• Feature Analysis and Classification of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Hidradenitis Suppurativa Using Data Mining 

  Nadalian, Soheila (University of Waterloo, 2023-03-14)

  Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) refers to a group of conditions that primarily affect the gut and cause inflammation. In contrast, Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) is a chronic immune-mediated condition characterized by boils ...

• Muscle Torque Generator Model For A Two Degree-of-Freedom Shoulder Joint 

  Bell, Sydney (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 ...

• Open-Loop Transient Atomic Force Microscopy 

  Olfat, Seyed-Mahdi (University of Waterloo, 2023-02-01)

  The Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) is an instrument for measuring, in fact “seeing”, phenomena at nanoscale (10^(-9) m) and all the way down to the atomic scale (<10^(-10) m). It was borne out of a need to observe physical ...

• Secure Computation and Proportionally Fair Collaboration in Federated Learning of Histopathology Images 

  Hosseini, Seyedeh Maryam (University of Waterloo, 2023-01-24)

  The prediction power of deep learning models depends on the size and quality of the training data. Having access to large-scale datasets enables the model to more precisely estimate the underlying distribution of the data. ...

• Extracting ECG-based cardiac information from the upper arm 

  Heydari Beni, Nargess (University of Waterloo, 2023-01-24)

  Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the global number one cause of death. Therefore, there is an acute need for constantly monitoring cardiac conditions and/or cardiac monitoring for extended periods. The current clinical ...

• Development and Comparison of 3D Dynamic Models of Golf Clubhead-Ball Impacts 

  Caldwell, Adam Winston (University of Waterloo, 2023-01-24)

  The scientific understanding and modeling of impacts has led to major advancements in golf equipment performance. The latest generation of drivers allow golfers to hit the ball farther compared to previous models. ...

• Unsupervised learning for coherent structure identification in turbulent channel flow 

  Lyne, John (University of Waterloo, 2023-01-06)

  Coherent structures (CS), i.e., regions of flow exhibiting significant spatio-temporal coherence, have long been observed in turbulent fluid flow. These CS offer an opportunity to gain insights on fluid behaviour by bypassing ...

• Trends in Electrodermal Activity, Heart Rate and Temperature during Distracted Driving among Young Novice Drivers. 

  Seenivasan, Renuka Devi (University of Waterloo, 2023-01-06)

  Driver distraction, defined as the scattering of attention from critical activities for safe driving, is among the key globally recognized contributing factors to road crashes. The trend keeps increasing with in-vehicle ...

• Mixture Regression for Sea Ice Segmentation 

  Manning, Max (University of Waterloo, 2022-12-23)

  The classification of sea ice in SAR imagery is complicated by statistical nonstationarity. Incidence angle effects, heterogeneous ice conditions and other confounding variables contribute to spatial and temporal variability ...

• Design, Dynamics, and Control of Active-passive Upper-limb Exoskeleton Robots 

  Nasr, Ali (University of Waterloo, 2022-12-21)

  Modern power assistive technologies, neuromuscular rehabilitation engineering, and haptic research have all entered into a new age thanks to wearable exoskeleton robotics. Exoskeleton robots, which range from fully passive ...

• The Effects of Juicy Game Design on Exergames 

  Durmanova, Katerina (University of Waterloo, 2022-12-21)

  Visual embellishments(VEs) have been increasingly included in most modern video games and in various digital applications. One aspect of these graphical inclusions is called Juicy game design. It refers to user feedback ...

• Novel Multi-Scale Architecture for Medical Image Registration 

  Sivan, Vignesh (University of Waterloo, 2022-12-21)

  Medical image registration is an integral component of many medical image analysis pipelines. While registration has conventionally been carried out using optimization techniques, there is growing interest in the application ...

• Human Middle Ear: Material Characterization, Analysis of Effects of Uncertainties, and Investigation of Impacts of Medical-Device Attachment 

  Ebrahimian, Arash (University of Waterloo, 2022-12-19)

  The middle ear is a complex organ that plays a vital role in the hearing process. This thesis attempts to investigate different aspects of the biomechanics of the middle ear for diagnosis and treatment. This thesis can be ...

• Human Factors in Esports: Investigating performance measures, coaching practices, and stress training in League of Legends 

  sabtan, bader (University of Waterloo, 2022-10-12)

  This thesis examined a constant problem in Esports in which players do not perform to their expected potential when under stress (also known as choking). The Esports scene is growing exponentially, with teams valued at ...

• Automating Manufacturing Surveillance Processes Using External Observers 

  Sharma, Gauri (University of Waterloo, 2022-09-29)

  An automated assembly system is an integral part of various manufacturing industries as it reduces production cycle-time resulting in lower costs and a higher rate of production. The modular system design integrates main ...

• Evaluation of Laban Effort Features based on the Social Attributes and Personality of Domestic Service Robots 

  Emir, Ebru (University of Waterloo, 2022-09-29)

  Today, it is not uncommon to see robots adopted in various domains and environments. From manufacturing facilities to households, robots take over several roles and tasks. For instance, the adoption of robotic vacuum ...

• Fabrication and Evaluation of Polymer Nanocomposites for Space Radiation Shielding Application 

  Cheraghi, Elahe (University of Waterloo, 2022-09-27)

  Protecting astronauts and space crow from hazardous radiation is critical in space missions. Conventional metallic material such as aluminum (Al) and its alloys have been widely used for shielding the harmful space radiations, ...

• Learned Legendre Predictive State Estimator for Control 

  Jaworski, Pawel (University of Waterloo, 2022-09-26)

  This thesis introduces a novel method for system model identification, specifically for state estimation. The method uses a 2 or 3 layer neural network developed and trained with the methods of the Neural Engineering ...

• Model Compression via Generalized Kronecker Product Decomposition 

  Abdel Hameed, Marawan (University of Waterloo, 2022-09-26)

  Modern convolutional neural network (CNN) architectures, despite their superiority in solving various problems, are generally too large to be deployed on resource constrained edge devices. In practice, this limits many ...

• Interaction Forces in Coupled Magnetic Pendulums 

  Lahlou, Mariam (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. ...

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