• Application of Optical CT to Estimate the Mass of Macroalgae in a Tank of Water 

  Yamanaka, Mao

  This thesis develops and tests a mass estimation system for macroalgae using optical computed tomography. The system consists of a table with a fixed camera and backlighting, which rotates around a container of macroalgae ...

• Exploring Epigenetic Drug Discovery Using Computational Approaches 

  Somogyvari, Emese

  The misregulation of epigenetic mechanisms has been linked to disease. Current drugs that treat these dysfunctions have had some success, however many have variable potency, instability in vivo and lack target specificity. ...

• Investigating Selenium Usage Challenges and Reducing the Performance Overhead of Selenium-based Load Tests 

  Shariff, Shahnaz Mohammedi

  Selenium automates the testing of web applications. Quality Assurance (QA) engineers usually write Selenium scripts to test the content that is rendered in a browser and simulate user interactions with the web content for ...

• The Design and Personalization of Aim Assistance Algorithms 

  Clarke, Daniel

  Aiming is the act of directing an action toward a target object, location, or direction. Many activities in games require aiming. In order for players to perform these activities successfully, they must be able to aim ...

• Computer-Integrated Methods for Breast Cancer Surgery and Brachytherapy Guidance 

  Vaughan, Thomas

  Breast cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related death in women in Canada. Lumpectomy and brachytherapy are treatments of choice for early stage breast cancer, but the soft nature of the breast makes it difficult to ...

• Recruitment Algorithms for Vehicular Crowdsensing Networks 

  Campioni, Fabio

  Vehicular crowdsensing aims to utilize the plethora of onboard sensors and resources on smart vehicles to gather sensing data in a large coverage area. Due to vehicles’ predictable mobility, roadside service providers can ...

• Virtutello: Balancing Physical and Digital Interaction in a Mixed Reality Sculpting Tool 

  Van Der Kroon, Jordan

  Sculpture is an art form dating back over millennia. More recently, 3D digital sculptures are used in video games, movies, and manufacturing. Traditionally, sculptors have used their hands and tools to shape wood, clay, ...

• How Can Game Developers Leverage Data from Online Distribution Platforms? A Case Study of the Steam Platform 

  Lin, Dayi

  Developing a successful game is challenging. Prior work shows that gamers are extremely difficult to satisfy, making the quality of games an important issue. Prior work has yielded important results from mining data that ...

• Computer-assisted Assessment and Feedback for Image-guided Interventions Training 

  Holden, Matthew

  To improve patient safety, many surgical and interventional specialties use simulation training. This ensures that trainees have a minimum level of proficiency prior to real patient encounters. During simulation training, ...

• Deep Cancer Classifier: Exploring microRNA Regulation of Cancer with Deep Learning 

  Pyman, Blake

  Background: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small, non-coding RNAs that negatively regulate gene expression. Differential expression observed in miRNAs, combined with advancements in deep learning (DL), have the potential to improve ...

• Mining development knowledge to understand and support software logging practices 

  Li, Heng

  Developers insert logging statements in their source code to trace the runtime behaviors of software systems. Logging statements print runtime log messages, which play a critical role in monitoring system status, diagnosing ...

• Advancing Security Services for Cloud Applications 

  Elsayed, Marwa

  With cloud computing taking roots, Software as a Service (SaaS) is transforming the future of Information Technology (IT). SaaS is a modern pervasive software delivery model in the Cloud in which software providers host ...

• Studying User-Developer Interactions Through the Updating and Reviewing Mechanisms of the Google Play Store 

  Hassan, Safwat

  Mobile app stores (such as the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store) provide a unique updating mechanism that helps app developers to distribute their updates efficiently. In addition, after downloading a new update, ...

• The SimGen Prototyping Tool: Facilitating Generation of 3D Simulations 

  Pasternak, Michal

  Simulation and 3D animation have become a critical aspect of developing and testing hardware and software systems throughout many domains. The availability of compu- tational power, and development of techniques and tools ...

• Securing Vehicle Electronic Control Unit (ECU) Communications and Stored Data 

  Alam, Swawibe

  Nowadays, the automobile industry is integrating many new features into vehicles. To provide these features, various electronic systems are being added. These systems are coordinated by different ECUs (Electronic Control ...

• Preserving Accuracy and Privacy in Participatory Sensing Systems 

  Alswailim, Mohannad

  Participatory Sensing (PS) is an approach that offers individuals and interest groups the opportunity to contribute to an application using their handheld sensor devices such as smartphones and tablets. These sensor devices ...

• The experimental investigation of the micro-vibrations underlying Temporal Enhanced ultrasound 

  Li, Si Jia

  Temporal enhanced Ultrasound (TeUS) is a non-invasive imaging approach, recently proposed by our group. TeUS makes use of ultrasound time series for tissue classification, and it has been successfully applied to ex vivo ...

• An Event-Based Approach to Modeling Complex Data in Critical Care 

  Tolls, Victoria

  Precision medicine is an emerging field in critical care research where treatments are individualized, ensuring the right patient receives the right medication at the right time. In this work, the focus is on the data ...

• A machine learning application for form-finding of tensegrity structures 

  Perera, Nuwan

  Tensegrity (tensional integrity) is a structural principle where rigid elements (struts) under compression are held together by a network of elastic elements (cables) under tension. Tensegrity structures have many applications ...

• Dynamic Large-Scale Graph Processing over Data Streams with Community Detection as a Case Study 

  Abughofa, Mhd

  Processing large graphs provides invaluable insights for the industry and research alike. The applications range from e-commerce, web, and social networking to analyzing gene expressions and cellular signaling. While ...

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