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Contour Integration in Artifical Neural Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2022-02-08)
Under difficult viewing conditions, the brain's visual system uses a variety of modulatory techniques to supplement its core feedforward signal. One such technique is contour integration, whereby contextual stimuli from ...
Provocations from #vanlife: Investigating Life and Work in a Community Extensively Using Technology Not Designed for Them
(ACM, 2021-05)
Research on how lived experiences with technology intersect with home and work are core themes within HCI. Prior work has primarily focused on conventional life and work in Western countries. However, the unconventional ...
Fast Nonlinear Model Predictive Control of Quadrotors: Design and Experiments
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-21)
Quadrotor (or quadcopter) is a type of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Due to the quadrotors simple and inexpensive design, they have become popular platforms. This thesis proposes a computationally fast scheme for ...
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 ...
Development of novel data representations for virtual reality exergames
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-06)
Being physically active is important to people of all ages for supporting health and wellbeing. Engaging in regular physical activity has been shown to foster growth and development, improve physical and cognitive functions, ...
Classification of Compact Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar Images
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-27)
The RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) was launched in June 2019. RCM, in addition to dual-polarization (DP) and fully quad-polarimetric (QP) imaging modes, provides compact polarimetric (CP) mode data. A CP synthetic ...
Age Differences in the Situation Awareness and Takeover Performance in a Semi-Autonomous Vehicle Simulator
(University of Waterloo, 2022-04-26)
Research on young and elderly drivers indicates a high crash risk amongst these drivers in comparison to other age groups of drivers. Young drivers have a greater propensity to adopt a risky driving style and behaviors ...
River Ice Segmentation under a Limited Compute and Annotation Budget
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-05)
River ice segmentation, used to differentiate ice and water, can give valuable information regarding ice cover and ice distribution. These are important factors when evaluating flooding risks caused by ice jams that may ...
The effects of simulated physiological conditions on the performance of novel 3D printed nanocomposite biomaterials
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-31)
3D printable biopolymer nanocomposites are an exciting novel class of materials with potential as biomaterials for skeletal reconstruction. In recent years, there has been an increasing demand for synthetic bone graft ...
Synthetic Correlated Diffusion Imaging for Prostate Cancer Detection and Risk Assessment
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-31)
Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most common form of cancer among men worldwide and the most frequently diagnosed cancer among men in 112 countries. While the overall 5-year survival rate for prostate cancer is very ...