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Mid-wavelength infrared photodetection and surface plasmon enhancement
(2018-08-13)Infrared (IR) photodetectors with peak sensitivity wavelength in mid-wavelength infrared (MWIR) spectral window (3-5 μm) have attracted extensive interests due to the highest atmospheric transmission in this range. Traditional ... -
Randomized modulation schemes for digital modulators of switched-mode DC-DC converters
(2018-08-06)Conventional switched-mode dc-dc converters usually operate based on the Pulse Width Modulation scheme (PWM). Nonetheless, the frequent switching-activities of the PWM result in strong harmonics at multiples of the ... -
Improvement of antenna performances by using ferrites and periodic structures
(2018-07-31)This thesis investigates various methods to improve the performances of antennas. For different applications, the antennas are expected to have corresponding performances and characteristics. The efficiency is one of the ... -
Control and operation of modular multilevel converters
(2018-07-27)The increasing trend of electrical power demands in megacities, industries and transportation requires medium- or high-voltage power electronics devices to serve as the enabling components for high power conversion, due ... -
Optimal design and control implementation of unified power quality conditioner
(2018-07-20)In the modern microgrids systems, it is essential to compensate the power quality problems in the systems to avoid the potential breakdown and damages of power system components. In order to solve all the power quality ... -
Ultra-low power energy harvesting and power management circuits for IoT applications
(2018-07-20)Recent progress in integrated circuits (IC) technology and design techniques, especially in ultra-low power circuits domain, has led a rapid growth of fully integrated and portable electronics within internet of things ... -
Region-based Urban Traffic Management
(2018-07-10)Quality of life in cities, especially for vehicle owners, is closely correlated with the delay experienced by drivers, a direct consequence of congestion. Costs associated with delays incurred to travelers during peak ... -
Modeling and optimization of thermoelectric generator for waste heat recovery
(2018)Tremendous energy is dissipated as waste heat during industrial processes. Many waste heat recovery technologies have been proposed to convert some waste heat to useful energy. Among those waste heat recovery technologies, ... -
Human machine interface/brain control for electric vehicles application
(2018)Human machine interface (HMI) that provides easy-to-use and effective interaction between human and Electric Vehicles (EV) has attracted remarkable research interests. Various HMI approaches have been reported to improve ... -
Evaluation of key indexes and characteristics of lithium-ion battery for management in the building smart grid applications
(2018)Energy storage has been considered as an imperative enabling technology to improve the energy sustainability in the traditional building power grids. Among all the energy storage techniques, Li-ion based rechargeable ... -
Flexible current transformers for instrumentation and energy harvesting applications
(2018)Among the various sensing techniques to measure current, current transformers (CTs) are still widely used in most of the applications. The output current of a CT is inversely proportional to the turn-ratio of secondary and ... -
Development of novel gene delivery system for cancer therapy
(2018)In this thesis, novel biodegradable charged polyester-based vectors (BCPVs) were designed and synthesized as siRNA carrier for cancer treatment. Under optimized conditions, the BCPV can effectively protect siRNA from ... -
Germanium-on-insulator for group IV laser and III-V integration on silicon
(2018-03-06)Germanium (Ge) laser on Ge-on-insulator (GOI) shows great promises as the light source in photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for future data communication and sensing applications. In addition, small lattice mismatch ... -
Design of lightweight buffer-free sram and robust ring oscillator based physical unclonable functions
(2018-03-06)In the era of internet of things, electronic devices are becoming ubiquitous. To perform secure tasks such as identification and authentication, security modules need to be embedded in such devices. Physical unclonable ... -
Multi-modal biomedical sensor for personalized diagnosis and treatment
(2018-03-05)CMOS has been wildly used in biomedical applications for personalized diagnosis and treatment. The biomedical application of CMOS can be divided into two broad categories: invasive and noninvasive treatments. The invasive ... -
High energy pulsed fiber lasers
(2018)Short-pulse fiber lasers have found a variety of applications covering micromachining, medical imaging, ophthalmology, precision metrology, etc. Particularly, it is widely used for material processing in industrial ... -
Implementation of a convolutional neural network on FPGA
(2018-02-09)Neural network computing has attracted a lot of attention as it borrows the concept of human brain to achieve artificial intelligence (AI). AI has been used in many applications such as energy estimation and battery ... -
Low power feature-extraction smart CMOS image sensor design
(2018-02-05)Digital image sensors have been utilized in various applications including, but not limited to, consumer electronics, machine vision, and security surveillance. In the early days of digital cameras, charge-coupled-device ... -
Intelligent decision support system for market participation by load aggregators
(2018-02-01)Many investigations and research works have been conducted on the National Electricity Market of Singapore (NEMS) by market regulators and researchers. It is well-known for its distinguished maturity and structure. A demand ... -
Advanced integrated communication platform for intelligent daylight-responsive lighting control
(2018-01-30)This dissertation looks into the design and implementation of a low cost wireless lighting control system that achieve energy savings through the control of the light intensity of the lamp in the room by making use of the ...
