Electrical and Computer Engineering Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, collected from the Scholarship@Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Power Management Strategies for Islanded Microgrids, Hisham Mahmood
Posture-Dependent Projection-Based Force Reflection Algorithms for Bilateral Teleoperators, Ali Moatadelro
Biomechanical Modeling and Inverse Problem Based Elasticity Imaging for Prostate Cancer Diagnosis, Seyed Reza Mousavi
Oriented Collagen and Applications of Waveguide Evanescent Field Scattering (WEFS) Microscopy, Qamrun Nahar
Design of a Haptic Interface for Medical Applications using Magneto-Rheological Fluid based Actuators, Nima Najmaei
An Accurate Offline Phasor Estimation Technique For Fault Location In Series Compensated Lines, Rubeena Rubeena
Human Metaphase Chromosome Analysis using Image Processing, Akila M.S Subasinghe Arachchige
A Vision System for Automating Municipal Waste Collection, Justin M. Szoke-Sieswerda
A DC Distribution System for Power System Integration of Plug-In Electric Vehicles; Modeling, Stability and Operation, Mansour Tabari
Control of Cooperative Haptics-Enabled Teleoperation Systems with Application to Minimally Invasive Surgery, Amir Takhmar
Hybrid Data Storage Framework for the Biometrics Domain, Abhinav Tiwari
Intents-based Service Discovery and Integration, Cheng Zheng
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Decentralized Resource Scheduling in Grid/Cloud Computing, Ra'afat O. Abu-Rukba
Novel Control of PV Solar and Wind Farm Inverters as STATCOM for Increasing Connectivity of Distributed Generators, Mahendra AC
A Framework for Measuring the Usability Issues and Criteria of Mobile Learning Applications, Abdalha A. Ali
A Dual-Rate Model Predictive Controller for Fieldbus Based Distributed Control Systems, Mohammad Arif Hossain
Robotics-Assisted Needle Steering for Percutaneous Interventions: Modeling and Experiments, Ali Asadian
InterNAV3D: A Navigation Tool for Robot-Assisted Needle-Based Intervention for the Lung, Srikanth Bhattad
Study of Stability Analysis of a Grid-Connected Doubly Fed Induction Generator (DFIG)-based small Wind Farm, Baishakhi Dhar
Spectrum Sensing and Multiple Access Schemes for Cognitive Radio Networks, Oscar G. Filio Rodriguez
Performance assessment of wireless Two Way Relay Channel systems, Siramack Ghadimi
Enhanced Voltage-Sourced Inverters for Large-Scale Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems, Hamidreza Ghoddami
A Free Exchange e-Marketplace for Digital Services, Wafa M. I. Ghonaim
Disaster Data Management in Cloud Environments, Katarina Grolinger
Efficient Arithmetic for the Implementation of Elliptic Curve Cryptography, Ebrahim Abdulrahman Hasan Abdulrahman
Personal Smart Assistant for Digital Media and Advertisement, Ali Hussain
A Hybrid Visual Control Scheme to Assist the Visually Impaired with Guided Reaching Tasks, Duane Jacques
Modeling and Protection of Phase Shifting Transformers, Umar Khan
Design and Evaluation of FPGA-based Hybrid Physically Unclonable Functions, Sasan Khoshroo
Piezoelectric Transformer and Hall-Effect Based Sensing and Disturbance Monitoring Methodology for High-Voltage Power Supply Lines, Sneha Arun Lele
Physical-Layer Security Enhancement in Wireless Communication Systems, Hao Li
Secure OFDM System Design for Wireless Communications, Hao Li
Rigid Body Attitude Estimation: An Overview and Comparative Study, Nojan Madinehi
Fuzzy Expert-COCOMO Risk Assessment and Effort Contingency Model in Software Project Management, Ekananta Manalif
Computer Vision Algorithms For An Automated Harvester, Alireza Masoudian
Reliability Models Applied to Smartphone Applications, Sonia Meskini
Modeling and Optimization of Next-Generation Wireless Access Networks, Maysam Mirahmadi
Soft-Switching DC-DC Converters, Ahmad Mousavi
Single Stage Flyback Micro-Inverter for Solar Energy Systems, Aniruddha Mukherjee
Objective and Subjective Evaluation of Wideband Speech Quality, Nazanin Pourmand
Resource Allocation in Uplink Long Term Evolution, Aidin Reyhanimasoleh
Delay Extraction based Macromodeling with Parallel Processing for Efficient Simulation of High Speed Distributed Networks, Sourajeet Roy
Design and Optimization of Efficient Wireless Power Transfer Links for Implantable Biotelemetry Systems, Shawon Senjuti
On Sensorless Collision Detection and Measurement of External Forces in Presence of Modeling Inaccuracies, Vahid Sotoudehnejad
Electroacoustic and Behavioural Evaluation of Hearing Aid Digital Signal Processing Features, David J O Suelzle
Reduced Order Estimation of Time Varying Wireless Channels in Real Life Scattering Environment, Elena Uchiteleva
Three-Phase Reduced Switch Topologies for AC-DC Front-End and Single-Stage Converters, Dunisha Wijeratne
Magneto-Rheological Actuators for Human-Safe Robots: Modeling, Control, and Implementation, Peyman Yadmellat
Improving the Geotagging Accuracy of Street-level Images, Mehrnaz Zouqi
Detection, Receivers, and Performance of CPFSK and CPCK, Mohammed Zourob
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Design of a User Interface to Investigate the Role of 3D Spatial Reasoning in Surgical Training, Ladan Ashrafi
A New ZVS-PWM Full-Bridge Boost Converter, Mohammadjavad Baei
Software Size and Effort Estimation from Use Case Diagrams Using Regression and Soft Computing Models, Ali Bou Nassif
A Study for Detection of Drift in Sensor Measurements, Sungwhan Cho
Design of a Hand-held Seed Injection Device for Lung Brachytherapy, Paul M. Christiaans
Novel Control and Harmonics Impact of PV Solar Farms, Byomakesh Das
Wireless Telemetry System for Implantable Sensors, Kyle G. Fricke
Modelling of the Western University Campus Electrical Network for Infrastructural Interdependencies in a Disaster Response Network Enables Platform, Gagandeep S. Gill
Single-Stage Power Electronic Converters with Combined Voltage Step-Up/Step-Down Capability, Navid Golbon
Experimental Evaluation of the Projection-based Force Reflection Algorithms for Haptic Interaction with Virtual Environment, Mir Z. Hasan
Technique for Measurement of Weld Resistance for AC Resistance Spot Welding via Instantaneous Phasor Measurement, Mian Mohsin Irshad
Multi-stage Wireless Signal Identification for Blind Interception Receiver Design, Gejie Liu
Electrohydrodynamic Enhancement of Heat Transfer and Mass Transport in Gaseous Media, Bulk Dielectric Liquids and Dielectric Thin Liquid Films, Seyed Reza Mahmoudi
System of Terrain Analysis, Energy Estimation and Path Planning for Planetary Exploration by Robot Teams, David C. Michel
Development and Evaluation of a Real-Time Framework for a Portable Assistive Hearing Device, Aleksandar Dimitrov Mihaylov
Enabling Techniques Design for QoS Provision in Wireless Communications, Penghui Mi
Subsynchronous Resonance in Wind Farms, Akshaya Kumar Moharana
Design, Implementation and Evaluation of a Microgrid in Island and Grid Connected Modes with a Fuel Cell Power Source, Andrew T. Moore
Situation-Aware Rate and Power Adaptation Techniques for IEEE 802.11, Jay Nadeau
Low Power AC-DC and DC-DC Multilevel Converters, Mehdi Narimani
Performance Analysis of Channel-Aware Media Access Control Schemes, Abdulfattah Noorwali
Investigation of Wireless LAN for IEC 61850 based Smart Distribution Substations, Palak P. Parikh
Novel Controls of Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Farms, Shah Arifur Rahman
A Control Scheme for an AC-DC Single-Stage Buck-Boost PFC Converter with Improved Output Ripple Reduction, Kamran Rezaei
Development of a Novel Handheld Device for Active Compensation of Physiological Tremor, Abhijit Saxena
Geometrical Analysis and Modeling of Craniosynostosis, Sahar Shahbazi
A Telerobotic Drilling Control System with Haptic Feedback, Faraz Shah
Metrics for Evaluating Surgical Microscope Usage During Myringotomy, Arefin M. Shamsil
A total electron content receiver for the e-POP mission, Dmitry Shatskiy
Enhancing reliability in passive anti-islanding protection schemes for distribution systems with distributed generation, Mohsen Sheikholeslamzadeh
Delay Extraction Based Equivalent Elmore Model For RLC On-Chip Interconnects, Shamsul Arefin Siddiqui
Security on Medical Wireless Sensor Networks, Eric D. Southern
Dynamic Model Construction and Control System Design for Canadian Supercritical Water-cooled Reactors, Peiwei Sun
Haptics-Enabled Teleoperation for Robotics-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery, Ali Talasaz
A Sensorized Instrument for Minimally Invasive Surgery for the Measurement of Forces during Training and Surgery: Development and Applications, Ana Luisa Trejos
Concurrent Multipath Transfer: Scheduling, Modelling, and Congestion Window Management, Thomas Daniel Wallace
Security Aspects of Smart Grid Communication, Pubudu E. Weerathunga
Development of 3-D Neutronic Kinetic Model and Control for CANDU Reactors, Lingzhi Xia
Protection and Control of Active Distribution Networks and Microgrids, Mohammad Amin Zamani
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Optical-WiMAX Hybrid Networks, Abdou R. A. Ahmed
High Speed and Low-Complexity Hardware Architectures for Elliptic Curve-Based Crypto-Processors, Reza Azarderakhsh
Image-Guided Robot-Assisted Techniques with Applications in Minimally Invasive Therapy and Cell Biology, Mahdi Azizian
Impact of Geomagnetically Induced Currents on Power Transformers, Jonathan E. Berge
Time-Domain Macromodeling of High Speed Distributed Networks, Amir Beygi
Energy Efficient Reduced Complexity Multi-Service, Multi-Channel Scheduling Techniques, Dan J. Dechene
Advanced Islanded-Mode Control of Microgrids, Mohammad Bagher Delghavi
Optical Power Splitting Techniques Using Photonic Crystal Line Defect Waveguides, Rajat Dey
Three-Dimensional Modeling of Electrostatic Precipitator Using Hybrid Finite Element - Flux Corrected Transport Technique, Niloofar Farnoosh