Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-actions-marie-curie-participations-et-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Projet RECOMPOSE (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : CLOSED

In the global construction industry, the consumption of aggregates (i.e. sands, gravels, or crushed stones) for concrete is ever-increasing, accompanied by the growing outputs of construction and demolition waste (CDW). Immoderate exploitation of natural resources and the disposal of CDW on land (landfill) both jeopardize sustainable development. Recycling CDW into recycled aggregate is a feasible and economical way to close the loop of supply and waste chains. In such context, RECOMPOSE intends to contribute towards the “European Green Deal” launched in 2019, by promoting a large-scale use of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) for stimulating a circular economy in the European construction sector, reducing landfills, and saving natural resources. Due to the inferior mechanical properties and large variability of RAC, it has been mainly used in non-structural construction such as pavement. To promote wider applications of RAC, building slabs as a kind of secondary structural member are a good destination for RAC. By using steel-concrete composite floor systems, the resource efficiency is double strengthened by consuming recycled concrete and reducing the material consumption (CO2 emission) due to the superior load-bearing performance. Shear connections between steel sheeting-RAC composite slabs and steel beams are vital to the performance of composite beams and further to the entire building. The fellow will identify and model the behaviour of commonly-used headed-stud shear connections, addressing stochastic responses caused by high variability of RAC properties. Owing to the supervisor, Prof. Markus Schäfer’s, broad scientific and industrial network and his leadership role as a Eurocode developer, the dissemination and exploitation of the outputs will trigger the development of Eurocode 4 considering profiled sheeting-RAC composite floor systems. This will have a huge impact making possible a large-scale application of RAC in buildings in the following decades.

Mots clés : steel concrete composite, profiled steel sheeting, headed studs, recycled aggregate concrete

Participants :
- Université du Luxembourg (Luxembourg) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 191760.0 €
Projet CurrGeo (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Mathematics
Statut du projet : SIGNED

This project will study the intrinsic geometry of the space of geodesic currents of a hyperbolic surface, a suitable closure of the space of weighted closed curves containing many geometric structures. This space has been crucial in many technical developments in the field of hyperbolic geometry, Bers-Teichmueller theory and the geometry of 3-manifolds. Recently, it has permeated into other fields of mathematics, such as compactifications of character varieties or geometric group theory. The goal of the project is to further these applications and unveil new connections with physics, in the setting of conformal field theories.

Mots clés : geodesic currents, hyperbolic geometry, teichmueller theory, hyperbolic groups, geometric group theory

Participants :
- Université de Rennes (France) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Nottingham (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université du Luxembourg (Luxembourg) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 191760.0 €
Projet GEMBOARD (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Economic Sciences
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The GEMBOARD project aims to explore the effects of gender diversity in top management teams, specifically focusing on the role of women in CFO positions, within the context of German listed companies. Despite the EU directive and national laws in Germany promoting gender balance on company boards, women in top management positions remain under-represented. Prior studies suggest that gender diversity in leadership influences company performance, financial reporting, and decision-making processes, though empirical evidence has been mixed. This project seeks to address these ambiguities by examining the impact of female representation in upper echelons on various dimensions of company performance, including stock prices and forecasting behaviour. Based on longitudinal data and advanced research methods such as difference-in-difference analyses, this study will provide valuable insights into how gender diversity in corporate boards unfolds over time, particularly in response to evolving legal frameworks. This research will contribute to understanding the effectiveness of the EU directive and German legislation in promoting gender balance and its implications for corporate governance and performance, specifically in a low-discretion environment like Germany. The GEMBOARD project, which will last 24 months, will be conducted at the Department of Accounting of the Copenhagen Business School (CBS), under the supervision of Professor Bjørn Jørgensen. Building on an existing database built by the applicant, the project duration will be used for some complementary data collection, and focus on data analysis and maturing findings into research publications. GEMBOARD results will be disseminated and communicated to a wide audience, including the academic community, policy makers and the general public.

Mots clés : gender diversity, managing boards, financial accounting, forecasting behaviour

Participants :
- École de commerce de Copenhague (Danemark) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 263393.28 €
Projet CircleBridge (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Mathematics
Statut du projet : SIGNED

In our digital age, the development of discrete models that accurately capture the essential properties of their continuous counterparts is crucial for precise predictions and broad applications, from statistical mechanics to computer science. The CircleBridge project focuses on discrete conformal structures, particularly circle patterns, which serve as effective discretizations of conformal (angle-preserving) geometry — a field deeply rooted in complex analysis, geometry, and differential equations.  CircleBridge seeks to expand the concept of circle patterns into the broader realm of complex projective structures, laying the groundwork for new theoretical insights. The project has two primary objectives: First, it aims to deepen our understanding of the space of circle patterns, developing computationally feasible tools to connect discrete conformality theories with their continuous analogs in Teichmüller theory and hyperbolic 3-manifolds. Second, CircleBridge will explore the implications of these findings in statistical mechanics, where circle patterns have recently emerged as a universal framework for the planar bipartite dimer model.  By uniting leading experts from these fields in a transatlantic collaboration, CircleBridge will advance both theoretical knowledge and practical methodologies. This interdisciplinary effort aims to create a unified mathematical framework, paving the way for future discoveries across multiple disciplines.

Mots clés : circle packings and patterns discrete differential geometry ddg hyperbolic geometry complex projective structures teichm ller theory dimer models

Participants :
- Université Yale (Etats-Unis) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université du Luxembourg (Luxembourg) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 200400.0 €
Projet APARAX (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - Global Fellowships
Panel : Physics
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Dark matter is a mysterious fluid that permeates our Universe, driving the motions of stars and galaxies. Axions and axion-like particles are favorite candidates that could solve the outstanding puzzle: What is dark matter made of? APARAX will tackle this question by predicting signals of the presence of these particles in a range of astrophysical environments, from stars to galaxies. The predictions will be tested against upcoming and archival data using a multiwavelength approach, focusing on the radio and X-ray bands. The innovative techniques and software tools developed will become a benchmark for future searches. Thanks to the rich training and outreach program, APARAX will positively impact the researcher's scientific and personal growth, as well as society, bringing the public closer to science.

Mots clés : axions, axion like particles, astroparticle physics

Participants :
- University of California System (Etats-Unis) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Turin (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 396991.08 €
Projet RESCORE (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are a major environmental concern. The reduction of CO2 to valuable chemicals is crucial for closing the carbon cycle in chemical synthesis and promoting a green circular economy. Sonocatalytic processes, which use ultrasound-induced cavitation bubbles in a liquid with heterogeneous catalyst to trigger chemical reactions, hold great potential for converting CO2 into high-value organic products. However, the presence of CO2 itself hinders reaction rates by dampening the bubble collapse, limiting the primary conversion to carbon monoxide (CO). This also reduces the thermal energy transferred from the bubble to the catalyst, impeding the further reaction of CO to more reduced organic compounds. The RESCORE project aims to enhance the sonochemical reduction of CO2 to CO by increasing the liquid hydrostatic pressure to improve bubble collapse and overcome the limited CO2 conversion rates. Additionally, RESCORE seeks to identify a suitable catalyst for sonocatalytic CO2-based organic synthesis, focusing on selectivity towards desired products and enhancement of cavitation activity. This approach ensures that the catalyst benefits from higher thermal energy due to improved collapse and from increased liquid static pressure due to reactions with moles reduction. Furthermore, the overall efficiency of the sonoreactor will be assessed through process-specific output measurements. Beyond academic and research advancements, RESCORE is designed to synergistically combine the expertise at the host institution (UniTo) with that of the researcher. The fellowship will enhance the researcher's skills across a broad spectrum, providing improved career perspectives, international and interdisciplinary experience, and the opportunity to make a significant impact. Simultaneously, UniTo will gain novel research knowledge, produce valuable research output, and enhance its research capacity and global attractiveness.

Mots clés : cavitation sonochemistry sonocatalysis process intensification

Participants :
- Université de Turin (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 193643.28 €
Projet StrigoSense (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Life Sciences
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Strigolactones (SLs) are a class of plant hormones that participate in many plant environmental interactions, including responses to drought. Much still has to be understood about how they mediate plant responses to abiotic stresses, but their mapping and quantification in plant tissues is extremely difficult. Some SL biosensors have been developed in recent years, but they all suffer from some technical limitations: namely they are negative sensors whose signal is degraded in the presence of SLs, and they require laborious and invasive techniques for signal detection. The aim of this fellowship is thus to combine knowledge in the fields of plant synthetic biology and plant molecular physiology to construct a novel SL biosensor, called StrigoSense, which is positively activated in the presence of SLs. StrigoSense will be constructed using the principles of modularity and reusability: this will allow to pair it with many customisable reporter systems, creating a tool which can accomodate a variety of users and research applications. In this project, StrigoSense is coupled to fluorescent and bioluminescent reporters for the non-invasive monitoring of plant SL responses at the cell and system level. The biosensor will be developed in Arabidopsis and tomato plants, seeking to transfer the research conducted on model organisms to a crop of enormous relevance, narrowing the gap between basic research and the development of SL-based agricultural solutions. After fine-tuning, the biosensor will be used to monitor plant responses to different abiotic stresses and to an array of SL-like compounds and biostimulants with the potential of acting as priming agents that help plants cope with recurring water deficits. This will be the first example of the testing of a SL biosensor under physiological stress conditions. The technical advantages of StrigoSense will make SL biosensors faster, cheaper and more high-throughput, with benefits for basic and applied research.

Mots clés : strigolactones, biosensors, crispra, stress responses, crop adaptation, priming agents

Participants :
- Université de Turin (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 172750.08 €
Projet GBM4EPI (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Life Sciences
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Glioblastoma (GBM) remains the most common malignant primary brain tumour with a median survival <2 years. One of the reasons for the failure of GBM therapy involves limited drug access to the tumour site due to the presence of the blood-brain barrier (BBB)/blood-tumour barrier (BTB). Although these barriers differ, they share some common features, such as tight junction (TJ) and efflux proteins of the ATP-binding (ABC) cassette superfamily that regulate drug access to the brain parenchyma. Similarly, efflux proteins have been identified in GBM that form an additional barrier. In the proposed research, five-dimensional (5D) models of GBM-BTB will take into account all characteristics essential to approach more realistic in vivo conditions, mainly the integration of glioblastoma stem cell (GSC) derived pericytes into BTB, and the incorporation of varying degrees of tumour cell differentiation (from GCS to well differentiated cells) showing a different degree of intrinsic chemoresistance. Additionally, microfluidic models reproducing blood flow will add a temporal and dynamic dimension ("5D models"). Once the models are established and compared with static ones, the effect of anticancer therapy and efflux protein inhibitors (EPIs) will be verified in terms of TJ and ABC protein expression using qRT-PCR and confocal microscopy. The identified combination therapy of anticancer agents and EPIs will lead to validation in patient-derived GMB-BTB models with different molecular profiles and degrees of resistance, with the goal of personalised medicine. By working on this project, the researcher will gain valuable experience that is needed to address the challenges associated with the treatment of therapy-resistant tumours. In general, this project may provide a more realistic view of the potential effect of combination therapy under in vivo conditions. This could ultimately expand the treatment options for cancer patients and increase their chances of survival.

Mots clés : glioblastoma, blood tumour barrier, atp binding proteins, tight junctions, inhibitors of efflux pumps, patient derived models

Participants :
- Université de Turin (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 172750.08 €
Projet CWEBDWARFS (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Physics
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The 'Λ + cold dark matter' (ΛCDM) model is the cornerstone of modern cosmology. It successfully predicts the emergence of the cosmic web; a vast, filamentary network comprising all matter in the Universe that drives the evolution of galaxies. However, recent JWST observations of low-mass dwarf galaxies from the early Universe challenge key predictions of galaxy formation models within the ΛCDM framework. This could signal a fundamental issue with ΛCDM or reflect that dwarf galaxies are currently poorly understood. Crucially, existing models overlook the impact of the cosmic web on dwarf galaxies, which are often studied in isolation despite their sensitivity to their environment. This risks misinterpreting observations and obstructing efforts to test ΛCDM rigorously. The primary objective of this project is to develop novel models encapsulating the impact of the cosmic web on the internal physical and dynamical properties of dwarf galaxies. With the rapid influx of new dwarf galaxy observations from flagship observatories, and the promise of orders of magnitude more data from upcoming next-generation facilities, developing these models is not just timely but critical. They will unlock the full potential of this transformative data and offer unparalleled insights into the fundamental processes shaping galaxies.

Mots clés : zoom in hydrodynamic simulations of dwarf galaxies

Participants :
- Université de Surrey (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 260347.92 €
Projet WNV (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

‘Who Needs Virtue? The Early Academy and the way to happiness’ (WNV) aims to show that the theories developed in the Early Academy - the phase of the Academy immediately following the death of Plato - are crucial for understanding the dynamics and interplay of the origin of the debate on virtue and happiness in the 4th century BCE.  How do we human beings attain happiness? And to what extent, if any, does virtue contribute to happiness? These questions lie at the heart of Western ethics from as early as the 5th century BCE. In antiquity, there were two major, competing answers to the question of how happiness and virtue are related. The first model, advanced by Plato, suggests that virtue (arete) is a sufficient condition for human beings to secure happiness (eudaimonia). Differently, Aristotle holds that virtue is not sufficient for someone to live a happy life, for other (non-moral) goods (e.g., health, wealth and friends) are also required. These two models are usually examined in terms of their similarities and differences. Yet, what is missing from the picture is an account of the framework in which this debate originally emerged and the discussions that contributed to shaping these responses. WNV seeks to fill this gap by advancing the hypothesis that coeval developments in ancient virtue ethics can be more effectively understood as the result of a dialectic with and in the backdrop of the discussions of virtue and happiness conducted by the first generation of Plato’s students.

Mots clés : history of platonism classical philosophy early academy ancient ethics

Participants :
- Université Eberhard Karl de Tübingen (Allemagne) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Turin (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 172750.08 €
Projet iENERGY (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Despite a global growth of investment in the renewable energy sector, there is clear evidence that lawmakers have been unable to present a comprehensive legislative mechanism to develop the sector, while policy makers have been unable to meaningfully provide institutional support. By 2022, according to Investment Dispute Navigator, investors have launched 145 cases against governments inside and beyond the EU with a total claim of about € 1018 billions to obtain compensation for the damages they had suffered because of weak legislative and institutional mechanisms. Such a situation has led to the postponement of 458 new renewable energy projects, increase of energy poverty by 1.4% and growth of carbon emissions by 2.7% around the globe. The iENERGY project aims to improve institutional and legislative mechanisms thereby assisting investors in identifying reliable investment destinations and supporting States in ensuring investment trends and avoiding risks of investment disputes in the renewable energy sector. The project will build an iENERGY Conceptual Framework on the basis of an interdisciplinary approach and will develop and analyse a Case Studies Container which will include data and information of cases concerning institutional and legislative mechanisms in the renewable energy sector. Finally, the project will create and implement an iENERGY Toolset by applying empirical mathematical programming methods to test various hypotheses of institutional and legislative contents taken from the Case Studies Container to identify legislative and institutional dispute resolution alternatives which meet the aims above.

Mots clés : green economy energy governance regulatory change investment protection

Participants :
- Université de Turin (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 172750.08 €