Acknowledgements

I want to thank each member of my family because without their support, I wouldn't have been able to follow my dream to study computer engineering at Bo?azi?i University. I had the chance to meet brilliant people and engage in continuous learning at Bo?azi?i University.

I want to thank each member of the Computer Engineering Department, starting with Prof. Alper Sen, Prof. Cem Ersoy, and Dr. Hande Alemdar for mentoring me with great projects and courses. I took my tiny steps in engineering with their expertise.

I would like to thank Prof. Arda Yurdakul, who provided me with a great deal of information about embedded systems and engineering. Without her teachings, experience, and knowledge of embedded engineering as well as her extensive support, I wouldn't have been able to make a career in embedded systems and enjoy my job.

Oktay Ozgun, who is the brightest, is one of the most respectful people I've ever met and the best person to have as a supervisor. He always created the opportunity for me to work on great projects and shared his vision, knowledge, and experience. If I hadn't worked with Oktay Ozgun, I wouldn't have been as passionate about software, science, and engineering as I am today.

Brendan Le Foll is one of the best people in the world to learn the best practices of Linux. He always shared his expertise and expanded my knowledge about Linux. If I hadn't met Brendan, I wouldn't have had this much knowledge about Linux.

Last but not least, I want to thank Steve Cutler, Andrew John, Marcel Wagner, Rami Radi, Peter Rohr, and Alex Klimovitski for their extensive support and for always creating the best environment while working on great projects during my time at Intel Corporation.

I want to thank all of them; if I had not met these great people and worked with them, I wouldn't have been able to have the knowledge and experience to write this book.

Finally, I want to thank my beloved Canan Soysal for her extensive support while authoring this book in my busy schedule.