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Efficient Cryptographic Algorithms and Protocols for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-14)As the next evolutionary step in digital communication systems, mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) and their specialization like wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have been attracting much interest in both research and industry ... -
Efficient Lattice Decoders for the Linear Gaussian Vector Channel: Performance & Complexity Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2011-09-26)The theory of lattices --- a mathematical approach for representing infinite discrete points in Euclidean space, has become a powerful tool to analyze many point-to-point digital and wireless communication systems, ... -
Efficient Method for Geometry Independent Multipactor Modelling
(University of Waterloo, 2009-05-20)As modern satellite communication systems move toward multi-carrier high power communications, there is an increased need for high-power RF devices in the space industry. However, at high-power some RF devices have exhibited ... -
An Efficient Motion Estimation Method for H.264-Based Video Transcoding with Arbitrary Spatial Resolution Conversion
(University of Waterloo, 2007-07-19)As wireless and wired network connectivity is rapidly expanding and the number of network users is steadily increasing, it has become more and more important to support universal access of multimedia content over the ... -
Efficient Packet-Drop Thwarting and User-Privacy Preserving Protocols for Multi-hop Wireless Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2011-05-02)In multi-hop wireless network (MWN), the mobile nodes relay others’ packets for enabling new applications and enhancing the network deployment and performance. However, the selfish nodes drop the packets because packet ... -
An efficient scheduling for diverse QoS requirements in WiMAX
(University of Waterloo, 2007-02-22)WiMAX is one of the most important broadband wireless technologies and is anticipated to be a viable alternative to traditional wired broadband techniques due to its cost efficiency. Being an emerging technology, WiMAX ... -
An Effort Prediction Framework for Software Defect Correction
(University of Waterloo, 2008-08-29)Developers apply changes and updates to software systems to adapt to emerging environments and address new requirements. In turn, these changes introduce additional software defects, usually caused by our inability to ... -
Electrical Design for Manufacturability Solutions: Fast Systematic Variation Analysis and Design Enhancement Techniques
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-12)The primary objectives in this research are to develop computer-aided design (CAD) tools for Design for Manufacturability (DFM) solutions that enable designers to conduct more rapid and more accurate systematic variation ... -
Electrically Small Particles for Energy Harvesting in the Infrared and Microwave Regimes
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-25)Harnessing energy from clean and sustainable resources is of crucial importance to our planet. Several attempts through different technologies have been pursued to achieve efficient and sustainable energy production systems. ... -
Electrically Small Probe for Near-field Detection Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-31)The microwave near-field detection technique is of interest to many researchers for characterizing materials because of its high sensitivity. It is based on sensing buried objects by producing an evanescent field.The ... -
Electrically thin lenses and reflectors
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-16)In physics, specially in optics, ray models are commonly used to simplify problems and further design devices for a diverse variety of applications. This diversity runs from mass-oriented products, such as cameras, to more ... -
Electricity Market Participation and Investment Planning Frameworks for Energy Storage Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2020-08-31)The recent trend of increasing share of renewable energy sources (RES) in the generation mix has necessitated new operational and planning studies because of the high degree of uncertainty and variability of these sources. ... -
Electro-optic rotating half-waveplate for a quantum dot fine-structure eraser
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-28)Quantum dots are a promising source of entangled photon pairs. Recent advances have shown nearly dephasing-free entanglement from quantum dots embedded in semiconductor nanowires. An outstanding challenge with these ... -
Electrochemical Growth and Characterization of ZnO Nanowires
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-15)ZnO semiconductor materials, especially nanostructured materials, have potential applications in large-area electronics, photonics and optoelectronics due to their unique electrical and optical properties. ZnO nanowires ... -
Electromagnetic Dimensionality of Deterministic Multi-Polarization MIMO Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2007-12-05)Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) systems are viewed as the last available supply for the ever-growing demand on higher data rates in modern wireless communication systems. Smart exploitation of the traditional wireless ... -
Electromagnetic Energy Harvesting
(University of Waterloo, 2021-10-28)The advent of rectenna systems has opened the door for many applications, with the main goal of harvesting electromagnetic waves. Many designs have been presented to provide a high conversion efficiency. Some works have ... -
Electromagnetic Energy Harvesting Surfaces
(University of Waterloo, 2018-10-11)The concept of wireless power transfer (WPT) was successfully demonstrated in the early years of the 20th century. One promising application of using the WPT concept is the WPT transmission utilizing a large array of solar ... -
Electromagnetic Energy Transduction Using Metamaterials and Antennas
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-29)The advent of rectenna systems almost half a century ago has enabled numerous applications in a number of areas, with the main goal of recycling the ambient microwave energy. In previously presented rectennas, microstrip ... -
Electromagnetic Fault Injection On Two Microcontrollers: Methodology, Fault Model, Attack and Countermeasures
(University of Waterloo, 2020-02-14)Cryptographic algorithms are being applied to various kinds of embedded devices such as credit card, smart phone, etc. Those cryptographic algorithms are designed to be resistant to mathematical analysis, however, passive ... -
Electromagnetic Wave Transmission through Sub-wavelength Channels and Bends Using Metallic Wires
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-31)Techniques and technologies to transfer electromagnetic energy through sub-wavelength channels have been researched extensively in the past few years because their application in different areas such as sub-wavelength ...