Floyd Dell in Iowa

Degli Studi Dell ’ Insubria

Acknowledgements I would like to thank Prof. Paolo Massazza, my first algorithm professor, for the supervision of the final drafting of the thesis and his precious suggestions; I also would like to express my gratitude to Prof. Jyrki Katajainen, coau-thor of the two articles presented in the thesis, for what he taught me, his constant encouragements and all the time he dedicated to our collabor...

Universita ' Dell ' Insubria

Logic Characterization of Floyd Languages

Floyd languages (FL), alias Operator Precedence Languages, have recently received renewed attention thanks to their closure properties and local parsability which allow one to apply automatic verification techniques (e.g. model checking) and parallel and incremental parsing. They properly include various other classes, noticeably Visual Pushdown languages. In this paper we provide a characteriz...

Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell ’ Informazione

This thesis deals with the study and the application of measurement methods for the analysis of digitally modulated signals, deployed for wireless communications and television broadcasting. The goal is to develop methods allowing to efficiently assess the performance of transmission reception systems upon the varying of transmission parameters and of the channel. In this way guidelines for the...

The power of virtual integration: an interview with Dell Computer's Michael Dell. Interview by Joan Magretta.

Michael Dell started his computer company in 1984 with a simple business insight. He could bypass the dealer channel through which personal computers were then being sold and sell directly to customers, building products to order. Dell's direct model eliminated the dealer's markup and the risks associated with carrying large inventories of finished goods. In this interview, Michael Dell provide...