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 Authors: 
 *  Aiko Voigt (University of Vienna)
-*  Noam Rotberg (Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg)
+*  Noam von Rotberg (Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg)
 *  Nicole Knopf (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
 *  Petra Schwer (Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg)