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iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS There are so many that have shaped this endeavor in so many ways, it is impossible to thank all of them. I apologize for any omissions, and I hope you understand you are in my mind though not in this section. First and foremost I would like to thank my parents for taking the courage to send their 18 year old child to United States. While I pursued my education at Tech, I know they missed having their only child by their side. They taught me to have a forward thinking mind, a humble heart, and the courage it takes to do something different. It says without going, there are several faculty members that inspired my pursuit of new technologies and science behind them. In his words-" DSP is in my heart "-Ron Schafer epitomized the importance of having a strong passion. Christine Mitchell spent a lot of time guiding my research and teaching lessons for life that I will always carry. Grad school is impossible to navigate without fellow graduate students. First among them is Antonio Haro. He literally introduced me to academic research, and helped me put together my first research paper. Gabriel brostow was another veteran eye-team member who showed me how to cultivate a good team spirit. and all others on the 2nd floor of TSRB have been a source of learning and fun. I will forever remember them for keeping me sane through the grad school, and pursuing computational perception along with me. There are also a few unique people, who followed me as we together pursued wonderful projects. Synedria project team-Helman-Darley-was probably the most important one. These guys were the best group of undergraduates I ever worked with. There are so many more undergraduates who worked with me in both Synedria and CALO projects. They taught me something unique early in iv my career-art of leading teams. I will remember these early experiences and lessons learnt.