Welcome to UWSpace
UWSpace is the University of Waterloo's institutional repository for the research and scholarship produced by its faculty, students, and staff. A service of the Library, UWSpace provides researchers with a free, secure, and long-term home for the presentation, dissemination, and preservation of their research and scholarship. By utilizing UWSpace researchers ensure their work achieves compliance with the Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications.
Looking for Waterloo theses and dissertations? UWSpace contains all theses and dissertations published from October 2006 on, and a subset from 1996 through 2006, when electronic submission was optional. Older theses can be accessed by searching the library catalogue by title or author last name.
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Making a deposit has never been easier. Complete the Library's short copyright review and deposit service form and we’ll determine the copyright status of your publications, identify the versions that are eligible for deposit, and make the deposits on your behalf. Alternatively use the UWSpace guide and the appropriate form to begin your deposit:
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Reclaiming the Urban Public Realm as a Site for Children’s Play
(University of Waterloo, 2024-05-10)Since the earliest waves of Modernist planning and the application of systematic zoning, parks and playgrounds have served as exclusive domains for children's recreational activities within the rational city. However, with ... -
Line-Field Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography: Design and Biomedical Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2024-05-10)Corneal diseases such as keratoconus and Fuchs' dystrophy lead to the dysfunction of the cornea, which can result in vision loss. Early-stage detection at the cellular level provides the opportunity for treatment that slows ... -
Finite Element Analysis of Multi-Material Die-Cast Tooling by Additive Manufacturing
(University of Waterloo, 2024-05-10)The predominant challenge encountered in the high-pressure die casting of aluminum is the deterioration of casting dies because of thermal fatigue or heat checking. This issue largely stems from the inadequate thermal ... -
Mining Memory : Three Land-Stories from Cerro de Pasco
(University of Waterloo, 2024-05-10)High in the Peruvian Andes, the four hundred year old city of Cerro de Pasco is being swallowed by an open pit mine. For its entire history the city has depended on mining to fuel its growth, but the industry has displaced ... -
Classifying Code as Human Authored or GPT-4 Generated
(University of Waterloo, 2024-05-09)Artificial intelligence (AI) assistants such as GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT, built on large language models like GPT-4, are revolutionizing how programming tasks are performed, raising questions about whether generative AI ...