Ricardo João Luis Marques Correia

Ricardo Correia

Academic position:	Researcher
Joining date:	01-09-2014
Roles in IT:	Researcher
Thematic Line:	Wireless Technologies
Group:	Radio Systems – Av

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Address: IT – Aveiro
Instituto de Telecomunicações
Campus Universitário de Santiago
P-3810-193 AVEIRO - PORTUGAL
Tel: +351 234 377 900
Fax: +351 234 377 901

https://www.orcid.org/0000-0003-3767-4538

13-09-2022

PhD student Amélia Ramos wins the TICRA Foundation Grant

Amélia Ramos, a PhD student from IT and University of Aveiro, was distinguished with one of the eight TICRA Foundation Grants.

23-11-2020

IT researcher wins biggest tech innovation prize in Portugal

Ricardo Correia, researcher from IT in Aveiro, won the Altice International Innovation Award 2020 in the Academy category.

18-11-2020

IT students win Best Student Paper Award at WPTC 2020

PhD students hosted by IT were distinguished with the Best Student Paper Award at one of the world’s largest wireless power events.

Scientific Achievements

Degrees

PhD, Universidade de Aveiro, 10-04-2019
MSc, Universidade de Aveiro, 09-07-2009

Affiliations

Instituto de Telecomunicações, 01-03-2015, Researcher

Expertise Topics

Backscatter Communications
Wireless Power Transmission
Passive sensors
Internet of Things

Academic Activities

3Supervision of PhD theses

As Co-supervisor

Passive Radar for Batteryless IoT Sensor, PhD Student, Ricardo Miguel André Torres, Expected conclusion 03-2025
Up-link Architectures for next Generation of LEO Satellite, PhD Student, Bernardo Bento Lopes, Expected conclusion 12-2024
Sistemas de Transmissão de Energia sem Fios para Aplicações de IoT, PhD Student, Diogo da Silva Matos, Defended 01-2023

Publications

3Books Chapters

S. Daskalakis, R. Correia, J. Kimionis, G. Goussetis, MT Tentzeris, A. G. Georgiadis, N.B.C. Carvalho, Ambient FM Backscattering Low-Cost and Low-Power Wireless RFID Applications, Chapter in, Wireless Power Transmission for Sustainable Electronics: COST WiPE - IC1301, Wiley, Hoboken, 2020
P. Pinho, D. Belo, R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, Backscatter a solution for IoT devices, Chapter in, Wireless Power Transmission for Sustainable Electronics: COST WiPE - IC1301, Wiley, London, 2020
R. Correia, D. Belo, N.B.C. Carvalho, Internet of Things, Chapter in, Recent Wireless Power Transfer Technologies via Radio Waves, River Publishers, Kyoto, 2018

24Papers in Journals

V. Palazzi, R. Correia, X. Gu, S. Hemour, K. Wu, A. Costanzo, D. Masotti, E. Fazzini, A. G. Georgiadis, H. Kazemi, R. A. M. Pereira, N. Shinohara, D. Schreurs, J. Chiao, A. Takacs, D. Dragomirescu, N.B.C. Carvalho, Radiative Wireless Power Transfer: Where We Are and Where We Want to Go, IEEE Microwave Magazine, Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 57 - 79, February, 2023 | BibTex
D. Matos, R. Correia, H. T. P. Silva Silva, H. Silva, A. Oliveira, N.B.C. Carvalho, On the Performance of Square, Rectangular, Star, and Hexagonal QAM for Backscatter Systems, IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 102 - 105, January, 2023,
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H. Rahmani, D. Shetty, M. Wagih, Y. Ghasempour, V. Palazzi, N.B.C. Carvalho, R. Correia, A. Costanzo, D. Vital, F.A. Alimenti, J. Kettle, D. Masotti, P. M. Mezzanotte, L.R. Roselli, J. Grosinger, Next-Generation IoT Devices: Sustainable Eco-Friendly Manufacturing, Energy Harvesting, and Wireless Connectivity, ieee journal of microwaves, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 237 - 255, January, 2023 | BibTex
C. Gouveia, N.B.C. Carvalho, R. Correia, C. Loss, P. Pinho, R. Torres, Microwave-Enabled Wearables: Underpinning Technologies, Integration Platforms, and Next-Generation Roadmap, ieee journal of microwaves, Vol. --, No. --, pp. 1 - 34, December, 2022 | BibTex
R. Correia, T. Varum, J. N. Matos, A. Oliveira, N.B.C. Carvalho, User Terminal Segments for Low-Earth Orbit Satellite Constellations: Commercial Systems and Innovative Research Ideas, IEEE Microwave Magazine, Vol. 23, No. 10, pp. 47 - 58, October, 2022 | BibTex
R. Torres, R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, S. Daskalakis, G. Goussetis, Y. Ding, A. G. Georgiadis, A. Eid, JH Hester, M. Tentzeris, Backscatter Communications, ieee journal of microwaves, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 864 - 878, September, 2021 | Full text (PDF 5 MBs) | BibTex
D. Matos, R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, Dual-Band FET-Based Reflection Amplifier for Backscatter Modulator Performance Enhancement, ursi radio science letters, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 1 - 4, March, 2021 | BibTex
D. Matos, M. Jordão, R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, Millimeter-Wave BiCMOS Backscatter Modulator for 5G-IoT Applications, IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 173 - 176, February, 2021 | Full text (PDF 1 MB) | BibTex
D. Matos, R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, Millimeter-Wave Hybrid RF-DC Converter based on a GaAs Chip for IoT-WPT Applications, IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, Vol. 31, No. 6, pp. 787 - 790, February, 2021 | Full text (PDF 1 MB) | BibTex
U.G. Gustavsson, P. F. Frenger, C. Fager, T. Eriksson, H. Zirath, F. Dielacher, C. Studer, A. Pärssinen, R. Correia, J. N. Matos, D. Belo, N.B.C. Carvalho, Implementation Challenges and Opportunities in Beyond-5G and 6G Communication, ieee journal of microwaves, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 86 - 100, January, 2021 | BibTex
F. Pereira, R. Correia, P. Pinho, S.I. Lopes, N.B.C. Carvalho, Challenges in Resource-Constrained IoT Devices: Energy and Communication as Critical Success Factors for Future IoT Deployment, Sensors, Vol. 20, No. 22, pp. 6420 - 6420, November, 2020 | BibTex
Y. Ding, R. Lihakanga, R. Correia, G. Goussetis, N.B.C. Carvalho, Harmonic Suppression in Frequency Shifted Backscatter Communications, IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 990 - 999, July, 2020 | BibTex
F. Pereira, R. Correia, M. Luís, S. Sargento, M. Jordão, L. F. M. A. F. M. Almeida, C Senna, A. Oliveira, N.B.C. Carvalho, When Backscatter Communication Meets Vehicular Networks: Boosting Crosswalk Awareness, IEEE Access, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 34507 - 34521, February, 2020 | BibTex
M. Jordão, R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, Characterisation and implementation of high-order backscatter modulation for IoT applications, IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 13, No. 15, pp. 2636 - 2640, December, 2019 | BibTex
D. Belo, R. Correia, Y. Ding, S. Daskalakis, G. Goussetis, A. G. Georgiadis, N.B.C. Carvalho, IQ Impedance Modulator Front-End for Low-Power LoRa Backscattering Devices, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 67, No. 12, pp. 5307 - 5314, December, 2019 | BibTex
R. Correia, D. Belo, F. Pereira, M. Jordão, N.B.C. Carvalho, Backscatter Modulation for Wearable Devices: A Backscatter Modulator, Consisting of an Antenna and a 1-MHz Binary Backscatter Modulator Operating at a Carrier Frequency of 915 MHz, IEEE Microwave Magazine, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 78 - 84, December, 2018 | BibTex
S. Daskalakis, R. Correia, G. Goussetis, MT Tentzeris, N.B.C. Carvalho, A. G. Georgiadis, Four-PAM Modulation of Ambient FM Backscattering for Spectrally Efficient Low-Power Applications, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 66, No. 12, pp. 5909 - 5921, December, 2018 | BibTex
F. Alimenti, V. Palazzi, C. M. Mariotti, P. M. Mezzanotte, R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, L.R. Roselli, Smart Hardware for Smart Objects: Microwave Electronic Circuits to Make Objects Smart, IEEE Microwave Magazine, Vol. 19, No. 6, pp. 48 - 68, September, 2018 | BibTex
M. Jordão, R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, Multi-Sine Channel Optimization for RF-to-dc Performance Characterization, URSI Radio Science Bulletin, Vol. 2018, No. 364, pp. 39 - 44, March, 2018 | BibTex
R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, Ultrafast Backscatter Modulator With Low-Power Consumption and Wireless Power Transmission Capabilities, IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, Vol. 27, No. 12, pp. 1152 - 1154, December, 2017 | BibTex
F. Pereira, R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, Passive Sensors for Long Duration Internet of Things Networks, Sensors, Vol. 17, No. 10, pp. 2268 - 2268, October, 2017,
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R. Correia, A. Boaventura, N.B.C. Carvalho, Quadrature Amplitude Backscatter Modulator for Passive Wireless Sensors in IoT Applications, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 65, No. 4, pp. 1103 - 1110, February, 2017 | BibTex
R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, S. Kawasaki, Continuously Power Delivering for Passive Backscatter Wireless Sensor Networks, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 64, No. 11, pp. 3723 - 3731, September, 2016 | BibTex
J. Vieira, R. Correia, C. F. Faneca, D.F.A. Albuquerque, C.A.C.B. Bastos, Low-cost acoustic design of a bat test room, Bioacoustics, Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 81 - 87, October, 2014 | BibTex

38Papers in Conferences

T. Varum, R. Correia, A. Ramos, B Lopes, J. N. Matos, STRx –Transmission and Reception System with Electronical Orientation for LEO SatCom Constellations, IEEE International Symp. on Antennas and Propagation - IEEE AP-S/USNC-URSI, Florence, Italy, July, 2024 | BibTex
B Lopes, R. Correia, J. N. Matos, Design of an Integrated K-Band SWL for Enhanced Bandwidth in Microstrip Circuits, IEEE International Symp. on Antennas and Propagation - IEEE AP-S/USNC-URSI, Florence, Italy, July, 2024,
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B Lopes, R. Correia, J. N. Matos, Design and Optimization of a GaAs Millimeter-Wave On-Chip Patch Antenna, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting IEEE AP-S/URSI, Portland, United States, July, 2023,
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L. F. M. A. F. M. Almeida, S. S. Pereira, I. R. Rodrigues, R. Correia, M. V. Drummond, A. Oliveira, N.B.C. Carvalho, True Time Delay-based Alignment for All-digitalBeamforming Transmitters, Radio & Wireless Symposium, Las Vegas, United States, January, 2023 | BibTex
R. Torres, R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, Low-cost SDR based backscatter receiver and demodulator, IEEE RFID-TA IEEE International Conference on RFID Technology and Applications, Cagliari, Italy, September, 2022,
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R. Torres, D. Matos, R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, Distributed Ambient SWIPT System, IEEE Wireless Power Transfer Conference, Bordeaux, France, July, 2022,
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A. Ramos, T. Varum, R. Correia, J. N. Matos, A Multilayer Circularly Polarized Ka-Band Phased Array Module using Sequential Rotation, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, Denver, United States, Vol., pp. -, July, 2022,
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D. Matos, R. Torres, R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, Millimeter-Wave SWIPT System for Backscatter Self-Sustainable IoT Devices, IEEE Wireless Power Transfer Conference, Bordeuax, France, Vol., pp. 223 - 226, July, 2022,
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R. Torres, R. Correia, P. Rito, N.B.C. Carvalho, S. Sargento, SDR-based Distributed Spectrum Analysis in a Smart City, URSI Atlantic Radio Science Meeting AT-AP-RASC, Gran Canaria, Spain, May, 2022 | BibTex
R. Torres, F. Pereira, R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, An All-Digital Ambient Backscatter Solution Powered by Energy Harvesting, IEEE MTT-S International Microwave & RF Conference IMARC, Kanpur, India, December, 2021 | BibTex
D. Matos, R. Torres, R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, Ultra-Wideband 4-PAM Backscatter Modulator based on BiCMOS technology for IoT/WPT Applications, IEEE Wireless Power Transfer Conf. - WPTC, San Diego, CA, United States, June, 2021,
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J. N. Matos, T. Varum, R. Correia, SDA-Software Defined Antenna, Joint EuCNC & 6G Summit, Conference online, June, 2021 | BibTex
D. Matos, F. Pereira, R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, Combining Wireless Backscatter and Power for Future IoSP, IEEE MTT-S International Wireless Symposium IWS, Nanjing, China, May, 2021,
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D. Matos, R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, mm-Wave Backscatter front-end for 5G-IoT/WPT Applications, International Electron Devices Meeting IEDM, Conference online, December, 2020,
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R. Torres, R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, All Digital Ambient Backscatter System, IEEE Wireless Power Transfer Conference, Seul, Korea, South, November, 2020,
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F. Pereira, R. Correia, M. Jordão, N.B.C. Carvalho, A Hybrid System combining SWIPT and Backscatter Techniques, IEEE Wireless Power Transfer Conference, Seoul, South Africa, May, 2020 | BibTex
F. Pereira, R. Correia, M. Jordão, N.B.C. Carvalho, Chipless Strain Sensor using Phase Modulation, IEEE Wireless Power Transfer Conference, Seoul, Korea, South, May, 2020 | BibTex
D. Matos, R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, Quasi Millimiter-Wave 3-Stage Power Amplifier with Tunable Integrated Antenna for Space Applications, Asia Pacific Microwave Conf. - APMC, Singapore, Singapore, Vol., pp. 1 - 3, December, 2019,
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F. Pereira, R. Correia, M. Nunes, N.B.C. Carvalho, Performance evaluation of backscatter modulation techniques by using one and two frequencies, IEEE RFID-TA IEEE International Conference on RFID Technology and Applications IEEE RFID-TA, Pisa, Italy, September, 2019 | BibTex
F. Pereira, R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, Chipless Backscatter for Vital e-Health Sensing, IEEE Wireless Power Transfer Conf. - WPTC, London, United Kingdom, June, 2019 | BibTex
R. Correia, S. Daskalakis, P. Petridis, Y. Ding, G. Goussetis, A. G. Georgiadis, N.B.C. Carvalho, Chirp Based Backscatter Modulation, IEEE International Microwave Symposium IMS, Boston, United States, June, 2019 | BibTex
R. Correia, D. Belo, N.B.C. Carvalho, IoT/WPT Developments in Space Exploration, Asia Pacific Microwave Conf. - APMC, Kyoto, Japan, November, 2018 | BibTex
R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, OFDM-like High Order Backscatter Modulation, IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on 5G Hardware and System Technologies IMWS-5G, Dublin, Ireland, August, 2018 | BibTex
F. Pereira, R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, Comparison of active and passive sensors for IoT applications, IEEE Wireless Power Transfer Conf. - WPTC, Montreal, Canada, June, 2018,
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S. Daskalakis, R. Correia, G. Goussetis, MT Tentzeris, N.B.C. Carvalho, A. G. Georgiadis, Spectrally Efficient 4-PAM Ambient FM Backscattering for Wireless Sensing and RFID Applications, IEEE International Microwave Symposium IMS, Philadelphia, United States, June, 2018 | BibTex
R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, Dual-Band High Order Modulation Ambient Backscatter, IEEE International Microwave Symposium IMS, Philadelphia, United States, June, 2018 | BibTex
M. Jordão, R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, High order modulation backscatter systems characterization, IEEE Topical Conference on Wireless Sensors and Sensor Networks (WiSNet) IEEE Topical Conference on Wireless Sensors and Sensor Networks (WiSNet) WiSNet, Anaheim, United States, Vol., pp. 44 - 46, January, 2018 | BibTex
M. Jordão, R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, Multisine channel optimization for RF- to- DC performance characterization, Congresso do Comité Português da URSI, Lisboa, Portugal, December, 2017 | BibTex
D. Belo, R. Correia, P. Pinho, N.B.C. Carvalho, Enabling a Constant and Efficient Flow of Wireless Energy for IoT Sensors, IEEE International Microwave Symposium IMS, Honolulu, United States, June, 2017 | BibTex
R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, HEMT based RF to DC converter efficiency enhancement using special designed waveforms, IEEE International Microwave Symposium IMS, Honolulu, United States, June, 2017 | BibTex
R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, Single transistor passive backscatter sensor, IEEE International Microwave Symposium IMS, Honolulu, United States, June, 2017 | BibTex
D. Belo, R. Correia, F. Pereira, N.B.C. Carvalho, Dual Band Wireless Power and Data Transfer for Space-Based Sensors, Topical Workshop on Internet of Space (TWIOS), Phoenix, United States, March, 2017 | BibTex
R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, Design of High Order Modulation Backscatter Wireless Sensor for Passive IoT Solutions, IEEE Wireless Power Transfer Conf. - WPTC, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. 1 - 4, May, 2016 | BibTex
M. Jordão, R. Correia, D. Ribeiro, P.M. Cruz, N.B.C. Carvalho, RF-to-DC and backscatter load modulator characterization, ARFTG Conf., San Francisco, United States, Vol., pp. 1-4 -, May, 2016 | BibTex
R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, State of art in Passive Backscatter Wireless Sensor Networks with Wireless Power Transmission, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. 1 - 4, September, 2015 | BibTex
R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, S. Kawasaki, Backscatter Wireless Sensor Network with WPT Capabilities, IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Phoenix, United States, Vol. -, pp. 1 - 4, May, 2015 | BibTex
R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, Backscatter radio coverage enhancements using improved WPT signal waveform, IEEE Wireless Power Transfer Conf. - WPTC, Boulder, United States, Vol. -, pp. 1 - 4, May, 2015 | BibTex
C. F. Faneca, R. Correia, J. Vieira, C.A.C.B. Bastos, 3D reconstruction of bat trajectories from stereo vision, Portuguese Conf. on Pattern Recognition - RecPad, Coimbra, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, October, 2012 | BibTex

Patents

3Patents

N.B.C. Carvalho, R. Correia, Passive sensor system powered by wireless energy transmission, EP17825932, EPO, Granted, 05-12-2016,
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N.B.C. Carvalho, R. Correia, Passive sensor system powered by wireless energy transmission, US16466883, National, Granted, 05-12-2016, United States,
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R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, Passive sensor system powered by wireless energy transmission, PCT/IB2017/057660, PCT, 05-12-2016,
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Other Scientific Achievements

10Awards

R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, 1st place IEEE Portugal Best PhD, Passive Backscatter Sensors for IoT applications in IEEE Portugal Best PhD, 01-10-2021
F. Pereira, R. Correia, M. Jordão, WPTC2020 - Student Best Paper Award, Student Best Paper Award - IEEE MTT-S Wireless Power Transfer Conference (WTPC) 2020. Nov 15 – 18, 2020 / Seoul, Korea, 01-11-2020
R. Correia, 1st Place Altice International Innovation Award, Passive Backscatter Sensors for IoT applications - Altice International Innovation Award, 01-10-2020
R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, Fraunhofer Portugal Challenge 2019, 2nd place in the Ph.D. Category, 01-10-2019
M. Jordão, R. Correia, D. Belo, F. Pereira, IMS 2019 Backscatter Radio Student Design Competition, Second Place Award (MTT-24 RFID Technologies), 01-06-2019
R. Correia, M. Jordão, D. Belo, F. Pereira, N.B.C. Carvalho, Backscatter Radio, IMS 2018 Backscatter Radio Student Design Competition, First Place Award (TC: 24 RFID Technologies), 01-06-2018
D. Belo, R. Correia, P. Pinho, N.B.C. Carvalho, University of Aveiro - Research Day 2017, Research Day 2017, 01-06-2017
R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, 1st place ANACOM-URSI Portugal prize, 10º Congresso do Comité Português da URSI, 01-11-2016
R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, 1st place Student Poster Competition, 6th Workshop WIPE (Wireless Power Transmission for Sustainable Electronics), 01-05-2016
R. Correia, N.B.C. Carvalho, S. Kawasaki, 3rd place Student Paper Competition, IEEE WPTC (Wireless Power Transfer Conference), 01-05-2015

1Miscellaneous

M. Luís, F. Pereira, R. Correia, H. Sampaio, R. Chaves, R. Oliveira, L. F. M. A. F. M. Almeida, M. Jordão, A. Oliveira, N.B.C. Carvalho, S. Sargento, Backscatter and Vehicular Communications for Cars and Boats’ networks: A Platform for Users Awareness, Seminars, 26th RTCM - Rede Temática de Comunicações Móveis, UC, 01-01-2019 | Link

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