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Cardinality Constrained Robust Optimization Applied to a Class of Interval Observers
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-25)Observers are used in the monitoring and control of dynamical systems to deduce the values of unmeasured states. Designing an observer requires having an accurate model of the plant — if the model parameters are characterized ... -
Cardinality Constrained Robust Optimization Applied to a Class of Interval Observers
(IEEE, 2014-07-21)We propose a linear programming-based method of interval observer design for systems with uncertain but bounded model parameters and initial conditions. We assume that each uncertain parameter in the system model is bounded ... -
Cardio-respiratory Health Monitoring Using a Wearable Radar System
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-13)Assessing cardio-pulmonary health is a crucial aspect of evaluating overall well-being. With the rise of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases worldwide, monitoring these physiological functions is vital for proper ... -
Categorization and Detection of Energy Bugs and Application Tail Energy Bugs in Smartphones
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-16)Smartphones are the most ubiquitous and popular hand-held devices because of their rich set of features and wide variety of services. However, their daily use is hampered by their high energy consumption, which forces ... -
CDCL(Crypto) and Machine Learning based SAT Solvers for Cryptanalysis
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-15)Over the last two decades, we have seen a dramatic improvement in the efficiency of conflict-driven clause-learning Boolean satisfiability (CDCL SAT) solvers over industrial problems from a variety of applications such as ... -
CDM Robust & Low Noise ESD protection circuits
(University of Waterloo, 2009-01-20)In spite of significant progress during last couple of decades, ESD still affects production yields, manufacturing costs, product quality, product reliability and profitability. The objective of an ESD protection circuit ... -
CDMA Channel Selection Using Switched Capacitor Technique
(University of Waterloo, 2001)CDMA channel selection requires sharp as well as wide-band Filtering. SAW Filters which have been used for this purpose are only available in IF range. In direct conversion receivers this has to be done at low frequencies. ... -
Cellulose Nanocrystal Aqueous Inks Evaluated for Printed Electronics and Application to Thin-film Transistors
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-01)With increasing demand for smart features on consumer items, it is imperative that a new class of environmentally sustainable processing methods and materials are developed in order to enable smart functionality on mass ... -
Centralized Rate Allocation and Control in 802.11-based Wireless Mesh Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-20)Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs) built with commodity 802.11 radios are a cost-effective means of providing last mile broadband Internet access. Their multihop architecture allows for rapid deployment and organic growth of ... -
Channel Access Management for Massive Cellular IoT Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-13)As part of the steps taken towards improving the quality of life, many of everyday life activities as well as technological advancements are relying more and more on smart devices. In the future, it is expected that every ... -
Channel Allocation for Smooth Video Delivery over Cognitive Radio Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-30)Video applications normally demand stringent quality-of-service (QoS) for the high quality and smooth video playback at the receiver. Since the network is usually shared by multiple applications with diverse QoS requirements, ... -
Channel Based Relay Attack Detection Protocol
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-23)A relay attack is a potentially devastating form of a man-in-the-middle attack, that can circumvent any challenge-response authentication protocol. A relay attack also has no known cryptographic solution. This thesis ... -
Channel Estimation and Equalization for Cooperative Communication
(University of Waterloo, 2006)The revolutionary concept of space-time coding introduced in the last decade has demonstrated that the deployment of multiple antennas at the transmitter allows for simultaneous increase in throughput and reliability because ... -
Channel estimation for Amplify and Forward Channels
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-16)Cooperative diversity has been proposed as a powerful means to enhance the performance of high-rate communications over wireless fading channels. It realizes spatial diversity advantages in a distributed manner where two ... -
Channel-aware and Queue-aware Scheduling for Integrated WiMAX and EPON
(University of Waterloo, 2008-08-29)By envisioning that the future broadband access networks have to support many bandwidth consuming applications, such as VoIP, IPTV, VoD, and HDTV, the integration of WiMAX and EPON networks have been taken as one of the ... -
Channel-based Physical Layer Authentication
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-01)The characteristics of the wireless physical layer can be exploited to complement and enhance traditional security. In this thesis, we study the channel-based physical layer authentication. The authentication problem is ... -
Chaos synchronization and its application to secure communication
(University of Waterloo, 2010-12-10)Chaos theory is well known as one of three revolutions in physical sciences in 20th-century, as one physicist called it: Relativity eliminated the Newtonian illusion of absolute space and time; quantum theory eliminated ... -
Characterization and Analysis of Continuous Wave Terahertz Photomixers
(University of Waterloo, 2012-04-25)In recent years, Terahertz (THz) technology has become a very active field of research in regards to its wide range of potential applications such as biosensing, biomedical imaging, pharmaceutical, security, and many others. ... -
Characterization and Linearization of 5G mm-Wave Power Amplifiers Using Reduced-Sampling Observation Receiver
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-24)In this work, an advanced calibration routine is proposed to determine the frequency response of a feedback receiver over a targeted linearization bandwidth, when only sub-Nyquist (aliased) samples are available. A new ... -
Characterization and Performance Analysis of UHF RFID Tag for Environmental Sensing Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2012-06-21)Passive radio frequency identification (RFID) tag has been shown efficient in item tracking and management in the supply chain. Attracted to low weight and small size of wireless nodes, some research work was conducted to ...