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Integrated Decision Support System for Infrastructure Privatization under Uncertainty using Conflict Resolution
(University of Waterloo, 2007-04-03)Infrastructure privatization decisions have an enormous financial and social impact on all stakeholders, including the public sector, the private sector, and the general public. Appropriate privatization decisions, however, ... -
Integrated Fluorescence Detection System for Lab on a Chip Devices
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-20)This thesis focuses on the design of a versatile, portable, and cost-effective fluorescence detection system for LOC devices. Components that are widely available are used, such as LEDs for excitation and a microcontroller ... -
An Integrated Model of Contex, Short-Term, and Long-Term Memory
(University of Waterloo, 2018-07-27)I present the context-unified encoding (CUE) model, a large-scale spiking neural network model of human memory. It combines and integrates activity-based short-term memory with weight-based long-term memory. The ... -
Integrated Robust Design Using Response Surface Methodology and Constrained Optimization
(University of Waterloo, 2008-12-19)System design, parameter design, and tolerance design are the three stages of product or process development advocated by Genichi Taguchi. Parameter design, or robust parameter design (RPD), is the method to determine ... -
Integrating Affective Expressions into Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue to Improve Human-Robot Communication
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-13)Unexplained or ambiguous behaviours of rescue robots can lead to inefficient collaborations between humans and robots in robot-assisted SAR teams. To date, rescue robots do not have the ability to interact with humans on ... -
Integrating Structure and Meaning: Using Holographic Reduced Representations to Improve Automatic Text Classification
(University of Waterloo, 2008-07-10)Current representation schemes for automatic text classification treat documents as syntactically unstructured collections of words (Bag-of-Words) or `concepts' (Bag-of-Concepts). Past attempts to encode syntactic structure ... -
Integration of Nanoparticle Cell Lysis and Microchip PCR as a Portable Solution for One-Step Rapid Detection of Bacteria
(University of Waterloo, 2011-05-20)Bacteria are the oldest, structurally simplest, and most abundant forms of life on earth. Its detection has always been a serious question since the emerging of modern science and technology. There has been a phenomenal ... -
An Intelligent Expert System for Decision Analysis and Support in Multi-Attribute Layout Optimization
(University of Waterloo, 2005)Layout Decision Analysis and Design is a ubiquitous problem in a variety of work domains that is important from both strategic and operational perspectives. It is largely a complex, vague, difficult, and ill-structured ... -
Intelligent Medical Image Segmentation Using Evolving Fuzzy Sets
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-22)Image segmentation is an important step in the image analysis process. Current image segmentation techniques, however, require that the user tune several parameters in order to obtain maximum segmentation accuracy, a ... -
Interaction Design for Mixed-Focus Collaboration in Cross-Device Environments
(University of Waterloo, 2022-04-20)The proliferation of interactive technologies has resulted in a multitude of form factors for computer devices, such as tablets and phones, and large tabletop and wall displays. Investigating how these devices may be used ... -
Interaction Forces in Coupled Magnetic Pendulums
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-22)In this research, we investigated the non-linear motion and magnetic forces in a chain of magnetic pendulums with cylindrical magnets to eventually better understand the be- haviour of Josephson junction-effect devices. ... -
Interactions of Magnetic Pendulums
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-03)In recent years, coupled magnetic oscillators have received remarkable attention due to their application in vibration energy harvesting techniques and also its promising ability to help researchers to have a better ... -
Interface Design for Sonobuoy System
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-25)Modern sonar systems have greatly improved their sensor technology and processing techniques, but little effort has been put into display design for sonar data. The enormous amount of acoustic data presented by the traditional ... -
Interface Redesign of an Electronic Medical Record Review System Using User-Centered Design
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-29)The healthcare industry in recent years has seen a rise in the adoption of Electronic Medical Records (EMRs). These EMRs have replaced the traditional paper-based records at hospitals, clinics, and nursing facilities. This ... -
Intuitive Teleoperation of an Intelligent Robotic System Using Low-Cost 6-DOF Motion Capture
(University of Waterloo, 2012-01-24)There is currently a wide variety of six degree-of-freedom (6-DOF) motion capture technologies available. However, these systems tend to be very expensive and thus cost prohibitive. A software system was developed to provide ... -
Inverse Dynamics Modelling of Paralympic Wheelchair Curling
(Human Kinetics, 2017-01-13)Paralympic wheelchair curling is an adapted version of Olympic curling played by individuals with spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, and lower extremity amputations. To the best of the authors’ ... -
Investigating Data Exploration Techniques Involving Map Based Geotagged Data in a Collaborative Sensemaking Environment
(University of Waterloo, 2016-02-11)The recent advancement in Global Positioning Systems (GPS) using satellite and geotagging has opened many opportunities for data-driven decision-making in fields such as emergency response, military intelligence, oil ... -
Investigating Driver Experience and Augmented Reality Head-Up Displays in Autonomous Vehicles
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-30)Autonomous driving is on the horizon. Partially automated vehicles recently started to emerge in the market, and companies are dedicated to bringing more automated driving capabilities to the vehicles in the near future. ... -
Investigating Scene Understanding for Robotic Grasping: From Pose Estimation to Explainable AI
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-22)In the rapidly evolving field of robotics, the ability to accurately grasp and manipulate objects—known as robotic grasping—is a cornerstone of autonomous operation. This capability is pivotal across a multitude of ... -
Investigating the Application of Opposition-Based Ideas to Ant Algorithms
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-13)Opposition-based learning (OBL) was recently proposed to extend di erent machine learning algorithms. The main idea of OBL is to consider opposite estimates, actions or states as an attempt to increase the coverage of ...