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I would like to take this opportunity to thank the authorities at Intel Corporation and University of Pennsylvania for having made this summer internship program possible for the students to gain better understanding of the corporate world. I am specially thankful to the wonderful group members of Intel Research, Santa Clara, with special thanks to my mentor Carl Livadas for all the help, support and discussions. I am also thankful to Eve M. Schooler for her encouragement and supervision. Above all, I am thankful to Prof. Roch Guerin for providing me with the opportunity to undertake this internship