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Modelling Level 1 Situation Awareness in Driving: A Cognitive Architecture Approach
(University of Waterloo, 2020-04-29)The goal of this research is to computationally model and simulate the collective drivers’ Level I Situation Awareness (SA). I developed a computational model in a cognitive architecture that can interact with a driving ... -
Modelling the Dynamics of Mass Capture
(University of Waterloo, 2013-05-01)This thesis presents an approach to modelling dynamic mass capture which is applied to a number of system models. The models range from a simple 2D Euler-Bernoulli beam with point masses for the end-effector and target to ... -
Modelling the micro-damage process zone during cortical bone fracture
(Elsevier, 2020-02-01)Cortical bone employs intrinsic toughening mechanisms to delay crack growth initiation and propagation hence increasing its fracture toughness. Computational models of the bone fracture process though do not explicitly ... -
Models of Cognitive Work Analysis in Neurocritical Care and Perspectives on Expertise– An Ecological Interface Design Approach
(University of Waterloo, 2023-12-12)Neurocritical care is a complex and data-rich environment in which timely decisions are of utmost importance. Small changes in the neurophysiologic states may imply neurological deterioration that can be fatal if not treated ... -
Modern Object and Visual Relationship Detection in Images from a Critical, Cognitive and Data Perspective
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-27)Deep learning has dominated the landscape of computer vision for the past decade. Deep learning networks are the top performers on a slew of computer vision challenges (e.g., object detection or image segmentation) and on ... -
Monitoring Circadian Rhythm and Sleep Patterns Using Wrist-worn Temperature and 3-axis Accelerometer Sensors: A Study with Healthy Younger Adults, Healthy Older Adults, and People Living with Dementia
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-22)Sleep plays an important role in our life; monitoring and understanding our sleep can support better sleep habits and therefore health and quality of life. Research has shown that sleep is mainly regulated by people’s ... -
A Monitoring System to Reduce Shoulder Injury Among Construction Workers
(University of Waterloo, 2011-11-17)As the work force ages and workers retirement age increases, the number of workers suffering from Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs) has increased. In a recent study, the U.S Bureau of Labor reported that 6.9% ... -
Monte Carlo Framework for Prostate Cancer Correction and Reconstruction in Endorectal Multi-parametric MRI
(University of Waterloo, 2014-07-31)Prostate cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death in the male population. The detection of prostate cancer using imaging has been challenging until recently. Multi-parametric MRI has been shown to allow accurate ... -
Motor Unit Characteristics after Targeted Muscle Reinnervation
(Public Library of Science, 2016-02-22)Targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) is a surgical procedure used to redirect nerves originally controlling muscles of the amputated limb into remaining muscles above the amputation, to treat phantom limb pain and facilitate ... -
Movement-related cortical potentials in paraplegic patients: abnormal patterns and considerations for BCI-rehabilitation
(Frontiers, 2014-08-27)Non-invasive EEG-based Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI) can be promising for the motor neuro-rehabilitation of paraplegic patients. However, this shall require detailed knowledge of the abnormalities in the EEG signatures ... -
mSLA-based 3D printing of acrylated epoxidized soybean oil - nano-hydroxyapatite composites for bone repair
(Elsevier, 2021-11)Structural bone allografts are used to treat critically sized segmental bone defects (CSBDs) as such defects are too large to heal naturally. Development of biomaterials with competent mechanical properties that can also ... -
Multi-Atlas based Segmentation of Multi-Modal Brain Images
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-20)Brain image analysis is playing a fundamental role in clinical and population-based epidemiological studies. Several brain disorder studies involve quantitative interpretation of brain scans and particularly require accurate ... -
Multi-Body Vehicle Dynamics Modeling for Drift Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-03)One area of vehicle handling performance that has been the focus of an OEM{'}s (Original Equipment Manufacturer) engineering effort is within the realm of vehicle straight-line performance. As the name implies, straight-line ... -
A Multi-class BCI based on Somatosensory Imagery
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2018-06-18)In this study, we investigated the performance of a multi-class brain-computer interface (BCI). The BCI system is based on the concept of somatosensory attentional orientation (SAO), in which the user shifts and maintains ... -
A multi-class tactile brain-computer interface based on stimulus-induced oscillatory dynamics
(Elsevier, 2017-07-24)We proposed a multi-class tactile brain-computer interface that utilizes stimulus-induced oscillatory dynamics. It was hypothesized that somatosensory attention can modulate tactile induced oscillation changes, which can ... -
Multi-indicator supply chain management framework for food convergent innovation in the dairy business
(Elsevier, 2021)A comprehensive integrated framework of indicators currently used in lean, agile, sustainable and resilient supply chain paradigms is developed under the umbrella of convergent innovation (CI) and applied to the management ... -
Multi-Magnification Search in Digital Pathology
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-21)This research study investigates the effect of magnification on content-based image search in digital pathology archives and proposes to use multi-magnification image representation. Image search in large archives of digital ... -
Multi-resolution Active Models for Image Segmentation
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-25)Image segmentation refers to the process of subdividing an image into a set of non-overlapping regions. Image segmentation is a critical and essential step to almost all higher level image processing and pattern recognition ... -
Multi-resolution Image Segmentation using Geometric Active Contours
(University of Waterloo, 2004)Image segmentation is an important step in image processing, with many applications such as pattern recognition, object detection, and medical image analysis. It is a technique that separates objects of interests from ... -
Multi-sensor Fusion for Positioning and Semantic Information Extraction in Indoor Environments
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-30)This thesis focuses on three significant challenges in multi-sensor data fusion for real-world uses: (1) Lack of multisensory datasets for mapping and positioning datasets in underground environments, (2) inefficient and ...