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Foveated Sampling Architectures for CMOS Image Sensors
(University of Waterloo, 2005)Electronic imaging technologies are faced with the challenge of power consumption when transmitting large amounts of image data from the acquisition imager to the display or processing devices. This is especially a concern ... -
Foveated Stereo Video Compression for Visual Telepresence
(University of Waterloo, 2002)This thesis focuses on the design of a foveated stereo video compression algorithm for visual telepresence applications. In a typical telepresence application, a user at the local site views real-time stereo video recorded ... -
FPGA Implementation of a Clockless Stochastic LDPC Decoder
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-16)This thesis presents a clockless stochastic low-density parity-check (LDPC) decoder implemented on a Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA). Stochastic computing reduces the wiring complexity necessary for decoding by ... -
FPGA-Based Lossless Data Compression Using GNU Zip
(University of Waterloo, 2007-01-23)Lossless data compression algorithms are widely used by data communication systems and data storage systems to reduce the amount of data transferred and stored. GNU Zip (GZIP) [1] is a popular compression utility that ... -
FPGA-Based Testbed for Fault Injection on SHA-256
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-21)In real world applications, cryptographic algorithms are implemented in hardware or software on specific devices. An active attacker may inject faults during the computation process and careful analysis of faulty results ... -
A Framework for Aggregation of Multiple Reinforcement Learning Algorithms
(University of Waterloo, 2007-04-11)Aggregation of multiple Reinforcement Learning (RL) algorithms is a new and effective technique to improve the quality of Sequential Decision Making (SDM). The quality of a SDM depends on long-term rewards rather than the ... -
A framework for context-aware driver status assessment systems
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-22)The automotive industry is actively supporting research and innovation to meet manufacturers' requirements related to safety issues, performance and environment. The Green ITS project is among the efforts in that regard. ... -
A Framework for Coordinated Control of Multi-Agent Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2006)Multi-agent systems represent a group of agents that cooperate to solve common tasks in a dynamic environment. Multi-agent control systems have been widely studied in the past few years. The control of multi-agent ... -
A Framework for Ensemble Predictive Modeling
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-13)Ensemble systems have been successfully applied in many fields, such as finance, bioinformatics, medicine, cheminformatics, manufacturing, geography, information security, information retrieval, image retrieval, and ... -
A Framework for Human Motion Strategy Identification and Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-21)The human body has many biomechanical degrees of freedom and thus multiple movement strategies can be employed to execute any given task. Automated identification and classification of these movement strategies have ... -
A Framework for Next Generation Enterprise Application Integration
(University of Waterloo, 2004)In addition to storing 70-75% of their data and business logic in legacy mainframe systems, global corporations have countless custom applications and off-the-shelf ERP products residing within their networks. Increasing ... -
A Framework for the Self-Configuration of Wireless Mesh Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2009-05-22)The use of wireless radio technology is well established for narrowband access systems, but its use for broadband access is relatively new. Wireless mesh architecture is a first step towards providing high-bandwidth wireless ... -
A Framework to Simulate and Improve Terahertz Quantum Well Photodetectors
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-04)A wide range of applications have been recognized for terahertz radiations. In fact, medical imaging, homeland security screening, very high-speed wireless telecommunications systems and even drug and gas detection are ... -
Framework-Specific Modeling Languages
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-24)Framework-specific modeling languages (FSMLs) help developers build applications based on object-oriented frameworks. FSMLs formalize abstractions and rules of the framework's application programming interfaces (APIs) and ... -
Free Spectral Range Matched Interrogation Technique for Wavelength Demodulation of Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors
(University of Waterloo, 2009-01-22)Free Spectral Range Matched Interrogation (FSRMI) technique for wavelength demodulation of fiber Bragg grating sensors. We designed and tested a new wavelength demodulation system based on free-spectral-range-matched ... -
Frequency and Voltage Control of a Grid of Microgrids
(University of Waterloo, 2021-04-21)The rapid proliferation of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) in recent years has resulted in significant technical challenges for power system operators and planners, mainly due to the particular characteristics of some ... -
Frequency and Voltage Control of Islanded Microgrids
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-29)Islanded microgrids (MGs), characterized by distributed generators, power consumers, and energy storage systems (ESSs), are designed to signi cantly enhance self-sustainability of future distribution networks and to provide ... -
Frequency control via demand response in smart grid
(University of Waterloo, 2018-05-24)In order to have a reliable microgrid (MG) system, we need to keep the frequency within an acceptable range. However, due to disturbances in a MG system (such as a sudden load change), it can experience major or minor ... -
Frequency Multiplier-Based RF Beamforming Front-End for Vector Modulated Signal Transmission
(University of Waterloo, 2024-02-05)In the rapidly evolving era of wireless communications, the advent of sixth-generation (6G) technology promises unprecedented advancements in terms of high data rates and ultra-low latency, which will lead to significant ... -
Frequency Shifting a Single Photon by Electro-Optic Modulation
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-21)Entanglement is a rare resource only a select few people worldwide can create. Its fundamentally non-classical behavior seeds a tree of ideas from which transformative technologies in information processing, communication, ...