HARDWARE/SOFTWARE PARTITIONING FOR CUSTOM INSTRUCTION PROCESSORS
Kubilay Atasu · 2007
Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) under National Ph.D. Scholarship Program. I would like to thank my thesis advisors Prof. Günhan Dündar and Assoc. Prof. Can Özturan for their invaluable guidance and support throughout the development of this thesis. In particular, I am grateful to Assoc. Prof. Can Özturan for encouraging me to do graduate studies since my undergraduate years. His love in mathematics and theoretical computer science has been a constant source of inspiration for me. I am indebted to Prof. Günhan Dündar for dedicating some of his valuable time for me weekly. His trust in me and his continuous help with all kinds of difficulties I faced during my Ph.D. years helped me keep my motivation always high and made this thesis possible. Additionally, I would like to thank Assoc. Prof. Oskar Mencer and Prof. Wayne Luk for giving me the opportunity to work with the Custom Computing and Computer Architecture groups at Imperial College London in the last two years. The prolific environment and the insightful discussions have greatly contributed to the quality of this thesis. I also would like to thank Prof. Cem Ersoy and Prof.