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		<h1 class="nowrap" style="text-align: left">Curriculum Vitae</h1>
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      <h2>Raghav G. Jha</h2>
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         Postdoc at Jefferson National Lab (JLab) </br>
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            Address: 12000 Jefferson Avenue, VA, USA 23606</br>
            Phone:  757-940-9624</br>
            E-mail:  raghav.govind.jha@gmail.com</br>
            Personal webpage: <a href="https://rgjha.github.io/">https://rgjha.github.io</a>
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   <h3>Employment</h3>
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      <li><b>September 2022&mdash;present:</b><br>
         Postdoc, Jefferson Lab<br> 
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      <li><b>September 2019 - August 2022 </b><br>
         Postdoc, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics<br> 
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   <h3>Research interests</h3>
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   Lattice field theory, Quantum computation and information, 
   Tensor networks, Quantum chaos, and Random matrix theory.
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   <h3>Education</h3>
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      <li><b>Syracuse University</b>
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            PhD Physics, May 2019<br />
            Advisor: Simon Catterall<br />
            Thesis: <em>Holography, large N, and supersymmetry on the lattice</em>
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      <li><b>Bose Institute and St. Xavier's College</b>, Kolkata, India
         <p>M.Sc. Physics (2011&mdash;2013)</p>
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      <li><b>Sorbonne Universite</b>, Paris, France
         <p> M.S Nanoscience (2010&mdash;2011)</p>
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      <li><b>St.Stephen's College</b>, Delhi, India
         <p>B.Sc. (Honors) (2007&mdash;2010)</p>
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   <h3>Honors and awards</h3>
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    <li> Henry Levinstein Fellowship for Outstanding Senior Graduate Student - Department of Physics, Syracuse University [USD 2000] 2017 </li> 
   <li> College of Arts and Sciences Fellowship for best performance in introductory Graduate Courses - Syracuse University [USD 1700] 2014 </li> 
   <li> CSIR/UGC-NET - Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) by Government of India 2013 </li> 
  <li> Erasmus Mundus Scholarship for pursuing M.S at UPMC, University of Paris VI [EUR 12000]  2010 </li> 
  <li> National Top 25 Students (out of 5153 students) in National Graduate Physics Examination (NGPE) conducted by Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT) 2009 </li> 
 <li> KVPY (Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana) Scholarship by Department of Science & Technology, Government of India [about USD 3500 in two years] 2008 </li> 
<li> Merit certificate by University of Delhi (11th in the university out of about 1200 students) 2008 </li> 
 <li> NIUS (National Initiative on Undergraduate Sciences) Fellowship by Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai 2008 </li> 
      
      
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   <h3>Professional activities and Computing grants</h3>
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      <li> Referee for Nature npj Quantum Information (since 2024), 
         Physical Review Letters, Phys. Rev. A, Phys. Rev. D, and Phys. Rev. Res. 
         (since 2020), European Physical Journal (EPJ) (since 2022), 
         <br> IOP Machine Learning: Science & Technology (since 2021). 
         Total papers reviewed: 9 </li>
<li> Chair of parallel session on 'Quantum Computation and Information' in the 40th Annual Lattice conference at Fermilab, USA [1 August 2023] </li> 
<li> Co-organizer of 'Quantum Computing Bootcamp' at Jefferson Lab, USA from June 20-30, 2023 funded by Quantum Horizons, Department of Energy (DOE). </li>
<li> Quantum Fields and Strings Seminar Organizer at Perimeter Institute [January 2020 - March 2021] </li>
<li> Awarded DiRAC computing grant in 2022 for approx. 24M core-hours with D. Schaich, T. Wiseman, A. Joseph </li>
<li> Awarded USQCD computing grants of approx. 12M core-hours on Fermilab pi0 machine each year in 2017 & 2018 with S. Catterall, D. Schaich, and J. Giedt </li>
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   <h3>Mentoring Experience</h3>
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<li> Nikhil Kalyanapuram (Perimeter Scholar International (PSI) student at Perimeter Institute &rarr; PhD Penn State &rarr; Industry) 2019-2020 </li>
<li> Navdeep S. Dhindsa (PhD IISER Mohali &rarr; Postdoc at IMSc, Chennai) 2020-2023 </li>
<li>  Vamika Longia (PhD student at IISER Mohali) 2021-2022 </li>
<li>  Abhishek Samlodia (IISER Mohali &rarr; PhD candidate at Syracuse University) 2021- </li>
<li>  Nikhil Bansal (BS-MS IISER Mohali)  2022-2023 </li>
<li>  Shane Thompson (PhD University of Tennessee Knoxville &rarr; Postdoc at U.S. Naval Research Lab, Washington DC) 2023- 2024 </li>
<li>  Bharath Sambasivam (PhD Syracuse University &rarr; Postdoc at Virginia Tech, USA)  </li>
<li>  Ranadeep Roy (PhD student at The Ohio State University) </li>
<li>  Victor Ale (PhD student at University of Tennessee Knoxville) </li>
<li>  Nora Bauer (PhD student at University of Tennessee Knoxville) </li>
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   <h3>Publications</h3>
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   <li> On Ising model in magnetic field on the lattice <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.18744"> (arXiv) </a> </li>
   <li> Real-Time Scattering in Ising Field Theory using Matrix Product States <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.13645"> (arXiv) </a> </li>
   <li> Quantum computation of SU(2) lattice gauge theory with continuous variables <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.14580"> (arXiv) </a> </li>
   <li> Sparsity dependence of Krylov state complexity in the SYK model <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/ 2407.20569"> (arXiv) </a> </li>
  <li> Thermal state preparation of the SYK model using a variational quantum algorithm <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.15545"> (arXiv) </a> </li>
  <li> SU(2) principal chiral model with tensor renormalization group on a cubic lattice <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.10081"> (<a href="papers/PhysRevD.110.034519.pdf "> Phys.Rev.D </a>)  </a> </li>
  <li> Phase diagram of generalized XY model using tensor renormalization group <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.17504"> 
   (<a href="papers/PhysRevD.110.034504.pdf"> Phys.Rev.D </a>) </a> </li>
  <li> Hamiltonian simulation of minimal holographic sparsified SYK model <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.14784"> (<a href="papers/NPB_1012_2025_116815.pdf"> Nucl.Phys.B </a>) </a> </li>
  <li> Tensor renormalization group study of 3D principal chiral model <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.11649"> (<a href="papers/LATTICE2023_355.pdf"> POS </a>) </a> </li>
  <li> Nonperturbative phase diagram of two-dimensional $\mathcal{N} = (2,2)$ super-Yang-Mills theory <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.04980"> (<a href="papers/PhysRevD.110.054507.pdf"> Phys.Rev.D </a>) </a> </li>
  <li> Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev model on a noisy quantum computer <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.17991"> (<a href="papers/PhysRevD.109.105002.pdf"> Phys.Rev.D </a>) </a> </li>
  <li> Continuous variable quantum computation of the O(3) model in 1+1 dimensions <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.12512"> (<a href="papers/PhysRevA.109.052412.pdf"> Phys.Rev.A </a>) </li>
  <li> Quantum computations of the O(3) model using qumodes <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.06946"> (arXiv) </a> 
  (<a href="papers/LATTICE2023_230.pdf"> POS </a>) </li>
  <li> GPU-Acceleration of Tensor Renormalization with PyTorch using CUDA <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.00358"> (arXiv) </a> (<a href="papers/CPC294(2024)108941.pdf"> Computer Phys. Comm. </a>) </li>
  <li> Notes on Quantum Computation and Information <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.09679"> (arXiv) </a> </li> 
  <li> Supersymmetric Wilson loops on the lattice in the large $N$ limit  <a href="papers/EPJST_paper.pdf"> (EPJST) </a> </li> 
  <li> Non-perturbative phase structure of the bosonic BMN matrix model <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2201.08791"> (arXiv) </a> (<a href="papers/JHEP05(2022)169.pdf"> JHEP </a>) </li>
  <li> Thermal phase structure of dimensionally reduced super-Yang--Mills <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2201.03097"> (arXiv) </a> (<a href="papers/LATTICE2021_187.pdf">POS</a>) </li>
  <li> Tensor renormalization of three-dimensional Potts model <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2201.01789"> (arXiv) </a>  
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  <li> Introduction to Monte Carlo for Matrix Models <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2111.02410"> (arXiv) </a> 
  (<a href="papers/SciPostPhysLectNotes_46.pdf">SciPost Lecture Notes</a>) </li>
  <li> Large-$N$ limit of two-dimensional Yang--Mills theory with four supercharges <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2109.01001"> (arXiv) </a>  
  (<a href="papers/LATTICE2021_433.pdf">POS</a>) </li>
  <li> Tensor renormalization group study of the 3d O(2) model <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2105.08066"> (arXiv) </a> 
   (<a href="papers/PhysRevD.104.094517.pdf">Phys. Rev. D</a>) </li>
  <li> Three-dimensional super-Yang-Mills theory on the lattice and dual black branes <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2010.00026"> (arXiv) </a>
  (<a href="papers/PhysRevD.102.106009.pdf">Phys. Rev. D</a>) </li>
  <li> Positive geometries for all scalar theories from twisted intersection theory <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2006.15359"> (arXiv) </a> 
  (<a href="papers/PhysRevResearch.2.033119.pdf">Phys. Rev. Research</a>) </li> 
  <li> Critical analysis of two-dimensional classical XY model using tensor renormalization group <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2004.06314"> (arXiv) </a> 
  (<a href="papers/JStatMech2020_083203.pdf">JSTAT</a>) </li>
  <li> Thermal phase structure of a supersymmetric matrix model <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.01298"> (arXiv) </a>
  (<a href="papers/LATTICE2019_069.pdf"> POS </a>) </li>
  <li> Finite $N$ unitary matrix models <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.00341"> (arXiv) </a> </li>
  <li> Tensor renormalization group study of the non-Abelian Higgs model in two dimensions <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1901.11443"> (arXiv) </a> (<a href="papers/PhysRevD.99.114507.pdf">Phys. Rev. D</a>) </li>
  <li> Lattice quantum gravity with scalar fields <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1810.09946"> (arXiv) </a>
  (<a href="papers/LATTICE2018_043.pdf">POS</a>) </li>
  <li> The properties of D1-branes from lattice super-Yang-Mills theory using gauge/gravity duality <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1809.00797"> (arXiv) </a> (<a href="papers/LATTICE2018_308.pdf">POS</a>) </li>
  <li> On the removal of the trace mode in lattice $\mathcal{N} = 4$ super Yang-Mills theory <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1808.04735"> (arXiv) </a> (<a href="papers/PhysRevD.98.095017.pdf">Phys. Rev. D</a>) </li>
  <li> Nonperturbative study of dynamical SUSY breaking in $\mathcal{N} = (2,2)$ Yang-Mills theory <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1801.00012"> (arXiv) </a> (<a href="papers/PhysRevD.97.054504.pdf">Phys. Rev. D</a>) </li>
  <li> Truncation of lattice $\mathcal{N} = 4$ super Yang-Mills (<a href="papers/epjconf_lattice2018_11008.pdf"> EPJC </a>) </li>
  <li> Testing the holographic principle using lattice simulations <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1710.06398"> (arXiv) </a>
  (<a href="papers/epjconf_lattice2018_08004.pdf"> EPJC </a>) </li>
  <li> Testing holography using the lattice with super-Yang-Mills theory on a 2-torus <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1709.07025"> (arXiv) </a> (<a href="papers/PhysRevD.97.086020.pdf">Phys. Rev. D</a>) </li>
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   <h3>Invited Talks/Lectures</h3>
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    <li> Thermal state preparation and dynamics of random all-to-all fermionic model (17 July, 2024) - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), C2QA meeting, Boston, USA 
   <li> SYK model on a noisy quantum computer - dynamics and state preparation (May 07, 2024) - University
      of Witwatersrand, South Africa (Online) 
   <li> Introduction to tensor networks (29-30 April, 2 May 2024) - University of Pretoria, South Africa
   <li> Quantum computing for quantum many-body systems (17 April, 2024) - William & Mary, VA, USA
   <li> Approaches to universal quantum computing for spin and gauge models (16 April, 2024) - University of Iowa
   <li> Random dense Hamiltonians on current noisy quantum computers (28 March, 2024) - University of Maryland
   	<li> Extracting some Physics with IBM's 127-qubit quantum processor (13 March, 2024) - Jefferson Lab
  <li> Real-time dynamics of SYK model on a noisy quantum computer (05 March, 2024) - Workshop on 'Toward quantum simulation of gauge/gravity duality and
    lattice gauge theory', Queen Mary University of London (Online) 
    (<a href="talks/QML_050324.pdf">PDF</a>)
  <li> SYK model on a noisy quantum computer (06 February, 2024) - Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India 
    (<a href="talks/IISc060224.pdf">PDF</a>)
  <li> Quantum Computation of the O(3) model using qumodes (02 August, 2023) - Lattice 2023, Fermilab, USA
  <li> Computation with Quantum Mechanics (June 20, 2023) - Set of two lectures at Quantum Computation Bootcamp, Jefferson Lab, USA
  <li> Can quantum computation improve our understanding of quantum fields? (June 7, 2023) - Set of two lectures at HUGS 2023 Summer School, Jefferson Lab, USA
  <li> Non-linear sigma models using quantum computation (May 30, 2023) at C2QA Meeting, New York City, USA
  <li> Introduction to Quantum Computing methods in Physics (April 27, 2023) at Tata Institute, Mumbai, India 
    (Online)
    (<a href="talks/TIFR.pdf">PDF</a>)
  <li> Aspects of Classical and Quantum Computing of Quantum Many-Body Systems (February 10, 2023) at Ashoka University (Online)
    (<a href="talks/Ashoka_100223.pdf">PDF</a>)
  <li> Classical computation using tensor networks and quantum computation with qubits and qumodes (November 14, 2022) at Jefferson Lab, USA
  <li> Application of tensor methods to real-space renormalization and real-time study of field theories (October 31, 2022) at Brookhaven National Lab, USA (Online)
  <li>  New tools for old problems in spin and gauge models on the lattice (October 12, 2022) at IIT Hyderabad, India (Online)
  <li>  Some old problems on the lattice using tensors (August 26, 2022) at NUMSTRINGS 2022 conference at ICTS, India
  <li>  Introduction to Quantum Computation using QISKIT (June 21 and 22, 2022) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, USA (Online) </li>
  <li>  New approach to continuous spin models in two and three dimensions (May 17, 2022) at APTCP, Pohang, South Korea (Online) </li>
  <li>  Holography with large matrices on the lattice (March 24, 2022) at UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico </li>
  <li>  Large N matrix models using Monte Carlo and Bootstrap (February 22, 2022) at University of Surrey, UK (Online) </li>
  <li>  Introduction to tensor networks and spin systems (January 11, 2022) at Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, India (Online)</li>

  <li> Tensor networks and spin models (December 7, 2021) - at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali, India (Online) (<a href="talks/IISERM_071221.pdf">PDF</a>)
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  <li>  Real-space tensor renormalization for spin models in three dimensions  - November 19, 2021 at Perimeter Institute</li> 
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  Solving matrix models at large and finite N (June 28 and 29, 2021) - Two lectures for Summer School 2021 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA (Online due to COVID-19 pandemic) 
  (<a href="talks/RPI_2021_Lec1_2.pdf">PDF</a>)
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  <li> Holographic gauge theories on the lattice - June 23, 2021 at Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Dublin, Ireland (Online via Zoom due to COVID-19 pandemic) (<a href="talks/DIAS_230621.pdf">PDF</a>)</li>
  <li> Old and  new methods for new and  old problems in Physics - March 8, 2021 at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras (Online via Zoom due to COVID-19 pandemic) (<a href="talks/Collo_IITM.pdf">PDF</a>)</li> 
  <li> Probing holographic dualities with lattice supersymmetric Yang-Mills theories - February 25, 2021 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Online via Zoom due to COVID-19 pandemic) (<a href="talks/MIT_v2.pdf">PDF</a>) (<a href="http://y2u.be/fO8A18uwYIM">YouTube</a>) </li>
  <li> New tool for old problems - Tensor network approach to spin models and gauge theories - October 14, 2020 at University of Liverpool, UK (Online via Zoom due to COVID-19 pandemic) (<a href="talks/Seminar_v2.pdf">PDF</a>)</li>
  <li> Tensor Networks: Algorithm & Applications - June 10 and 11, 2020 - Two lectures [1.5 hours each] for CyberTraining Summer School 2020 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA (Online due to COVID-19 pandemic) (<a href="talks/cs2020.pdf">PDF</a>)</li>
  <li> Holographic aspects of supersymmetric gauge theories - October 4, 2019 - Perimeter Institute</li>
  <li> Numerical Approaches to Holography - August 28, 2019 - Seminar at Ashoka University, Sonipat, India (<a href="talks/Talk_v1.pdf">PDF</a>)</li>
  <li> Numerical Approaches to Holography - August 08, 2019 - Seminar at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali, India</li>
  <li> Holography, large N, and supersymmetry on the lattice - April 02, 2019 - Ph.D. Defense talk (<a href="talks/talk_v1_phd.pdf">PDF</a>)</li>
  <li> Fundamentals of Quantum Entropy - March 29, 2019</li>
  <li> Holographic dualities and tensor renormalization group study of gauge theories - March 11, 2019 - Interdisciplinary Quantum Fields and Strings + Tensor Networks Initiative invited talk at Perimeter Institute (<a href="talks/PI_2019.pdf">PDF</a>) (<a href="https://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/videos/interdisciplinary-seminar-holographic-dualities-and-tensor-renormalization-group-study-gauge">PIRSA</a>) </li>
  <li> Matrix Models - December 7, 2018 - Theory HEP Group talk at Syracuse University</li>
  <li> Lattice gravity and scalar fields - July 23, 2018 at Annual Lattice Conference 2018, Michigan, USA (<a href="talks/edt.pdf">PDF</a>) </li>
  <li> Supersymmetry breaking and gauge/gravity duality on the lattice - April 06, 2018 - Lattice beyond Standard Model 2018 at UC Boulder, Colorado (<a href="talks/lbsm18_jha.pdf">PDF</a>) </li> 
  <li> Large $N$ gauge theories - March 09, 2018 - Theory HEP Group talk at Syracuse University </li>
  <li> Recent results from lattice supersymmetry in d < 4 dimensions - January 31, 2018 - NUMSTRINGS I conference at ICTS, Bangalore
  (<a href="talks/talk_ICTS_v1.pdf">PDF</a>) (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zey6DAEiw0c">YouTube</a>)  </li>   
  <li> Testing gauge/gravity duality using lattice simulations - July 22, 2017 at Annual Lattice Conference 2017 , Granada, Spain (<a href="talks/lattice2017_rgjha.pdf">PDF</a>) </li> 
  <li> Testing holography through lattice simulations - April 04, 2017 at Quantum Gravity, String theory, and Holography conference at Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto, Japan (<a href="talks/kyoto_v1.pdf">PDF</a>) </li>
  <li> Maximally supersymmetric Yang-Mills and dual gravitational theories - October 07, 2016 - Theory HEP Group talk at Syracuse University </li>
  <li> Supersymmetry on the lattice - April 17, 2016 at the APS 2016 Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (<a href="talks/aps_april.pdf">PDF</a>)</li>
  <li> Lattice studies of $\mathcal{N} = (8,8)$ SYM - April 08, 2016 - Theory HEP Group talk at Syracuse University </li>
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   <h3>Academic References (alphabetical order)</h3>
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  <li> Simon Catterall, Syracuse University, USA </li>
  <li> Robert Edwards, Jefferson Lab, USA </li>
  <li> John Preskill, California Institute of Technology, USA </li>
  <li> David Schaich, University of Liverpool, UK </li>
  <li> George Siopsis, University of Tennessee Knoxville, USA </li>
  <li> Pedro Vieira, Perimeter Institute, Canada </li>
  <li> Toby Wiseman, Imperial College, London, UK


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