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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 ... -
A Multi-Stage Graph Model Analysis for the International Toxic Waste Disposal Conflict
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-25)A generic conflict model is developed to analyze international toxic waste disposal issues, and then, to provide feasible strategic resolutions for this serious environmental dispute. With the rapid growth of the global ... -
A Multiclassifier Approach to Motor Unit Potential Classification for EMG Signal Decomposition
(University of Waterloo, 2006)EMG signal decomposition is the process of resolving a composite EMG signal into its constituent motor unit potential trains (classes) and it can be configured as a classification problem. An EMG signal detected by the ... -
Multimodal Artificial Intelligence for Histopathology & Genomics Fusion
(University of Waterloo, 2024-01-29)The field of medical diagnostics has witnessed a transformative convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and healthcare data, offering promising avenues for enhancing patient care and disease comprehension. However, ... -
Multimodal photoacoustic remote sensing (PARS) microscopy combined with swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) for in-vivo, non-contact, functional and structural ophthalmic imaging applications
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-30)Ophthalmic imaging has long played an important role in the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of a wide variety of ocular disorders. Currently, available clinical ophthalmic imaging instruments are primarily ... -
Multiple Agent Architecture for a Multiple Robot System
(University of Waterloo, 2005)Controlling systems with multiple robots is quickly becoming the next large hurdle that must be overcome for groups of robots to successfully function as a team. An agent oriented approach for this problem is presented ... -
Multiple Cooperative Swarms for Data Clustering
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-24)Exploring a set of unlabeled data to extract the similar clusters, known as data clustering, is an appealing problem in machine learning. In other words, data clustering organizes the underlying data into different ... -
Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis: Classification Problems and Solutions
(University of Waterloo, 2006)Multiple criteria decision analysis (MCDA) techniques are developed to address challenging classification problems arising in engineering management and elsewhere. MCDA consists of a set of principles and tools to assist ... -
A Multiple Instance Learning Approach to Electrophysiological Muscle Classification for Diagnosing Neuromuscular Disorders Using Quantitative EMG
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-21)Neuromuscular disorder is a broad term that refers to diseases that impair muscle functionality either by affecting any part of the nerve or muscle. Electrodiagnosis of most neuromuscular disorders is based on the ... -
Multivariate Time Series Data Causal Discovery
(University of Waterloo, 2021-10-05)One of the goals for Artificial Intelligence is to achieve human-like intelligence. To that end, several solutions were proposed over the decades, where causal structure discovery was proposed as a viable tool for enabling ... -
Municipal Road Infrastructure Assessment Using Street View Images
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-23)Road quality assessment is a crucial part in Municipalities' work to maintain their infrastructure, plan upgrades, and manage their budgets. Properly maintaining this infrastructure relies heavily on consistently monitoring ... -
Muscle Torque Generator Model For A Two Degree-of-Freedom Shoulder Joint
(University of Waterloo, 2023-02-06)Muscle Torque Generators (MTGs) have been developed as an alternative to muscle-force models, reducing the complexity of muscle-force models to a single torque at the joint. Previous studies have been conducted to determine ... -
“My pharmacist”: Creating and maintaining relationship between physicians and pharmacists in primary care settings
(Elsevier, 2020-01)Background Pharmacists and physicians are being increasingly encouraged to adopt a collaborative approach to patient care, and delivery of health services. Strong collaboration between pharmacists and physicians is known ... -
Nanocomposite Based Infrared Photothermoelectric Detectors
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-24)In the last decade, photothermoelectric (PTE) detectors that combine photothermal and thermoelectric conversion have been demonstrated for infrared and terahertz tracking. They are advantageous in terms of facile fabrication, ... -
Negotiation Support System with Third Party Intervention
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-21)A flexible methodology is developed to specify how a desired outcome can be reached in a given conflict by determining the preference structures required for the decision makers to find it stable. The objective of this ... -
Neural control of the healthy pectoralis major from low-to-moderate isometric contractions
(American Physiological Society, 2021-07-01)The pectoralis major critically enables arm movement in several directions. However, its neural control remains unknown. High-density electromyography (HD-sEMG) was acquired from the pectoralis major in two sets of experiments ... -
A neural model of the motor control system
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-16)In this thesis I present the Recurrent Error-driven Adaptive Control Hierarchy (REACH); a large-scale spiking neuron model of the motor cortices and cerebellum of the motor control system. The REACH model consists of ... -
Neural Network Classifiers for Human Tissue Classification in NIR Biomedical Multispectral Imaging
(University of Waterloo, 2018-06-11)Near infrared imaging (NIR) is an imaging modality that has gained traction for solving biomedical problems in recent years. By leveraging the NIR spectrum, multiple spectra from the NIR range can be used to extract ...