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+% This article is the definitive citation for Julia.
+@article{Julia-2017,
+    title={Julia: A fresh approach to numerical computing},
+    author={Bezanson, Jeff and Edelman, Alan and Karpinski, Stefan and Shah, Viral B},
+    journal={SIAM {R}eview},
+    volume={59},
+    number={1},
+    pages={65--98},
+    year={2017},
+    publisher={SIAM},
+    doi={10.1137/141000671},
+    url={https://epubs.siam.org/doi/10.1137/141000671}
+}
+
+% For more details on research related to Julia, see https://julialang.org/research