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I would first like to thank my advisor, Dr. Richard Povinelli, whose advice and support have been critical in the development of this work. My thanks also go to Dr. Michael Johnson, whose expertise has been very valuable to me. I also thank my committee members, Drs. George Corliss, Craig Struble, and Edwin Yaz for all their assistance. Thanks go to Dr. Mohamed Mneimneh for all his help during his time as my labmate in the Knowledge and Information Discovery Lab. I also thank Marquette University and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering for all support financial and otherwise. I would also like to recognize the

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