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 led by Transformers and Large Language Models (LLMs), have been made in understanding natural language text. However, the ability to capture, represent, and analyze contextual nuances in longer texts is still an elusive goal, let alone the understanding of

 consistent fine-grained narrative structures in text. In the seventh edition of the Text2Story workshop, we aim to bring to the forefront the challenges involved in understanding the structure of narratives and in incorporating their representation in well-established

 frameworks, as well as in modern architectures (e.g., transformers) and AI-powered language models (</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">e.g</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">, </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">chatGPT</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">)

 which are now common and form the backbone of almost every IR and NLP application. It is hoped that the workshop will provide a common forum to consolidate the multi-disciplinary efforts and foster discussions to identify the wide-ranging issues related to

 the narrative extraction task. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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 datasets and evaluation protocols and narrative applications such as visualization of narratives, multi-modal aspects, Q&A, etc. To this regard, we encourage the submission of high-quality and original submissions covering the<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">

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 to consider </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">submitting</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> a

 paper that makes use of the tls-covid19 dataset - published at ECIR'21 - under the scope and purposes of the text2story workshop. tls-covid19 consists of </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">a

 number of</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> curated topics

 related to the Covid-19 outbreak, with associated news articles from Portuguese and English news outlets and their respective reference timelines as gold-standard. While it was designed to support timeline summarization research tasks it can also be used for

 other tasks (e.g., Q&A), especially when combined with Large Language Models (LLMs) like </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">ChatGPT</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">.  </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">A

script to reconstruct and expand the dataset is available at <a class="Hyperlink SCXW117858523" href="https://github.com/LIAAD/tls-covid19" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; text-decoration:none"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW117858523" lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(5,99,193); text-decoration:underline; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">https://github.com/LIAAD/tls-covid19</a><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">.

 The article itself is available at this link: </span></span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW117858523" href="https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-72113-8_33" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; text-decoration:none"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW117858523" lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(5,99,193); text-decoration:underline; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-72113-8_33</span></span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(5,99,193); font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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 the experiments conducted in detail. Negative result papers to highlight tested hypotheses that did not get the expected outcome are also welcomed.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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 published papers in high-quality conferences/journals that is worthwhile sharing with the Text2Story community, but where novelty is not a fundamental issue.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><span class="TextRun EmptyTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; line-height:19px"></span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW117858523" href="https://www.coburg-university.de/about-us/faculties/faculty-of-business-and-economics/prof-jochen-l-leidner.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; text-decoration:none"><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Jochen

 L. Leidner</span></span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">,

 Coburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19px; font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p>

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 are curious creatures, equipped with a sense of (and desire for) finding meaning in their environment. They are predisposed to identify patterns, real and spurious, in the world they live in, and above anything else, they understand the world in terms of narratives.

 In this talk, we will explore a set of questions about narratives: what is a narrative made up of? What signals from textual prose tell us what the narrative is? What about signals from structured data that imply a particular narrative? What is the essence

 of a story? How can narrative information be extracted and presented? Open source intelligence analysts and investigative reporters alike are hunting for the story, the narrative, behind the petabyte intercepts or terabyte leaks. The more data we gather or

 have available, the stronger will be our thirst to </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">distill</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> meaningful

 stories from it.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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 Jochen L. </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">Leidner</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> MA

 MPhil PhD FRGS is the Research Professor for Explainable and Responsible Artificial Intelligence in Insurance at Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Germany, where he leads the Information Access Research Group, a Visiting Professor of Data Analytics

in the Department of Computer Science, University of Sheffield and founder and CEO of the consultancy <span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">KnowledgeSpaces<span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">.

 He is also a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">Dr.</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">Leidner's</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> experience

 includes positions as Director of Research at Thomson Reuters and </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">Refinitiv</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> in

 London, where he headed its R&D team (2013-2022). He has built up research and innovation teams. He was also the Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor of Data Analytics at the Department of Computer Science. His background includes a Master's in

 computational linguistics, English and computer science (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg), a Master's in Computer Speech, Text and Internet Technology (University of Cambridge) and a PhD in Informatics (University of Edinburgh), which won the first ACM SIGIR

 Doctoral Consortium Award. He is a scientific expert for the European Commission (FP7, H2020, Horizon Europe) and other funding bodies in Germany, Austria, the UK and the USA. He also is a past chair of the Microsoft-BCS/BCS IRSG Karen </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">Sparck</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> Jones

 award. Professor </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">Leidner</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> is

 an author or co-author of several dozen peer-reviewed publications (including one best paper award), has authored or co-edited two books and holds several patents in the areas of information retrieval, natural language processing, and mobile computing. He

 has been twice winner of the Thomson Reuters inventor of the year award for the best patent application, and is the past received of a Royal Society of Edinburgh Enterprise Fellowship in Electronic Markets.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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 storytelling aims to generate compelling narratives from image sequences. Existing models often focus on enhancing the representation of the image sequence, e.g., with external knowledge sources or advanced graph structures. Despite recent progress, the stories

 are often repetitive, illogical, and lacking in detail. To mitigate these issues, we present a novel framework which integrates visual representations with pretrained language models and planning. Our model translates the image sequence into a visual prefix,

 a sequence of continuous embeddings which language models can interpret. It also leverages a sequence of question-answer pairs as a blueprint plan for selecting salient visual concepts and determining how they should be assembled into a narrative. Automatic

 and human evaluation on the VIST benchmark (Huang et al., 2016) demonstrates that blueprint-based models generate stories that are more coherent, interesting, and natural compared to competitive baselines and state-of-the-art systems.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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 Mirella </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">Lapata</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> is

 a faculty member in the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh. She is affiliated with the Institute for Communicating and Collaborative Systems and the Edinburgh Natural Language Processing Group. Her research </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">centers</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> on

 computational models for the representation, extraction, and generation of semantic information from structured and unstructured data. This encompasses various modalities, including text, images, video, and large-scale knowledge bases. Prof. </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">Lapata</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> has

 contributed to diverse applied Natural Language Processing (NLP) tasks, such as semantic parsing, semantic role </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">labeling</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">,

 discourse coherence, summarization, text simplification, concept-to-text generation, and question answering. Using primarily probabilistic generative models, she has employed computational models to investigate aspects of human cognition, including learning

 concepts, judging similarity, forming perceptual representations, and learning word meanings. The overarching objective of her research is to empower computers to comprehend requests, execute actions based on them, process and aggregate large datasets, and

 convey information derived from them. Central to these </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">endeavors</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> are

 models designed for extracting and representing meaning from natural language text, internally storing meanings, and leveraging stored meanings to deduce further consequences.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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 of Beira Interior, </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">Covilh�</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">,

 Portugal)</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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 M. Jorge (INESC TEC; University of Porto, Portugal)</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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 of Innsbruck, Austria)</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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 College of Engineering, Israel)</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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 da Beira do Interior)</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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<span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="PT" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">    Concei��o Rocha (INESC TEC) </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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<span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="PT" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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<span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-weight:bold; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">++ Web and Dissemination

 Chair ++ </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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<span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">    Hugo Sousa (INESC TEC & University

 of Porto)  </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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<span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">    </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">Behrooz</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> Mansouri

 (Rochester Institute of Technology) </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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<span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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<p class="Paragraph SCXW117858523" style="margin-right:0px; margin-left:0px; padding:0px; vertical-align:baseline">

<span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-weight:bold; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">++ Program Committee

 ++ </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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<p class="Paragraph SCXW117858523" style="margin-right:0px; margin-left:18px; padding:0px; vertical-align:baseline">

<span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">�lvaro </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">Figueira</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">(INESC

 TEC & University of Porto) </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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<p class="Paragraph SCXW117858523" style="margin-right:0px; margin-left:18px; padding:0px; vertical-align:baseline">

<span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">Andreas Spitz </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">(University

 of Konstanz) </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

</div>

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<p class="Paragraph SCXW117858523" style="margin-right:0px; margin-left:18px; padding:0px; vertical-align:baseline">

<span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">Antoine Doucet </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">(</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">Universit�</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> de

 La Rochelle) </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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<p class="Paragraph SCXW117858523" style="margin-right:0px; margin-left:18px; padding:0px; vertical-align:baseline">

<span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">Ant�nio Horta Branco </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">(University

 of Lisbon) </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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<p class="Paragraph SCXW117858523" style="margin-right:0px; margin-left:18px; padding:0px; vertical-align:baseline">

<span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">Anubhav </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">Jangra</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">(IIT

 Patna, Japan) </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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<p class="Paragraph SCXW117858523" style="margin-right:0px; margin-left:18px; padding:0px; vertical-align:baseline">

<span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">Arian </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">Pasquali</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">(</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">Faktion</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> AI) </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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<p class="Paragraph SCXW117858523" style="margin-right:0px; margin-left:18px; padding:0px; vertical-align:baseline">

<span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">Bart </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">Gajderowicz</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">(University

 of Toronto) </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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<p class="Paragraph SCXW117858523" style="margin-right:0px; margin-left:18px; padding:0px; vertical-align:baseline">

<span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">Bego�a</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">Altuna</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">(Universidad

 del Pa�s Vasco) </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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 Institute of Technology) </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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 University of Rio Grande do Sul) </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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 & INESC-ID, University of Lisbon) </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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<span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">Brucce</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> dos

 Santos </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">(Computational

 Intelligence Laboratory (LABIC) - ICMC/USP) </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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 de </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">Lisboa</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">)</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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<span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">Deya</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">Banisakher</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">(Florida

 International University) </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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<span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">Dhruv Gupta </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">(Norwegian

 University of Science and Technology) </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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<span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">Evelin Amorim </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">(INESC

 TEC) </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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<span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">Henrique Lopes </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">Cardoso

 (LIACC & University of Porto) </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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<span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">Ignatius </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">Ezeani</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">(Lancaster

 University) </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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<span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">Irina </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">Rabaev</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">(</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">Shamoon</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> College

 of Engineering) </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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<span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">Ismail </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">Altingovde</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">(Middle

 East Technical University) </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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<span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">Jo�o Paulo Cordeiro </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">(INESC

 TEC & University of Beira Interior) </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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 Madrid) </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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<span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">Paulo Quaresma </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">(</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">Universidade</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> de

 �vora) </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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<span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">Purifica��o</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">Silvano</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">(CLUP

 & University of Porto) </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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<span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">Ross Purves </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">(University

 of Zurich) </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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<span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">Satya </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">Almasian</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">(Heidelberg

 University) </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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<span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">S�rgio</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> Nunes </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">(INESC

 TEC & University of Porto) </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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<span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">Sriharsh</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">Bhyravajjula</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">(University

 of Washington) </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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<span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">Udo </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">Kruschwitz</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">(University

 of Regensburg) </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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<span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">Valentina </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="SpellingError SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:transparent">Bartalesi</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">(ISTI-CNR,

 Italy)</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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<span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-weight:bold; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">++ Contacts ++</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-weight:bold; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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<span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">    Website: </span></span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW117858523" href="https://text2story24.inesctec.pt/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; text-decoration:none"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW117858523" lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(5,99,193); text-decoration:underline; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px">https://text2story24.inesctec.pt</span></span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW117858523" lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117858523" style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

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