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 30</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><sup><span style="color:black">th</span></sup></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;color:black"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://attend.ieee.org/icpads/"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">IEEE
 International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Systems (ICPADS 2024)</span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;color:black"> will
 be held for the first time in<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Belgrade, Serbia</b> from October 10-14, 2024. The conference provides an international forum for scientists, engineers, and users to exchange and share their experiences, new ideas,
 and latest research results on all aspects of parallel and distributed systems research and applications.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.85pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">We
 invite you to submit your original contributions to IEEE ICPADS 2024. Tracks and corresponding Co-chairs are listed below:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Wireless Sensing & Mobile Computing: Yaxiong Xie, Tianxing Li</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Theory and Protocols: Mo Sha, Junyang Shi</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Security & Privacy: Chenxiong Qian, HyungjoonKoo</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Internet of Things & Cyber-Physical Systems: Shijia Pan, Xinlei Chen</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">High-Performance Computing & Data Center: Wei Xue, Bin Yang</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Cloud & Edge Computing: Anfu Zhou, Mi Zhang</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Big Data & Large Models: Ang Li, Shiqi Jiang</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Machine Learning Systems: Wanyu Lin, Jianfei Yang</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Interdisciplinary Distributed Systems and Applications: Pengfei Zhou, Suining He</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Blockchain: Shan Jiang, Nikolay Ivanov</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">**
 Important Dates **</span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Paper
 Submission:</span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"> July
 7<sup>th</sup></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">2024
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Author
 Notification:</span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"> August
 15<sup>th</sup></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">2024</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:12.85pt">
<span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Camera-Ready:</span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"> September
 1<sup>st</sup> 2024<br>
<br>
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height:12.85pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">**Submission
 Guidelines**<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height:12.85pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">All
 papers need to be submitted electronically through the conference submission website (Microsoft CMT) in Word or PDF format at:
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/ICPADS2024"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/ICPADS2024</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">.
 The materials presented in the papers should not be published or under submission elsewhere. Each paper is limited to
<b>8 pages</b> (or 10 pages with an overlength charge), including figures and references, using the IEEE Computer Society Proceedings manuscript style (two columns, single-spaced, font size 10). Manuscript templates for conference proceedings can be found at
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">https://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">We
 use a <b>single-blind policy</b>. Authors can include their names and affiliations in the papers.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Papers
 accepted by IEEE</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span class="outlook-search-highlight"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">ICPADS</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">2024
 conference will be published by the IEEE Computer Society Press. All accepted papers will be submitted to IEEE Xplore and El. Distinguished papers presented at the conference, after further revision, will be invited for submission to a special issue on prestigious
 journals.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">We
 look forward to meeting you at the conference!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Best
 regards,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">IEEE</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span class="outlook-search-highlight"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">ICPADS</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">2024
 Organizing Committee</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK11"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK12"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK16"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK19"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK22"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK29"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK31"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK32"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK34"></span><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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