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Scalable image segmentation via decoupled sub-graph compression
(Elsevier, 2018-06-01)Dealing with large images is an on-going challenge in image segmentation, where many of the current methods run into computational and/or memory complexity issues. This work presents a novel decoupled sub-graph compression ... -
Sea Ice Concentration Estimation: Using Passive Microwave and SAR Data with Fully Convolutional Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-01)Sea ice concentration is of great interest to ship navigators and scientists who require regional ice cover understanding. Passive microwave data and image analysis charts are typically used to estimate ice concentration, ... -
Sea Ice SAR Imagery Classification and Regression Based On Convolutional Neural Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-01)Due to the global warming, there have been signficant reductions in the ice extent and ice thickness in the Arctic and marginal seas. Monitoring these changes in sea ice is very important for human activities including ... -
Sea ice segmentation in SAR images using Deep Learning
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-17)Sea ice covers over seven percent of the world's oceans. Due to the effect of global warming, Arctic's ice extent has decreased significantly in the past decades. This reduction in sea ice cover is opening new pathways for ... -
A Search For Principles of Basal Ganglia Function
(University of Waterloo, 2009-01-13)The basal ganglia are a group of subcortical nuclei that contain about 100 million neurons in humans. Different modes of basal ganglia dysfunction lead to Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease, which have debilitating ... -
Secure Computation and Proportionally Fair Collaboration in Federated Learning of Histopathology Images
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-24)The prediction power of deep learning models depends on the size and quality of the training data. Having access to large-scale datasets enables the model to more precisely estimate the underlying distribution of the data. ... -
Segmentation of RADARSAT-2 Dual-Polarization Sea Ice Imagery
(University of Waterloo, 2009-09-24)The mapping of sea ice is an important task for understanding global climate and for safe shipping. Currently, sea ice maps are created by human analysts with the help of remote sensing imagery, including synthetic aperture ... -
Self-Powered Infrared Detection in Low-Dimensional Carbon Assemblies
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-23)Room-temperature mid-infrared photodetection meet upcoming demands including real-time health condition monitoring, low-cost industrial inspection and distributive sensing for Internet-of-Things. Photo-thermoelectric (PTE) ... -
Self-powered on-line ion concentration monitor in water transportation driven by triboelectric nanogenerator
(Elsevier, 2019-08)Ion concentration in water is a key criterion for evaluating water quality. In this work, we developed a self-powered on-line ion concentration monitor in water transportation based on impedance matching effect of triboelectric ... -
A Self-Supervised Contrastive Learning Approach for Whole Slide Image Representation in Digital Pathology
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-16)Digital pathology has recently expanded the field of medical image processing for di- agnostic reasons. Whole slide images (WSIs) of histopathology are often accompanied by information on the location and type of diseases ... -
Service Revenue Management in the Presence of Grouping Complementarities
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-19)This thesis studies a revenue management problem faced by providers of differentiated and congested services when customer preferences are subject to externalities. In particular, a customer benefits not only from receiving ... -
Set Representation Learning: A Framework for Learning Gigapixel Images
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-13)In Machine Learning, we often encounter data as a set of instances such Point Clouds (set of x,y, and z coordinates), patches from gigapixel images (Digital Pathology, Satellite Imagery, Astronomical Images, etc.), Weakly ... -
Shear effect on material induced blood cell activation
(University of Waterloo, 2011-09-26)Restenosis that occurs after stent implantation is a great threat to the quality of life of patients with coronary artery diseases. Studies on thrombosis have revealed that platelet is a primary component of blood clots, ... -
Simulation-based Performance Evaluation of MANET Backbone Formation Algorithms
(University of Waterloo, 2008-01-25)As a result of the recent advances in the computation and communications industries, wireless communications-enabled computing devices are ubiquitous nowadays. Even though these devices are introduced to satisfy the ... -
Simultaneous Multispectral Imaging: Using Multiview Computational Compressive Sensing
(University of Waterloo, 2016-03-03)Multispectral imaging is traditionally performed using a combination of an imaging device with a filter bank such as a filter wheel or a form of tunable filter, or a combination of many imaging devices with various spectral ... -
Single-shooting homotopy method for parameter identification in dynamical systems
(American Physical Society, 2012-03-02)An algorithm for identifying parameters in dynamical systems is developed in this work using homotopy transformations and the single-shooting method. The equations governing the dynamics of the mathematical model are ... -
Single-Shot Direct Block Address Encoding for Learning Screen Geometry
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-17)3D surface reconstruction has many applications in different domains such as projection mapping, virtual reality, robot navigation, human computer interaction and manufacturing inspection, to name a few. Among different ... -
Skipping Through the Shadowlands: Exploring the Relationship between Game Narrative and Player Experience in World of Warcraft
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-21)Video games feature narratives in non-traditional formats, such as fragments mixed in with gameplay and spread across the game environment and even the real world. These fragments connect with each other. They form a system ... -
Slip Prediction for Upper-Limb Prosthetics
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-02)Amputees have greatly benefitted from improved prosthetic technologies, increasing dexterity, degrees of freedom, and attachment to the body, however sensory feedback has made comparatively little improvement. Osseointegration ... -
Smart Lighting and Student Performance: A Novel System Design, Implementation, and Effects in Classrooms
(University of Waterloo, 2021-12-14)As one of the most essential factors of learning environment, lighting in classroom has been found to have significant impact on student performance. Moreover, brightness level and correlated color temperature (CCT) are ...