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Hybrid Computational Algorithms for the Problem of Scattering from Grating Structures
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-09)Modeling of wave scattering from grating couplers has become increasingly important due to extensive recent research interest in the problem of plasmonic resonance. Computational algorithms which are specially used to model ... -
Hybrid Inorganic/Organic Infrared Imaging Upconversion Devices
(University of Waterloo, 2015-04-30)Upconversion of near-infrared to visible light in a single, hybrid organic/inorganic device is explored in the following work. The components of the photodetector and organic light emitting diode, and the challenge of ... -
Hybrid Organic/Inorganic Optical Upconversion Devices
(University of Waterloo, 2011-12-19)The widely available charge coupled device (CCD) and lately CMOS imaging devices have created many applications on a mass scale. However these devices are limited to wavelengths shorter than about 1 μm. Hybrid photon ... -
Hybrid Semiconductor Detectors for High Spatial Resolution Phase-contrast X-ray Imaging
(University of Waterloo, 2019-02-20)When conventional x-ray radiography presents inadequate absorption-contrast, higher sensitivity can be achieved using phase-contrast methods. The implementation of phase-contrast x-ray imaging using propagation-based ... -
Hybrid Spectral Ray Tracing Method for Multi-scale Millimeter-wave and Photonic Propagation Problems
(University of Waterloo, 2011-10-04)This thesis presents an efficient self-consistent Hybrid Spectral Ray Tracing (HSRT) technique for analysis and design of multi-scale sub-millimeter wave problems, where sub-wavelength features are modeled using rigorous ... -
Hybrid Virtual Holonomic Constraints for a 2-D.O.F. Bipedal Robot
(IEEE, 2015-06-25)We apply virtual holonomic constraints (VHCs) to a fully actuated Euler-Lagrange system with impacts : a bipedal walking robot consisting of a stance leg, swing leg and hip mass. We call these hybrid virtual holonomic ... -
A Hydrogel Microneedle-Assisted Assay Integrating Aptamer Probes and Fluorescence Detection for Reagentless Biomarker Quantification
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-11)Analyzing interstitial fluid (ISF) via microneedle devices enables patient health monitoring in a minimally invasive manner and at point-of-care settings. However, most of the MN-based diagnostic approaches require complicated ... -
Hydrophobicity Classification of RTV Silicone Rubber-Coated Insulators Using Deep Learning Algorithms
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-18)Silicone rubber-based outdoor polymeric insulators are widely employed in electric power transmission and distribution networks to replace conventional ceramic insulators, owing to their superior performance in contaminated ... -
I/Q Imbalance Identification and Compensation for Millimeter-wave MIMO Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-20)Today’s fourth generation (4G) cellular mobile communication networks are tasked with providing service for an ever increasing number of mobile users and their demand for increased data rates. The fifth generation (5G) ... -
An iBeacon-Based Location-Aware Advertising System
(University of Waterloo, 2016-02-10)The billboard market near its end for the development of electric commerce, especially with the maturing of online advertising systems. Traditional billboards demand innova- tive ways to attract and categorize users; and ... -
Identifying Defects Related to the Order in which Messages are Received in Message-Passing Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-19)Improving the quality of software artifacts and products is an essential activity for everyone working on the development of software. Testing is one approach to reveal defects and faults in software. In recent years, ... -
III-V semiconductor nanowire array avalanche photodiodes
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-03)Detecting single photons with high efficiency and timing resolution opens up new possibilities for various technologies such as light detection and ranging (LIDAR), long-distance secure communication, singlet oxygen detection ... -
Image Analysis Applications of the Maximum Mean Discrepancy Distance Measure
(University of Waterloo, 2013-05-23)The need to quantify distance between two groups of objects is prevalent throughout the signal processing world. The difference of group means computed using the Euclidean, or L2 distance, is one of the predominant distance ... -
Image and Video Coding/Transcoding: A Rate Distortion Approach
(University of Waterloo, 2008-02-05)Due to the lossy nature of image/video compression and the expensive bandwidth and computation resources in a multimedia system, one of the key design issues for image and video coding/transcoding is to optimize trade-off ... -
Image Information Distance Analysis and Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2014-04-15)Image similarity or distortion assessment is fundamental to a broad range of applications throughout the field of image processing and machine vision. These include image restoration, denoising, coding, communication, ... -
Image Quality Assessment: Addressing the Data Shortage and Multi-Stage Distortion Challenges
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-25)Visual content constitutes the vast majority of the ever increasing global Internet traffic, thus highlighting the central role that it plays in our daily lives. The perceived quality of such content can be degraded due ... -
Image-based spatio-temporal model of drug delivery in a heterogeneous vasculature of a solid tumor — Computational approach
(Elsevier, 2019-05)The solute transport distribution in a tumor is an important criterion in the evaluation of the cancer treatment efficacy. The fraction of killed cells after each treatment can quantify the therapeutic effect and plays as ... -
Image/Video Compression: Human and Computer Vision Perspectives
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-15)As we start a new decade, image and video compression should further improve to satisfy each of the human and computer visions. Human and computer visions have different perspectives on the perceived images and videos, ... -
An Immutability Type System for Classes and Objects: Improvements, Experiments, and Comparisons
(University of Waterloo, 2021-04-16)Mutability, the ability for an object to change, is frequently cited as one of the sources of software problems. Ensuring the immutability of objects opens opportunities for optimizations, e.g., removing the need for locks ... -
Impact Analysis Models of Renewable Energy Uncertainty on Distribution Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2012-06-19)In the recent years, governments have encouraged the utilization of renewable energy by providing incentives to investors, and enhancing traditional practices in the sector. For example, in Ontario, Canada, local distribution ...