodevices usually made from thin niobium nitride (NbN) films. Operated at liquid helium temperature, they can exhibit high detection efficiency with low ... -
PACS: Private and Adaptive Computational Sprinting
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-25)Computational sprinting is a class of mechanisms that enables a chip to temporarily exceed its thermal limits to enhance performance. Previous approaches model the optimization of computational-sprinting strategies as a ... -
Palmprint Identification Based on Generalization of IrisCode
(University of Waterloo, 2007-01-24)The development of accurate and reliable security systems is a matter of wide interest, and in this context biometrics is seen as a highly effective automatic mechanism for personal identification. Among biometric technologies, ... -
Parallel Multiplier Designs for the Galois/Counter Mode of Operation
(University of Waterloo, 2008-06-09)The Galois/Counter Mode of Operation (GCM), recently standardized by NIST, simultaneously authenticates and encrypts data at speeds not previously possible for both software and hardware implementations. In GCM, data ... -
Parallel Run-Time Verification
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-24)Run-time verification is a technique to reason about a program correctness. Given a set of desirable properties and a program trace from the inspected program as an input, the monitor module verifies that properties hold ... -
Parameterizing Enterprise WiFi Networks: The Use of Wide Channels
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-23)We investigate the joint channel, power, and carrier sensing threshold allocation problem in IEEE 802.11ac enterprise networks in a single 160 MHz band and show that the current practice, which is to use narrower channels ... -
Parametric Interaction in Josephson Junction Circuits and Transmission Lines
(University of Waterloo, 2011-05-20)This research investigates the realization of parametric amplification in superconducting circuits and structures where nonlinearity is provided by Josephson junction (JJ) elements. We aim to develop a systematic analysis ... -
Parametric Microwave Amplification using a Tunable Superconducting Resonator
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-02)In this Master thesis, I present a theoretical description and experimental measurements of a tunable microwave resonator operated as a parametric amplifier. Superconducting parametric amplifiers have attracted great ... -
Parametric Yield of VLSI Systems under Variability: Analysis and Design Solutions
(University of Waterloo, 2011-04-29)Variability has become one of the vital challenges that the designers of integrated circuits encounter. variability becomes increasingly important. Imperfect manufacturing process manifest itself as variations in the ... -
Partial Discharge Classification Using Acoustic Signals and Artificial Neural Networks and its Application in detection of Defects in Ceramic Insulators
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-24)Online condition monitoring of critical assets constitutes one method whereby the electrical insulation industry can help safeguard grids through the avoidance of system outages due to insulation failure. This thesis ...