Add to ORKGI would like to thank and acknowledge my advisor, Dr. John A. Chandy for his constant faith in me throughout the long, challenging, yet exciting work on this thesis. I am grateful to his openness to ideas, discussions and easiness to work with. I definitely couldn’t have done this without his help. I am thankful to Janardhan and Mike, my co-workers at SNSL, for their cooperation and also for sharing their ideas with me. I would also like to acknowledge Windsor Hsu, for clarifying my doubts through emails. Daniel Ellard, for providing me with traces in our Harvard Study. Raajaa Vishnu, my dearest friend, for his valuable insights and comments on my work. Finally, last, but most importantly, I would like to thank my parents, and my brother Vi...