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Candidate: Sun Sheng Gu
Title: XC: Exploring Quantitative Use Cases for Explanations in 3D Object Detection
Date: December 22, 2021
Time: 13:00
Place: online
Supervisor(s): Czarnecki, Krzysztof
Abstract:
Explainable AI (XAI) methods are frequently applied to obtain qualitative insights
about deep models’ predictions. However, such insights need to be interpreted by a human
observer to be useful. In this thesis, we aim to use explanations directly to make decisions
Beginning September 23rd, and continuing every Thursday through this term, Dean Mary Wells will be available on the 1st floor of E7, outside the C&D, from 3-5 pm for a chat and to connect.
Candidate: Ian Elmor Lang
Title: Worst-Case Latency Analysis for the Versal Network-on-Chip
Date: December 16, 2021
Time: 15:00
Place: online
Supervisor(s): Kapre, Nachiket - Pellizzoni, Rodolfo
Abstract:
The recent line of Versal FPGA devices from Xilinx Inc. includes a hard NetworkOn-Chip (NoC) embedded in the programmable logic,
designed to be a high-performance system-level interconnect. While the target markets for Versal devices include applications
Candidate: Zack Strike
Title: Preliminary Development of a Microfluidic Tool for the Characterization of Molecular Machines
Date: December 14, 2021
Time: 13:00
Place: online
Supervisor(s): Backhouse, Chris (Adjunct) - Wright, Derek
Abstract:
Droplet interface bilayers (DIBs) have been proposed as a key tool to better study transmembrane proteins and their quantum
biology. This work focused on developing a microfluidic device for the formation of DIBs.
Candidate: Bianca Esanu
Title: An Assessment of, and Improvements to, the Digital Forensics Acquisition Process of a Law Enforcement Agency
Date: December 10, 2021
Time: 13:00
Place: MS Teams
Supervisor(s): Tripunitara, Mahesh
Abstract:
Forensics addresses the collection and analysis of evidence. Digital forensics is forensics in the context of digital devices. It
is a rapidly evolving field employed in various organizations such as law enforcement, government, and the private sector. The
Beginning September 23rd, and continuing every Thursday through this term, Dean Mary Wells will be available on the 1st floor of E7, outside the C&D, from 3-5 pm for a chat and to connect.
Candidate: Srinirdheeshwar Kuttuva Prakash
Title: Managing HBM’s bandwidth in Multi-Die FPGAs using Overlay NoCs
Date: December 9, 2021
Time: 13:00
Place: online
Supervisor(s): Kapre, Nachiket - Patel, Hiren
Abstract:
We can improve HBM bandwidth distribution and utilization on a multi-die FPGA like Xilinx Alveo U280 by using Overlay
Network-on-Chips (NoCs). HBM in Xilinx Alveo U280 offers 8GBs of memory capacity with a theoretical maximum bandwidth of 460
Candidate: Sherin Adel Helal
Title: Multi-Sector Demand Side Management in Smart Cities
Date: December 9, 2021
Time: 9:30
Place: online
Supervisor(s): Salama, Magdy - Shaaban, Mostafa (Adjunct)
Abstract:
Environmental concerns are on an all time high and can no longer be ignored. The majority of electricity is generated using
fossil fuels, this is troublesome as fossil fuels are depleting off the face of the earth. Moreover, they contribute heavily to
Candidate: Xinyu Guo
Title: Degraded Reference Image Quality Assessment
Date: December 8, 2021
Time: 12:00
Place: MS Teams
Supervisor(s): Wang, Zhou
Abstract:
Images/videos are playing a more and more important role in the 21st century. The perceived quality of visual content often
degrades during the process of acquisition, storage, transmission, display and rendering. Since subjective evaluation of such a
Beginning September 23rd, and continuing every Thursday through this term, Dean Mary Wells will be available on the 1st floor of E7, outside the C&D, from 3-5 pm for a chat and to connect.
Candidate: Di Wang
Title: Interval Type Inference: Improvements and Evaluations
Date: December 2, 2021
Time: 15:00
Place: MS Teams
Supervisor(s): Dietl, Werner
Abstract:
Interval analysis estimates the run-time intervals of numerical expressions in the source code by computing a lower bound and an
upper bound. Interval analysis for integral types is useful in providing facts of the target program to help developers find
Candidate: Harry Chan Chan
Title: Implementing FPGA-optimized Systolic Arrays using 2D Knapsack and Evolutionary Algorithms
Date: November 26, 2021
Time: 18:00
Place: MS Teams
Supervisor(s): Kapre, Nachiket
Abstract:
Underutilization of FPGA resources is a significant challenge in the deployment of FPGAs as neural network accelerators.
We propose an FPGA-optimized systolic array architecture to improve the CNN inference throughput by orders of magnitude through
Meet graduate student researchers from science,
engineering, and mathematics and hear how they discovered quantum information
science found their way into research, and how the skills they gained in
their undergraduate studies are helping them develop the next generation of
quantum technology.
Beginning September 23rd, and continuing every Thursday through this term, Dean Mary Wells will be available on the 1st floor of E7, outside the C&D, from 3-5 pm for a chat and to connect.
Join Research Talks, a panel discussion and Q&A examining the future of
employment featuring:
Beginning September 23rd, and continuing every Thursday through this term, Dean Mary Wells will be available on the 1st floor of E7, outside the C&D, from 3-5 pm for a chat and to connect.
Title: Challenges in long-term autonomy
Date: November 18, 2021
Time: 3:00pm
Sustainable nanomaterials, such as cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are rod-like nanoparticles obtained by sulfuric acid hydrolysis of cellulose fibres.
Future undergraduate engineering students are invited to join us for an admissions-focused webinar that will focus on the admissions process and cover topics like how to apply, tips for your Admissions Information Form (AIF), and more!
Our panellists will include our Director/Associate Director of Admissions as well as current students who successfully went through the process themselves.
As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Erin Mahoney,
Commissioner of Environmental Services for York Region and Douglas Wright
Engineer-in-Residence will present: York Region’s One Water Story…
recognizing the value of water in all its forms.
Beginning September 23rd, and continuing every Thursday through this term, Dean Mary Wells will be available on the 1st floor of E7, outside the C&D, from 3-5 pm for a chat and to connect.
Join Chris Wilson, faculty member at the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, in conversation with scientific outreach manager John Donohue.
Join us on November 5 as we welcome Alumni from our graduate programs to speak about the impact their graduate degree had on their career path. This is a great event to attend if you are curious about how a graduate degree in engineering can support you!
Date: Friday, November 5
Time: 12pm-1pm EDT
Register here: https://mailchi.mp/uwaterloo.ca/enggradalumnipanel
Panelists:
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