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1、iiiAcknowledgementsIwouldliketothankmyadvisorsAbhiramRanadeandJerryFeldmanforprovidingtheadvice,supportandencouragementthroughouttheyears,andfordirectingmetotheSatherprojectintherstplace.IwouldliketoacknowledgementthenancialsupportfromtheInternationalComputerScienceInstitute(ICSI)duringthelastthr
2、eeyears.ThepSatherresearchreportedhereisdoneonaCM-5supportedunderNationalScienceFoundationInfrastructureGrantnumberCDA-8722788.IthasbeenaprivilegeandanexperienceformetoparticipateintheSather/pSatherprojectatICSI.Thisisespeciallysobecauseitisnoteverydaythatagraduatestudentgetstolearnfromandinteractw
3、ithresearchersinadynamicandstimulatingresearchinstitution.Thecongenialenvironmentismorethanwhatagraduatestudentcouldhopeforandhashelpedmetremendously.Itwouldbeoutrightblasphemyifthisthesisgivesanimpressionthatitissolelymywork.Therefore,Iwouldliketoacknowledgethecontributionsofthedirectparticipantso
4、ftheSather/pSatherproject
5、JeBilmes,BenGomes,FrancoMazzanti,StephanMurer,SteveOmo-hundro,ThomasRauber,HansRohnert,HeinzSchmidt,DavidStoutamireandJerryFeldman.IwouldalsoliketothankStephanMurer,BenGomes,JeBilmesandDavidStoutamireforsuf-feringthroughearlydraftsofthisthesis.SteveandHeinzhascontinually
6、providedfeedbackonvariouspSatherdesigns.Steve'sdesignofSatherhashelpedtoshapepSather.TherevisedSather1.0languagehasalsostretchedthefunctionalitiesoftheparallelconstructsnotpreviouslypossible.Furthermore,thevariousparallelprogramsdescribedherehavemadeuseofhissequentialclasslibraries.Andthisisnottofo
7、rgetthehelpofmybigboss"andadvisorJerryFeldmanwhoheadsthepSathergroup.Hisfaithandtrusthasallowedmetokeepmyownpaceandtoenjoymywork.Andofcourse,IhavetothankmyfriendsfromStanfordandBerkeley
8、LubnaAlsago,AngBoonSeong,KinsonHo,LimChongHai,LohWeiLiem,PohHeanLeeandYueMingBao,fortheirsupportandlunch/dinner
9、reprieves.Forthosefriendswhodonotndtheirnamehere,Ihaven'tforgottenaboutyoubutamonlytryingtoprotecttheprivacyofyourname.Finally,Iwouldliketothankmyparentsfortheirpatienceandsupport,andforputtingtheirchildre