HAWK: A Tool for Testing AMELIE Honors Thesis
Ryan Marcus · 2014
HAWK and SHAWK are a software package that enables an AMELIE developer to test a subset AMELIE’s of abilities, specifically AMELIE’s ability to run experiments on a stated subset of possible experimental domains. iii ivAcknowledgments This thesis represents the work of many individuals. I would like to thank Dr. Richard Snodgrass and Dr. Clayton Morrison for providing excellent mentoring and advice throughout the thesis process. David Sidi’s initial work on the conceptualization of the validation domain, along with his understanding of TETRAD, proved invaluable. Qiming Shao was instrumental in developing the early AMELIE prototype shown in this thesis, and has generally been exceptionally tolerant of many late-night emails and rushed deadlines. I would also like to thank the University of Arizona Honors College for their role in giving me this opportunity, despite the generally