Belinda Chiera

Teaching Strengths

Business Intelligence and Analytics
Social Media Analytics
Data Science
Multivariate Statistics
Programming R, Programming Python

Prof Belinda Chiera

Professor

School of Mathematical Sciences

College of Science

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Available For Media Comment.

Professor Belinda Chiera is the Deputy Director of the UniSA Industrial AI Research Centre and a Professor of Statistics (STEM). Belinda is also an adjunct faculty member at Johns Hopkins University (Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts & Sciences, Advanced Academics Programs).
Her expertise spans a wide range of applications in highly complex real-world systems. Her work focuses on pattern recognition, anomaly detection, early warning systems, network modelling, contextual visualisation, data-driven decision-making, linguistics and the development of ethical frameworks for the responsible use of artificial intelligence in operational environments.
Belinda’s recent projects include applying advanced modelling and data analytics to Defence, space, and intelligence domains, supporting decision-making in critical and emerging technologies. She is motivated by inventive problem-solving, developing custom models and tools that combine established theory with the latest advances in real-world data analytics and systems modelling.
Translation of her research is found in environmental applications including monitoring of air quality affected by vehicle and industrial pollutants, counterintelligence operations to combat terrorism, social network and social media analysis, resource management across distributed high-dimensional networks, hospital treatment programs, the Australian Football League and Defence innovation projects.
Belinda has supervised numerous postdoctoral researchers and Ph.D. students in these areas, and has had a wonderful time sharing her research interests with others. She is also a passionate teacher; her focus is on taking mathematics and statistics out of the classroom and into the real world and she believes that with the right teaching approach, anyone can understand and excel in these topics.  She is driven to help her students make connections between classroom material and their own worlds and tries to keep teaching light, enjoyable, and above all, relevant to industry. According to her students, she has not only made mathematics and statistics relatable to the real world, but she even manages to make it fun from time to time.
As co-lead with LtGen (ret) Rick Burr AO DSC MVO (University of Adelaide) of the Defence and National Security Signature Research Theme, Belinda is working to shape research for the new Adelaide University: https://adelaideuni.edu.au/research/.

AI Ethics and Governance Frameworks

  • Development of operational AI ethics frameworks
  • Human-centred and accountable AI system design
  • Responsible AI deployment in Defence and national security
  • Embedding discernment and integrity into AI governance
  • Strategic alignment of AI use with ethical and societal values

Pattern Recognition

  • Network modelling
  • Social networks & social media
  • Latent information analytics
  • Event modelling
  • Sports fatigue prediction

Anomaly Detection

  • Clustering
  • Simulation analysis and uncertainty quantification
  • Counter-intelligence
  • Detecting and characterising radiation events in space
  • Security threat identification and response
  • Undersea surveillance for maritime security

Big Data & Complex Systems

  • Training robotic hands for satellite repair
  • High-dimensional network analysis
  • Air quality & urban pollution modelling
  • Environmental impact of ENSO (El Niño Southern Oscillation)

Visualisation

  • Big data visualisation
  • Supported decision-making
  • Reducing bias in decision-making
  • Improving data literacy for public engagement

Language Technology and AI-Augmented Language Learning

  • C-LARA: an open-source, ChatGPT-integrated platform for multilingual reading and listening skills
  • AI-enhanced annotation of multimedia texts for second language acquisition
  • Cross-linguistic support with automatic audio for diverse language groups
  • Applied linguistics, digital humanities, and low-resource language access with a focus on Indo-Pacific and Indigenous language communities
  • AI-human collaboration in software engineering and research authorship

Year Citation
2024 Wallwork, S., Braithwaite, F. A., O'Keefe, M., Travers, M. J., Summers, S. J., Lange, B., . . . Moseley, G. L. (2024). The clinical course of acute, subacute and persistent low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 196(2), 29-46.
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2023 Stallman, H. M., Dodd, N., Warren James, M., & Chiera, B. (2023). Workplace sense of belonging and paramedic wellbeing using network analysis: a cross-sectional study. Australasian Emergency Care, 26(3), 254-263.
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2022 Madakkatel, I., Chiera, B., & McDonnell, M. (2022). Can personal budget management services improve debt repayments? A study using budget data. Financial Planning Research Journal, 8(1), 10-25.
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2019 Stallman, H. M., Ohan, J. L., & Chiera, B. (2019). Reducing distress in university students: a randomised control trial of two online interventions. Australian psychologist, 54(2), 125-131.
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2019 Richardson, A., King, S., Olds, T., Parfitt, G., & Chiera, B. (2019). Study and life: how first year university students use their time. Student success, 10(1), 17-31.
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2018 Stallman, H. M., Ohan, J. L., & Chiera, B. (2018). The role of social support, being present and self-kindness in university student well-being. British journal of guidance and counselling, 46(4), 365-374.
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2018 Stallman, H. M., Ohan, J. L., & Chiera, B. (2018). The role of social support, being present, and self-kindness in university student psychological distress. Australian psychologist, 53(1), 52-59.
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2018 Pollard, G., Roetman, P., Ward, J., Chiera, B., & Mantzioris, E. (2018). Beyond productivity: considering the health, social value and happiness of home and community food gardens. Urban science, 2(4), 1-16.
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2017 Parvazian, S., Gill, J., & Chiera, B. (2017). Higher education, women, and sociocultural change: a closer look at the statistics. SAGE Open, 7(2), 1-12.
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2017 Litchfield, C. A., Quinton, G., Tindle, H., Chiera, B., Kikillus, K. H., & Roetman, P. (2017). The 'Feline Five': An exploration of personality in pet cats (Felis catus). PLoS One, 12(8, article no. e0183455), 1-17.
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2016 Suparmi, S., Chiera, B. A., & Pradono, J. (2016). Low birth weights and risk of neonatal mortality in Indonesia. Health science journal of Indonesia, 7(2), 113-117.
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2016 Schultz, L. J., Shah, P., Giandomenico, E., & Chiera, B. (2016). Mean vehicle speed distributions for the spatiotemporal estimation of exhaust emissions. Environmental modeling and assessment, 21(2), 169-179.
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2014 Cropley, D. H., Kaufman, J. C., White, A. E., & Chiera, B. A. (2014). Layperson perceptions of malevolent creativity: the good, the bad, and the ambiguous. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 8(4), 400-412.
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2014 Graham, C., Richardson, A., King, S., Chiera, B., & Olds, T. (2014). An initial exploration of the association between psychological distress and sedentary behaviour in first year undergraduates. A practice report. International journal of the first year in higher education, 5(2), 95-101.
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2013 Cropley, D. H., Cropley, A. J., Chiera, B. A., & Kaufman, J. C. (2013). Diagnosing organizational innovation : measuring the capacity for innovation. Creativity research journal, 25(4), 388-396.
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2008 Chiera, B., & White, L. (2008). Application of model-free LQG subspace predictive control to TCP congestion control. International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, 22(6), 551-568.
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2005 Chiera, B. A., Krzesinki, A., & Taylor, P. (2005). Some properties of the capacity value function. SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics, 65(4), 1407-1419.
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2004 Chiera, B. A., Krieg, M., Parrot, J., & P, G. (2004). Dynamic reallocation of capacity in logically fully-connected networks. International Journal of Network Management, 14(1), 9-18.
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Year Citation
2021 Chiera, B., Korolkiewicz, M., & Schultz, L. (2021). Learning from learning analytics: how much do we know about patterns of student engagement?. In T. Prodromou (Ed.), Source details - Title: Big Data in Education: Pedagogy and Research. Policy Implications of Research in Education (pp. 163-197). Switzerland: Springer.
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2017 Chiera, B., & Korolkiewicz, M. (2017). Teaching visualisation in the age of big data: adopting old approaches to address new challenges. In T. Prodromou (Ed.), Source details - Title: Data visualization and statistical literacy for open and big data (pp. 103-125). US: IGI Global.
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2017 Chiera, B. A., & Korolkiewicz, M. W. (2017). Visualizing big data: everything old is new again. In F. P. G. Márquez, & B. Lev (Eds.), Source details - Title: Big data management (pp. 1-27). Netherlands: Springer.
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2014 Korolkiewicz, M. W., & Chiera, B. A. (2014). The golden arches: an approach to teaching statistics in a first-year university service course. In H. MacGillivray, B. Phillips, & M. Martin (Eds.), Source details - Title: Topics from Australian Conferences on Teaching Statistics: OZCOTS 2008-2012 (pp. 149-165). US: Springer.
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2010 Chiera, B. A., Filar, J. A., Zachary, D. S., & Gordon, A. H. (2010). Comparative forecasting and a test for persistence in the EI Ni˜no Southern Ascillation. In J. A. Filar (Ed.), Source details - Title: Uncertainty and environmental decision making : a handbook of research and best practice (pp. 253-272). US: Springer.
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Year Citation
2023 Tiong, J. K. R., Bogomolov, T., & Chiera, B. A. (2023). Markov chain modelling of causality in anomalous and non-anomalous combat event series. In Proceedings of the International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM (pp. 953-959). Australia: Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand.
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2023 Chiera, B., Chua, C., Raheb, C., Rayner, M., Simonsen, A., Xiang, Z., & Zviel Girshin, R. (2023). Using C-LARA to evaluate GPT-4's multilingual processing. In Proceedings of the 21st Annual Workshop of the Australasian Language Technology Association (ALTA) (pp. 20-29). Australia: Australasian Language Technology Association.
2023 ChatGPT, C. L. A. R. A. I., Chiera, B., Chua, C., Raheb, C., Rayner, M., Simonsen, A., . . . Zviel Girshin, R. (2023). Using C-LARA to evaluate GPT-4's multilingual processing∗. In S. Muresan (Ed.), Proceedings of the Australasian Language Technology Workshop Vol. 2 (pp. 20-29). Australia: Australasian Language Technology Association.
2022 Rayner, M., Chiera, B., & Chua, C. (2022). Using public domain resources and off-the-shelf tools to produce high-quality multimedia texts. In ALTA 2022 (pp. 1-10). Australia: Australasian Language Technology Association.
2022 Chiera, B., Bedi, B., & Zviel Girshin, R. (2022). Using learner data from Duolingo to detect micro- and macroscopic granularity through machine learning methods to capture the language learning journey. In B. Arnbjornsdottir (Ed.), Intelligent CALL, granular systems and learner data: short papers from EUROCALL 2022 (pp. 58-64). Iceland: Research-publishing.
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2022 Bedi, B., Chiera, B., Chua, C., Eyjolfsson, B., Rayner, M., Orian Weiss, C., & Zviel Girshin, R. (2022). Using LARA to create annotated manuscripts and inscriptions for museums:an initial feasibility study. In B. Arnbjornsdottir (Ed.), Intelligent CALL, granular systems and learner data: short papers from EUROCALL 2022 (pp. 18-23). Iceland: Research-publishing.
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2022 Bédi, B., Beedar, H., Chiera, B., Ivanova, N., Maizonniaux, C., Chiaráin, N. N., . . . Zuckermann, G. (2022). Using LARA to create image-based and phonetically annotated multimodal texts for endangered languages. In COMPUTEL 2022 - 5th Workshop on the Use of Computational Methods in the Study of Endangered Languages, Proceedings of the Workshop (pp. 68-77). US: Association for Computational Linguistics.
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2021 Tiong, J. K. R., & Chiera, B. A. (2021). Causality modelling of simulated temporally indexed events to construct a combat narrative. In Proceedings of the International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM (pp. 897-903). Australia: Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand.
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2021 Garces, L. P. D. M., Bogomolov, T., & Chiera, B. A. (2021). Regression-based approaches for simulation meta-modelling in the presence of heterogeneity and correlation. In Proceedings of the International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM (pp. 827-833). Australia: Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand.
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2019 Madakkatel, I., Chiera, B., & McDonnell, M. D. (2019). Predicting Financial Well-Being Using Observable Features and Gradient Boosting. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) Vol. 11919 LNAI (pp. 228-239). Online: Springer International Publishing.
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2017 Fewster Young, N., Chiera, B., & Schultz, L. (2017). A personalised feedback mechanism in quantitative service courses to increase engagement and improve performance. In Australian Learning Analytics Summer Institute (pp. 1-8). Australia: University of Queensland.
2017 Schultz, L., Boland, J., Shah, P., & Chiera, B. (2017). A fuzzy optimisation model with applications to air pollution exposure mitigation. In G. Syme, D. MacDonald, B. Fulton, & J. Piantadosi (Eds.), 22nd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM): Managing cumulative risks through model-based processes (pp. 99-105). Australia: Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand.
2016 Chiera, B., & Korolkiewicz, M. (2016). Teaching visualisation in the age of big data: lessons from the past. In OZCOTS 2016 proceedings of the 9th Australian Conference on Teaching Statistics (pp. 172-177). Australia: Statistical Society of Australia.
2014 Rogers, T. J., Colvin, C. M., & Chiera, B. A. (2014). Modest analytics: using the index method to identify students at risk of failure. In M. Pistilli, J. Willis, & D. Koch (Eds.), ACM International Conference Proceeding Series (pp. 118-122). US: ACM - Association for Computing Machinery Inc.
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2013 Bogomolov, T., & Chiera, B. A. (2013). A first approach to resolving ambiguity in hidden terrorist group detection in communications networks. In J. Piantadosi, R. S. Anderssen, & J. Boland (Eds.), Modsim 2013 - Proceedings of the 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (pp. 120-126). Australia: Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand Inc..
2013 Schultz, L., Chiera, B., Shah, P., & Boland, J. (2013). Modelling motor vehicle exhaust emissions and pollutant dispersion analysis. In 21st International Clean Air and Environment Conference : program (pp. 1-6). Australia: Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand.
2013 Zachary, D. S., Chiera, B., & Boland, J. (2013). Air quality forecasting in Europe using statistical persistence. In J. Piantadosi, R. S. Anderssen, & J. Boland (Eds.), Proceedings 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation Modsim 2013 (pp. 1889-1895). Australia: MODELLING & SIMULATION SOC AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND INC.
2013 Schultz, L., Chiera, B., Shah, P., & Boland, J. (2013). Modelling motor vehicle emissions and population exposure in South Australia. In J. Piantadosi, R. S. Anderssen, & J. Boland (Eds.), Proceedings 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation Modsim 2013 (pp. 71-77). Australia: MODELLING & SIMULATION SOC AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND INC.
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2012 Korolkiewicz, M. W., & Chiera, B. A. (2012). The golden arches: a student-centred approach to teaching statistics in a first year Australian university service course. In Proceedings of the Eighth Australian Conference on Teaching Statistics: OZCOTS 2012 (pp. 1-6). Australia: Statistical Society of Australia.
2011 Chiera, B. A. (2011). On the detection of hidden terrorist cells immersed in peer-to-peer networks. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Cyber Resilience Conference (pp. 7-19). Australia: SECAU - Security Research Centre.
2011 Chiera, B. A. (2011). Towards the localisation and detection of hidden terrorist networks : a group-based social networks analysis. In Recent advances in national security technology and research: proceedings of the 2010 National Security Science and Innovation Conference (pp. 5-20). Canberra, Australia: Australia Security Research Centre.
2010 Chiera, B. A. (2010). Group-based social network characterisation of hidden terrorist networks. In C. Valli (Ed.), Proceedings of the 1st International Cyber Resilience Conference (pp. 11-21). Australia: Edith Cowan University.
2008 Flavel, A., Maennel, O., Chiera, B. A., Roughan, M., & Bean, N. (2008). Clean BGP. In Verifying the Consistency of Data Internet Network Management Workshop. Florida, USA.
2008 Arvidsson, A., Krzesinki, A., Chiera, B. A., & Taylor, P. (2008). A distribution scheme for value-based bandwidth reconfiguration. In Proceedings International Workshop on Traffic Management and Traffic Engineering for the Future Internet (pp. 1-33). Porto, Portugal: FITraMEn.
2008 Flavel, A., Maennel, O., Chiera, B., Roughan, M., & Bean, N. (2008). CleanBGP: Verifying the consistency of BGP data. In Proceedings of the International Network Management Workshop (pp. 1-6). CD: IEEE.
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2007 Chiera, B., Kraetzl, M., Roughan, M., & White, L. (2007). Use of a cepstral information norm for anomaly detection in a BGP-inferred interent. In B. Chiera (Ed.), Proceedings of the 8th Australian Communication Theory Workshop (pp. 116-121). CDROM: IEEE.
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2006 Chiera, B., & White, L. (2006). End-to-end TCP vs cross layer congestion control for wireless networks. In Ernst Bonek (Ed.), Proceedings of ACoRN-Newcom Joint Workshop (pp. CDROM1-CDROM5). CDROM: Newcom-ACoRN.
2005 Chiera, B., & White, L. (2005). A subspace predictive controller for end-to-end TCP congestion control. In L. Hanlen, & P. Teal (Eds.), Proceedings of the 6th Australian Communications Theory Workshop Vol. 2005 (pp. CD ROM 1-CD ROM 7). CD ROM: IEEE.
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2005 Chiera, B., & White, L. (2005). Model-free end-to-end TCP congestion control. In B. Wysocki, & T. Wysocki (Eds.), Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on DSP and Communication Systems & 4th Workshop on the Internet, Telecommunications and Signal Processing (pp. CD ROM 1-CD ROM 6). CD ROM: IEEE.
2004 White, L., & Chiera, B. (2004). LQG congestion control for TCP. In T. Wysocki, & B. Wysocki (Eds.), Proceedings of the 3rd Workshop on Internet, Telecommunications and Signal Processing (pp. CD-ROM 1-CD-ROM 6). CD-ROM: IEEE.
2003 Krzesinki, A., Muller, K., Chiera, B. A., & Taylor, P. (2003). A simulation of a bandwidth market. In D. Sinnott (Ed.), Proceedings of the 6th Southern African telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (SATNAC). Southern Cape, South Africa.
1997 Filar, J. A., Murty, T., & Chiera, B. A. (1997). The greenhouse effect and sea level changes around the Australian coastline. In Proceedings of the IASTED Int. Conference on Modelling and Simulation. Anaheim, USA: IASTED/ACTA Press.

Year Citation
- Litchfield, C., Quinton, G., Tindle, H., Chiera, B., Kikillus, H., & Roetman, P. (n.d.). Domestic Cat Personality Dataset.
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  • CSIRO NGGP - UTAS - Augmented Human Operations, CSIRO-Data61, 07/08/2024 - 30/06/2029

  • Simulation Performance Analysis for Robustness and Key Longitudinal Events, Defence Science and Technology Group, 03/03/2025 - 11/06/2027

  • PrioriAnalytica Pty Ltd Scholarship, PrioriAnalytica Pty Ltd, 27/03/2023 - 26/03/2027

  • Enhancing the RAN’s Undersea Surveillance Minimum Viable Capability, Defence SA, 14/03/2024 - 01/01/2026

  • Addressing data quality challenges for the identification of online coordinated malicious information campaigns using open source intelligence., Cwth Dept of Defence-Defence Science Partnering Deed, 10/02/2022 - 30/06/2022

  • SA Sports and Recreational Injury Surveillance Database Project, SA Sports Medicine Association, 13/05/2020 - 12/08/2020

  • Social Network Construction from Publicly Available Digital Data, Defence Science and Technology Group, 15/02/2018 - 15/09/2018

  • Exploring Fusion with Multiple Types of Uncertainty, Cwth Dept of Defence - Defence Support Group, 01/11/2016 - 30/06/2017

Courses I teach

  • INFS 2036 Business Intelligence (2024)

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2025 Principal Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Tiarna Jaide Grovermann
2024 Co-Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Franke Agenbag
2023 Principal Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Eirini Panteli
2023 Principal Supervisor - - Master Full Time Mr Adam George Chandler
2022 Principal Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Kevin Coburn
2021 Co-Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Lei Bai
2021 Principal Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Razia Zahina Zariff
2021 Principal Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Junia Ruey Tiong
2017 Co-Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Mahdi Shafiei

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