Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-actions-marie-curie-participations-et-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Projet NAPNF (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

This MSCA research project ‘Countering News Avoidance with Personalized News Formats (NAPNF)’ uses an interdisciplinary approach combining sociology and (media) psychology to ask: How does personalized content relate to news avoidance behaviors, and what steps can be taken to counteract their negative influence on news consumption? Despite news avoidance’s prominence in scholarly discussions on how to increase trust in media and other institutions, there is still a dissensus on how to both fundamentally conceptualize news avoidance and understand this audience behavior. NAPNF addresses this gap. To answer this question, this project will first determine the specific profiles of news avoiders via a qualitative approach which will lead to a more multifaceted comprehension of the different rationales of these avoiders. Second, I will conduct a panel survey on how these specific profiles relate to the level of knowledge of contested (e.g., migration) and uncontested issues (e.g., festivities). To date, research has insufficiently addressed to what extent news avoiders actually stay informed on societal issues. Third, personalized news formats based on these contested and uncontested issues will be used in experiments to evaluate whether these formats might stimulate or obstruct news avoidance. NAPNF combines the expertise at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) and the Digital Democracy Centre (DDC) on media trust and literacy with my six years’ experience as a quantitative and qualitative scholar in journalism, AI, and newsroom innovation. The project will link academic research to practical recommendations which can contribute to the development of strategies that attract news avoiders in the European society, improve audience reach, and potentially generate societal benefits for the news industry.

Mots clés : media literacy, media trust, news avoidance, news consumption, news overload

Participants :
- Université d'Amsterdam (Pays-Bas) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université du Danemark du Sud (Danemark) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 230774.4 €
Projet AMacSurface (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

As a new technology, Additive Manufacturing (AM) provides an excellent opportunity to produce parts with complex geometry that would not be possible with traditional manufacturing methods. Against several advantages of AM technology, surface quality of an AM-built part might not be suitable for many applications. To solve this issue, one must use post-processing by machining process to obtain a suitable surface quality and dimensional accuracy of parts produced by AM. Regarding the machining processes, the desirable surface integrity of the machined components is one of the dominant requirements of the industries because it significantly affects the performance and service life of the final products. Inconel 718 alloy, as a difficult-to-cut material, has excellent properties. Not only few experimental studies are found in literature on machining of AM Inconel 718 alloy, but also, they have mostly limited to Conventional Machining (CM) processes. In addition, very few studies are found in literature on machining simulation of this new material due to absence of reliable material model for modeling the chip formation. To address this gap and aiming to push the fundamental science behind this problem, the main goal of the present project is to comprehensively evaluate the surface integrity condition after machining of AM Inconel 718. Firstly, the correlation between main AM parameters and machining characteristics are investigated. Then, a comparative experimental study will be conducted on CM, Cryogenic Cooling Machining (CCM) and Laser-Assisted Machining (LAM) to obtain desirable surface integrity after machining of AM Inconel 718 alloy. After that, fundamental advances for machining simulation of AM Inconel 718 will be presented. Based on this, identification of the new and reliable material model for machining simulation, innovative methods for predicting the surface integrity including microstructure changes and residual stress will be addressed at this project.

Mots clés : machining processes, surface integrity, additive manufacturing, metallurgical alterations, simulation of cutting process, 

Participants :
- Furtwangen University (Allemagne) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université du Danemark du Sud (Danemark) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 263393.28 €
Projet THERASPHERES (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Mental health challenges represent one of the most pressing issues of 21st-century science, with an estimated 9% of the population currently experiencing a mental disorder and 25% expected to face one at some point in their lives. As these challenges become increasingly prevalent, the importance of understanding what contributes to effective healing cannot be overstated. While existing research recognizes that the environment in which therapy occurs—such as the layout, lighting, sound, and furniture of a room—can significantly influence therapeutic outcomes, there remains a notable gap in the literature regarding how these therapeutic spaces affect individuals and shape the course of psychotherapy.  The "Therapeutic Atmospheres" (THERASPHERES) project seeks to address this gap by exploring how the experience of affective atmospheres within therapeutic settings impacts the effectiveness of therapy, particularly in forming therapeutic alliances and fostering significant therapeutic change events. The primary objectives of this project are threefold: (1) to map the various interpretations of 'atmosphere' within the literature on phenomenological psychiatry and situated affectivity, (2) to assess how the experience of atmospheres in consultation rooms influences therapeutic change processes, and (3) to refine existing conceptualizations of 'atmosphere' within the field of phenomenological psychiatry and situated affectivity and explore their application to other research domains. By employing a novel method that integrates phenomenological interviews with the analysis of video recordings, THERASPHERES will systematically assess the role of affective atmospheres in therapeutic processes. Ultimately, this project aims to enhance our understanding of how to create spaces that foster better mental health outcomes.

Mots clés : psychotherapy, phenomenology, embodiment, 4e cognition, qualitative methods

Participants :
- Fundacion blanquerna (Espagne) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université du Danemark du Sud (Danemark) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 247553.28 €
Projet VDROP-PORT (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

As the maritime industry shifts towards electrification, maintaining stable and efficient energy management at ferry charging stations becomes crucial. This project focuses on enhancing voltage drop at Charging Station Ports (CSPs) for electric ferries by optimizing the hosting capacity of photovoltaic (PV) systems and utilizing battery storage in public buildings. It employs real-time predictive control through machine learning (ML) algorithms to dynamically manage voltage during electric ferry charging events.  The methodology involves a comprehensive system analysis to understand existing grid infrastructure and identify critical nodes vulnerable to voltage drops. An optimization model will be developed to maximize PV hosting capacity and minimize voltage drops. ML algorithms will predict and control voltage levels in real-time, improving grid reliability and energy efficiency. The project will validate its solutions through hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulations, ensuring their effectiveness in real-world scenarios.  The proposed framework aligns with the European Commission's regulations on rooftop solar installations, leveraging these requirements to enhance PV integration and energy optimization. By addressing voltage drop issues, the project contributes to national sustainability goals and promotes the adoption of renewable energy solutions in the maritime sector. The outcomes include improved voltage stability at CSPs, enhanced PV system utilization, and a scalable approach that supports the global electrification of maritime transport and reduces carbon emissions.

Mots clés : electric ferries, voltage drop, hosting capacity, machine learning, rooftop pv, onshore power port, renewable energy

Participants :
- Université du Danemark du Sud (Danemark) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 263393.28 €
Projet REACT (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2021)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : CLOSED

As the deployment of 5G networks is in progress, the researchers and engineers are now shifting their attention towards developing the next generation of mobile networks (6G), which is expected to provide Tbps wireless connectivity with ultra-high reliability and extremely low latency (less than 1ms). The new generation of mobile networks, which is expected to be commercialized by 2030, are envisioned to offer much wider range of applications comparing to 5G by interconnecting billions of IoT devices such as extended reality devices, wearable displays, drones, and autonomous vehicles. Definitely, the unprecedented growth of 6G-enabled IoT devices along with the massive emergence of connections in the future 6G communication platform will increase the security vulnerabilities for the 6G-enabled massive IoT networks, leading to a wide spectrum of known and unknown security threats. Therefore, there is an urgent need for developing novel security solutions for massive IoT networks, taking always into consideration their resource-constrained limitations, before they gain the trust of all involved stakeholders and reach their full potential in the 6G era. Toward this direction, REACT aims to develop a simulation-based framework for measuring and modeling the impact of attacks on 6G-enabled massive IoT networks. The proposed simulation-based framework is envisaged to be the first comprehensive IoT security solution which will (a) become publicly available to the IoT security research and industry community for reproducible experimentation and reusability purposes, and (b) also have a high scientific impact by contributing significantly to the efforts against the urgent need for novel security solutions to protect the upcoming 6G-enabled massive IoT networks.

Mots clés : security, iot, simulator, security attacks

Participants :
- Evotel informatica sl (Espagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 181152.96 €
- Université de Patras (Grèce) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Greenwich (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
Projet COMPTEACH (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Teaching is one of the most complex and efficient forms for social learning, as it largely mitigates the costs of individual learning through the capitalization of others’ experiences. However, while recent efforts have shed considerable light into how human learning is computationally modeled, very little is known about how human teaching can be computationally implemented in the context of goal-directed behaviours. COMPTEACH is an innovative research program conceived to bridge this gap by combining cutting-edge methods in cognitive science, experimental and social psychology, with state-of-the-art techniques from Reinforcement Learning (RL) and Natural Language Processing (NLP). It aims at understanding the computational makeup of pedagogical knowledge transfer between experienced learners (teachers) and novel naive learners (pupils). COMPTEACH will first identify actors’ choice strategies (as indexed by model parameters) and evaluate the extent to which pedagogical texts crafted by teachers and addressed to pupils lead to meaningful parameter correlations between the two. Secondly, the action will implement NLP tools to identify how the teachers' own computational strategies are encoded in the semantic and syntactic structures of pedagogical texts. Finally, the project will study how the teachers’ own learning process and metacognitive features affect knowledge transfer. By tackling teaching from a computational perspective without losing sight of its socio-cognitive underpinnings, COMPTEACH will produce a novel quantitative understanding of experience transfer, and establish novel bridges between teaching, cognitive science, social psychology and computational modeling. Future directions of this project will involve studying knowledge transfer in individuals afflicted by lasting underlying health conditions, and the development of ecological experiments to approach teacher-student and doctor-patient real-world interactions.

Mots clés : human reinforcement learning, computational modeling, teaching, social learning, decision making, behavioral psychology, informational social influence, knowledge transfer, natural language processing

Participants :
- Université de Haïfa (Israël) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- École normale supérieure PSL (France) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 211754.88 €
Projet TRACMI (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2021)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Despite the excellent work of historians in the past three decades to provide a comprehensive history of the Chinese coolie trade, the trafficking of women and children remains still underrepresented. This innovative project will use cutting-edge data technology to track, for the first time, the networks operating the trade in children, women, and male labourers in an integrative perspective. It will trace how the private sector, such as intermediaries and companies, and the nations involved shaped the history of international forced migration in nineteenth-century China. Relying on my supervisor's technical expertise, I will mobilize a wealth of quantifiable data accessible on international human transportation in the form of an openly available database to analyse and depict the systems connecting these various forms of bondage. In the past four years as a postdoctoral researcher, I have collected an outstanding amount of data from unpublished multilingual source material, scattered in archives in Europe, Asia and America. During the MSCA-PF, I will undertake further research in Cuba, the UK, France, Spain and Germany to gather the sources needed to complete the datasets and to publish the results in a monograph and a journal article. The data collection will convey a novel contribution to the existing database project Exploring Slave Trade in Asia (ESTA), an international collaboration by the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam, the École Normale Supérieure (ENS) de Lyon, the Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies (BCDSS) and Linnaeus University. The database will be the structure for a future document preservation project to pursue in more advanced grants. My training at the ENS and the BCDSS will strengthen my specialization as a sinologist, integrate me in state-of-the-art scholarship on Asian bondage, and equip me with the technical and academic abilities needed to boost my career prospects.

Mots clés : coolie trade child trafficking female trafficking imperialism labour migration qing history spain great britain portugal southeast asia cuba peru treaty port china bondage dependency

Participants :
- Université rhénane Frédéric-Guillaume de Bonn (Allemagne) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- École normale supérieure de Lyon (France) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 195914.88 €
Projet RaMaInS (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Mathematics
Statut du projet : CLOSED

The main topic of this proposal is the study of the Statistical Mechanics of Integrable systems, a particular class of dynamical systems for which the behaviour is fully predictable from the initial data. All relevant information about the dynamics is encoded in a particular matrix L, called Lax matrix. We want to compute the maximum amplitude for the solution of the Ablowitz-Laddik lattice, and the correlation functions for the Volterra lattice, and the Exponential Toda one. The first quantity is instrumental to study the phenomenon of rouge waves formations, and the second one to compute transport coefficients of specific lattices. To compute these quantities, we need to obtain the distribution and the fluctuations of the eigenvalues of the Lax matrix when the initial data are sample according to a Generalized Gibbs Ensemble, thus the Lax matrix becomes a random matrix. To study these objects, we use Large Deviations principles. Furthermore, we also considered the focusing Ablowitz--Laddik lattice, the focusing Schur flow, and the family of Itoh--Narita--Bogoyavleskii lattices. The eigenvalues of the Lax matrices of these systems, when the initial data is sample according to a Generalized Gibbs Ensemble, lay on the complex plane. We plan to compute the density of states, and the joint eigenvalues distribution of the random Lax matrices by using the Inverse Scattering Transform, that is a canonical transformation between the physical variables and the spectral variables of the Lax matrices, the Hermitization technique and the Brown measure characterization. In the end, thanks to this analysis, we will be able to define some new random matrix ensembles on the complex plane, for which it is possible to compute the eigenvalues’ distribution, and the joint eigenvalues’ density explicitly. So, we will define some new beta-ensembles.

Mots clés : integrable systems, random matrix theory, fluctuations

Participants :
- Centre national de la recherche scientifique (France) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 195914.88 €
- École normale supérieure de Lyon (France) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
Projet MigMan (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Based upon analysis of the expulsion and repatriation practices applied to Portuguese migrants in four French cities (Bordeaux, Lyon, Le Havre, and Paris), from a gender-privileged perspective, the core MigMan objective involves rethinking the management of undesired migrations during the interwar years. Interweaving the different interests between the countries of origin (Portugal), host (France), and transit (Spain), this seeks to grasp just why and how states decided to expel or repatriate Portuguese migrants. What actors were involved and what justifications did they provide? Who were these expelled and repatriated migrants? The project will deploy an innovative perspective of the undesirability concept, through applying Mezzadra’s concept of internal bordering and differential inclusion to analyze the processes of interaction ongoing among actors of subjection and subjectivation and to identify the factors for decision-making in accordance with the study locations. The interdisciplinarity also extends to recourse to never before consulted and interconnected archives in three countries (France, Portugal, and Spain), to historical methodologies (transnational and entangled methodologies) in conjunction with the digital humanities (with database building, spatiotemporal analysis and geovisualization).

Mots clés : european migration history migration policy unwanted migrants expulsion repatriation france spain portugal interwar period return migration transnational history digital humanities

Participants :
- École normale supérieure de Lyon (France) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 195914.88 €
Projet SOLTEC (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

This project proposes a game-changing integrated technology of solar collectors and Thermochemical Energy Storage (TCES) systems. This solution is primarily proposed to bring sustainability to the process heating sector, which has been so far very challenging to decarbonize due to a lack of cost-effective and reliable solutions. Besides this main feature, the proposed technology has some distinguishing attributes that make it groundbreaking scientifically and very competitive technically. These are 1) solving the technical challenges of TCES systems, namely material agglomeration over time and non-uniform heat distribution throughout the material within the reactor, 2) integration of the solar collectors' field and the TCES system leading to lowered capital and maintenance costs and increased overall efficiency, and 3) significant temperature lifting of the stored solar heat during the hydration phase of the thermochemical material enabling the system for process heating at much higher temperatures which are otherwise not possible by a solar energy system. With main hypothesis that the uniform flow of reactive material can effectively be controlled and helpful for its agglomeration and non-uniform heat distribution prevention, SOLTEC aims at laying the first stone of research on this technology and pushing the edges of the state-of-the-art through a) developing the theoretical principles of solar heat capturing/storing/intensification process, b) developing the optimal and compatible design of the collectors for this, and c) techno-economic and environmental evaluation of the technology. The project will develop the fundamental theories and methods to design, optimize, and test this innovatively operating solar system.

Mots clés : thermochemical energy storage solar energy fresnel lens collector heat storage and intensification process heating

Participants :
- Université de Twente (Pays-Bas) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université technique du Danemark (Danemark) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 230774.4 €