Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-actions-marie-curie-participations-et-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Projet LIT (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Employing a decolonial approach inspired by critical museology and Indigenous studies, LIT aims to initiate a visual restitution/rematriation process fostering attention to Sámi people’s experiences during colonial encounters, and to illuminate individual life-stories of women and children photographed by Italian anthropologists Mantegazza and Sommier between 1879 and 1886. It wishes to generate dialogical knowledge of unpublished visual/written materials, enabling Sámi communities of interest to gain access to these scholars’ photographs. In complex socio-historical Indigenous/settler contexts such as Sápmi (the Sámi homeland), Sámi people’s control over their own heritage has proved essential to processes of cultural and ethnopolitical self-determination. Part of the Sámi visual heritage consists of photographs taken - often through mild violence and coercion - by academics engaged in physical anthropological practices involving Sámi individuals of all ages and genders. The resulting academic and divulgative publications circulated in Europe for decades, shaping and reinforcing stereotypes of Sámi peoples and cultures. Photos taken in colonial encounters by late-19th/early-20th century scholars to visualize Sámi people’s supposed biological-cultural inferiority (until a few decades ago inaccessible to the Sámi) have become important means of decolonization and empowerment through art and activism. The visual restitution of such photographs is of the utmost importance not only from a cultural heritage perspective but is also considered by Sámi institutions and individuals as an urgent necessity. LIT proposes an innovative approach based on the co-construction of knowledge and with a gender dimension. I shall reconstruct life stories of women and children photographed by Italian ethnologists, locating their descendants and returning their photographs to their communities. LIT would benefit my career, making me a leading researcher in Sami Studies and museology.

Mots clés : indigenous, s mi, and decolonial studies critical museology curatorial practices history of anthropology visual anthropology cultural studies archival studies collective memories, oral history

Participants :
- Université de Tromsø (Norvège) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 210911.04 €
Projet AutomOnium (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Physics
Statut du projet : SIGNED

In the realm of particle physics, quarkonium production stands as an alluring enigma, and efforts to realise a dynamic and collaborative interchange between theory and experiment in this frontier are yet to reach their full potential. Notwithstanding certain caveats, the broad field of quarkonium physics remains a pivotal tool in unravelling the inner structure of the proton and elucidating crucial unresolved challenges in particle physics.  AutomOnium’s objective is to provide the first automated tool up to next-to-leading (NLO) accuracy for heavy-quarkonium production. This will be based on, and ultimately integrated into, the well known MadGraph5_aMC@NLO code, extending the current capabilities of high-energy particle physics cross section and event generators and enabling efficient and robust computations covering inclusive hadro- and photoproduction at particle colliders. Explicitly, the tool will be versatile enough to provide state-of-the-art theoretical predictions, encompassing the successful collinear and transverse-momentum-dependent factorisation methodologies in perturbative Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) in the kinematic regions where they are most applicable, for all heavy quarkonium.  Such an endeavour will enrich the interactions between the theoretical and experimental high-energy particle physics communities and have a direct and far-reaching impact on the construction of physics cases for current and future experimental facilities. It will open up the possibility to enhance our knowledge of heavy quark bound state production, an area of QCD poorly known, as well as facilitate the first global phenomenological analyses using the plethora of quarkonium data from experiment.  AutomOnium's science will be shared via the EU virtual access project NLOAccess and be conducted at Université Catholique de Louvain with expertise in QCD, particle physics and automation, allowing me to enhance myself both scientifically and autonomously.

Mots clés : quarkonium physics, automation, qcd

Participants :
- Université catholique de Louvain (Belgique) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 200400.0 €
Projet StomAQP (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Life Sciences
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The stomata are openings formed on the epidermis formed by two guard cells (GC) surrounded by subsidiary cells (SC), allowing gaseous exchange for photosynthesis at the expense of water via transpiration. Stomata are tightly regulated by the influx and efflux of water and small solutes across GC or SC membranes. The diffusion of these solutes and water through the membranes can be facilitated by aquaporins (AQPs). While there is insufficient knowledge on the precise role of AQPs in stomata, specific microdissection of the mechanism of AQP action in GCs and SCs affecting stomata is further limited. The superiority of grass stomata owing to their quick response make them apt for studying the role of AQPs in stomatal response, especially under abiotic stress condition since climate change has made crops worldwide extremely vulnerable. In this regard, maize is an appropriate grass crop to use as a model because of its economic importance. The overall goal of this project is to study the role of different AQPs, and their transcriptional regulation in stomatal complexes, that can be used to produce stress-resilient crops. We will be using transactivation assays, protoplast engineering, maize suspension cells, and CRISPR/Cas to achieve the objectives. The mechanisms uncovered here can be monumental to extrapolate the grass stress resilience mechanisms into other vital crops. This project will help add the experience required for my goal of being an independent group leader. I will gain from the scientific environment and the infrastructure and support system at LIBST-UCLouvain as well as from the vast experience of Prof. Chaumont in research and project management. In turn, the host will benefit from the technical skills, and creativity that I can offer.

Mots clés : aquaporins, stomata, guard cell, subsidiary cell, crispr cas, gene editing, grasses, maize

Participants :
- Université catholique de Louvain (Belgique) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 175920.0 €
Projet RestArt (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The near-monopoly that Western museums have over the possession of the Global South’s cultural heritage represents one of the continuities between the age of colonialism and our time. The common argument of former colonial powers is that, although morally appalling, colonialism was not illegal according to the standards of the time. This leaves unanswered questions regarding possible forms of accountability and the degree of legal responsibility of present-day European states. RestArt challenges this common argument by hypothesizing that at least a part of the colonial practices of domination by Western states was illegal during colonial time. It focuses on the return of African colonial artefacts as a form of redress and relation-building process between the Global South and former colonial states. It innovatively identifies and addresses important gaps in our knowledge by conducting an interdisciplinary investigation into the status of cultural colonial objects held in European museums under international law, analyses recent legal developments in European states and unpacks the legal requests of repatriation of African cultural heritage. RestArt will incorporate and interrogate the legal stance of the communities of origin of colonial artefacts -and especially female voices- on the restitution of cultural colonial objects, an aspect of absolute novelty in the current discourse. RestArt also aims at presenting policy-oriented guidelines to European States and EU institutions to deal with the return of colonial cultural objects. The project will be supervised by Prof. Valérie Rosoux, an international authority in disciplines relating to the legacies of colonialism. Through the training program, the candidate will qualify as a researcher at the intersection of law, political science and post-colonial studies enriching his profile through interdisciplinary research.

Mots clés : international law, human rights, colonialism, africa, reparation, restitution of colonial artefacts, transitional justice, postcolonial studies, benin bronzes, museums

Participants :
- Université catholique de Louvain (Belgique) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 216240.0 €
Projet GREENEUROPE (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : TERMINATED

This project explores the collaboration between police officers and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the fight against environmental crime in Europe. It uses qualitative methods and comparison of four case studies (Belgium, Denmark, France and Germany) to account for convergence/divergence in three questions: who are the NGOS supporting green policing in Europe and what do they do?; How do NGOs and police officers work together in green policing?; How does the policing role of non-state actors change our understanding of contemporary European states? Answering these questions is critical as the project tackles a key concern of European citizens and enriches the empirical and theoretical understanding of contemporary European policing and states.

Mots clés : police environmental crime ngos regulation comparison europe

Participants :
- Université catholique de Louvain (Belgique) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 191760.0 €
Projet BorderWhale (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

BorderWhale goes beyond anthropocentrism in the field of border studies by conceptualizing, making visible, and analyzing how nonhumans challenge and influence "(de)bordering politics": the (re)production, contestation, and transformation of geopolitical borders and boundaries. It does so through the case of whales, specifically examining how whale-human entanglements—defined as the complex interdependencies and relations between the two species, their shared histories, and how they shape larger socio-political dynamics — matter in (de)bordering politics. Indeed whales offers a compelling example of how nonhumans can influence and challenge (de)bordering politics. As flagship species for ocean conservation, whales have driven boundary-making practices at sea aimed at their protection. Conversely, in regions where whaling persists, whales are entangled in debates over identity politics, cultural heritage, and political autonomy—issues that directly engage with the reproduction, contestation, and transformation of borders and boundaries. BorderWhale has therefore three objectives that go beyond the state of the art:1)Theoretical Innovation: The project decenters and revisit human-centric concepts of border theory by integrating insights from the posthumanities.2)Methodological Innovation: BorderWhale will employ multispecies ethnography to make visible how nonhumans influence and challenge (de)bordering politics. 3)Analytical Innovation: The project will develop a framework for analyzing the role of nonhumans in (de)bordering politics in other contexts. This framework will be built by comparing how whales influence and challenge (de)bordering politics in two contrasting geopolitical and border contexts and by triangulating these findings with additional empirical literature on nonhunonhuman agency. By recognizing nonhuman agency in border politics, BorderWhale promotes a more inclusive, environementally just approach to investigating and addressing (geo)politics.

Mots clés : borders bordering ethnography more than human politics animals whales nonhumans posthuman ethnography multispecies geopolitics identity border governance sea

Participants :
- Université Grenoble Alpes (France) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 242260.56 €
- University of the Faroe Islands (Danemark) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Miraceti (France) — Partner, associated partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
Projet SMA-RC-Walls (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2021)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The current seismic design philosophy of reinforced concrete (RC) walls typically requires large inelastic strains and damage to accumulate in a plastic hinge region, which can result in post-event residual building displacements. Often, the residual displacements will be in such excess that the building is required to be demolished. This costly but expected performance level (i.e., no collapse, life safe) is currently under scrutiny and instead a serviceable structure with limited damage is warranted by the building owners and engineers in the event of a large earthquake. To achieve these targets, engineers will have to implement better structural technologies. Shape memory alloys (SMAs) have the capability to recover displacements upon removal of stress and dissipate energy through hysteretic damping. This project investigates the efficacy of iron-based SMA bars as a substitute material for typical steel in the boundary regions of RC walls to reduce residual displacements and improve the seismic performance. This interdisciplinary research will be carried out at the Universite catholique de Louvain, Belgium, under the supervision of Professor Joao Almeida in the Institute of Mechanics, Materials and Civil Engineering. An extensive experimental program is proposed, which subjects large-scale RC wall specimens detailed with iron-based SMA bars to quasi-static reverse cyclic in-plane loading. The experimental results will be used to validate state-of-the-art finite element models to undertake an extensive parametric study. Recommendations will be provided on limiting the residual displacement of RC wall buildings, which is aligned with the next generation of Eurocode 8 guidelines. The outcomes of this proposed research have the potential to achieve a more robust building stock internationally, increase community resilience, and promote research and technology development for natural disaster impact reduction measures.

Mots clés : earthquake cores rc plasticity yielding performance based design sma

Participants :
- Université catholique de Louvain (Belgique) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 191760.0 €
Projet FoMe (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Mapping linguistic forms, such as the word ‘cat,’ to their corresponding meanings, such as the concept of a ‘cat,’ is a fundamental property of language. In an ideal scenario, this mapping occurs on a one-to-one basis, where each form uniquely corresponds to a specific meaning, and vice versa. However, there are instances where this neat one-to-one relationship breaks down, and a single form takes on multiple meanings. This intriguing phenomenon is the primary focus of the FOME-project. The central objective of the FOME-project is to delve into how native speakers articulate their thoughts, desires, regrets, and other cognitive nuances through clausal complementation. Specifically, the project aims to explore the intricate ways in which individuals indicate the extent to which their statements contain familiar or new information, established facts, or conjectures. This exploration will be grounded in two key approaches: (a) insights derived from studying microvariation in Modern Greek dialects and macrovariation across diverse languages, and (b) utilization of an array of methodological tools encompassing fieldwork, experimental research involving questionnaires, statistical analyses, and self-paced reading tasks, examination of diachronic syntax, and engagement with theoretical linguistics. Through this comprehensive investigation, the FOME-project seeks to illuminate critical questions. These questions encompass the intercomparability of different languages, the boundaries of human perception and cognition that can be encoded within grammatical structures, and the intricate pathways through which these aspects gradually evolve into grammatical forms.

Mots clés : syntax, morphology, macrovariation, microvariation

Participants :
- Université de Patras (Grèce) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 153486.72 €
Projet MILESTONE-6G (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The advent of 6G technology is set to revolutionize global connectivity, expanding the Internet of Things (IoT) to an unprecedented scale. Trillions of interconnected devices will transform sectors like healthcare, agriculture, industry, and smart cities. However, this rapid growth poses significant challenges, particularly in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A major issue is the "trillion-battery problem", which threatens sustainability due to frequent battery replacements, data gaps, and environmental risks. Addressing these challenges is essential for the successful deployment of 6G IoT networks.  This project, "autonoMous networked wIreLEsS power Transfer for zerO-eNErgy 6G massive IoT (MILESTONE-6G)," aims to advance zero-energy device technology, which eliminates the need for batteries by harvesting ambient energy. These devices offer a sustainable alternative, reducing electronic waste and contributing to global sustainability (UN SDG 7) and innovation (UN SDG 9). However, critical challenges remain, including the need for self-adaptive power scheduling and secure wireless power transfer. MILESTONE-6G addresses these challenges through two key research goals: developing self-adaptive scheduling techniques for networked wireless power transmitters and creating robust defense mechanisms against malicious energy attacks. This multidisciplinary project will leverage cutting-edge technologies, including edge computing and intelligent reflective surfaces, supported by robust theoretical frameworks like communication and optimization theories.  Aligned with global priorities in 6G development, MILESTONE-6G supports the European Union's goals, including the Horizon Europe's Pillar II, Zero Pollution Action Plan 2050, and the European Green Deal-Fit for 55, supporting a climate-neutral Europe by 2050. This project promises a sustainable, secure, and interconnected future, making it a vital scientific investigation for global progress.

Mots clés : 6g, zero energy devices, internet of batteryless things, self adaptive power scheduling, secure wireless power transfer

Participants :
- Mid Sweden University (Suède) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 252180.0 €
Projet SIMILAR (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Chemistry
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The study of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) in cellular environments is complicated by their complex structures and dynamics, leading to challenges in understanding the role of topology in crowded media. Single-chain nanoparticles (SCNPs) have emerged as simplified synthetic models of IDPs, allowing researchers to explore structural and dynamical behaviors without the interference of molecular interactions. Recent advancements in SCNP synthesis methods for biopolymers and polyelectrolytes present new opportunities to study topological effects in complex phases such as polyelectrolyte complex (PEC) coacervates, which are vital for understanding phase separation in intracellular membraneless organelles. The objective of this research is to use model polypeptide SCNPs to elucidate the effects of their topology on the structure and dynamics of PEC coacervates. We hypothesize that the self-coiled structures of SCNPs influence the stoichiometric distribution of polyion charges, thereby affecting the phase behavior and dynamics of PEC coacervates. Our specific aims include: (1) the synthesis and characterization of polyelectrolyte SCNPs with varying morphologies, (2) investigating the impact of SCNP topology on the local structure of PEC coacervates, and (3) exploring dynamic signatures associated with topologically distinct coacervate structures. Utilizing state-of-the-art techniques such as small-angle neutron scattering, wide-angle X-ray scattering, and neutron spin echo, this project aims to advance our understanding of the topological effects in coacervation and contribute to the broader knowledge of phase behavior in both synthetic and biological systems.

Mots clés : single chain nanoparticles, coacervation, polyelectrolyte complex, neutron scattering

Participants :
- Institut Max von Laue – Paul Langevin (France) — Partner, associated partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
- Asociacion de investigacion mpc - materials physics center (Espagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 209914.56 €