Acknowledgements
"If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants." - Isaac Newton (1675)
It is an attempt to capture and thank those who have shaped my own. This list will remain non-exhaustive despite my best attempts, but still, it is worth taking.
In no particular order (along with names of the organizations where I met these giants): Dr Abhinav Dhall (IIT-Ropar, Monash University), Dr Munawar Hayat (Monash University), Dr Jarrod Knibbe (Monash University), Dr Jyoti Joshi (Kroop.ai), Dr Subrahmanyam Murala (IIT-Ropar), Dr Tarique Anwar (IIT-Ropar).
I am fortunate to have friends like Neeru Dubey, Amit Verma, Shreyank Joyti, Garima Sharma... this list is so long.
I would like to thank the many people who have enriched me with their knowledge, starting with my school teachers, my undergraduate teachers and my graduate teachers, examiners and then, there are all the other people who are not mentioned here but helped me a lot in my journey.
To you all, I would say thanks from the core of my heart. All of you have made it possible for me to reach this stage of my endeavour.