Fast and effective solutions to the phase ordering problem
Prasad A. Kulkarni · 2007
The Office of Graduate Studies has verified and approved the above named committee members. ii This dissertation is dedicated to aai, baba, sonu, and Prajna. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First and foremost, I thank my dissertation advisor, Dr. David Whalley, for encouraging me to pursue a Ph.D. I could not have done this work without his incredible technical advice, personal guidance, promptness, and understanding. I have learnt a lot from him over the past five years, and I will remain forever grateful. Not any less, I also thank Dr. Gary Tyson, who has essentially functioned as my co-advisor for the last three years. He has been a constant source of great ideas, support, and encouragement. Since no level of thanking will be enough, I will only mention my parents, sister, and (my soon-to-be-wife) Prajna here. I can only hope they realize how much I depend on their presence in my life. Finally, I also express gratitude to Bill Kreahling, Clint Whaley, Steve Hines, Wankang