Staff
Dr.-Ing. Angelika Peer
Contact Information
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Phone: +49-89-289-23412
Room: N3512
Location: Theresienstrasse 90, 80333 München, Building N5
 
Short Biography

Career

since May 2011

TUM-IAS Carl von Linde Junior Fellow

July 2008 -
May 2011

Postdoctoral researcher and lecturer
Institute of Automatic Control Engineering
Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany

Scientific education

July 2008

Ph.D. with distinction: "Design and Control of Admittance-Type Telemanipulation Systems" (Supervisor: Univ. Prof. Dr.-Ing./Univ. Tokio Martin Buss)

2004 – 2008

Research assistant, Institute of Automatic Control Engineering, Technische Universität München

1999 – 2003

Study of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at the Technische Universität München, Basis course: Automation technology, Specialization: Industrial information technology

Activities

  • Chair of the Technical Committee on Telerobotics of the Robotics Automation Society
  • Secretary of the Eurohaptics Society
  • Vice women’s representative of the Faculty Electrical Engineering and Information Technology of the Technische Universität München
  • Guest editor of the special issue "New Vistas and Challenges in Telerobotics" (2008) in the "Robotics Automation Magazine", book editor of “The sense of Touch and Its Rendering” (2008), guest editor of the special issue “Design and Control Methodologies in Telerobotics” (2010) of the “Mechatronics” Journal, guest editor of the special issue “Haptic Human-Robot Interaction” (to appear) in the IEEE Transactions on Haptics, guest editor of the special issue “Autonomous physical human-robot interaction” (to appear) in the International Journal of Robotics Research
  • Organizer of invited sessions (IROS2010, RO-MAN2010), organizer of Workshops at international conferences (ICRA2008, IROS2009, Worldhaptics 2011, ICRA 2011)
  • Program committee member: AIM 2011, Eurohaptics 2008, HAVE 2009-2011, HCRS 2009, HRI 2012, ICABB-2010, ICRA 2011, IROS 2008/2010, KI 2010, RO-MAN 2010-2011, RSS 2009, Worldhaptics 2011
  • Reviewer for several international journals and conferences
  • Organizer of the „Telerobotic Summerschool 2010“
  • Membership IEEE, IEEE RAS, Haptic Society, EUCOgII

 

Awards

  • Citation for Meritorious Service in recognition of the outstanding work as a reviewer for the IEEE Transactions on Haptics
  • Nomination for the  EURON Georges Giralt PhD Award 2010 for the dissertation "Design and Control of Admittance-Type Telemanipulation Systems"
  • Price for outstanding scientific accomplishments from the Bund der Freunde der Technischen Universität München e.V. for the dissertation "Design and Control of Admittance-Type Telemanipulation Systems"
  • SICE 2008 Student Travel Grant Award for the paper "Robust Stability Analysis of Bilateral Teleoperation Systems Using Admittance-Type Devices"
  • Werner von Siemens Excellence Award 2004 for the diploma thesis "Modelling and Control of a Force-Feedback Actuator for Steer-by-Wire Systems"

 

 

Research Interests

Robotics, Control, Human-System Interaction, Teleoperation, Haptics, Hap-
tic Interaction, Haptic Perception, and Human Motor Control

 

Research projects:

  • Principal investigator in the DFG transfer project “Haptics of control elements and interior equipment in the car” funded by the German Research Foundation, 2011-2013
  • Principal investigator and leader of TUM group in the EU project “VERE”
    Call FP7-ICT-2009-8.4, Human Computer Confluence, Contract No 257695, June 2010 - June 2015
  • Principal investigator and leader of TUM group in the EU project “BEAMING”, Call FP7-ICT-2009-4, Contract No FP7-248620, Jan 2010- Jan 2014
  • Principal investigator of the project “Control Methods for Multi-User Telepresence and Teleaction Systems - Stability, Performance, Assistance and Co-Presence” within the Collaborative Research Centre SFB453 “High-Fidelity Telepresence and Teleaction” funded by the German Research Foundation, 2008 - 2010
  • Responsibility for TUM group in the EU project “IMMERSENCE”
    Call FP6-2004-IST-4, Contract No FP6-27141, 2006 - 2010
  • Responsibility for TUM group in the EU project “Robot@CWE”
    Call FP6-2002-IST-C, Contract No FP6-018654, 2006 - 2009

 

Publications
Journal Articles
1. Z. Wang, E. Giannopoulos, M. Slater, A. Peer, M. Buss , Handshake: Realistic Human-Robot Interaction in Haptic Enhanced Virtual Reality , Presence , 20 (2011) , no. 4 , 371-392 .
2. R. Groten, D. Feth, R. Klatzky, A. Peer , The Role of Haptic Feedback for the Integration of Intentions in Shared Task Execution , IEEE Transactions on Haptics , (2011) , no. 99 , 1939-1412 .
3. E. Giannopoulos, Z. Wang, A. Peer, M. Buss, M. Slater , Comparison of People’s Responses to Real and Virtual Handshakes within a Virtual Environment , Brain Research Bulletin , 58 (2011) , no. 5 , 276-282 .
4. D. Feth, R. Groten, A. Peer, and M. Buss , Haptic Human-Robot Collaboration: Comparison of Robot Partner Implementations in Terms of Human-Likeness and Task Performance , Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments , 20 (2011) , no. 2 , 173 - 189 .
5. A. Reichenbach, J.-P. Bresciani, A. Peer, H. H. Bülthoff, A. Thielscher , Contributions of the PPC to Online Control of Visually Guided Reaching Movements assessed with fMRI-guided TMS , Cerebral Cortex , 11 (2010) , 1–11 .
6. A. Peer, H. Pongrac, and M. Buss , Influence of varied human movement control on task performance and feeling of telepresence , Presence , 19 (2010) , no. 5 , 463-481 .
7. M. Strolz, R. Groten, A. Peer, M. Buss , Development and Evaluation of a Device for the Haptic Rendering of Rotatory Car Doors , Transactions on Industrial Electronics , 58 (2010) , no. 8 , 3133 - 3140 .
8. C. Passenberg, A. Peer, M. Buss , A survey of environment-, operator-, and task-adapted controllers for teleoperation systems , Journal of Mechatronics , (2010) , DOI 10.1016/j.mechatronics.2010.04.005 .
9. A. Reichenbach, A. Thielscher, A. Peer, H. H. Bülthoff and J.-P. Bresciani , Seeing the hand while reaching speeds up on-line responses to a sudden change in target position , Journal of Physiology , 587 (2009) , no. 19 , 4605-4616 .
10. M. Buss, A. Peer, T. Schauß, N. Stefanov, U. Unterhinninghofen, S. Behrendt, J. Leupold, M. Durkovic, M. Sarkis , Development of a Multi-modal Multi-user Telepresence and Teleaction System , The International Journal of Robotics Research , (2009) .
11. A. Peer, M. Buss , A New Admittance-Type Haptic Interface for Bimanual Manipulations , IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics , 13 (2008) , no. 4 , 416-428 .
12. B. Stanczyk, A. Peer, M. Buss , Development of a High Performance Haptic Telemanipulation System with Dissimilar Kinematics , Advanced Robotics , 20 (2006) , 1303--1320 .
Books
13. A. Peer, C. Giachritsis , Immersive Multimodal Interactive Presence , 2012 .
14. A. Bicchi, M. Buss, M.O. Ernst, A. Peer , The Sense of Touch and Its Rendering - Progress in Haptics Research , 2008 .
Bookchapters
15. J. Hölldampf, Z. Wang, A. Peer, M. Buss , Social Haptic Interaction with Virtual Characters , Springer , 2012 .
16. R. Groten, D. Feth, A. Peer, M. Buss , Psychological Experiments in Haptic Collaboration Research , Springer , 2012 .
17. A. Peer, T. Schauß, U. Unterhinninghofen, M. Buss , A mobile haptic interface for bimanual manipulations in extended remote/virtual environments , Novapublishers , 2008 .
18. R. Aracil, M. Buss, M. Ferre, S. Cobos, S. Hirche, M. Kuschel, A. Peer , The Human Role in Telerobotics , STAR series , Springer , 2007 .
19. M. Buss, K.K. Lee, N. Nitzsche, A. Peer, B. Stanczyk, U. Unterhinninghofen , Advanced Telerobotics: Dual-Handed and Mobile Remote Manipulation , Star Series , Springer , 2007 .
Contributions to Collections
20. M. Rank, T. Schauß, A. Peer, S. Hirche, R. L. Klatzky , Masking Effects for Damping JND , Haptics: Perception, Devices, Mobility, and Communication International Conference, EuroHaptics 2012, Tampere, Finland, June 13-15, 2012 Proceedings, Part II , 2012 , p. 145-150 .
21. S. Klare, A. Peer, M. Buss , Development of a 3 DoF MR-Compatible Haptic Interface for Pointing and Reaching Movements , Haptics: Generating and Perceiving Tangible Sensations , (A.M.L. Kappers et al., ed.) , Lecture Notes in Computer Science 6192 , Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg , 2010 , p. 211-218 , DOI - 10.1007/978-3-642-14075-4 .
22. D. Feth, B. A. Tran, R. Groten, A. Peer, M. Buss , Shared-Control Paradigms in Multi-Operator-Single-Robot Teleoperation , Human Centered Robot Systems , (H. Ritter, G. Sagerer, R. Dillmann, M. Buss, ed.) , Cognitive Systems Monographs , Springer , 2009 , p. 53-62 .
23. J. Hölldampf, A. Peer, M. Buss , Virtual Partner for a Haptic Interaction Task , Human Centered Robot Systems , (H. Ritter, G. Sagerer, R. Dillmann, M. Buss, ed.) , Cognitive Systems Monographs , Springer , 2009 .
Peer Reviewed Conference Papers
24. S. Klare, D. Forssilow, A. Peer , Formable Object - A New Haptic Interface for Shape Rendering , WorldHaptics , 2013 , accepted.
25. R. Jenke, A. Peer, M. Buss , Effect-Size-Based Electrode and Feature Selection for Emotion Recognition from EEG , IEEE Int. Conf. on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP) , 2013 , accepted.
26. T. Schauß, A. Peer , Parameter-Space Transparency Analysis of Teleoperation Systems , IEEE Haptics Symposium (HAPTICS) , Vancouver, BC, Canada , 2012 , p. 111-116 .
27. N. Martens, R. Jenke, M. Abu-Alqumsan, Ch. Kapeller, Ch. Hintermüller, Ch. Guger, A. Peer, M. Buss , Towards Robotic Re-Embodiment using a Brain-and-Body-Computer Interface , IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2012) , 2012 , p. 5131-5132 .
28. M. Abu-Alqumsan, R. Jenke, A. Peer, M. Buss , Robotic Re-Embodiment using a Brain-Computer Interface , Neuroscience , 2012 .
29. T. Schauß, C. Passenberg, N. Stefanov, D. Feth, I. Vittorias, A. Peer, S. Hirche, M. Buss, M. Rothbucher, K. Diepold, J. Kammerl, E. Steinbach , Video: Beyond classical teleoperation: Assistance, cooperation, data reduction, and spatial audio , IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) , Saint Paul, MN, USA , 2012 , p. 3553-3554 .
30. C. Passenberg, R. Groten, A. Peer, M. Buss , Towards real-time haptic assistance adaptation optimizing task performance and human effort , IEEE WorldHaptics , 2011 , p. 155-160 .
31. C. Passenberg, N. Stefanov, A. Peer, M. Buss , Enhancing Task Classification in Human-Machine Collaborative Teleoperation Systems by Real-time Evaluation of an Agreement Criterion , IEEE WorldHaptics , 2011 , p. 493-498 .
32. A. M. Schmidts, Dongheui Lee, and A. Peer , Imitation Learning of Human Grasping Skills from Motion and Force Data , IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) , 2011 , p. 1002- 1007 .
33. M. Abu-Alqumsan, N. Martens, R. Jenke, C. Kapeller, C. Hintermueller, A. Peer, M. Buss , Abstract: Adaptive Brain-Computer Interface and its Applications in Robotics , 4th Workshop for Young Researchers on Human-Friendly Robotics, Twente, The Netherlands , 2011 .
34. T. Schauß, R. Groten, A. Peer, M. Buss , Evaluation of a Coordinating Controller for Improved Task Performance in Multi-User Teleoperation , Eurohaptics , 2010 .
35. H. Tanaka, T. Schauß, K. Ohnishi, A. Peer, M. Buss , A Coordinating Controller for Improved Task Performance in Multi-User Teleoperation , EuroHaptics , 2010 .
36. R. Groten, D. Feth, A. Peer and M. Buss , Shared Decision Making in a Collaborative Task with Reciprocal Haptic Feedback - an Efficiency-Analysis , IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) , 2010 .
37. A. Achhammer, C. Weber (C. Passenberg), A. Peer, M. Buss , Improvement of Model-Mediated Teleoperation using a New Hybrid Environment Estimation Technique , IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation , 2010 , p. 5358-5363 .
38. S. Albrecht, C. Passenberg, M. Sobotka, A. Peer, M. Buss, M. Ulbrich , Optimization Criteria for Human Trajectory Formation in Dynamic Virtual Environments , Eurohaptics , 2010 .
39. N. Stefanov, A. Peer, M. Buss , Online Intention Recognition for Computer-Assisted Teleoperation , IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation , 2010 .
40. C. Passenberg, A. Peer, M. Buss , Model-Mediated Teleoperation for Multi-Operator Multi-Robot Systems , IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems , 2010 .
41. D. Feth, A. Peer, and M. Buss , Incorporating Human Haptic Interaction Models into Teleoperation Systems , IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) , 2010 .
42. V. Nitsch, C. Passenberg, A. Peer, M. Buss, B. Färber , Assistance Functions for Collaborative Haptic Interaction in Virtual Environments and their Effect on Performance and User Comfort , 1st International Conference on Applied Bionics and Biomechanics , 2010 .
43. J. Hölldampf, A. Peer, M. Buss , Synthesis of an Interactive Haptic Dancing Partner , 19th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication , 2010 .
44. N. Stefanov, A. Peer, M. Buss , Online Intention Recognition in Computer-Assisted Teleoperation Systems , EuroHaptics , 2010 .
45. D. Feth, A. Peer, and M. Buss , Enhancement of Multi-User Teleoperation Systems by Prediction of Dyadic Haptic Interaction , Proceedings of the 12th International Symposium on Experimental Robotics , 2010 .
46. D. Feth, R. Groten, A. Peer, S. Hirche, M. Buss , Performance Related Energy Exchange in Haptic Human-Human Interaction in a Shared Virtual Object Manipulation Task , Third Joint Eurohaptics Conference and Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems , 2009 , p. 338-343 .
47. N. Stefanov, A. Peer, M. Buss , Role Determination in Human-Human Interaction , Third Joint Eurohaptics Conference and Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems , 2009 .
48. R. Groten, J. Hölldampf, A. Peer & M. Buss. , Predictability of a Human Partner in a Pursuit Tracking Task without Haptic Feedback , The Second International Conferences on Advances in Computer-Human Interactions , 2009 .
49. Z. Wang and A. Peer and M. Buss , An HMM approach to realistic haptic human-robot interaction , Proceedings of The Third Joint Eurohaptics Conference and Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems , Salt Lake City, UT, USA , 2009 , p. 374–379 .
50. Z. Wang and A. Peer and M. Buss , Fast online Impedance Estimation for Robot Control , Proceedings of The Fifth IEEE International Conterence on Mechatronics , Malaga, Spain , 2009 .
51. D. Feth, R. Groten, A. Peer, M. Buss , Control-theoretic Model of Haptic Human-Human Interaction in a Pursuit Tracking Task , Proceedings of the 18th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (Ro-Man) , 2009 .
52. P. Evrard, N. Mansard, O. Stasse, A. Kheddar, T. Schauß, C. Weber (C. Passenberg), A. Peer, M. Buss , Intercontinental, Multimodal, Wide-Range Tele-Cooperation Using a Humanoid Robot , Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, St. Louis, USA , 2009 , p. 5635 - 5640 .
53. R. Groten, D. Feth, R. Klatzky, A. Peer, M. Buss , Efficiency Analysis in a Collaborative Task with Reciprocal Haptic Feedback , IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) , 2009 .
54. R. Groten, D. Feth, H. Goshy, A. Peer, D. A. Kenny, M. Buss , Experimental Analysis of Dominance in Haptic Collaboration , The 18th International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication , 2009 .
55. R. Groten, A. Peer, and M. Buss , Interpretation of Results in Experimental Haptic Interaction Research (Invited Workshop Talk) , IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) , 2009 .
56. A. Peer, M. Buss , Robust Stability Analysis of Bilateral Teleoperation Architectures for Admittance-Type Devices , Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Workshop New Vistas and Challenges in Telerobotics , 2008 .
57. H. Pongrac, A. Peer, B. Färber, M. Buss , Effects of varied human movement control on task performance and feeling of telepresence , Proc. of the EuroHaptics, LNCS 5024 , Springer, Berlin Heidelberg , Madrid, Spain , 2008 , p. 755-765 .
58. A. Peer, S. Einenkel, M. Buss , Multi-fingered Telemanipulation - Mapping of a Human Hand to a Three Finger Gripper , Proceedings of the 17th International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication , 2008 , p. 465-470 .
59. A. Peer, M. Buss , Robust Stability Analysis of Bilateral Teleoperation Systems Using Admittance-Type Devices , International Conference on Instrumentation, Control and Information Technology , 2008 .
60. T. Yamamoto, M. Bernhardt, A. Peer, M. Buss, A. Okamura , Techniques for Environment Parameter Estimation During Telemanipulation , IEEE BioRob , Scottsdale, Arizona, USA , 2008 .
61. A. Reichenbach, J.-P. Bresciani, A. Peer, H. H. Bülthoff and A. Thielscher , Abstract: Neural Correlates of Sensory Feedback Loops in Reaching , NeuroImage , no. 41 (Supplement 1) , 2008 , p. 94 .
62. A. Reichenbach, J.-P. Bresciani, A. Peer, H. H. Bülthoff and A. Thielscher , Abstract: Inter-individual spatial diversity in motor control processes within the posterior parietal cortex assessed with transcranial magnetic stimulation , Brain Stimulation , no. 3 , 2008 , p. 283-284 .
63. A. Reichenbach, A. Thielscher, A. Peer, H. H. Bülthoff and J.-P. Bresciani , Abstract: Neural Correlates of Sensory Feedback Loops in Reaching , 9th International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF) , no. 176 , 2008 .
64. A. Peer and M. Buss , Robust Stability Analysis of a Bilateral Teleoperation System Using the Parameter Space Approach , IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems , 2008 , p. 2350-2356 .
65. A. Peer, S. Hirche, C. Weber (C. Passenberg), I. Krause, M. Buss, S. Miossec, P. Evrard, O. Stasse, E. S. Neo, A. Kheddar, K. Yokoi , Intercontinental multimodal Tele-Cooperation using a Humanoid Robot , IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems , Nice, France , 2008 , p. 405-411 .
66. Y. Komoguchi, A. Peer, K. Yano, M. Buss , Redundancy Resolution of a 7 DOF Haptic Interface considering Collision and Singularity Avoidance , IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems , Nice, France , 2008 , p. 3513-3518 .
67. S. Behrendt, M. Buss, K. Diepold, G. Färber, P. Hinterseer, F. Keyrouz, J. Leupold, A. Peer, M. Sarkis, T. Schauß, N. Stefanov, E. Steinbach, U. Unterhinninghofen , Video: Multi-Modal Multi-User Telepresence and Teleaction System , IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems , Nice, France , 2008 , p. 4137-4138 .
68. A. Peer, S. Hirche, C. Weber (C. Passenberg), I. Krause, M. Buss, S. Miossec, P. Evrard, O. Stasse, E. S. Neo, A. Kheddar, K. Yokoi , Video: Intercontinental Cooperative Telemanipulation between Germany and Japan , IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems , 2008 , p. 2715-2716 .
69. A. Peer, Y. Komoguchi, M. Buss , Towards a Mobile Haptic Interface for Bimanual Manipulations , International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems , San Diego, USA , 2007 , p. 384--391 .
70. Y. Komoguchi, A. Peer, M. Buss , Control and Performance Evaluation of a New Redundant Haptic Interface , SICE Annual Conference , Kagawa University, Japan , 2007 .
71. A. Reichenbach, A. Thielscher, A. Peer, H.H. Bülthoff, J.-P. Bresciani , Abstract: Visual vs. Proprioceptive Feedback Loops in Reaching: an EMG Study , ESF-EMBO Symposium Three Dimensional Sensory and Motor Space: Perceptual Consequences of Motor Action , 2007 , p. 53-54 .
72. M. Buss, M. Kuschel, K.K. Lee, A. Peer, B. Stanczyk , U. Unterhinninghofen , High Fidelity Telepresence Systems: Design, Control, and Evaluation , Proceedings of the Joint International COE/HAM SFB-453 Workshop on Human Adaptive Mechatronics and High-Fidelity Telepresence , Tokyo, Japan , 2006 .
73. A. Peer, U. Unterhinninghofen, M. Buss , Tele-assembly in Wide Remote Environments , 2nd International Workshop on Human-Centered Robotic Systems , Munich, Germany , 2006 .
74. M. Ueberle, H. Esen, A. Peer, U. Unterhinninghofen, M. Buss , Haptic Feedback Systems for Virtual Reality and Telepresence Applications , Proceedings of the Harmonic Drive International Symposium , Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan , 2006 , p. 99-107 .
75. A. Peer, B. Stanczyk, M. Buss , Haptic Telemanipulation with Dissimilar Kinematics , Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems , Edmonton, Canada , 2005 , p. 2483-2487 .
76. A. Peer, U. Unterhinninghofen, K.K. Lee, B. Stanczyk, M. Buss , Haptic Telemanipulation in Extensive Remote Environments , Proceedings of the Joint International COE/HAM SFB-453 Workshop on Human Adaptive Mechatronics and High-Fidelity Telepresence , Tokyo, Japan , 2005 .
77. M. Ueberle, N. Mock, A. Peer, C. Michas, M. Buss , Design and Control Concepts of a Hyper Redundant Haptic Interface for Interaction with Virtual Environments , Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems IROS, Workshop on Touch and Haptics , Sendai, Japan , 2004 .
78. A. Peer, N. Bajcinca, C. Schweiger , Physical-based Friction Identification of an Electro-Mechanical Actuator with Dymola/Modelica and MOPS , Proceedings of the 3rd International Modelica Conference , Linköping , 2003 , p. 241-247 .
79. F. Freyberger, A. Peer, J. Schneider , Tele-Experimentieren mit haptischem Feedback - ein neuer Weg für Tele-Labors in der Regelungstechnik , GMA-Kongress: Automation und Information in Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft, VDI Bericht 1756 , Baden-Baden, Germany , 2003 , p. 153-161 .
PhD thesis
80. A. Peer , Phd thesis: Design and Control of Admittance-Type Telemanipulation Systems , 2008 .

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