THESIS TITLE

A THESIS SUBMITTED TO
THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES
OF
MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

BY

NAME SURNAME

IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS

FOR
THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
IN
COMPUTER ENGINEERING

MONTH 2013
 Approval of the thesis:

THESIS TITLE

submitted by NAME SURNAME in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Engineering Department, Middle
East Technical University by,

Prof. Dr. Canan Özgen

Dean, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Prof. Dr.
Head of Department, Computer Engineering

Prof. Dr.
Supervisor, Computer Engineering Department, METU

Assist. Prof. Dr.

Co-supervisor, Computer Engineering Dept., Bilkent Uni.

Examining Committee Members:

Prof. Dr.
Computer Engineering Department, METU

Prof. Dr.
Computer Engineering Department, METU

Assoc. Prof. Dr.

Computer Engineering Department, METU

Assist. Prof. Dr.

Computer Engineering Department, METU

Assist. Prof. Dr.

Computer Engineering Department, Hacettepe University

Date:
I hereby declare that all information in this document has been obtained and
presented in accordance with academic rules and ethical conduct. I also declare
that, as required by these rules and conduct, I have fully cited and referenced all
material and results that are not original to this work.

Name, Last Name: NAME SURNAME

Signature :

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 ABSTRACT

THESIS TITLE

Surname, Name
Ph.D., Department of Computer Engineering
Supervisor : Prof. Dr.
Co-Supervisor : Assist. Prof. Dr.

Month 2013, 4 pages

Keywords: Keyword1, Keyword2,...

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 ÖZ

TÜRKÇE TEZ BAŞLIĞI

Surname, Name
Doktora, Bilgisayar Mühendisliği Bölümü
Tez Yöneticisi : Prof. Dr.
Ortak Tez Yöneticisi : Yrd. Doç. Dr.

2013 , 4 sayfa

Anahtar Kelimeler: Anahtar Kelime 1,Anahtar Kelime 2,...

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABSTRACT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

ÖZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

TABLE OF CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

LIST OF TABLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

LIST OF FIGURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii

CHAPTERS

REFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

APPENDICES

CURRICULUM VITAE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

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 LIST OF TABLES

TABLES

x
 LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURES

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 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

ABBRV Abbreviation

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REFERENCES

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 CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Surname, Name: Surname, Name

Nationality: Turkish (TC)
Date and Place of Birth: dd.mm.yyyy, City
Marital Status: Single
Phone: 0 312 0000000
Fax: 0 312 0000000

EDUCATION

Degree Institution Year of Graduation

M.S. M.S. Institute M.S. Year
B.S. B.S. Institute B.S. Year
High School High School Name High School Graduating Year

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Year Place Enrollment

Duration 1 Institute/Company 1 Role/Position/Experience 1
Duration 2 Institute/Company 2 Role/Position/Experience 2

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