Year: 2022
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Five years of Ph.D. study at UIUC has been a long journey in my life.I am very fortunate to have chances to work with or get help from many bright minds around me.In this acknowledgement, please allow me to express my deepest gratitude for all of the support that I have received over years.I would first like to thank my advisor, Professor Tao Xie, and my co-advisor, Professor Tianyin Xu.It is a great privilege to work with both of them.Tao has provided me with enormous and continuous guidance throughout my Ph.D. study, and I truly appreciate the opportunity offered by him for me to come to UIUC and work with him.Research-wise, Tao has always been open to my wild ideas while constantly reminding me of critical thinking and challenging me with indepth questions, encouraging me to become an independent researcher.Life-wise, Tao is always my source of invaluable lessons.Our group motto, work hard, work smart, work wise, inspires me to strive, think, and improve all the time.Tianyin has provided me with his great support and supervision for the past three years.He is always willing and passionate to discuss with me on research projects and life experiences.His positivity has helped me through the toughest times of my Ph.D. study.It is always fascinating to hear from him about the systems research that I have also been interested in for quite a while.I truly enjoy and appreciate our friend-like relationship.I would then like to offer special thanks to the other two members of my thesis committee, Professor Darko Marinov and Dr. Mukul Prasad.Both of them have been very supportive of my dissertation work.Darko has kindly provided me with lots of help and advice throughout my Ph.D. study.Even if we have never collaborated on any project, he is always happy to hear about my research and offer his thoughts and insights.Mukul has also been a great source of valuable feedback on my work.
Author: Wang, Wenyu
Language: English
Subfield: Software
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7220813823