Coordinated memory management in virtualized environments

Dedicated to my parents Dibakar, Sabita, and my lovely wife Ellina, for they were as much a part of this journey, as me. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Completing a dissertation is a long and difficult road that I never could have navigated alone. There are too many people I must thank, but a few deserve special note. First and foremost among them is my advisor, Prof. Kishore Ramachandran, without whose research advice, unwavering support, and constant encouragement I never could have done this. helped me in completing this dissertation. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the members of Embedded Pervasive Lab with whom I have interacted over the years. I have learned a lot from them and I will cherish the times spent in this lab for the rest of my life. Finally, I sincerely appreciate and thank my friends, both at Georgia Tech and in Atlanta at large, who have stood by me and supported me through this roller coaster journey.