Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-actions-marie-curie-participations-et-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Projet 3DFlameGT (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2016)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : CLOSED

As noted by European turbine network, gas turbine is and will remain dominant mode of energy conversion. An advanced experimental study of a model gas turbine combustor is proposed. The lasers play indispensable role in the experimental combustion research due to the associated non-intrusive nature. The laser diagnostics have evolved from a point measurement to planar measurement (2D) over the years. The objective of the present work is to develop novel laser diagnostics to deduce instantaneous 3D fields of the flow, air/fuel mixing, and flame-front topology in a 'volume'. The proposed technique will be applied to a model gas turbine combustor operating with and without combustion instability. A scanning stereoscopic Particle Image Velocimetry (flow field) and Laser Induced Fluorescence of CH2O radical (flame-front) and of fuel concentration will be assembled correlated with pressure traces. A 4 head Nd:YAG laser cluster will generate 4 parallel laser sheets separated in space and images will be recorded by high speed cameras. The novel use of laser cluster ensures high pulse energy and temporal resolution. Image processing will be developed to reconstruct the 3D fields from the planar slices. The approach will be validated in a Bunsen burner before applying it to swirl stabilized flames that mimic a typical gas turbine combustor. The technology readiness level (TRL) of the research will reach between TRL 3 to 4. The proposed research will diversify the skill set of the researcher and associated complementary training will ensure that the fellow becomes an established academic researcher. The impact of this work is the generation of a unique 3D flame database, which is of great importance for the understanding of turbulent flame-flow interaction and the evaluation of advanced numerical combustion models. Thus, the proposed research will enhance European competitiveness in gas turbine design and can have an impact on automotive engine development.

Mots clés : combustion, laser diagnostics, optical flow diagnostics, turbulence, gas turbine, combustor, particle image velocimetry, planar laser induced fluorescence, plif, flame

Participants :
- Imperial College London (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 183454.8 €
Projet REPTARQ (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2019)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - Global Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

As people move through the world, affecting and affected by its sights, sounds and smells, we understand our localised experiences as constructing a perception and identity of place. Given its centrality to the human experience, understanding place has preoccupied artists and academics attempting to evoke and explore how we affect and are affected by the world. Artists utilising referential media such as photography and phonography have built up a body of work exploring visual and sonic evocations of place through recorded time. The ER’s theoretical and practice-led research has fed into this, uniquely utilising both photography and phonography as equals and taking advantage of their contrasting temporalities to create transcendent experiences of time and place. In this project, the ER will develop a new theoretical framework integrating queer, political and cultural theory to reorient the evocation of place away from an evocation of place in the past and towards a relational sense of queer futurity. Informed by this framework and utilising the transcendent rhythmic aesthetics of static and moving temporalities in recorded sound and image, the ER will create a portfolio of artworks built out of layers of affected and affective field recordings, photographs and videos to create complex assemblages of place as it exists in the past to produce an affective, emotive imaginary of a relational queer future. Mark Fisher identified the transformative potential of transcendent art to create an imaginary beyond the political context which produced the climate crisis and increasing inequality. In a context of rapid climate change, artistic and theoretical interventions in the way people relate to place and the environment we inhabit are vital. Reorienting this relationship towards the future lays the groundwork for a context in which change progresses society towards a vision of utopia rather than preserving the status quo which produced the situation we find ourselves in.

Mots clés : sound art, audiovisual art, place, queer, acoustic ecology, utopias, futurity

Participants :
- Simon Fraser University (Canada) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- University of Huddersfield (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 258498.24 €
Projet OpTiCA (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2016)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : CLOSED

As technology readiness level of Tidal Energy Converters (TECs) increases, moving from prototype demonstration to commercialisation, research efforts are focusing on TEC arrays layout optimisation to reduce costs and become competitive in comparison with other energy systems. Even though there are several prototypes of different scales that have been tested on the last years (mostly under controlled conditions) there is limited data on deployments in real conditions which negatively affects the accurate formulation of constrained problems on array schemes resulting on incomplete layout optimisation models. This project aims to provide a significant contribution towards the understanding of (a) the effects of TECs interactions with the environment; (b) the capabilities and limitations of common strategies used for the numerical modelling of TECs; and (c) how to mathematically formulate optimisation models to solve the TEC array layout problem considering technical, socio-economic and environmental constraints. From the methodology point of view, constraint optimisation models will be mathematically formulated considering ocean energy protocols, data collected from in-field measurements of prototypes tested in real environments and with surrogates built from validated numerical simulations. The outcomes of the project will contribute to improve common guidelines and standards for licensing tidal energy projects and de-risk financial investment. The Experienced Researcher (ER) will emerge from the project with an in-depth knowledge of tidal stream energy, training in mathematical optimisation and on new skills in data collection, increased competence on numerical modelling, and strong skills in research project management and coordination. This will grant him the capacity of achieving maturity as a researcher on ocean energy, a new emerging sector with great growth potential.

Mots clés : tidal stream energy, tidal energy converter, surrogate based optimisation, hydro morphodynamic modelling, computational fluid dynamics, field data acquisition

Participants :
- University of Algarve (Portugal) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 148635.6 €
Projet IN TIME (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2018)
Action : Staff Exchanges
Panel : Environment and Geosciences
Statut du projet : SIGNED

As the ongoing robotic exploration to Mars has made some tantalising discoveries, the next major step should be retrieving samples from the Martian surface, so they can be investigated in detail in terrestrial laboratories. However, considering the huge costs associated to suh missions, an in-situ dating of rock samples is a more cost-effective approach. Accurate estimation of absolute ages is required in order to understand Mars surface and atmosphere evolutionary processes. Furthermore knowledge on occurrence and time frequency of such processes allow a hazard evaluation for locations/areas, essential for future deployments, missions and eventually humans on Mars. However, a chronology for recent events on Mars is problematic, as uncertainties associated with current methodology (crater counting) are comparable to the younger ages obtained (~ 1 Million years). IN-TIME project addresses the technological and economic viability of a leading-edge instrument for dating of Mars’ surface: a miniaturized Luminescence dating instrument for in-situ examination. Thanks to the development of its innovative technology, and in addition to planetary exploration application, it will also address Earth's field applications as a light and portable dating instrument in geology and archaeology as well as a risk assessment tool for accident and emergency dosimetry and nuclear mass-casualty events.

Mots clés : sedimentology soil, sample dating instrument

Participants :
- Space systems solutions (s3)ltd (Chypre) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 165600.0 €
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 18400.0 €
- University of Sassari (Italie) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 184000.0 €
- University of Chieti-Pescara (Italie) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 128800.0 €
- The University of Texas System (Etats-Unis) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Sensia solutions sl (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 138000.0 €
- Alma sistemi srl (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 358800.0 €
- Cyprus space exploration organisation (cseo) (Chypre) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 179400.0 €
Projet CONNECT (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2015)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - Global Fellowships
Panel : Life Sciences
Statut du projet : CLOSED

As the world’s population is aging, the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is estimated to triple by 2050. Even though AD was identified more than 100 years ago, research has gained momentum only the last 30 years. To date, studies have mainly focused on the accumulation of two proteins, amyloid-beta and tau to understand the pathophysiology of this disease. In this project, I will take a new approach, by investigating the interaction between these two pathological hallmarks of AD and neuronal activity as a potential causal model for AD. The underlying hypothesis is that regional levels of neuronal activity determine the interaction between amyloid and tau pathology, and lead to AD symptomatology. To that end, I aim to combine novel molecular and state-of-the-art magnetic neuroimaging techniques with higher statistical modeling techniques. The group of Prof. Johnson at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) is currently the leading group pushing these techniques forward. The expertise within the lab of Prof. Johnson, his extensive network, the skills that I will acquire throughout this fellowship (scientifically and management-wise), combined with my existing level of expertise in MRI and my participation in diverse European networks will provide me with the competences to lead my own research group and establish a functional international multidisciplinary AD research network. Delaying or even treating this disease will require a multifactorial, multidisciplinary approach in which researchers combine resources, data and results in a coordinated manner worldwide. The implementation of these techniques in Europe and the subsequent close collaborations between European and American networks will have the highest chances to improve detection, prevention and treatment of AD.


Participants :
- Maastricht University (Pays-Bas) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 174864.6 €
- The general hospital corporation (Etats-Unis) — Partner, organization partner, Autres, subvention : 0.0 €
Projet SPRICE (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2020)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : CLOSED

As we transition towards digital societies and industry 4.0 technology, the exponential rise of power hungry Internet-of-Things (IoT) sensing, actuating and communicating modules, will drastically increase the demand of primary consumer batteries in the near future. This raises an environmental alarm regarding their resource intensive production and the generation of hazardous electrical and electronics equipment waste (WEEE) after the end of its operation lifetime (EoL). SPRICE proposes a paradigm shift in the way primary batteries are conceived by implementing a circular economy strategy and by eco-designing for sustainability based on the device entire life cycle of such as material evaluation, manufacturing, utility and EoL. This work presents a sustainable primary battery for intelligent packaging application on cardboard box. The sustainable aspects entailed are selecting benign and abundant materials that are compliant with low-energy printed battery manufacturing and with the cardboard box established recycling infrastructure (paper waste stream). The proposal is undertaken at Fuelium, a Spanish company specialised in the development and commercialization of sustainable paper-based batteries. The project involves supervision by (Dr. Juan Pablo Esquivel, an expert in the field of paper-based fuel cell and sustainable battery development and Fuelium cofounder and scientific advisor. An additional secondment is planned at the institute of microelectronics in Barcelona, at Dr. Neus Sabate´s group, who is another expert in autonomous systems research. At the end, SPRICE will present a full demonstrator integrated on cardboard and meeting all sustainability and performance requirements. The revolutionary approach of this proposal will provide the departing point for sustainable power sources that are easily integrated into different packaging materials or IoT applications without disrupting the established value chains or reducing the existing recycling rates.

Mots clés : intelligent packaging, smart packaging, electrochemistry, electrochemical engineering, ecodesign, internet of things

Participants :
- Fuelium sl (Espagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 172932.48 €
Projet FUTURELARVAE (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2020)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Assessing the effects of climate change in larval ecology is fundamental to predict the future of fish stocks and fish diversity since connectivity among fish populations depends on larval distribution patterns. To forecast these effects on larvae is challenging because each species exhibits specific responses to ocean warming and O2 depletion by improving physiological performance to adapt or shifting dispersal features to preserve climatic niche. Thus, FUTURELARVAE will incorporate physiological responses to rising temperature and O2 depletion into SDMs to mechanistically forecast the future distribution of fish larvae aiming at understanding the magnitude at which climate change will affect the suitability of present vs. future habitats for larvae that exhibit different functional guilds (pelagic vs. demersal) and life history strategies (short vs. long pelagic duration). Experimental biology will be used to produce eco-physiological data representing the larval response to present and future scenarios of climate change. These data will be integrated into SDMs using Bayesian GLMs in order to understand whether these life history strategies will succeed under future climate conditions. For this, experts in environmental computational science (ER), experimental biology (supervisor) and eco-physiology modelling (advisor) will exchange knowledge and complement each other’s know-how. The ER will gain new technical skills on analytical tools, processing of mechanistic models and apply tools to generate science-based advice for the conservation of marine resources. By the end of the MSCA-IF, the ER will have acquired transferable skills in scientific management, leadership, science dissemination/communication and stakeholder engagement and have broaden his network, boosting his career. The ER will acquire much-needed conceptual/technical skills that are in high demand during this UN decade of the Oceans and commitment to SDG14, increasing his employment opportunities.

Mots clés : fish larvae ecology, climate change, eco physiology, animal behaviour, species distribution models, mechanistic ecological modelling

Participants :
- Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida (Portugal) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 147815.04 €
Projet ISOTOPEST (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2018)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Environment and Geosciences
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Assessing the source and fate of pesticides in the environment is vital for improving European water management policies and remediation actions. Although compound specific isotope analysis (CSIA) has proved to be a valuable tool to identify sources and track and quantify pollutant degradation in environmental systems, its application to pesticides is still emerging. There are currently some analytical challenges that restrict the possibilities to exploit the full potential of CSIA in pesticides for environmental applications, mainly related with low pesticide concentrations in environmental matrices. The first task of this project aims to overcome these barriers by optimizing extraction and analytical methods for measuring isotope ratios in an unexplored pesticide of high environmental concern: the organochlorine insecticide methoxychlor. Understanding the processes of transformation of pesticides and their associate isotope fractionations is crucial to give a sound base on CSIA application in real case studies. Nevertheless, the database of isotope fractionations associated to different transformation reactions for each pesticide is extremely incomplete. The second task of this project aims to increase this database by performing laboratory experiments for assessing biodegradation of methoxychlor and the herbicide atrazine. Finally, to take the next step and bring CSIA of pesticides to the field, the third task of this project is focused on application of CSIA in two contaminated sites for assessing the fate of the target pesticides (atrazine and methoxychlor) and their metabolites. This will provide a further demonstration of the options of CSIA in the evaluation of strategies for natural or induced attenuation, and to trace the sources, sinks and fate of pesticides in the environment. This project will thus contribute to the competitiveness of Europe in environmental monitoring, risk assessment and contamination mitigating concepts of pesticides.

Mots clés : pesticide monitoring, compound specific isotope analysis, pesticide transformation processes

Participants :
- University of Barcelona (Espagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 160932.48 €
Projet REGinTRAN (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2017)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : CLOSED

At a time of technological transition REGinTRAN aims to understand under which conditions advanced manufacturing might turn out to be a viable driver for sustaining the development of regions suffering from structural disadvantages. On the one hand, the literature on systems of advanced manufacturing has mostly concentrated on a few highly successful regions and established a clear-cut distinction between growing and declining regions. On the other hand, studies on the national models of capitalism have tended to adopt a deterministic account of the process of economic development yet overlooking the role of actors. The main innovative contribution of REGinTRAN will be to embrace a dynamical perspective of the study of regional trajectories by taking into consideration the hitherto unrealized potential of less developed territories. More precisely, the project will investigate the linkages between social actors’ mobilizations, patterns of state intervention and the opportunities and constraints offered by digital technologies for industrial transformation. This will contribute to produce new knowledge on the institutions and mechanisms that can foster (or hinder) a process of socio-economic transition. REGinTRAN will be based on an interdisciplinary approach building on comparative political economy, sociology of public action and regional and economic geography. Apulia and Lower Silesia will be investigated in depth through a systematic comparison using causal process tracing (1999-2016). A quantitative analysis of socio-economic indicators for less developed regions in Europe will complement the case-study analysis. The project will provide policy inputs on how to build a collective capacity of action by mobilizing unused resources and promoting inclusive growth. Different measures (workshops with students and professionals; one policy-brief) will be taken in order to disseminate results and stimulate a wider non-academic debate.

Mots clés : institutionalism, state society relationships, collective action, public policies, social mechanisms, industrial transformation, local and regional development, models of capitalism

Participants :
- University of Florence (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 180277.2 €