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Curriculum Vitae
Rebhi Soliman Baraka
Software Development Department
Faculty of Information Technology
The Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine
Phone: +970 8 2644400 Local 2950 Fax: +970 8 2644800
[email protected] http://site.iugaza.edu.ps/rbaraka/
Personal Information
Date of birth: Feb. 20, 1967
Place of birth: Gaza Strip, Palestine
Nationality: Palestinian
Marital status: Married
Children: 4 Girls and 2 Boys
Education
Ph.D. in Computer Science, Johannes Kepler University, Austria, 2006.
Dissertation: A Framework for Publishing and Discovering Mathematical Web
Services.
M.Sc. in Computer Science, De La Salle University, Philippines, 1996.
Thesis: Reducing Communication Overhead in A Dynamic Load Sharing
Algorithm.
B.S. in Electronics and Communications Engineering, University of the East,
Philippines, 1991.
Administrative Responsibilities
Dean. Faculty of Information Technology, the Islamic University of Gaza. Since
August 2015.
Vice Dean. Faculty of Information Technology, the Islamic University of Gaza.
September 2011 to May 2015.
Head of the Software Development Department. Faculty of Information
Technology, the Islamic University of Gaza. Since September 2007.
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Coordinator of the Educational computer program. Joint Program between the
Faculty of Information technology and Faculty of Education, the Islamic University
of Gaza. Since September 2007.
Member of the Faculty Council. Faculty of Information Technology. The Islamic
University of Gaza. Since September 2007.
Head and member of several committees related to Information Technology at the
Faculty of Information Technology, the Islamic University of Gaza, and other
institutions.
Work Experience
Associate professor of computer science. Faculty of Information Technology,
Islamic University of Gaza, since 2015.
Assistant professor. Faculty of Information Technology, Islamic University of Gaza,
2006 to 2014.
Research Assistant. Research Institute for Symbolic Computation (RISC),
Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria, 2002 to 2006.
Instructor. The Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine, 1997 to 2001.
Instructor. College of Education, Gaza, Palestine, 1997.
Instructor. College of Science and Technology, Khanyounis, Palestine, 1997.
Teaching Activities
Big Data, Semantic Web, Web Services, Web Computing, Cloud Computing, Web
Programming, Service-Oriented Software Engineering, Operating Systems,
Distributed Systems, Computer Architecture, Assembly Language Programming,
Digital Design, Data Structures and Algorithms, Computer Graphics, Programming in
C, Programming in Pascal, and Introduction to Computer Science.
Research Interests
Distributed Systems (Web Services, Big Data and Cloud Computing).
Semantic Web (Semantic-based Arabic Information Retrieval).
Ontology Engineering and Ontology-based knowledge Management.
Research Projects
Using Data Mining Technology in the Heath Sector in Gaza Strip. Research Grant.
Qatar Ibhath. 2016-2017.
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Computerizing the Golden Rule for Learning Quran Recitation. Research Grant.
Islamic University of Gaza. 2013-2014.
Connect: A Social Network for Reducing Poverty and Unemployment. Research
Grant. Islamic University of Gaza. 2010 -2011.
An Ontology-Based Annotation Approach for Arabic Document Retrieval.
Research Grant. Islamic University of Gaza. 2009 -2010.
MathBroker II - Brokering of Distributed Mathematical Services, Research Institute
for Symbolic Computation (RISC), Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria, 2005
to 2006. Funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF).
MathBroker - A Framework for Brokering Distributed Mathematical Services,
Research Institute for Symbolic Computation (RISC), Johannes Kepler University,
Linz, Austria, 2002-2003. Funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF).
Publications
Mahmoud A. Hamouda and Rebhi S. Baraka. An Ontology-Based Approach for
Detecting Soap Message Attack. International Journal on Web Service Computing
(IJWSC). Vol. 9, N0. 3, December 2018.
Heyam K. Elnajjar and Rebhi S. Baraka. Improving Dependency Parsing of Verbal
Arabic Sentences Using Semantic Features. International Conference on
Promising Electronic Technologies (ICPET 2018). October 3-4, 2018.
Maher M. Abushab and Rebhi S. Baraka. Large-Scale Arabic Text
Classification Using MapReduce. The 18th International Arab Conference on
Information Technology (ACIT'2017). December 22-24, 2017.
Suliman Breem and Rebhi Baraka. Automatic Arabic Text Summarization for Large
Scale Multiple Documents Using Genetic Algorithm and Map Reduce. Second
Palestinian International Conference on Information and Communication
Technology (PICICT 2017). May 8 - 9, 2017. Islamic University of Gaza, Palestine.
Rebhi Baraka and Manar Fayad. Automatic Domain-Relevant Collocation
Extraction from Arabic Corpus. IUG Journal of Natural and Engineering Studies,
Vol. 22 No. 2, June 2014.
Rebhi Baraka and Yehya M. Dalloul. Building Hadith Ontology to Support the
Authenticity of Isnad. International Journal on Islamic Applications in Computer
Science and Technology (IJASAT), Vol. 2 No. 1, March 2014.
Rebhi Baraka, Samar Salem, Mona Abu Hussien, Nidaa Nayef, and Wala
Abu Shaban. Arabic Text Author Identification Using Support Vector
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Machines. Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Technology
Research (JACSTR), Vol. 4 No. 1, March 2014.
Suhail Madoukh, Rebhi Baraka. A SOA-Based e-Government Data Integration.
International Arab Journal of e-Technology. January 2014 issue.
Mohammed Abu Tair and Rebhi Baraka. Design and Evaluation of a Parallel
Classifier for Large-Scale Arabic Text. International Journal of Computer
Applications. Vol. 75 N0. 3, August 2013.
Yousef Al-Ashqar and Rebhi Baraka. Building a SOA-Based Model for Purchase
Order Management in E-Commerce System. Palestinian International Conference
on Information and Communication Technology (PICICT 2013). April 15 - 16, 2013.
Islamic University of Gaza, Palestine.
Rebhi Baraka and Suhail Madoukh. A Conceptual SOA-Based Framework for e-
Government Central Database. IEEE 2012 International Conference on Computer,
Information and Telecommunication Systems. Amman, Jordan, May 14-16, 2012.
Rebhi Baraka and Wolfgang Schreiner. Semantic Querying of Mathematical Web
Service Descriptions. Third International Workshop on Web Services and Formal
Methods (WS-FM 2006), September 8-9, 2006. Vienna, Austria.
Rebhi Baraka and Wolfgang Schreiner. Querying Registry-Published
Mathematical Web Services. IEEE 20th International Conference on Advanced
Information Networking and Applications (AINA 2006). April 18-20, 2006. Vienna,
Austria.
Rebhi Baraka, Olga Caprotti, and Wolfgang Schreiner. A Web Registry for
Publishing and Discovering Mathematical Services. IEEE Conference on e-
Technology, e-Commerce, and e-Service (EEE-05), March 29 - April 1, 2005.
Hong Kong.
Technical Reports
Rebhi Baraka. Mathematical Services Query Language: Design, Formalization,
and Implementation. Project Report, Research Institute for Symbolic Computation
(RISC), Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria, September 2005.
Rebhi Baraka. A Foundation for a Mathematical Web Services Query Language:
A Survey on Relevant Query Languages and Tools. Technical Report, Research
Institute for Symbolic Computation (RISC), Johannes Kepler University, Linz,
Austria, September 2004.
Rebhi Baraka, Olga Caprotti, and Wolfgang Schreiner. Publishing and Discovering
Mathematical Service Descriptions: A Web Registry Approach. Technical Report,
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Research Institute for Symbolic Computation (RISC), Johannes Kepler University,
Linz, Austria, April 2004.
Rebhi Baraka, Olga Caprotti, and Wolfgang Schreiner. A Registry Service as a
Foundation for Brokering Mathematical Services. Technical Report, Research
Institute for Symbolic Computation (RISC), Johannes Kepler University, Linz,
Austria, February 2004.
Master Research and Supervising:
Rebhi S. Baraka, and Heyam K. Elnajjar. Improving Dependency Parsing of
Verbal Arabic Sentences Using Semantic Features. Faculty of Information
Technology, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza. October 2016.
Rebhi S. Baraka, and Basel S. El Zraie. Extraction of Taxonomic Relations from
Arabic Text for Ontology Construction. Faculty of Information Technology,
Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza. July 2016.
Rebhi S. Baraka, and Ayman Baroud. An Approach for Bandwidth Guarantee in
Multi-tenant Cloud Datacenter Network. Faculty of Information Technology,
Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza. August 2015.
Rebhi S. Baraka, and Maher M. Abushab. Large-Scale Arabic Text Classification
Using MapReduce. Faculty of Information Technology, Islamic University of
Gaza, Gaza. Febrauary 2015.
Rebhi S. Baraka, Ashraf I. Kaloub. Automatic Ontology-Based Document
Annotation for Arabic Information Retrieval. Faculty of Information Technology,
Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza. August 2013.
Rebhi S. Baraka, Mohammed M. Abu Tair. A High Performance Parallel Classifier
for Large-Scale Arabic Text. Faculty of Information Technology, Islamic University
of Gaza, Gaza. March 2013.
Rebhi S. Baraka, Yehya M. Dalloul. An Ontology-Based Approach to Support the
Process of Judging Hadith Isnad. Faculty of Information Technology, Islamic
University of Gaza, Gaza. March 2013.
Rebhi S. Baraka, Najwa A. Baraka. A Web-Based Collaborative e-Learning
Environment Based on a Model of Social Cognitive Development Theories. Faculty
of Information Technology, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza. November 2012.
Rebhi S. Baraka, Yousef M. Al-Ashqar. Building and Evaluating a SOA-Based
Model for Purchase Order Management in E-Commerce System. Faculty of
Information Technology, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza. October 2012.
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Rebhi S. Baraka, Manar S. Fayyad. Automatic Arabic Domain-Relevant Term
Extraction. Faculty of Information Technology, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza.
September 2012.
Rebhi S. Baraka, Suhail M. Madoukh. A SOA Based Framework for the Palestinian
e-Government Integrated Central Database. Faculty of Information Technology,
Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza. October 2011. Won Best Thesis Award.
Delivered Talks
Several talks in the area of IT related to the semantic web, big data, cloud
computing and IT sector in general.
Data Science. Software Trends Scientific Day. Islamic University of Gaza,
November 27, 2017.
Big Data: Academic and Research Experience. World Telecommunication and
Information Society Day. Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
May 17, 2017.
Role of the Semantic Web in the Arabic Language. Scientific Research and
Graduate Studies Week, Islamic University of Gaza. April 26, 2017.
University Role in Stimulating Entrepreneurship Ideas. University Role in
Stimulating Entrepreneurship Ideas. May 17, 2016.
The Semantic Web. Computer Science Scientific Day. Islamic University of Gaza.
April 6, 2016.
A Conceptual SOA-Based Framework for e-Government Central Database. IEEE
2012 International Conference on Computer, Information and Telecommunication
Systems. Amman, Jordan, May 14-16, 2012.
Towards an Arabic Semantic Search: An Ontology-Based Annotation Approach for
Document Retrieval. Invited Seminar Talk. Research Institute for Symbolic
Computation (RISC). Linz, Austria June 22, 2011.
A Conceptual SOA-based Framework for e-Government Central Database. Invited
Seminar Talk. Research Institute for Symbolic Computation (RISC). Linz, Austria
June 15, 2011.
Software Development: Present and Future. Innovative Thinking and Elements of
Project success Workshop. Business and Technology Incubator, IUG, August 21,
2010.
SOA Adoption in e-Government. Palestine Communications and Technology
Forum. Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. June 28 – July
1, 2010.
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Computer Programs, the Internet, and their role on Sharia Majors. A study day:
Modern Technologies and their Impact on the Sharia Colleges. University College
of Applied Sciences. December 16, 2009.
E-government Web Registry: Support for an E-Government Initiative. Information
Technology Fourm-3, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza Strip, May 12-13, 2009.
Computing Curricula: An Overview. Faculty of IT Curricula Development Workshop
Faculty of Information Technology, Islamic University of Gaza, December 2, 2008.
Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP). IT faculty seminar. Faculty of Information
Technology, Islamic University of Gaza, October 28 and November 4, 2008.
Developing Research Awareness in Students: A Teaching Experience. Faculty
Day, Faculty of Information Technology, the Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza Strip.
January 22, 2008.
Mathematical Web Services. IT faculty seminar. Faculty of Information
Technology, Islamic University of Gaza, November 6 and November 13, 2007.
Open Source and GPL License. Linux Scientific Day. Faculty of Information
Technology. Islamic University of Gaza. Gaza Strip. May 7, 2007.
A Framework for Publishing and Discovering Mathematical Web Services. RISC
forum, RISC-Linz, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria. June 26, 2006.
Querying Registry-Published Mathematical Web Services. IEEE 20th International
Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA 2006).
April 18-20, 2006. Vienna, Austria.
A Web Registry for Publishing and Discovering Mathematical Services. IEEE
Conference on e-Technology, e-Commerce, and e-Service. Hong Kong Baptist
University, Hong Kong, March 29 - April 1, 2005.
Brokering Mathematical Services Through a Web Registry. RISC forum, RISC-
Linz, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria, May 14, 2004.
XML Registries. MathBroker Workshop on Mathematical Web Services, RISC-
Linz, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria, November 11-12, 2002.
Conferences and Workshops
The 19th International Arab Conference on Information Technology
(ACIT'2018). December 29-31, 2018.
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International Conference on Promising Electronic Technologies (ICPET
2018). October 3-4, 2018.
The 18th International Arab Conference on Information Technology
(ACIT'2017). December 22-24, 2017.
Second Palestinian International Conference on Information and Communication
Technology (PICICT 2017). May 8 – 9, 2017. Islamic University of Gaza, Palestine.
Palestinian International Conference on Information and Communication
Technology (PICICT 2013). April 15 - 16, 2013. Islamic University of Gaza,
Palestine.
International Arab Conference on Information Technology (ACIT'2012). Amman,
Jordan, December 10-13, 2012.
IEEE 2012 International Conference on Computer, Information and
Telecommunication Systems. Amman, Jordan, May 14-16, 2012.
Information Technology forum-3. Faculty of Information Technology. Islamic
University of Gaza. Gaza Strip. Palestine. May 12-13, 2009.
Advancing and Developing Scientific Research in the Islamic University of Gaza.
Workshop. March 18, 2008.
Thinking and Elements of Project success Workshop. Business and Technology
Incubator, IUG, August 21, 2010.
Palestine Communications and Technology Forum. Ministry of Communications
and Information Technology. June 28 – July 1, 2010.
A study day: Modern Technologies and their Impact on the Sharia Colleges.
University College of Applied Sciences. December 16, 2009.
Information Technology Forum-3. Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza Strip, May 12-
13, 2009.
Workshop on Mechanisms of Developing Scientific Research. Islamic University
of Gaza. Gaza. March 18, 2008.
IEEE 20th International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and
Applications (AINA 2006), Vienna, April 18-20, 2006 IEEE Conference on e-
Technology, e-Commerce, and e-Service (EEE 05), Hong Kong, March 29 - April
1, 2005.
AISC 2004 Seventh International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and
Symbolic Computation, Hagenberg, Austria, September 22-24, 2004.
Mathematical Web Services, Project workshop. RISC-Linz, Johannes Kepler
University, November 11-12, 2002, Linz, Austria.
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LMCS 2002 Logic, Mathematics and Computer Science: Interactions, October 20-
22, 2002, Hagenberg, Austria.
ADG 2002 Fourth International Workshop on Automated Deduction in Geometry,
Hagenberg, Austria, September 04-06, 2002.
MKM 2001 First International Workshop on Mathematical Knowledge
Management, Hagenberg, Austria, September 24-26, 2001.
Building Interactive Media for Technical Education and Training Using Multimedia
Software Tools, The Islamic University of Gaza, December 13-17, 1998, Palestine.
First IUG's Mathematics and Computer Conference , The Islamic University of
Gaza, February 28, 1998, Palestine
Summer Workshop for Advanced Computing, De La Salle University, May 22-26,
1995, Philippines.
Stimulating Computing Research in the Academe, Industry, and Government, De
La Salle University, November 25-27, 1993, Philippines.
Scientific Research Refereeing
The International Arab Journal of Information Technology (IAJIT), since 2014.
The Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (AJSE), since 2011.
Academic Research Initiative Program. Mercy Corps Gaza, 2014.
Mindanao Journal of Science and Technology, 2013.
Eng. Zuhair Hijjawi Award for Scientific Research. 2012 and 2013.
Research Scholarship Fund. Scientific Research, Islamic University of Gaza.
Proposal Evaluator 2012.
Al-Quds Open University Journal for Research and Refereed Studies. 2011 and
2012.
Islamic University Journal: Engineering, Natural and Scientific Studies, Volume
17, 2nd Issue, 2009.
IJITWE International Journal of Information Technology and Web Engineering,
Inaugural Issue: January 2006.
MKM2005 Fourth International Conference on Mathematical Knowledge
Management, Bremen, Germany, July 15 -17, 2005.
Software Packages
Several experimental software related to ontologies and semantic web
applications in the Arabic, health, legal, agriculture, etc.
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MathBroker Registry Provider.
http://poseidon.risc.uni-linz.ac.at:8080/results/Registry.html
Mathematical Services Query Language (MSQL).
http://apache2.risc.uni-linz.ac.at/twiki/bin/view/MathBroker
Selected Supervised Graduation Projects
Arabic Text Author Identification Using Support Vector Machines. Samar Salem,
Mona Abu Hussien, Nidaa Nayef, and Wala Abu Shaban. Faculty of Information
Technology, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza. June 2012.
Rebhi S. Baraka, Mariam Abu Etewy, Ejlal Shokor, Doaa Adas. A Web Based
Social Network to Fight Poverty and Unemployment. Faculty of Information
Technology, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza. October 2011.
Towards an Arabic Semantic Search: An Ontology-Based Annotation Approach for
Document Retrieval. G. Abo Uda et al. Software Development Department, Faculty
of Information Technology, the Islamic University of Gaza. July 2010.
AL-Bayan II: An XML-Based Holy Quran Web Application. M. Siam et al. Software
Development Department, Faculty of Information Technology, the Islamic
University of Gaza. July 2009. Won Best Graduation project award.
Development an income tax system for the ministry of finance. B. Zaqout et al.
Software Development Department, Faculty of Information Technology, the
Islamic University of Gaza. July 2009. Won Best Graduation project award.
A Computerized System for the Civil Defense Administration in Gaza Strip.
Software Development Department, Faculty of Information Technology, the
Islamic University of Gaza. July 2009.
Rebhi S. Baraka, Karima B. Mushtaha, Hanan H. Altalla, Lana A. Al-khozondar.
Albayan: An XML-Based Computerization of the Holy Quran. Faculty of
Information Technology, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza. June 2008.
Rebhi S. Baraka, Abeer Abu Dakaa, Heba Abu Amer, Maysoon obead. Arabic
Classifications Using XML Registry. Faculty of Information Technology, Islamic
University of Gaza, Gaza. July 2008.
Rebhi S. Baraka, Ahmad S. El-Saidy, Youssuf F. Sha'ath, Abu Baker N. El-Yazgy,
Abed El-Salam M. El-Zeen. An Approach for Building Rich Internet Applications
with Palestinian Encyclopedia as a Case Stud. Faculty of Information Technology,
Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza. August 2008.
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Developing financial Administrative Information Systems and their role in decision
making support: Procurement and Stocks division as a case study. A. Alhadad, et
al. Software Development Department, Faculty of Information Technology, the
Islamic University of Gaza. September 2007. Won Best Graduation project award.
Other Scientific Activities
Technical committee member, The International Arab Journal of Information
Technology. Since 2014.
Head of the committee for applying for the prize of IDB for science and technology
2014. Received by the faculty of IT.
Scientific Committee member. The 3rd Palestinian Symposium on Computational
Linguistics and Arabic Content (iArabic’2014). Sina Institute, Birzeit University.
April 12, 2014.
Scientific Committee member. The 2nd Higher Studies conference. April 29- 30,
2013. Islamic University of Gaza, Palestine.
Scientific Committee member. The 2nd Palestinian Symposium on Computational
Linguistics and Arabic Content (iArabic’2013). Sina Institute, Birzeit University.
April 20, 2013.
Head of the Organizing Committee. Palestinian International Conference on
Information and Communication Technology (PICICT 2013). April 15 - 16, 2013.
Islamic University of Gaza, Palestine.
Head of the Organizing Committee. 2nd Software Engineering Workshop. Islamic
University of Gaza, Palestine. February 15, 2012.
Head of the Organizing Committee. 1st Software Engineering Workshop. Islamic
University of Gaza, Palestine. May 2, 2011.
Organizing Committee Member. Technology in eLearning. Faculties of IT and
Education Joint Scientific Day. Islamic University of Gaza, Palestine. February 20,
2011.
Representative of the Faculty of Information Technology in the Islamic
University Scientific Council for the year 2008.
Coordinator of the Faculty Seminar in the Faculty of Information Technology. 2007
to 2009.
Coordinator of the Faculty Scientific Day. Faculty of Information Technology.
January 22, 2008.
Chair of the Third Session Second Day (session title: Graduate students status).
Youth Technology Forum. The Islamic University of Gaza. February 20 - 22, 2007.
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Chair of the Second Session Second Day, Information Technology Forum-3.
Faculty of Information Technology. The Islamic University of Gaza. May 12 – 13,
2009.
Member of the Organizing Committee. Information Technology Forum-3. Faculty
of Information Technology. The Islamic University of Gaza. May 12 – 13, 2009.
Member of the Committee for Developing the Academic curricula. Faculty of
Information Technology. The Islamic University of Gaza. Since 2007.
Head of the committee for Studying the Impact of High School Curricula on the
Information Technology Curricula. 2007 – 2008.
Community-Related Activities
Member of Bani Suhaila Municipal Council. 2011 – Present.
Technical training institutes in the Field of Information Technology and
Communications in Gaza Strip: Present and Future. Workshop at PICTA, June 16,
2010.
Academic Disciplines in the Palestinian Universities and the Requirements of the
Labor Market. Workshop at Palestine News Paper. Gaza. April 19, 2010.
Developing and Computerizing the Rafah Municipality Information System. First
Workshop. Rafah Municipality. April 10, 2007.
Developing and Computerizing the Rafah Municipality Information System.
Second Workshop. Rafah Municipality. August 1, 2007.
Studying a Draft Computerized Income Tax System. A special Workshop to
Develop and Computerize the Income Tax. The Income Tax Directorate of the
Ministry of Finance. Society of Palestinian Accountants. May 10, 2009.
Press
Several press interviews related to academic, social and personal activities in the
field of Information Technology.
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