Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Doctoral Dissertations Graduate School 2012 Software architectural support for tangible user interfaces in distributed, heterogeneous computing environments Cornelius Toole Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College,
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[email protected]. SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURAL SUPPORT FOR TANGIBLE USER INTERFACES IN DISTRIBUTED, HETEROGENEOUS COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in The Department of Computer Science by Cornelius Toole, Jr. B.S. Computer Science, Jackson State University, 2003 M.S. Computer Science, Jackson State University, 2005 August 2012 Acknowledgments Despite the solitary nature of doctoral studies, this dissertation would not have been possible without the support of my advisor, family, friends and colleagues. Thanks to my committee, Professors Brygg Ullmer, Gabrielle Allen and Bijaya Karki for advising me throughout this process. A special thanks goes to my advisor, Professor Brygg Ullmer, for supporting my research at Louisiana State University. He was very instrumental in my coming to the University for doctoral studies and has shown remarkable zeal in supporting my research interests.