Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-actions-marie-curie-participations-et-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Projet COMPETE (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2020)
Action : Doctoral Networks - Industrial Doctorates
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The aim of COMPETE (COMPutationally empowered Electromagnetic industrial TalEnts) is to bridge the gap between the mindset and needs of advanced electromagnetics industry and the academic doctoral programs forming electromagnetic modelers designers and innovators. Standard doctoral programs in computational electromagnetics provide solid theoretical and algorithmic background, but are often abstract and far from the on-the field industrial needs. Several key elements of the industrial processes related to sensitivity of key devices, associated costs, relaiability and benchmarking of results are often discovered much later by the PhD student, and often European doctoral curricula in this field results less competitive than those of PhD awarded candidates from other systems like the North American one. This training, will instead provide since the very beginning a very pragmatic prospective on the current industrial needs in modelling and will form and educate a cohort of young scientists and innovators in the field of industrial computational electromagnetics.

Mots clés : computational electromagnetics, electromagnetic engineering, antenna analysis

Participants :
- Polytechnic University of Turin (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 784499.04 €
- Thales dms france sas (France) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 549604.08 €
Projet 2DNano (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2014)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Physics
Statut du projet : CLOSED

The aim of the 2DNano project is to further the development of a high potential European researcher, Dr. Garnica, in the field of nanotechnology through an ambitious research programme that straddles the interface of physics, chemistry and engineering. The project is taking place for two years at the Chair E20 at Technische Universität München, a leading institution for nanoscience and nanotechnology. The main goal of the proposal is the synthesis and atomic level understanding of novel two-dimensional (2D) structures on metallic substrates. The success of graphene has spurred tremendous expectations and research efforts in the development of novel 2D materials with outstanding structural and electronic properties. In graphene, the superlative electronic properties are a consequence of its characteristic band structure, linear near the Fermi level, which convert it in a semimetal. Nevertheless, a large variety of electronic properties, including band gaps and electron mobilities, can be found in the direct analogues of graphene such as the insulator hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) and the theoretically predicted semiconductor silicon carbide (SiC) honeycomb sheets. With the 2DNano project, we will dedicate considerable efforts in designing new synthetic methods for the production of these 2D materials on metallic substrates, in particular SiC on a silver substrate. The fully characterization of these layers at atomic scale by complementary spectroscopy and microscopy techniques will provide us a wealth of information on their chemical, electronic and geometric structure. This crucial information will be important for the further functionalization of such heterostructures with the final objective of adding new functionalities.

Mots clés : 2d materials, scanning probe microscopy, chemical vapor deposition, molecular functionalization, electronic structure

Participants :
- Technical University of Munich (Allemagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 159460.8 €
Projet BITMAP (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2019)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - Global Fellowships
Panel : Physics
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The aim of the BITMAP project "aB-IniTio calculations and MAchine learning for suPerconducting collective phenomena in novel materials" is to propose a workflow based on the combination of realistic Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations with the Renormalization Group (RG) approach to superconducting Fermi surface instabilities. The latter is based on the pioneering work of Kohn-Luttinger where one can integrate out the high energy degrees of freedom perturbatively, and obtain effective attractive BCS interactions in non-s-wave channels. Once the superconducting pairing is known, as encoded in the superconducting gap function, a machine learning-based diagnostic procedure of the topological properties will be performed, upon the creation of specific ad-hoc convolutional neural networks. The project will allow the experience researcher to merge his present skills in the computational modeling of complex materials with modern concepts of machine learning, a sector that nowadays is expanding fast enough to easily foresee its applications in everyday life.

Mots clés : density functional theory, renormalization group, machine learning, topological materials

Participants :
- University of Bologna (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 269002.56 €
- Simons Foundation (Etats-Unis) — Partner, organization partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
Projet DARTWARS (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2020)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - Global Fellowships
Panel : Physics
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The aim of the DART WARS project is to boost the sensitivity of experiments based on low-noise superconducting detectors. This goal will be reached through the development of wideband superconducting amplifiers with noise at the quantum limit and the implementation of a quantum limited read out in different types of superconducting detectors. Noise at the quantum limit over a large bandwidth is a fundamental requirement for challenging future applications, like neutrino mass measurement, next generation x-ray observatory, cosmic microwave background (CMB) measurement, and dark matter and axion detection. The sensitivity and the bandwidth of microcalorimeter detectors such as Transition Edge Sensors (TESs) and Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors (MKIDs) using dissipative readout are limited by the noise temperature and bandwidth of the cryogenic amplifier. Likewise, resonant axion detectors, such as haloscopes, must probe a range of frequencies of several GHz keeping the system noise to the lowest possible level. The need for a quantum limited microwave amplifier with large bandwidth operating at millikelvin temperatures is also particularly felt in many quantum technology applications, for example the rapid high-fidelity multiplexed readout of superconducting qubits. To this end, devices called traveling wave parametric amplifiers (TWPAs) are currently being developed. The nonlinear element of TWPAs is provided by Josephson junctions or by the kinetic inductance of a high-resistivity superconductor.The DART WARS project is a research effort to improve the performance and reliability of these amplifiers with the study of new materials and with improved microwave and thermal engineering. The long-term goal is to demonstrate, for the first time, the readout with different sensors (TESs, MKIDs, microwave cavities) opening the concrete possibility to increase the sensitivity of the next generation particle physics experiments..

Mots clés : x ray spectroscopy, low temperature detectors, energy dispersive spectroscopy, transition edge, sensor, kinetic inductance, parametric amplifier, quantum limited noise amplifier, josephson, junction

Participants :
- University of Colorado System (Etats-Unis) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- University of Milano-Bicocca (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 251002.56 €
Projet NEPSpiNN (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2016)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : CLOSED

The aim of the NEPSpiNN project is to realize a neuromorphic event-based neural processing system that can directly interface with a commercial surface electromyography (sEMG) for the extraction of signal features and classification of the motor neurons output activities. The sEMG is a non-invasive method for measuring the electrical activity, associated to the muscle activities, by means of surface electrodes located above the skin.The amplitude of the sEMG signals, measured in this way, correlates with the number of action potentials discharged by a population of activated motor neurons. To understand the muscular behavior, several measurements are required, which produce a large amount of data, typically, processed by external computers. This makes a wearable solution difficult. In addition, in the current state-of-the-art the sEMG data analyses is composed by three different steps: features extraction, moto neurons outputs discrimination and classification. The steps are activated in sequence increasing the time required for the analyses, that is a problem in real-time applications. The NEPSpiNN project proposes a sEMG analyses stage, implemented in a compact ultra-low power neuromorphic chip, to be able to process data in real-time with low-latency, useful for future implementation of wearable devices. A full custom hardware implementation of a deep neural network (DNN), implemented on neuromorphic spiking neural processing circuits, will classify the motor activities in real time, to find the input for a control system of an external device (e.g. prostesis or exoskeleton). The integration on a unique portable device will allow to decrease the computational cost of processing and the power consumption. This enables a system that can be integrated in a wearable solution without the necessity to transmit data to a remote host.

Mots clés : neuromorphic chip, semg data analyses, deep nerual network, neurorobotics

Participants :
- University of Zurich (Suisse) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 175419.6 €
Projet FLUOROCROSS (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2016)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Chemistry
Statut du projet : CLOSED

The aim of the fellowship is to pioneer a synthetic method to form carbon–carbon bonds from the coupling of two carbon–fluorine bonds. This method will result in new routes to fluorinated biaryls, organic molecules that are used in materials science or as the active ingredient in pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. It will open up new pathways to using inexpensive and environmentally persistent fluorocarbons in synthesis. The carbon–fluorine bond is the strongest single bond in organic chemistry and the main challenge of the project is to develop a new method that breaks two carbon–fluorine bonds in a single sequence. To the best of our knowledge, this approach is without precedent. The strategy offers a new route to fluorinated molecules with control over the number and position of fluorine atoms in the products. The proposed programme will provide world-class training in the areas of organometallic chemistry, homogenous catalysis and mechanistic analysis.

Mots clés : carbon fluorine bonds, main group reagents, magnesium, cross coupling reactions, catalysis, fluorinated biaryls, liquid crystals displays

Participants :
- Imperial College London (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 195454.8 €
Projet STEMCEDIF (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2020)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Life Sciences
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The aim of the interdisciplinary STEMCEDIF project is to produce polymeric cell-laden vascular grafts by 3D printing for their usage as a biomimetic substrate for vascular engineering in applications after blood vessel disorders. In order to produce scaffolds for tissue engineering, 3D printing technology is one of the most promising methods. However, the generation of biocompatible, stable and low-cost scaffolds material for tissue regeneration remains a big challenge. Naturally derived polymers, such as collagen type I and elastin, exhibit the unique biological properties of high biocompatibility, however poor structural stability and mechanical properties. On the other hand addition of synthetic polymers including PCL can significantly improve the stability and mechanical properties of scaffolds, making it very promising for producing scaffolds. The addition of growth factors and antibacterial agents could be another advantage for direct cell adhesion and differentiation and prevent bacterial infection. The scaffold will be composed of three layers filled with blood vessel cells, to mimic the structure and interactions of fibroblasts, smooth muscle cells (SMc) and endothelial cells (ECs) layer. The final part of the studies employ induced pluripotent stem cells isolated from somatic cells of healthy donors, differentiated into SMc and ECs will be incorporated in the specific arrangement within the polymer architecture to formulate the several layers of 3D scaffolds to mimic saphenous vein. The obtained results will allow to get one step forward to learn about designing biocompatible scaffolds for increase regeneration and tissue integration after aneurysms or aortic dissections in vessel disorders such as rare diseases. Due to the precision which should be preserved while mimicking the ECM of blood vessels and simultaneously incorporating cells within the structure, the unique 3D printing method involving direct cell printing will be used in the project.

Mots clés : vascular tissue engineering, pluripotent stem cells, 3d bioprinting

Participants :
- Institut d'Investigació Biomédica de Bellvitge (Espagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 129699.36 €
Projet DENE (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2014)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Physics
Statut du projet : CLOSED

The aim of the present project is the development of a theoretical tool for the description of neutral excitations that are directly probed in absorption, electron energy loss and inelastic X-Ray scattering experiments. It is focused on the description of dynamical effects beyond the quasi particle picture that are not taken into account in the present theories. The final goal will be the correct description of the spectrum in systems where dynamical effects are not negligible as metals and strongly correlated insulators, the description of multiple excitations that are not included in a quasi particle picture and the understanding of the role played by electronic correlations on the lifetime of neutral excitations. Particular attention will be devoted to the problem of the multiple excitations in strongly correlated transition metal oxides.

Mots clés : mbpt, theoretical spectroscopy, dielectric response, qb initio, strongly correlated materials

Participants :
- Centre national de la recherche scientifique (France) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 173076.0 €
Projet InCisive (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2014)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Life Sciences
Statut du projet : CLOSED

The aim of the proposed project is to develop and employ novel tools to identify and target fibrosis-promoting, molecular pathways in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the hepatic manifestation of the metabolic syndrome. Affecting 20-30% of the Western population, NAFLD is now the most common liver disease. Yet, the lack of tools for studying the initiation and progression of NAFLD at the cellular level limits our ability to develop novel strategies for rational, therapeutic intervention. This proposal details a cross-disciplinary research project aimed at addressing this challenge while facilitating the transfer of knowledge and new technologies to the Danish biomedical research community. Over the course of the proposed project, the aim will be pursued through fulfilment of these specific objectives: (A) Development of novel biochemical tools for in situ gene expression profiling and gene knock-down in select cell types. (B) Implementation of these tools to discover intra- and intercellular mechanisms linking metabolic stress to chronic liver disease in mouse models of diet-induced fibrosis. (C) Cross-disciplinary, experimental validation of hypotheses generated from bioinformatic integration of gene expression profiles from individual cell populations and experimental treatment of NAFLD in animal models. (D) Communication of discoveries and their relevance through external seminars and through scientific, popular, and social media platforms. Through research and training activities at the University of Southern Denmark, development of collaborations with researchers at partnering institutions, and dissemination of results to the broader European community, the proposed project serves as foundation for my independent career in European biomedical research. Concurrently, the proposed project has the potential to greatly improve our understanding of chronic liver disease and devise novel treatment strategies.

Mots clés : fibrosis, ribosomal profiling

Participants :
- University of Southern Denmark (Danemark) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 212194.8 €
Projet SYMBODIN (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2016)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : CLOSED

The aim of the proposed research is to investigate the integrative function of bodily metaphors within the Old Norse Literature and Culture. The research will span the culturally important transition from pre-Christian culture to the products of Christian literacy. Its starting point will be the mythic narratives connected with initiation and sacrifice, which have a foremost position in the pre-Christian religion and which are especially rich in the cognitive metaphors of the human body. These myths and rituals exerted an influence as a pattern or model for the whole society, and provide thus an excellent tool for the understanding of its symbolic system and values. In the next step of the project the transition towards Christianity will be explored and assessed, especially its reevaluation of cognitive metaphors of the body, with the aim to map the transformations of symbolism on the borders of two cultural and religious systems. This endeavour will provide a completely new theory shedding new light on the production of meaning in culture and its reinterpretations. The research itself is to be naturally interdisciplinary, integrating religious studies, philology, cognitive linguistics, anthropology and folkloristics. My previous research prepared me for this task to a certain degree, but knowledge exchange is needed to bring it to a completion, especially consultations with scholars and experts in the field of Old Norse Studies. All this can be achieved by a 18 months research internship at the University in Bergen, which provides the best academic conditions for this project, supervised by prof. Jens Eike Schnall, and by a 6 month secondment in Reykjavík, at the University of Iceland and at the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies. This project will apply innovative interdisciplinary approach to the topic and initiate a collaboration between Prague and Bergen and Prague and Reykjavík researchers in Old Norse religion.

Mots clés : myth, ritual, initiation, metaphor, semiotics, narrative, narratology, structuralism, old norse, old icelandic

Participants :
- University of Bergen (Norvège) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 196400.4 €
Projet NEREFLOW (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2020)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Chemistry
Statut du projet : TERMINATED

The aim of this 2-year fellowship is to develop novel and robust electrodes to improve the performance of Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Batteries (AORFBs) for renewable energy storage applications. The research will be carried out at Kemiwatt (Rennes, France), who have been developing AORFBs since 2014, in collaboration with the Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes (ISCR), University of Rennes 1 (France) as secondment. Carbon felts, which are the most commonly used electrodes for AORFBs, will be modified in order to enhance the interactions between the electrode and the electrolytes to further improve the performance of the batteries. Two routes of modifications will be explored: i) pulse-electrodeposition of metals on carbon felt electrodes using a flow-through system and ii) electrografting of organic modifiers via the aryl diazonium salts method. By optimising the properties of the electrodes in terms of specific surface area, wettability, local pH and charge transfer, positive impacts on the power and energy densities and efficiencies of the battery are expected. Therefore, the objectives are threefold: i) to develop novel carbon felt electrodes modified by electrodeposition and electrografting, ii) to study the performance and durability of the modified electrodes for AORFBs application, via the optimisation of the electrode/electrolyte interactions, iii) to upscale (from 25 cm² up to 2100 cm²) the electrode surface modification process and to implement and test the corresponding electrodes in pilot-scale reactors. By developing novel modified carbon felts, this fellowship aims at improving the performance and stability of AORFBs. This will help Kemiwatt pursue their technological development and achieve their goals by 2023. It will in turn provide valuable insight to the scientific community on an aspect that is currently being overlooked and that could yet significant help improve the technology and the EU to reach its decarbonisation targets by 2050.

Mots clés : aqueous organic redox flow batteries, energy storage, renewable energy

Participants :
- KEMIWATT (France) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 184707.84 €