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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I would like to express my thanks to my advisor Dr Richard Hall for his
continuing advice, encouragement, and valuable guidance throughout this project. Owing
to his infinite patience and support, it is unjust to curtail my gratitude towards him in
such few words and to the constraints imposed by this section.
I thank my co-advisor Dr Madhu Reddy who always made sure he brought on
cheer and inspiration. I thank him for his guidance and support. I thank Dr. Mike Hilgers
for his support and direction. In particular, Dr. Hilgers’ support has been invaluable for
the project’s virtual reality development. The development effort of fellow colleagues
Chris Walker and John Hortenstine, who created the virtual environments, is very much
appreciated.
I thank Dr. Ming Leu for his continued support during the course of the project.
Special mention must be made to the infrastructural backing he provided in terms of
finance and hardware.
Special thanks to my friends Shreyas Deokule, Devraj Patkar and Lieutenant
Chernyavska Marina, who provided continued support and inspiration. Finally I thank my
Papa and Ma who were always a source of encouragement, whom I could never do
without.