2016-12-23T18:49:38

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The author wishes to thank Giuliano Casale for his important effort in supporting the JMT project. Thanks to his fundamental coordination and co-development work, the JMT suite has achieved the technical level it is recognized for. Thanks for your scientific support! Special thanks also go to Marco Gribaudo, for the enlightening and endless discussions that have increased my knowledge on performance modeling. Thanks for your patience! The author is grateful to Andrea Sianesi and Eugenio Gatti, respectively, President and General Director of the Fondazione Politecnico di Milano, for supporting the publication of this book as Open Access. Thanks for your enthusiasm in accepting my request!