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+name: Simone Balducci
+image: https://github.com/sbaldu.png
+role: phd
+order: 1
+category: external
+affiliation: University of Bologna, INFN-CNAF, CERN
+links:
+  home-page: https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/simone.balducci7/en
+  github: sbaldu
+  email: simone.balducci7@unibo.it
+---
+
+<p style="font-family: 'Georgia', serif; font-size: 18px;">
+PhD student in Computer Science and software developer at CERN.
+</p>