Guenter Hilmer - Phd Thesis - Glamorgan Dspace - University of ...

Acknowledgements
First of all, I would like to thank my Directors of Studies and the team of Su-
pervisors. Thanks to Professor Dr. Doug Tudhope and Dr. Daniel Cunliffe who
accompanied and supported me over the years. Thanks to Dr. Geoff Elliott for his
support during the first part of the project. Special thanks to Professor Dr. Herbert
Kopp for his valuable input and support when needed the most. Their constant
support, encouragement and guidance was invaluable for me.
Furthermore, I would like to thank the University of Glamorgan, especially Pro-
fessor Ron Wiltshire, for making this study possible.
Thanks to the staff in the School of Computing Science at the University of Glam-
organ for their support and inspiration, particularly Dr. Geneen Stubbs, Dr. Jim
Moon and Dr. Paul Angel. Furthermore, I would like to thank Ms. Alice Mills,
Ms. Sam Hardy, Ms. Anja Schaffarzik, Mrs. Steffi Schwab, Ms. Suzanne Brooks
and Dr. Brahima Belem, teachers and researchers from different institutes in the
UK and in Germany.
Finally, thanks to my wonderful wife, Marion, for her constant support over the
years and for her encouragement in difficult moments.
I would like to dedicate this thesis to my son Jakob, whose radiant smile and
exuberant zest for life were a constant inspiration to me.
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