I would like to thank Prof. Min Wu and Prof. Rama Chellappa for not only serving on my thesis committes and reviewing my thesis but also serving as references for my faculty application. I am also grateful to Prof. Shuvra S. Bhattacharyya and Prof. Lawrence C. Washington for their time and e®ort serving on my committees and reviewing my thesis. I would also like to thank Prof. Oscar Au, Prof. Andre L. Tits, and Prof. Peter Cramton for serving as references for my faculty application. Thanks should also go to all members in our Signals and Information Group for their friendship, encouragement, and help. I have learned.
