Digitally Intensive Frequency Synthesis and Modulation Exploiting a Time-mode Arithmetic Unit

Reducing power consumption is becoming increasingly important for the sustainability of the communication industry because it is expected to consume a significant portion of the global electricity in the face of the exponentially increasing demands on the volume and rate of data transmission. As the scope narrows to the individual wireless...

Metric Optimization and Mainstream Bias Mitigation in Recommender Systems

Using spins in diamond for quantum technologies

Solid-state defect centers, such as the nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond, represent a promising and versatile platform for quantum technologies. This thesis focuses on overcoming the challenge of noise in diamond to facilitate its practical use in various quantum technology applications.

Transforming urban heating systems: Integrating perspectives on water use, committed emissions and energy justice in the city of Amsterdam

Phase-Coded FMCW for Automotive Radars

Autonomous driving is a new emerging technology that will enhance traffic safety. Automotive radars are essential to attaining autonomous driving since they can function in adverse weather conditions and are used for detection, tracking, and classification in traffic settings. However, the dramatic growth in the number of radar sensors used for...

Fouling Control in Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors by Flux Enhancer Dosing

Anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) technology is increasingly researched for wastewater treatment in a circular economy scenario to recover nutrients, water, and biogas. AnMBR couples the advantages of anaerobic digestion, such as low sludge production, no aeration requirement and biogas production, with the benefits of membrane technology,...

Autogenous shrinkage of alkali-activated slag and fly ash materials: From mechanism to mitigating strategies

Alkali-activated materials (AAMs), as eco-friendly alternatives to Ordinary Portland cement (OPC), have attracted increasing attention of researchers in the past decades. Unlike cement, which requires calcination of limestone, AAMs can be made from industrial by-products, or even wastes, with the use of alkali-activator. The production of AAMs...

Advanced Techniques In Clutter Mitigation And Calibration For Weather Radars

Weather observation is becoming more important than ever because extreme weather, such as tropical cyclones, thunderstorms and heavy rain, is more common nowadays. To observe and forecast the atmospheric phenomena at high spatial and temporal resolution, weather radar is well recognized as an effective tool. The prerequisite of using weather...

Satellite-based mitigation and adaptation scenarios for sea level rise on lower Niger delta

Accelerated sea level rise (SLR) is the most important climate change impact for coastal areas. However many coastal deltas lack necessary data for evaluation of the vulnerabilities. The Niger delta is one of the coastal areas with little data for coastal planning and management. <br/>Use of satellite data helps bridge the data gap by providing...

Protection of Multiterminal HVDC Grids based on Modular Multilevel Converters: DC Fault Ride-Through and AC Grid Support

High Voltage DC (HVDC) grids provide an efficient solution for the transmission of bulk power over long distances between the energy production and consumption centers. Up to now, most of the implemented dc connections are point-to-point, creating dc links to strengthen the existing, predominantly ac, electricity grid. However, to optimize the...

Molecular contamination phenomena in EUVL and mitigation methods with hydrogen

In accordance with Gordon Moore’s law, the number of transistors that can be placed on an integrated chip of a certain size is increasing exponentially. This can only be realized with an increase in the spatial resolution of the lithography systems, allowing smaller feature sizes to be printed. Today, Extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL),...

Tethers in Space: A propellantless propulsion in-orbit demonstration

Space tethers are cables that connect satellites or other endmasses in orbit. The emptiness of space and the near-weightlessness there make it possible to deploy very long and thin tethers. By exploiting basic principles of physics, tethers can provide propellantless propulsion and enable unique applications such as the provision of comfortable...

Compensation Grouting in Sand: Experiments, Field Experiences and Mechanisms

This thesis reports on experimental research on compensation grouting in sand. It is investigated in model tests, how the shape of the grout bodies made during injection depends on the grout properties, the density of the sand and the way the tubes are installed. The shape of the grout body affects the necessary injection pressure and whether...

Dam break modelling, risk assessment and uncertainty analysis for flood mitigation

In this thesis a range of modelling techniques is explored to deal effectively with flood risk management. In particular, attention is paid to floods caused by failure of hydraulic structures such as dams and dikes. The methods considered here are applied for simulating dam and dike failure events, flood water routing in downstream areas, and...

Radio Frequency Interference Mitigation in Radio Astronomy

The next generation of radio telescopes is expected to be one to two orders of magnitude more sensitive than the current generation. Examples of such new telescopes are the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR), currently under construction in the Netherlands, and the Square Kilometer Array (SKA), currently in a concept study phase. Another trend is that...