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A Decade-Bandwidth Low-Noise Mixer RFIC with a Distortion-Canceling Output Amplifier
(2016-08-08)This paper presents a 1-10 GHz low-noise downconvert mixer RFIC suitable for wideband receivers. A switched transconductor mixing core is adopted to reduce noise at high frequencies. By adding a series inductor to the RF ... -
Decision Criterion for Observation-Based Relays in LTE Networks
(2016-04-08)Relay technology has the potential to dramatically improve throughput for Long Term Evolution (LTE) network users. However, the existing 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) standard for relaying, the Type 1 relay, ... -
A Deep Learning Network for Validation of 3D Point Cloud Surface Registration
This thesis proposes a novel deep learning architecture called ValidNet to automatically validate the correctness of a 3D surface registration outcome. The performance of many tasks such as object detection mainly depends ... -
DeepSkin: Mobile-based Skin Quality Assessment with Deep Learning
We present a novel skin quality assessment system with the goal of improving skin care. This system leverages digital dermoscopy and consists of hardware, software, and a machine learning component to automate the process ... -
DESERVE: a Framework for Detecting Program Security Vulnerability Exploitations
(2011-09-20)It is difficult to develop a program that is completely free from vulnerabilities. Despite the applications of many approaches to secure programs, vulnerability exploitations occur in real world in large numbers. Exploitations ... -
Design and Evaluation of Efficient Collective Communications on Modern Interconnects and Multi-core Clusters
(2010-01-11)Two driving forces behind high-performance clusters are the availability of modern interconnects and the advent of multi-core systems. As multi-core clusters become commonplace, where each core will run at least one process ... -
Design and Implementation of a Cognitive Wireless Sensor Network: Application to Environment Monitoring
(2011-09-28)Wireless sensor networks have applications in many places from wildlife environments to urban areas. Implementation of such a network is a challenging task because each specific application may require different constraints ... -
Design and Implementation of a Programmable Digital Pseudo-Random Bit Generator for Applications in Noise Radar
(2013-10-31)Noise radar systems have become more prevalent over the past couple of decades due to their superior performance over conventional continuous-wave and pulsed-wave radar systems in certain applications. However, one limiting ... -
Design and Implementation of Modern Control Algorithms for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
(2014-12-17)Recently, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have attracted a great deal of attention in academic, civilian and military communities as prospective solutions to a wide variety of applications. The use of cooperative UAVs ... -
Design of a Miniaturized SoP Integrated GNSS RF Front-End Module
(2016-06-28)Navigation devices used to be bulky and expensive and were not widely commercialized for personal use. Nowadays, all useful electronic devices are turning into being handheld so that they can be conveniently used anytime ... -
Design of Low-Voltage and Low-Distortion CMOS RF Integrated Circuits Using Volterra Analysis
(2011-09-22)Analog circuits that operate with low voltage supply headroom generally suffer from poor linearity performance, poor noise performance, etc. However, with the aggressive scaling of the supply voltage in Complementary Metal ... -
Detecting PDF Javascript Malware Using Clone Detection
(2013-10-02)One common vector of malware is JavaScript in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) files. In this thesis, we investigate using near-miss clone detectors to find this malware. We start by collecting a set of PDF files containing JavaScript ... -
Detection and Grading of Prostate Cancer in Temporal Enhanced Ultrasound using Convolutional Neural Networks
Prostate cancer is the most common non-dermatological cancer amongst men in the developed world. The current definitive diagnosis is core needle biopsy guided by transrectal ultrasound. However, this method suffers from ... -
Developing Better Models for Dialogue Threads and Responses
In this thesis, we focus on developing machine learning algorithms to model human dialogues and conversations by investigating three basic tasks. We first study the development of retrieval-based chatbots, in which the ... -
Development and Automatic Monitoring of Trust-Aware Service-Based Software
(2008-02-12)Service-based software can be exploited by potentially untrustworthy service requestors while providing services. Given that, it is important to identify, analyze the trust relationships between service providers and ... -
Development of Electronic Instrumentation For Computer-Assisted Surgery
(2015-09-09)In the operating room, feedback, such as instrument positioning guidance provided by surgical navigation systems is typically displayed on an external computer monitor. The surgeon’s attention is usually focused on the ... -
Device Deployment Strategies for Large-scale Wireless Sensor Networks
(2008-01-16)Planning device deployment is a fundamental issue in implementing wireless sensor network (WSN) applications. This design practice determines types, numbers and locations of devices in order to build a powerful and effective ... -
Dielectric Resonator Antenna on Printed Circuit Board
With the increased demand for high efficiency wireless communication systems, there is a requirement to develop the antenna systems that are effective and dependable. Instead of a traditional metallic antenna, a dielectric ... -
Digital Control in Microwave Receiver Front-End Components
(2014-05-05)In this thesis digital control techniques for two receiver front-end components i.e. the downconverter mixer and the modulator are presented. With decrease in size of CMOS-based geometries, decrease in performance and yield ... -
Digital Control of Phase Staggered Multiple ZVS Inverters for Grid-connected Photovoltaic Systems
(2012-04-30)The grid connected PV plants comprising of the PV cells and the power electronic inverters are a widely used technology in distributed power generation systems based on renewable energy sources. Microinverters form an ...