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+
+I would not be able to do this without plenty of luck and so many good people who helped me along the way.
+
+I thank my family, especially my mom,
+for all their love, support, and trust. Without you all, I would have never
+embarked on this journey.
+
+I dedicate this thesis to my late grandparents. Research took me far away
+and I could not be with you, but I know you would be proud.
+
+I thank my husband, Artem, for his endless love and care. Without you, I would not have finished this journey.
+
+I thank my daughter, Sophia, for bringing me joy on tough days and giving me strength to go on.
+
+I thank my advisor, Jan Vitek, not only for guiding me through this research journey, but also his kindness and support when it was most needed.
+
+I thank my thesis committee, Amal Ahmed, Giuseppe Castagna, Arjun Guha, and Benjamin C. Pierce, for their helpful feedback, attention to detail, time, and flexibility.
+
+I thank my first research advisor, Stanislav Mikhalkovich, for inviting me to programming languages research and supporting me.
+
+I thank Ross Tate and Francesco Zappa Nardelli for their research mentorship.
+
+I thank Vitaly Bragilevsky, Yana Demyanenko, and Jason Hemann for teaching with joy and making me feel that I belong.
+
+I thank Matthias Felleisen for challenging and teaching me about teaching. 
+
+I thank Jane Kokernak and Mitch Wand for teaching me about writing.
+
+I thank my labmates and friends, especially Ellen Arteca, Benjamin Chung, Aviral Goel, Celeste Hollenbeck, Alexi Turcotte, and Ming-Ho Yee, for making this journey fun and less stressful.
+
+I thank Alexandra Silva for mentorship and support during the most challenging part of this journey.
+
+I thank all graduate worker parents out there who made me believe that having a baby during a PhD is possible.
+
+I thank Chelsea, Sherisse, Terry, and Yiliana for taking care of Sophia while I was writing this thesis.
+
+
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 \author{Julia Belyakova}
 
 \date{\normalsize%
-Northeastern University\\
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+Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements\\
+for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy\\
+\vspace{1em}
 Khoury College of Computer Sciences\\
+Northeastern University\\
 Boston, Massachusetts, USA\\
+\vspace{1em}
 August 2023
 }