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EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 344, 2025
AI-Integrated Physics, Technology, and Engineering Conference (AIPTEC 2025)
Article Number 01042
Number of page(s) 7
Section AI-Integrated Physics, Technology, and Engineering
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202534401042
Published online 22 December 2025
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