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for inspiring me to consider various fields of research and providing feedback on my projects and papers. I also want to thank my defense committee for their comments and insights: Professor John Hayes, Professor Karem Sakallah, and Professor Dennis Sylvester. I would like to thank Professor David Kieras for enhancing my knowledge and appreciation for computer programming and providing invaluable advice. Over the years, I have been fortunate to know and work with several wonderful students. I have collaborated extensively with Kai-hui Chang and Smita Krishnaswamy and have enjoyed numerous research discussions with them and have benefited from their insights. I would like to thank Ian Kountanis and Zaher Andraus for our many fun discussions on parallel SAT. I also appreciate the time spent collaborating with Kypros Constantinides and Jason Blome. Although I have not formally collaborated with Ilya Wagner, I have enjoyed numerous discussions with him during my doctoral studies. I also thank my office mates Jarrod Roy, Jin Hu, and Hector Garcia. Without my family and friends I would never have come this far. I would like to thank Geoff Blake and Smita Krishnaswamy, who have been both good friends and colleagues

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