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@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Besides my advisors, I would like to thank the reporters as well as the rest of
 A special thanks to my department’s faculty, staff and fellow researchers for their valuable assistance whenever needed and for creating a pleasant and creative environment during my studies.
 
 Last but not least, I wish to thank my family and friends for their unconditional support and encouragement all these years.
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-\smallskip
-Cergy-Pontoise, ***** **, ****
+
+\bigskip
+\noindent
+Cergy-Pontoise, \thedate
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@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@
 
 \newcommand{\thetitle}{Quality \& Privacy in User-generated Big Data: Algorithms \& Techniques}
 
+\newcommand{\theyear}{****}
+\newcommand{\thedate}{***** **, \theyear}
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   {\huge \thetitle\\}
   \vspace{6em}
 
-  {PRÉSENTÉE LE ***** **, ****\\}
+  {PRÉSENTÉE LE \thedate\\}
   \vspace{1em}
 
   {À LA CY TECH - SCIENCES ET TECHNIQUES\\}
@@ -46,6 +46,6 @@
   \vspace{.5em}
   \\
   {France\\
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+  \theyear}
 
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