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We have seen that computer programming is an art, 
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 because it applies accumulated knowledge to the world, 
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 because it produces objects of beauty.

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My advisor, Prof.
 Thierry Emonet, for the mentoring.
 
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Prof.
 Damon A.
 Clark, for introducing me to the problem of gain control, and for close
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My thesis committee, Profs.
 Damon A.
 Clark (chair), Charles Greer and John R.
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The Yale INP department, especially Carol Russo, for making academic life
 at Yale a pleasure.
 
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My colleagues in the Emonet lab, past and present, especially Mahmut Demir,
 Carlotta Martelli, Yann Dufour, Nicholas Frankel, Amitabha Nandi, Xiongfei
 Fu, Setsu Kato, and Junjiajia Long, for pushing, pulling, and walking with.
 
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My colleagues in the Carlson lab, especially Zhe He, Neeraj Soni, Jennifer
 Sun, Tong-Wey Koh and Karen Menuz, for selfless help and opening their
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All the people I have discussed my work with, at Yale and elsewhere, whose
 suggestions and help have made this work richer.
 
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My partner, Vanessa, for welcome distraction.
 
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