A Balanced Secondary Structure Predictor

Acknowledgement First of all, I would like to humbly express my profound gratitude to my supervisor Dr. Md Tamjidul Hoque for being so kind, enduring and at the same time vigilant in every aspect of my research and academic progress during the whole time I have been here at University of New Orleans. He has been tireless to explain every nuances again and again till I felt little uncomfortable to understand any concept. I must appreciate his continuous guidance, critical and insightful advice, helpful and inspiring criticism, valuable suggestions and commendable support and quick feedbacks to my queries throughout the way towards completion of my thesis. their kind consent to be a board member of my thesis committee, despite their hectic schedule and important other priorities. I would also like to thank University of New Orleans for providing me an excellent environment for research and financial support in the form of graduate research assistantship. I must mention my adorable wife and also my lab partner, Sumaiya Iqbal, for her continuous encouragement and support, each and every day in every aspect of my life. And I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my mother in law, Salma Iqbal, for taking the full responsibility of looking after my new born baby during last two hectic semesters.