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Blockchain Based Election Architecture using XRPL
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-24)The advent of blockchain technology in 2008 has inspired researchers to explore its applications in various fields including health, inventory management and voting. Governments around the world have been looking for secure ... -
Blockchain for Transparent Data Management Toward 6G
(Elsevier, 2021-07)The wealth of user data acts as a fuel for network intelligence toward the sixth generation wireless networks (6G). Due to data heterogeneity and dynamics, decentralized data management (DM) is desirable for achieving ... -
Bluenose II: Towards Faster Design and Verification of Pipelined Circuits
(University of Waterloo, 2008-08-29)The huge demand for electronic devices has driven semiconductor companies to create better products in terms of area, speed, power etc. and to deliver them to market faster. Delay to market can result in lost opportunities. ... -
Bootstrapping Secure Multicast using Kerberized Multimedia Internet Keying
(University of Waterloo, 2012-04-24)We address bootstrapping secure multicast in enterprise and public-safety settings. Our work is motivated by the fact that secure multicast has important applications in such settings, and that the application setting ... -
Bottom-Gate TFTs With Channel Layer Deposited by Pulsed PECVD
(University of Waterloo, 2004)Nanocrystalline silicon (nc-Si:H) is a promising material for Thin-Film Transistors (TFTs) offering potentially higher mobilities and improved stability over hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H). The slow growth rate ... -
Bounded Model Checking of Industrial Code
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-14)Abstract: Bounded Model Checking(BMC) is an effective and precise static analysis technique that reduces program verification to satisfiability (SAT) solving. However, with a few exceptions, BMC is not actively used in ... -
Bounds and Approximations for Stochastic Fluid Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-12)The success of modern networked systems has led to an increased reliance and greater demand of their services. To ensure that the next generation of networks meet these demands, it is critical that the behaviour and ... -
Brain Tumor Diagnosis Support System: A decision Fusion Framework
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-21)An important factor in providing effective and efficient therapy for brain tumors is early and accurate detection, which can increase survival rates. Current image-based tumor detection and diagnosis techniques are heavily ... -
Breast Cancer Detection Using Microwaves and Microwave-Thermography Techniques
(University of Waterloo, 2021-11-16)The accelerated growth in Microwave Imaging (MWI) and Microwave Detection (MWD) is driven by microwave ability to penetrate materials that are considered opaque at a shorter wavelength. This elevates MWI potential to ... -
Broadband Antireflection Coverglass for CubeSats
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-31)A CubeSat is a type of miniaturized and modular satellite designed for space research or technology demonstration. By filling the unused capacity of major launch vehicles, CubeSats significantly lower the cost of entry to ... -
Broadband Doherty Power Amplifier using Symmetrical GaN Transistors
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-05)The wireless industry has seen a tremendous growth in its users over the last decade. This has led the industry to adapt a number of new standards allowing for better use of the scarce and often very fragmented frequency ... -
Broadband Doherty Power Amplifiers with Enhanced Linearity for Emerging Radio Transmitters
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-22)The ever-increasing demand for utilizing wireless spectra has led to development of spectrally efficient radio systems. While these systems offer much higher data throughput, they employ more sophisticated modulation ... -
Broadband Linearity-Enhanced Doherty Power Amplifier Design Techniques for 5G Sub-6 GHz Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-27)The recently deployed fifth generation (5G) cellular networks represent a significant technological advancement over fourth generation (4G) networks. Specifically, new 5G frequency bands were allocated at sub-6 GHz and ... -
Building Scalable and Consistent Distributed Databases Under Conflicts
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-12)Distributed databases, which rely on redundant and distributed storage across multiple servers, are able to provide mission-critical data management services at large scale. Parallelism is the key to the scalability of ... -
Cache Coherency for Symmetric Multiprocessor Systems on Programmable Chips
(University of Waterloo, 2004)Rapid progress in the area of Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) has led to the availability of softcore processors that are simple to use, and can enable the development of a fully working system in minutes. This ... -
CAD Techniques for Robust FPGA Design Under Variability
(University of Waterloo, 2010-09-01)The imperfections in the semiconductor fabrication process and uncertainty in operating environment of VLSI circuits have emerged as critical challenges for the semiconductor industry. These are generally termed as process ... -
Capacity analysis in different systems exploiting mobility of VANETs
(University of Waterloo, 2015-04-22)Improving road safety and traffic efficiency has been a long-term endeavor for not only government but also automobile industry and academia. After the U.S. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) allocated a 75 MHz spectrum ... -
Capacity Characterization of a MIMO-OFDM Wireless Channel with BLAST Implementation
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-31)As the data rates and performance of current telecommunications technologies reach their limits, MIMO offers promising results allowing for higher spectral efficiencies (or capacities) through the use of multiple element ... -
Capacity Results for Interference Networks and Nested Cut-Set Bound
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-20)In this thesis, a full characterization of the sum-rate capacity for degraded interference networks with any number of transmitters, any number of receivers, and any possible distribution of messages among transmitters and ... -
Capacity Scaling and Optimal Operation of Wireless Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2008-07-24)How much information can be transferred over a wireless network and what is the optimal strategy for the operation of such network? This thesis tries to answer some of these questions from an information theoretic ...