Image quality assessment using natural scene statistics
Hamid R. Sheikh, Alan Conrad Bovik, Lawrence K. Cormack · Texas ScholarWorks (Texas Digital Library) · 2004
I begin by penning down a testimony of gratitude to most Gracious and ever Merciful Allah, who is patient with His creation, covers and overlooks their faults, listens to their prayers, provides guidance and strength in times of need, and blesses their effort with fruition.Like a child cannot be thankful enough to his parents, so can a human not be thankful enough to God.I pray that may He give me the strength and the courage to live up to His expectations of me, and that may I never be ignorant or ungrateful of His Grace upon me.I would also like to pay a tribute to the patience and sacrifice of my parents for my well-being.Without their lifelong support, I would not be standing where I do, and this dissertation would have been written by someone else.I would also like to thank my brother and sister for their love and support, and for the joy that they have always brought in my life.My friends too have always been very helpful in personal and professional spheres, and I would like to thank them all for putting up with me, and cheering me up when I feel down.I am greatly indebted to my advisor, Dr. Alan Bovik, for putting up with me patiently for five years, and funding me even through years of no 'output' on my part.I am even more thankful to him for believing in me, and trusting my abilities to carry myself through the daunting task of v