Service Discovery in Pervasive Computing Environments

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wonderful chance to work with you all over the years and I have learned a lot professionally and personally.Dr. Midkiff, you have been a mentor, role model, and friend through the insanity of the past 4 years.Thank you many times over for your patience and help!In all of this I cannot forget my friends, the folks I have been around on a day-to-day basis.First off, Josh and Woody, you guys have been in the trenches with me for most of my time at Tech and I truly value your friendship.Thanks for all of the crazy nights, the cheap beer, the expensive beer, the extravagant food, the advice, and the support.I have a learned a lot from you guys.We seem to have done a good job keeping each other away from the brink.Next is Kim Baker who has made the past year of my life much more enjoyable than I could have imagined.Kim, you have taught me an amazing number of things about myself, love, relationships, and women.I have thoroughly enjoyed the past year or so and I'm interested to see where the future takes us.Next up would be my list of roommates, Ben Muuuuuuzal, Wes (big daddy wes), Josh (tall Josh, that is), Brad (the monkey), and, of course, the Idon't-know-how-in-the-world-I-got-such-a-hot-roommate Carrie (Brillo).To the folks in the networking area (both in Blacksburg and NoVa) you have served as great inspirations and friends.I've learned a lot about networking, but also an unbelievable amount about worldly