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<p>I recently received confirmation of my completed PhD! I submitted my thesis in May 2014, passed my viva in September and returned my final corrections in December.</p>

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<p>I was examined internally by <a href="http://burnap.org" target="_blank">Dr Pete Burnap</a> and also by <a href="http://www.iis.ee.ic.ac.uk/~j.pitt/Home.html" target="_blank">Dr Jeremy Pitt</a> of Imperial College London.</p>

<p>The whole PhD was an amazing experience, even during the more stressful moments. I learnt a huge amount across many domains and I cannot thank my supervisors, <a href="http://users.cs.cf.ac.uk/Stuart.M.Allen" target="_blank">Dr Stuart Allen</a> and <a href="http://users.cs.cf.ac.uk/R.M.Whitaker" target="_blank">Prof Roger Whitaker</a>, enough for their fantastic support and guidance throughout.</p>
