Design and evaluation of an Interactive Topic Detection and Tracking interface
Masnizah Mohd · 2010
2010 ‘This thesis is the result of the author’s original research. It has been composed by the author and has not been previously submitted for examination which has led to the award of a degree.’ 'The copyright of this thesis belongs to the author under the terms of the United Kingdom Copyright Acts as qualified by University of Strathclyde Regulation 3.50. Due acknowledgement must always be made of the use of any material contained in, or derived from, this thesis.’ Signed: Date: Acknowledgements My PhD is a challenging journey with wonderful experiences. Having two maternity leaves is one of it and I’m very lucky to be surrounded by truly lovely people. Early in the process of completing this project, it became quite clear to me that a researcher cannot complete a PhD thesis alone. Therefore I would like to thank the following persons for their dedication, prayers and support. I would like to express my deep and sincere gratitude to my supervisors, Professor Fabio Crestani and Professor Ian Ruthven. I am grateful to them for their commitment, the freedom they gave me to pursue my ideas, the encouragement they provided when I succeeded, the patience they demonstrated when I failed, the wide range of problems they exposed me to, and the direction they consistently provided. Some people wondered as to how I completed my PhD during my supervisor’s absence. Although Fabio is currently at University of Lugano, Switzerland, but I never felt like struggling alone. Thank you for being a great supervisor. I would also like to thank Dr. Crawford Revie for his useful comments and encouragement at my annual reviews. I would like to thank members of the i-lab group for making my journey a pleasant one.