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Topic-Oriented Collaborative Web Crawling
(University of Waterloo, 2001)A <i>web crawler</i> is a program that "walks" the Web to gather web resources. In order to scale to the ever-increasing Web, multiple crawling agents may be deployed in a distributed fashion to retrieve web data ... -
Topical Opinion Retrieval
(University of Waterloo, 2007-01-18)With a growing amount of subjective content distributed across the Web, there is a need for a domain-independent information retrieval system that would support ad hoc retrieval of documents expressing opinions on a specific ... -
Topics in Chemical Reaction Network Theory
(University of Waterloo, 2012-01-10)Under the assumption of mass-action kinetics, systems of chemical reactions can give rise to a wide variety of dynamical behaviour, including stability of a unique equilibrium concentration, multistability, periodic ... -
Topics in Delayed Renewal Risk Models
(University of Waterloo, 2007-08-03)Main focus is to extend the analysis of the ruin related quantities, such as the surplus immediately prior to ruin, the deficit at ruin or the ruin probability, to the delayed renewal risk models. First, the background ... -
Topics in early and late Universe cosmology
(University of Waterloo, 2020-08-11)In this thesis, we explore different problems in various areas of cosmology. The inflationary paradigm has been very successful in explaining cosmological observations. However, some problems still linger on. In the ... -
Topics in Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computation
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-12)This thesis contains the results of research projects broadly related to the pursuit of universal fault-tolerant quantum computation. We are interested in questions such as which resources are required to achieve a quantum ... -
Topics in G₂ geometry and geometric flows
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-15)We study three different problems in this thesis, all related to G₂ structures and geometric flows. In the first problem we study hypersurfaces in a nearly G₂ manifold. We define various quantities associated to such a ... -
Topics in Modeling and Analysis of Low-Latency Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2023-12-08)Cloud-based architectures have become integral elements of modern networking infrastructure and are characterized by a large number of servers operating in parallel. Optimizing performance in these systems, with a particular ... -
Topics in Quantum Foundations: Ontological Models, and Distinguishability as a Resource
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-24)This thesis covers research in two disjoint research areas: The ontological model program (formerly hidden-variables program) for quantum theory has a long and noble tradition in the quantum foundations literature. By ... -
Topics in Study Design and Analysis Involving Incomplete Data
(University of Waterloo, 2021-07-27)Incomplete data is a common occurrence in statistics with various types and mechanisms such that each can have a significant effect on statistical analysis and inference. This thesis tackles several statistical issues in ... -
Topics in the Design of Life History Studies
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-20)Substantial investments are being made in health research to support the conduct of large cohort studies with the objective of improving understanding of the relationships between diverse features (e.g. exposure to toxins, ... -
Topics in weak gravitational lensing
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-25)In this thesis, various topics pertaining to weak gravitational lensing and its application to cosmology and galaxy evolution are explored. The first chapter is the introduction which contains all of the background ... -
Topics on the information theoretic limits of quantum information processing and its implementation
(University of Waterloo, 2015-02-24)Recent advances in quantum technologies enabled us to make large quantum states and pushed towards examining quantum theory at the macroscopic level. However observation of quantum e ects at a macroscopic level still ... -
TOplay: Child-Friendly Public Open Spaces in Downtown Toronto
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-21)The study explores which strategies can facilitate children's free play and independent mobility (IM) in the City of Toronto central neighbourhoods' public open spaces (POS). The first part of the study uses interviews to ... -
Topography and Nature Symbolism in Thomas Mann’s ‘Zauberberg’
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-31)In my master's thesis I examine the meaning of topography and nature symbolism in Thomas Mann's novel "The Magic Mountain". I select text passages and chapters that exemplify the importance of mountains, height and snow ... -
Topological and superconducting properties of Weyl and Dirac metals
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-30)In this work we explore superconductivity and surface states in topological semimetals. We start from general overview of basic properties of topological semimetals. We review general concepts of Chern insulators, their ... -
Topological aspects of nodal-loop semimetals and the nature of spin-orbit coupling in Lu₂V₂O₇
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-27)This thesis is presented in two parts: (I) understanding the topological aspects of nodal-loop semimetals in the presence of interactions and (II) exploring the nature of spin-orbit coupling in the pyrochlore oxide Lu₂V₂O₇. ... -
Topological Insulator-Superconductor Heterostructures and Devices
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-19)A 3D topological insulator has fully gapped insulating bulk state but a conducting surface. Such conducting “surface” states are formed with helical Dirac fermions, with spin-momentum strictly locked by spin-orbital coupling. ... -
Topological Manipulations of Quantum Field Theories
(University of Waterloo, 2023-07-17)In this thesis we study some topological aspects of Quantum Field Theories (QFTs). In particular, we study the way in which an arbitrary QFT can be separated into “local” and “global” data by means of a “symmetry Topological ... -
Topological methods in quantum gravity
(University of Waterloo, 2005)The main technical problem with background independent approaches to quantum gravity is inapplicability of standard quantum field theory methods. New methods are needed which would be adapted to the basic principles ...