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.
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Items in this Collection
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Spring 2023
Reinforcement learning (RL) defines a general computational problem where the learner must learn to make good decisions through interactive experience. To be effective in solving this problem, the learner must be able to explore the environment, make accurate predictions about the future, and...
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Advances on Fabrication and Application of Through Silicon Via for Radio Frequency Circuits
DownloadSpring 2019
Through silicon via (TSV) has been considered as an astonishing milestone in the evolution of three-dimensional integrated circuit (3D IC), because of its exclusive and pivotal function of providing signal exchanging paths in the horizontal direction to stacked layers efficiently. Unfortunately,...
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Advancing ECG Analysis through Machine Learning: A Study on Data Generation for ECG Classification and Feature Selection For Individual Survival Prediction
DownloadSpring 2024
Electrocardiograms (ECGs) are a valuable and easily-collected measurement of heart health, reflecting its morphology (R peak, QRS duration,..) and rhythm(sequence of multiple heartbeats). With the advance of machine learning, many studies utilize electrocardiogram (ECG) signals for various...
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Fall 2016
Islet transplantation is today a well-established treatment modality for selected patients with type 1 Diabetes mellitus. The procedure has experienced notable refinements over the decades due the continuous efforts of clinicians and scientists to make islet isolation a reality, with a resulting...
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Advancing Forest Health Monitoring: Harnessing the Power of Deep Learning Computer Vision for Remote Sensing Applications
DownloadFall 2023
Forests provide immense economic, ecological, and societal values, making forest health monitoring (FHM) a crucial task for guiding conservation and management of these essential ecosystems. Drones have seen increased popularity in this domain due to their ability to collect high-resolution,...
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Advancing High-Solids Anaerobic Digestion of the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Wastes
DownloadFall 2021
In the first phase, the major focus was on high-solids anaerobic digestion (HSAD) of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) with percolate recirculation supported by conductive materials for enhancing biomethane recovery to address the kinetic limitation identified in previous...