I am deeply indebted to Dr. Michael Berry, my major advisor, for his kind guidance and support. I also thank Dr. Susan Dumais, director of the Information Sciences Research Group at Bellcore, for her technical advice. In addition, she graciously allowed us
Acknowledgments
IamdeeplyindebtedtoDr.MichaelBerry,mymajoradvisor,forhiskindguidanceandsupport.IalsothankDr.SusanDumais,directoroftheInformationSciencesResearchGroupatBellcore,forhertechnicaladvice.Inaddition,shegraciouslyallowedus(measwellasallofusattheUniversityofTennesseewhohaveworkedonLSI)tomodifyandextendtheLSImodel.Ithankmycommitteemembers,Dr.BradVanderZandenandDr.DavidStraight,fortheirtimeandsuggestions.
MygratefulthanksgotoDr.BillHarrodofCrayResearch,Inc.andMichaelJ.Merchant,formerlyofCray,forprovidingtheopportunitytointernatCray.Theyarefriendsaswellaswonderfulmentors.Also,manythankstoCurtEideofIBM,Inc.forhelpingmestartmyprofessionalcareer.IwillalwaysremembermyexperiencesatIBMaspartoftheRedBadgeCrew.
ThisresearchwassupportedinpartbytheNationalScienceFoundationundergrantnumbersNSF-ASC-92-03004andNSF-ASC-94-11394.
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