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% from HDR Thesis Preparation Advice 2008
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            \huge\sc\expandafter{Title of the PhD Thesis} % put in small caps
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        \textrm{By}\\
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        \Large\textrm{\href{mailto:Firstname.Lastname@uon.edu.au}{Firstname Lastname} \\\small{MSc (UniA), BSc (UniB)}}
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    \begin{center}
         \Large\textbf{Thesis}\\
         \vskip0.2cm
         \textit{submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of}\\
         \vskip0.2cm
          \Large\textbf{Doctor of Philosophy}
	    \vskip1cm%
           \includegraphics[width=0.2 \columnwidth]{images/newcastle.png}\\
		School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science\\
		\href{http://www.newcastle.edu.au/}{The University of Newcastle}\\
		Callaghan, New South Wales 2308, Australia\\
           April 2022\\
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%%%%% Submition date if different from creation date
%\submitdate{September 2013}
\onehalfspacing
\include{ch-front-matter}
\tableofcontents
\listoffigures
\listoftables
\listofalgorithms
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{List of Algorithms}
\chapter*{Abstract}
\lipsum[2-4]
\clearpage\thispagestyle{empty}
\onehalfspacing
\mainmatter
%=======================================
%	Chapter 1
%=======================================
\chapter{Introduction}
\lipsum[1-4]
\cite{smit54}
\section{Background}
\lipsum[4-6]
\subsection{Specific Background}
\lipsum[1-3]
\subsection{Further refinement of the Background}
\lipsum[3-8]
\section{Motivation}
\lipsum[1-2]
\begin{description}
\item [Challenge 1:] \lipsum[1]
\item [Challenge 2:] \lipsum[2]
\item [Challenge 3:] \lipsum[3]
\item [Challenge 4:] \lipsum[4]
\end{description}
\section{Research Objectives \label{sec:obj}}
\lipsum[1-2]
\begin{description}
\item[Obj 1\label{Obj1}:] \lipsum[1]
\item[Obj 2\label{Obj2}:]\lipsum[2]
\item[Obj 3\label{Obj3}:]\lipsum[3]
\item[Obj 4\label{Obj4}:] \lipsum[4]
\end{description}
\section{Organisation of the Thesis}
\lipsum[7]
\section{Summary}
\lipsum[4]
%=======================================
%	Chapter 2
%=======================================
\chapter{Literature Review}\label{ch-lit-rev}
\lipsum[1]
\section{Review of Main Method}
\lipsum[2-3]
\cite{gree00,jame76}
\subsection{Review of Sub Method 1}
\lipsum[3-6]
\cite{phil99,smit54}
 
\subsection{Review of Sub Method 2}
\lipsum[5-9]
\section{Challenges in The Method}
\lipsum[3-7]
\section{Summary}
\lipsum[1-2]
%\blankpage
% ===========================================
%	Chapter 3
% ===========================================
\begin{savequote}[0.75\linewidth]
	This chapter contains parts of the paper ``How {I} Discovered {America}" published on the Journal (\cite{colu92}).
	\qauthor{} 
\end{savequote}
\chapter{Chapter 3}\label{ch-ga-eoc}
\lipsum[2]
\section{Discovery of America}
\lipsum[3]
\section{Performance of the Proposed Method}
The\lipsum[3-8]
\section{Discussion}
\lipsum[2-5]
%\blankpage
 
% ===========================================
%	Chapter 7
% ===========================================
\chapter{Conclusion and Final Remarks}\label{ch-concl}
\lipsum[5-9]
\section{Research Contributions}
\lipsum[2]
\begin{description}
\item[Obj 1:] \lipsum[1]
\item[Obj 2:] \lipsum[2]
\end{description}
\lipsum[3]
\begin{description}
\item[Obj 3:] \lipsum[4]
\item[Obj 4:] \lipsum[5]
\end{description}
\lipsum[6]
\section{Future Challenges}
\lipsum[3-5]
\section{Conclusion}
\lipsum[8]
\singlespacing
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\clearpage
\appendix
\include{ch-apendix}
%\backmatter
\include{listofSymbols}
%\printindex
\end{document}