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\title{%
[TITLE OF YOUR PHD FORUM] \\
{\footnotesize DATE PhD Forum 20xx}\\[-1.0ex]
}
\author{\IEEEauthorblockN{[your name]}
\IEEEauthorblockA{\textit{[department]} \\
\textit{[institution]},
[country] \\
(email contact) \\[-4.0ex]}
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\textit{[institution]},
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(email contact) \\[-4.0ex]}
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\section{Introduction}
\textcolor{red}{your abstract - organize it as you prefer up - limit is two pages including Acknowledgments (if any) but excluding references}
\section*{Acknowledgments}
\textcolor{red}{include this section if you need to acknowledge any funding or any additional collaborator}
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