{"id":1551,"date":"2026-01-13T16:08:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T15:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datascience.unifi.it\/eccellenzadisia\/?p=1551"},"modified":"2026-09-24T12:58:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T10:58:44","slug":"the-data-research-camp-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datascience.unifi.it\/eccellenzadisia\/events\/the-data-research-camp-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The Data Research Camp 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Data Research Camp 2026 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.disia.unifi.it\/index.html?newlang=eng\">Department of Statistics, Computer Science, Applications <\/a>and the <a href=\"https:\/\/datascience.unifi.it\/\">Florence Center for Data Science<\/a> of the University of Florence was held on <strong>July 20-24, 2026,<\/strong> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centrostudi.cisl.it\/\"><em><u>Centro Studi Ricerca e Formazione (CISL)<\/u><\/em><\/a> in Florence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was an exciting free 5-day meeting where young scholars were prompted to explore statistics and data science and their application to extract new knowledge from complex data. During the camp, the participants worked in teams under the supervision of seven senior researchers <a href=\"https:\/\/pure.au.dk\/portal\/en\/persons\/leopoldo.catania%40econ.au.dk\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/pure.au.dk\/portal\/en\/persons\/leopoldo.catania%40econ.au.dk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Leopoldo Catania<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bd.statistik.tu-dortmund.de\/en\/chair\/working-group\/prof-dr-andreas-groll\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/bd.statistik.tu-dortmund.de\/en\/chair\/working-group\/prof-dr-andreas-groll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Andreas Groll<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/umanitoba.ca\/science\/directory\/statistics\/mohammad-jafari-jozani\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/umanitoba.ca\/science\/directory\/statistics\/mohammad-jafari-jozani\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mohammad Jafari Jozani<\/a>,  <a href=\"https:\/\/dec.unibocconi.eu\/faculty\/omiros-papaspiliopoulos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Omiros Papaspiliopoulos<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/drisso.github.io\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/drisso.github.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Davide Risso<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sangalli.faculty.polimi.it\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/sangalli.faculty.polimi.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Laura M. Sangalli<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/webapps.unitn.it\/du\/it\/Persona\/PER0222143\/Curriculum\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/webapps.unitn.it\/du\/it\/Persona\/PER0222143\/Curriculum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Veronica Vinciotti<\/a> with extensive experience in various areas of statistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each team will be challenged to develop innovative methods and models to analyze a common dataset, with the objective of addressing scientific questions&nbsp; motivated by an applied research problem. The program aims to foster collaboration, methodological development, and the exchange of ideas in a stimulating research-oriented environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the current era of big data and data science, data are generated at an unprecedented pace, offering vast opportunities for discovery while simultaneously posing new scientific and methodological challenges. The new generation of researchers in Statistics will be called upon to address these challenges by contributing to the advancement of modern statistics and data science through the development of<strong> <\/strong>novel tools and methodologies capable of fully harnessing the potential of data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The objective of the Data Research Camp is to bring together researchers in statistics and data science in an intellectually stimulating setting that encourages the exchange of ideas, promotes discussion, and fosters new scientific connections and interdisciplinary collaborations.<br>The Camp is expected to have both short- and long-term impacts, laying the groundwork for new interdisciplinary research directions and leading to cutting-edge contributions to modern statistics from both methodological and applied perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Research Camp&nbsp;<\/strong>is supported by the excellence program \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/datascience.unifi.it\/eccellenzadisia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rethinking Data Science (ReDS): advances in causal inference and statistical learning across domains<\/a>\u201d  and it is endorsed by the&nbsp;PhD programs in Statistics of the <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifi.it\/en\">University of Florence<\/a><\/u> ,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unibocconi.it\/en\">Bocconi University<\/a>,&nbsp;<u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unibo.it\/en\">University of Bologna<\/a><\/u>,&nbsp;<u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unipd.it\/en\/\">University of Padova<\/a><\/u> and <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polimi.it\/\">Politecnico di Milano<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"SubmitApplication26\"><strong>The Data Research Camp 2026<\/strong> builds on the success of three previous editions. The <a href=\"http:\/\/(https:\/\/datascience.unifi.it\/eccellenzadisia\/past-events\/data-research-camp-15-18-luglio-2024\/\"><strong>2024 edition<\/strong><\/a> was organized by the Department of Statistics, Computer Science, Applications and the Florence Center for Data Science at the University of Florence, while the earlier 2019 and 2022 editions were organized by the Department of Statistical Sciences of the University of Padua (see the websites of the <a href=\"http:\/\/researchcamp2019.stat.unipd.it\/\">2019<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/researchcamp2022.stat.unipd.it\/\">2022<\/a> editions).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-cfc66864\">\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/datascience.unifi.it\/eccellenzadisia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DRC2026_programme.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/datascience.unifi.it\/eccellenzadisia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DRC2026_programme.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Programme<\/a><\/strong> <br><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/datascience.unifi.it\/eccellenzadisia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Participants_DRC2026.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/datascience.unifi.it\/eccellenzadisia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Participants_DRC2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Participants<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3\"><strong>Photos<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-c935f99f\">\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-b8af19ee\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ec847b07\">\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-c6f84d1f gb-headline-text\"><strong>Senior Group Leaders<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-52c6654c\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-60c32297\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-60c32297\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-d1cc649f\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"295\" height=\"295\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-d1cc649f\" src=\"https:\/\/datascience.unifi.it\/eccellenzadisia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LCatani.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"LCatani\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascience.unifi.it\/eccellenzadisia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LCatani.png 295w, https:\/\/datascience.unifi.it\/eccellenzadisia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LCatani-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-75f7dc0e\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-75f7dc0e\">\n\n<h5 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-91d8751e gb-headline-text\"><a data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.unifi.it\/p-doc2-0-0-A-3f2a3c2e36292f-0.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unifi.it\/p-doc2-0-0-A-3f2a3c2e36292f-0.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pure.au.dk\/portal\/en\/persons\/leopoldo.catania%40econ.au.dk\/\">Leopoldo Catania<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aarhus University, Denmark<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-2fb7c903\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-3d5d7121\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-aa35ba43\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-aa35ba43\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-98d83697\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"295\" height=\"295\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-98d83697\" src=\"https:\/\/datascience.unifi.it\/eccellenzadisia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AGroll.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"AGroll\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascience.unifi.it\/eccellenzadisia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AGroll.png 295w, https:\/\/datascience.unifi.it\/eccellenzadisia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AGroll-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-9681db7b\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-9681db7b\">\n\n<h5 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-970714e0 gb-headline-text\"><strong><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bd.statistik.tu-dortmund.de\/en\/chair\/working-group\/prof-dr-andreas-groll\/\">Andreas Groll<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dortmund University, Germany<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-ca78aec9\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-8732508b\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-8732508b\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-b7e05903\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"295\" height=\"295\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-b7e05903\" src=\"https:\/\/datascience.unifi.it\/eccellenzadisia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MJafari.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"MJafari\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascience.unifi.it\/eccellenzadisia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MJafari.png 295w, https:\/\/datascience.unifi.it\/eccellenzadisia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MJafari-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-073d6ff5\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-073d6ff5\">\n\n<h5 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-833c4725 gb-headline-text\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/umanitoba.ca\/science\/directory\/statistics\/mohammad-jafari-jozani\">Mohammad Jafari Jozani<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">University of Manitoba, Canada<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-64856cd5\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-34271f0b\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-2f870963\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-2f870963\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-72dc26e2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"295\" height=\"295\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-72dc26e2\" src=\"https:\/\/datascience.unifi.it\/eccellenzadisia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OPapaspiliopoulos.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"OPapaspiliopoulos\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascience.unifi.it\/eccellenzadisia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OPapaspiliopoulos.png 295w, https:\/\/datascience.unifi.it\/eccellenzadisia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OPapaspiliopoulos-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-062964de\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-062964de\">\n\n<h5 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-763a80d4 gb-headline-text\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dec.unibocconi.eu\/faculty\/omiros-papaspiliopoulos\">Omiros Papaspiliopoulos<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bocconi University, Italy<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-7530cdf7\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-62aa8c9f\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-1fef7793\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-1fef7793\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-8677e76f\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"295\" height=\"295\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-8677e76f\" src=\"https:\/\/datascience.unifi.it\/eccellenzadisia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DRisso.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"DRisso\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascience.unifi.it\/eccellenzadisia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DRisso.png 295w, https:\/\/datascience.unifi.it\/eccellenzadisia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DRisso-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-d410143f\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-d410143f\">\n\n<h5 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-8a8c2567 gb-headline-text\"><strong><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drisso.github.io\/\">Davide Risso<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">University of Padova, Italy<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-77745e23\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-b9831381\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-b9831381\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-020a982c\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"295\" height=\"295\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-020a982c\" src=\"https:\/\/datascience.unifi.it\/eccellenzadisia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LMSangalli.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"LMSangalli\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascience.unifi.it\/eccellenzadisia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LMSangalli.png 295w, https:\/\/datascience.unifi.it\/eccellenzadisia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LMSangalli-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-8f233e9a\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-8f233e9a\">\n\n<h5 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-88e7e105 gb-headline-text\"><strong><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sangalli.faculty.polimi.it\/\">Laura M. Sangalli<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Politecnico di Milano, Italy<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-6f55eaa6\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-dd56a06f\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-dd56a06f\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-c876af85\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"295\" height=\"295\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-c876af85\" src=\"https:\/\/datascience.unifi.it\/eccellenzadisia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/VVinciotti.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"VVinciotti\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascience.unifi.it\/eccellenzadisia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/VVinciotti.png 295w, https:\/\/datascience.unifi.it\/eccellenzadisia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/VVinciotti-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-a638edc1\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-a638edc1\">\n\n<h5 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-5369d571 gb-headline-text\"><strong><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/webapps.unitn.it\/du\/it\/Persona\/PER0222143\/Curriculum\">Veronica Vinciotti<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">University of Trento, Italy<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-a47b37c7\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4\"><strong>Dataset expert<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Francesco Denti <\/strong>&#8211; University of Padova<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5\"><strong>Organizing Committee<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Alberto Cassese <\/strong>(University of Florence &#8211; Florence Center for Data Science)<br><strong>Daniele Castellana <\/strong>(University of Florence &#8211; Florence Center for Data Science)<br><strong>Anna Gottard<\/strong>  (University of Florence, Director of the Florence Center for Data Science)<br><strong>Alessandra Mattei<\/strong> (University of Florence &#8211; Florence Center for Data Science)<br><strong>Fabrizia Mealli <\/strong>(European University Institute &#8211; Florence Center for Data Science)<br><strong>Carla Rampichini<\/strong> (University of Florence &#8211; Florence Center for Data Science)<br><strong>Francesco Sera&nbsp;<\/strong> (University of Florence &#8211; Florence Center for Data Science)<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-94faa216\">\n\n<h3 id=\"MAILTO\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6\"><strong>Organizing Secretariat<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Marta Mascalchi<\/strong><\/strong><br>University of Florence<br><a href=\"mailto:marta.mascalchi@unifi.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">marta.mascalchi@unifi.it<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-be40be90\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7\"><strong>Scientific Committee<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong><strong>Antonio Canale<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> &#8211; University of Padova<br><strong>Alberto Cassese <\/strong>&#8211;  University of Florence<br><strong>Daniele Castellana<\/strong> &#8211;  University of Florence<br><strong>Anna Gottard <\/strong>&#8211;  University of Florence<br><strong>Alessandra Luati<\/strong> &#8211; Imperial College London and University of Bologna<br><strong>Alessandra Mattei<\/strong> &#8211; University of Florence<br><strong>Fabrizia Mealli<\/strong> &#8211; European University Institute<br><strong>Raffaella Piccarreta<\/strong> &#8211; Bocconi University<br><strong>Carla Rampichini<\/strong> &#8211; University of Florence<br><strong>Nicola Sartori<\/strong> &#8211; University of Padova<br><strong>Piercesare Secchi<\/strong> &#8211; Politecnico di Milano<br><strong>Francesco Sera<\/strong> &#8211; University of Florence<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><b>The Data Research Camp 2026 <\/b>of the Department of Statistics, Computer Science, Applications at the University of Florence is a free 5-day meeting taking place in Florence. <br \/>The Data Research Camp is designed to allow young scholars to explore Statistics and Data Science to extract new knowledge from data. 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