University of Waterloo: Recent submissions
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Distributions in Semantic Space
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-26)This thesis is an investigation of the powerful and flexible applications of analyzing empirical distributions of vectors within latent spaces. These methods have historically been applied with great success to the domain ... -
Vortex-induced vibrations of a circular cylinder in elevated turbulence and unsteady freestream conditions
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-26)This thesis presents the results of a series of experimental investigations focused on exploring one degree of freedom (1-DOF) vortex-induced vibrations (VIV) of a rigid, circular cylinder in two practical flow conditions: ... -
Pyrene Excimer Formation: A Tool to Study Macromolecular Conformations in Solution
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-26)The current view for fluorescence collisional quenching (FCQ) experiments is that no quantitative information can be retrieved from macromolecules containing more than a single dye-quencher pair attached at two specific ... -
Navigating Unsignalized Intersections: Deep RL-Based Decision-Making and Control Framework for Autonomous Vehicles with Pedestrian Integration
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-25)Unprotected left turns at unsignalized intersections, alongside pedestrians and adversarial vehicles, pose significant challenges for Autonomous Vehicle (AV)s. These challenges stem from the absence of traffic signals or ... -
Variation in powder size distribution for electron beam melting of Ti48Al2Cr2Nb - density and surface roughness effects
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-25)Additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing, is an innovative method for producing complex geometries with minimal material waste. Aerospace, medical, and battery fields are a few sectors that employ AM as a ... -
Routing, Scheduling, and Sorting in Consolidated Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-25)Modern parcel logistic networks are designed to ship demand between given origin, destination pairs of nodes in an underlying directed network. Efficiency dictates that volume needs to be consolidated at intermediate nodes ... -
Development of a Social Robot for the Study of Robot Roles in Robot-Assisted Language Learning
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-25)The objective of this thesis encompasses both the development of a novel social robot, named ”Maple,” and the examination of its effectiveness in various roles within the context of education and Human-Robot Interaction ... -
Sequential Monte Carlo for Applications in Structural Biology, Financial Time Series and Epidemiology
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-25)Sequential Monte Carlo (SMC) methods are widely used to draw samples from intractable target distributions. Moreover, they have also been adopted to other computational methods for inference such as the particle Markov ... -
PACS: Private and Adaptive Computational Sprinting
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-25)Computational sprinting is a class of mechanisms that enables a chip to temporarily exceed its thermal limits to enhance performance. Previous approaches model the optimization of computational-sprinting strategies as a ... -
'Mr. Spiritualism' Maurice Barbanell and his Life as a Twentieth-Century Spiritualist Propagandist
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-25)This dissertation explores the life and career of Maurice Barbanell, British businessman, journalist, newspaper editor, medium, and long-time propagandist of Spiritualism. Spiritualism—a religion, a science, and a philosophy—is ... -
“Not a Question of Trust, but of Proof”: Malcolm Hay, A Chain of Error in Scottish History, and the History Wars of 1920s Scotland
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-25)The publication of A Chain of Error in Scottish History by Malcolm Hay in 1927, which concerned anti-Catholic bias in Scottish historical literature sparked controversy in Britain and Ireland. Negative reviews posted in ... -
A Representational Response Analysis Framework For Convolutional Neural Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-25)Over the past decade, convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have become the defacto machine learning model for image processing due to their inherent ability to capitalize on modern data availability and computational ... -
Novel Copolymers Based on Methoxythiophene-Flanked Diketopyrrolopyrrole for Wearable Resistive Sensors
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-25)The exposure that firefighters experience due to their occupation has recently been identified by the World Health Organization as a Group 1 carcinogen. One factor is colorless, odorless, toxic gases in “warm zones” near ... -
Evaluation of the Capacity Building Model for the Tremplin Santé Program: A Mixed Methods Study
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-25)Introduction: Fewer than 1 in 5 Canadian children/youth met national guidelines for physical activity and sedentary behaviours in 2022 (ParticipAction, 2022). Summer camp environments provide a structured opportunity for ... -
Evaluating the Usefulness of Synthetic Data in Healthcare: Applications in Predictive Modeling and Privacy Protection
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-24)The advent of data-driven approaches in healthcare has opened new horizons for patient care, disease management, and medical research. However, one of the significant challenges is the availability of large-scale, high-quality ... -
Salus: Stackelberg Games for Malware Detection with Microarchitectural Events
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-24)Microarchitectural events have been the subject of previous investigations for malware detection. While some studies assert the effectiveness of utilizing hardware events in detecting malware, others contend that they ... -
Evaluation of Passive Microwave-Based Sea Ice Edge and Marginal Ice Zone
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-24)Sea ice is a vital factor in polar navigation, numerical weather prediction models, and climate change studies. It significantly influences the global climate, northern communities, and Earth’s ecosystems. The sea ice edge ... -
A meta-analytic comparison of why workplace ostracism relates to discretionary behavior
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-24)It is well established that the victims of workplace ostracism (WO) engage in fewer organizational citizenship behaviors (OCB) and more counterproductive workplace behaviors (CWB). However, significant gaps remain in our ... -
Computational modeling of trabecular bone indentation and development of a new test method to perform unconstrained load-induced subsidence of an intervertebral body fusion device
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-24)Intervertebral body fusion devices (“interbody cages”) used in spinal surgeries are susceptible to axial and/or rotational subsidence into the underlying trabecular bone of the spinal vertebrae. Despite the variety of ... -
The effects of carbonic anhydrase inhibitors on exercise performance in acute hypoxia
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-24)Acute mountain sickness (AMS) can occur due to rapid altitude ascents and/or insufficient acclimatization. Acetazolamide (AZ) is commonly prescribed for AMS prophylaxis but appears to inhibit exercise performance. Methazolamide ...