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Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
To retrieve all theses and dissertations associated with a specific department from the library catalogue, choose 'Advanced' and keyword search "university of alberta dept of english" OR "university of alberta department of english" (for example). Past graduates who wish to have their thesis or dissertation added to this collection can contact us at erahelp@ualberta.ca.
Items in this Collection
- 165Machine Learning
- 22Artificial Intelligence
- 21Reinforcement Learning
- 20Deep Learning
- 11Natural Language Processing
- 10Computer Vision
- 2Jacobsen, Andrew
- 2Wen, Junfeng
- 1Aghaei, Nikoo
- 1Al Dallal, Ahmed
- 1Al-Masri, Mohammad
- 1Alam Anik, Md Tanvir
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The Estimation of Buttresses Volume and Classification of Leaf, Wood, and Lianas from Terrestrial Laser Scanning data
DownloadSpring 2023
Forests account for one third of land area, and two third of global photosynthesis. The better we know about forests, the better decisions we can make on forest management and carbon cycle modeling. During the last decades, we see the development in remote sensing techniques for forest...
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Fall 2020
We explore the interplay of generate-and-test and gradient-descent techniques for solving online supervised learning problems. The task in supervised learning is to learn a function using samples of inputs to output pairs. This function is called the target function. The standard way to learn...
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The use of off-the-shelf wearable sensors to analyze daily-living activities and emotional state of a person at the Smart Condo
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The Smart Condo is a model condo embedded with a wireless sensor network, developed by an interdisciplinary team including researchers from Occupational Therapy, Industrial Design, Pharmacy, and Computing Science. The Smart Condo aims to support older adults, including those with physical and...
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Tile Embeddings: A General Representation for Procedural Level Generation via Machine Learning
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Procedural Level Generation via Machine Learning (PLGML) refers to the application of machine learning techniques to the automated generation of game levels. PLGML researchers have investigated different level generation techniques to generate new game levels matching the style of a training...
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Time Series and Machine Learning Approach for Forecasting the Demand for Small Equipment, Tools, and Consumables for Industrial Construction Projects
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The high consumption and utilization of demand for small equipment, tools, and consumables in construction projects underscores the necessity for effective procurement strategies. Accurate estimation of these consumables is crucial for moving toward project completion in a timely manner. With...
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Fall 2015
Electronic decision support systems have the potential to improve healthcare practices in many domains. This thesis investigates the use of data-driven decision support to help optimize brace treatment for children who have Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS). AIS is a spinal deformity...
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Toward Practical Reinforcement Learning Algorithms: Classification Based Policy Iteration and Model-Based Learning
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In this dissertation, we advance the theoretical understanding of two families of Reinforcement Learning (RL) methods: Classification-based policy iteration (CBPI) and model-based reinforcement learning (MBRL) with factored semi-linear models. In contrast to generalized policy iteration, CBPI...
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Towards an Autonomous Robot-based Laser Cladding Repair Process: A Framework for Damage Detection, Localization and Path Planning
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With piling scientific evidence and growing public concerns about climate change and depletion of natural resources, policymakers are being forced to implement stringent environmental regulations. One such sector under scrutiny for the concerning pace at which it is ...
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Spring 2023
Dialogue systems powered by large pre-trained language models exhibit an innate ability to deliver fluent and natural-sounding responses. Despite their impressive performance, these models fail to conduct interesting and consistent exchanges of turns and can often generate factually incorrect...
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Fall 2022
Medical Fake News is a pervasive part of the information that people consume on the internet. It may lead people to take actions which may put the lives of their family and community in danger - such actions include vaccine hesitancy, administering unverified and harmful treatments, etc. First...