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Acknowledgements<br />

It is a pleasure <strong>to</strong> finally thank those who made this <strong>thesis</strong> possible. Without the<br />

support of the people mentioned here it would have been impossible <strong>to</strong> complete this<br />

project.<br />

First of all, I want <strong>to</strong> thank <strong>my</strong> promo<strong>to</strong>res and supervisors professor Ralf Peeters<br />

and professor Bernard Hanzon. Ralf supervised and supported me from the beginning,<br />

when he introduced me <strong>to</strong> computer algebra during <strong>my</strong> master <strong>thesis</strong> research, all the<br />

way <strong>to</strong> the final level of this <strong>thesis</strong>. The same holds for Bernard. He was always very<br />

helpful in our research no matter if he worked at the CWI in Amsterdam or at the<br />

UCC in Cork (Ireland). He always created a very welcoming atmosphere.<br />

Another word of thanks goes <strong>to</strong> <strong>my</strong> colleagues of the Department of Knowledge<br />

Engineering and especially <strong>to</strong> the people I shared a room with in the years 2004–2009,<br />

<strong>to</strong> the students I co-supervised, and of course <strong>to</strong> Jan Paredis, regarding the e-SAPAS<br />

project. It was always fun <strong>to</strong> work with all of you.<br />

Another word of thanks for another colleague, Dr. Michiel Hochstenbach, from<br />

the Technical University Eindhoven. You were always very enthusiastic about our<br />

research, however I wish we had spent more time <strong>to</strong>gether.<br />

A very special word of thanks goes <strong>to</strong> <strong>my</strong> friends, without giving any particular<br />

names. You know I feel endless love for all of you and this helped me through the<br />

good times, but also through the bad times I experienced during <strong>my</strong> PhD period.<br />

Last but not least, I offer <strong>my</strong> regards and blessings <strong>to</strong> Jennifer, the love of <strong>my</strong> life<br />

and <strong>my</strong> best friend ever, and also <strong>to</strong> <strong>my</strong> parents, parents-in-law, grand-parents, and<br />

family. I am proud of you all.<br />

Ivo Bleylevens<br />

Maastricht, December 2010<br />

(ivo.bleylevens@gmail.com)<br />

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