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Homologous Gene Finding with a Hidden Markov Model
(University of Waterloo, 2007-01-12)The homology search problem and the gene finding problem are two fundamental problems in bioinformatics. The homology search problem is to find the homologous regions of two biological sequences; the gene finding problem ... -
Homologous Gene Finding with a Hidden Markov Model
(University of Waterloo, 2007-01-18)The homology search problem and the gene finding problem are two fundamental problems in bioinformatics. The homology search problem is to find the homologous regions of two biological sequences; the gene finding problem ... -
Homotopy algorithms for solving structured determinantal systems
(University of Waterloo, 2020-12-17)Multivariate polynomial systems arising in numerous applications have special structures. In particular, determinantal structures and invariant systems appear in a wide range of applications such as in polynomial optimization ... -
Honkling: In-Browser Personalization for Ubiquitous Keyword Spotting
(University of Waterloo, 2019-12-19)Used for simple voice commands and wake-word detection, keyword spotting (KWS) is the task of detecting pre-determined keywords in a stream of utterances. A common implementation of KWS involves transmitting audio samples ... -
How I wasted too long finding a concentration inequality for sums of geometric variables
(2011)I wanted a concentration inequality for sums of iid geometric random variables. This took way too long. -
How many crowdsourced workers should a requester hire?
(Springer, 2016-01)Recent years have seen an increased interest in crowdsourcing as a way of obtaining information from a potentially large group of workers at a reduced cost. The crowdsourcing process, as we consider in this paper, is as ... -
How Programmers Comment When They Think Nobody's Watching
(University of Waterloo, 2014-04-17)Documentation is essential to software development. Experienced programmers know this well from having worked with poorly documented code. They wish to improve their documentation techniques and habits, but there is ... -
Hubble Spacer Telescope
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-19)Visualizing a model checker’s run on a model can be useful when trying to gain a deeper understanding of the verification of the particular model. However, it can be difficult to formalize the problem that visualization ... -
Human Skin Modelling and Rendering
(University of Waterloo, 2004)Creating realistic-looking skin is one of the holy grails of computer graphics and is still an active area of research. The problem is challenging due to the inherent complexity of skin and its variations, not only across ... -
Human-AI Interaction in the Presence of Ambiguity: From Deliberation-based Labeling to Ambiguity-aware AI
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-11)Ambiguity, the quality of being open to more than one interpretation, permeates our lives. It comes in different forms including linguistic and visual ambiguity, arises for various reasons and gives rise to disagreements ... -
A Human-Machine Framework for the Classification of Phonocardiograms
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-20)In this thesis, we present and evaluate a framework for combining machine learning algo- rithms, crowd workers, and experts in the classification of heart sound recordings. The development of a hybrid human-machine framework ... -
A Hybrid Model for Object-Oriented Software Maintenance
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-22)An object-oriented software system is composed of a collection of communicating objects that co-operate with one another to achieve some desired goals. The object is the basic unit of abstraction in an OO program; ... -
A Hybrid Symbolic-Numeric Method for Multiple Integration Based on Tensor-Product Series Approximations
(University of Waterloo, 2004)This work presents a new hybrid symbolic-numeric method for fast and accurate evaluation of multiple integrals, effective both in high dimensions and with high accuracy. In two dimensions, the thesis presents an adaptive ... -
HybridPointing Touch: A Technique to Switch Between Absolute and Relative Pointing on Large Touch Screens
(University of Waterloo, 2017-10-25)We extend Forlines et al.'s idea of mixed absolute and relative "HybridPointing" to large multitouch displays. In our bimanual "CursorTap" interaction technique, one hand triggers a kinaesthetic relative pointing mode while ... -
Identifying Behavioural Implications of Source Code Changes
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-25)The dynamic behaviour of a software system changes as a consequence of developer’s static source code modifications. In this thesis, we improve upon a previous approach that combines static and dynamic analyses to categorize ... -
Identifying regions of trusted prediction
(University of Waterloo, 2021-07-20)Quantifying the probability of a label prediction being correct on a given test point or a given sub-population enables users to better decide how to use and when to trust machine learning derived predictors. In this work, ... -
Identity Management and Resource Allocation in the Network Virtualization Environment
(University of Waterloo, 2009-01-23)Due to the existence of multiple stakeholders with conflicting goals and policies, alterations to the existing Internet architecture are now limited to simple incremental updates; deployment of any new, radically different ... -
Image-Based Relighting
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-22)This thesis proposes a method for changing the lighting in some types of images. The method requires only a single input image, either a studio photograph or a synthetic image, consisting of several simple objects placed ... -
The Impact of Code Ownership of DevOps Artefacts on the Outcome of DevOps CI Builds
(University of Waterloo, 2023-12-22)This study focuses on factors that may influence the outcomes of CI builds triggered by commits modifying and/or adding DevOps artefacts to the projects, i.e., DevOps-related CI builds. In particular, code ownership of ... -
The Impact of Domain Knowledge on the Effectiveness of Requirements Engineering Activities
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-21)One of the factors that seems to influence an individual’s effectiveness in requirements engineering activities is his or her knowledge of the problem being solved, i.e., domain knowledge. While in-depth domain knowledge ...