diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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+[submodule "mds/mds-matlab-structs"]
+	path = mds/mds-matlab-structs
+	url = git@gitlab.epfl.ch:spc/tcv/tbx/mds-matlab-structs.git
diff --git a/mds/mds-matlab-structs b/mds/mds-matlab-structs
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+Subproject commit 0554d1c33af7d18f47243ab8d579862f709d1998