Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-actions-marie-curie-participations-et-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Projet GUTPOLAR (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2018)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Life Sciences
Statut du projet : CLOSED

The GUTPOLAR project aims at sustainably reintegrating an Experience Researcher (ER) who will acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to reinforce European research on rare malabsorption diseases. Food absorption relies on the strong polarity of intestinal epithelial cells and the array of microvilli forming a brush border (BB) at their luminal (apical) pole. Some rare genetic malabsorption disorders, characterized by mispolarized PAR polarity modules and BB structural proteins, are caused by mutations in genes coding for membrane traffic factors (i.e. Myo5B in microvillus inclusion disease/MVID). Despite this functional link, little is known about the genetic, physical and functional interactions between membrane traffic, polarity and BB components in vivo and how they control intestinal absorption. The ER uncovered a new role of the V0 sector of the V-ATPase, a complex that controls membrane traffic through organelle acidification, in both polarity and BB components apical polarity maintenance in C. elegans intestine. Most interestingly, V0-ATPase depletion in C. elegans recapitulates the cellular phenotypes observed in patients with MVID, making this complex a very exciting candidate which mechanism, genetic partners and mammalian function need to be characterized. To this end, the ER will first use genetics and super-resolution imaging to study the trafficking routes and the molecular mechanisms controlled by the V0-ATPase in vivo in C. elegans intestine. Then, he will implement mouse intestinal organoids (thanks to a secondment in H. Farin’s lab, Frankfurt, Germany) and use this model to study the conservation of these mechanisms in mammals. Overall, the GUTPOLAR action will allow to describe evolutionary conserved pathways of polarity maintenance and identify some of the mechanisms leading to absorption disorders that may provide the medical community with new therapeutic targets.

Mots clés : membrane trafficking, polarized sorting, epithelial polarity, gut development, absorption, rare genetic absorption disorders

Participants :
- Centre national de la recherche scientifique (France) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 196707.84 €
Projet GlobalDNA (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2014)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - Global Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : CLOSED

The GlobalDNA project aims to create multimodal data driven complex models which enable the provision of different views of the events happening in the world.


Participants :
- Stanford University (Etats-Unis) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Jožef Stefan Institute (Slovénie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 250774.2 €
Projet LOGEO (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2020)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - Global Fellowships
Panel : Mathematics
Statut du projet : CLOSED

The Gromov--Witten invariants of a space X record the number of curves in X of a given genus and degree which meet a given collection of cycles in X. Gromov--Witten theory is an extremely active field of research, and through its technical challenges attracts some of the most talented researchers at the interface of geometry with physics, who have made a lot of progress here over the last 20 years. We propose a program to apply Gromov--Witten theory to questions from a broad range of areas of mathematics: from sheaf counting theories, from mirror symmetry, and from the moduli theory of curves. The key new ingredient here is the recent significant advance in our understanding of these theories using logarithmic (log) geometry, which is a modern variant of algebraic geometry, developed to deal with two fundamental and related problems: compactification and degeneration. We will investigate solutions to these problems in interlinked areas of algebraic geometry, and use them to obtain major advances in Gromov--Witten theory. Building on the success of our previous work on log Gromov--Witten theory, we propose a program to 1) construct a computationally effective log geometric extension of sheaf counting theories, 2) develop new techniques to enumerate curves in Deligne-Mumford stacks (orbifolds) and to construct mirrors to such stacks, and; 3) investigate stability in the moduli spaces of curves along with original new connections to quiver-stability theories. Completion of these projects, will break new ground in enumerative algebraic geometry, and even if not all of the overall goals are achieved it will be a cornerstone in understanding curve-counting in different setups via modern log geometric techniques.

Mots clés : log geometry, gromov  witten theory, pt theory, stacks, mirror symmetry, moduli of curves

Participants :
- Brown University (Etats-Unis) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Leiden University (Pays-Bas) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 253052.16 €
Projet HUMANITIES ROCK (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2020)
Action : European Researchers' Night
Statut du projet : CLOSED

The HUMANITIES ROCK! European Researchers’ Night 2020 builds on the University of Ljubljana’s very successful 2018-2019 edition of the European Researchers’ Night. The overall objective of the HUMANITIES ROCK! project remains the same, i.e. to increase awareness of research and innovation activities, support the public recognition of researchers, debunk stereotypes and misinformation about researchers and their profession, create a better understanding of the impact of researchers’ work on citizens’ daily lives, encourage young people to embark on research careers and increase the popularity of scientific careers by organizing innovative public engagement activities and breaking the barrier between researchers and the general public. Since humankind is currently facing large-scale cultural and global man-made challenges, social sciences and humanities (SSH) research is becoming more important and relevant than ever, but is still often neglected and poorly utilized. The HUMANITIES ROCK! project activities therefore promote and stimulate interdisciplinary collaborations between the SSH and the natural sciences and present the humanities as an integral part of science in general. The 2020 edition revolves around the broad and wide-ranging theme “HUMANS AND RESEARCH”, presenting humans as subjects of research and as beings affected by research. The project activities focus on the biological, technological, philosophical, social and cultural aspects of human life and the research fields studying it, paying close attention to the social dimensions of scientific knowledge. The proposed activities are targeted particularly at children, young people and science-reluctant people, and comprise direct visits, demonstrations, competitions, exhibitions, lab visits, workshops, discussions, hands-on experiments, EU corners, open days, live chats with scientists and science cafes, taking place at public venues and in research institutions, which will open their doors to visitors.

Mots clés : researchers  night, science, humanities, open science, research career, public at large, friday, night, science communication, eu corner, promotion of science, inclusive society

Participants :
- University of Ljubljana (Slovénie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 120085.0 €
Projet HYDROMEDIE (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2019)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The HYDROMEDIE project will examine a series of key issues using innovative methods from landscape archaeology. The principal challenge will be to examine the strategies used for water management in different societies of medieval and post-medieval Messinia, comparing late Roman, Byzantine, Frankish, Venetian, Ottoman and early modern techniques in a series of case-studies. Previous research has not succeeded in differentiating and dating water-related infrastructure on a large scale, and this comparative analysis requires application of innovative techniques including GIS-based HLC and spatial analysis, 3D recording and analysis of surviving structures, micromorphological analysis of mortar, and scientific dating of samples using radiocarbon AMS (atomic mass spectroscopy) and OSL (optically-stimulated luminescence). The Fellow will be trained in all these areas through one-to-one instruction, tailored training courses, on-the-job learning and secondments. The training will provide skills necessary for a successful future career in the highly interdisciplinary fields of landscape research and medieval archaeology. The project fieldwork and sampling will focus on case-studies where the natural supply of water is insufficient for basic subsistence, necessitating use of water collection and storage technologies. The subsequent interpretation will seek to identify the social and cultural implications of different strategies, including not only the economic value of water but also the ideological or even religious implications. With this in mind, the case-studies will embrace a range of landscapes, including examples with fortifications, ecclesiastical sites and agricultural settlements.

Mots clés : medieval and post medieval archaeology, georchaeology, byzantine archaeology, mediterranean greece, water management, hydrotechnology

Participants :
- Newcastle University (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 224933.76 €
Projet IDENTITIES (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2016)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : CLOSED

The IDENTITIES project investigates human dental wear related to the non-masticatory use of the dentition (the habitual use of “teeth-as-tools”) among human groups that span the Mesolithic-Neolithic Transition in the Iberian Peninsula – a period of complex social, economic, and technological reorganization corresponding to a shift from hunting and gathering to a dependence on domesticated plants and animals. A lifetime of using the teeth for habitual, manipulative tasks leaves distinct traces on enamel, and these idiosyncratic patterns of wear provide biocultural markers of social identities when aligned with information on sex, age, occupation, or status of individuals across archaeological samples. Human dental remains from archaeological sites across the Iberia provide an ideal regional focus for exploring biocultural changes related to tooth-use during a crucial prehistoric socioeconomic transition. IDENTITIES is interdisciplinary, bringing together experts in microscopy, experimental methods, bio/archaeology, and paleoanthropology through an integrative methodology to document non-masticatory dental wear. The methodologies include recent advances in Gigapixel-like imaging strategies, confocal and scanning electron microscopy, and three-dimensional dental topographic methods to analyze experimentally-worn and archaeological samples. The integrative methodology was also established to cross-validate each method (presently an unresolved issue), and advance the study of material surface modification of biological and archaeological materials generally. In addition to providing an intellectual impact through methodological advances, the same data will directly address how biocultural changes in non-masticatory tooth-use reflect changing social identities across archaeological groups of the last foraging peoples (Mesolithic), nascent farming societies (Neolithic), and established agriculturalists (Chalcolithic) in the Iberian Peninsula.

Mots clés : prehistory, paleoanthropology, tooth use, mesolithic neolithic transition, iberian peninsula

Participants :
- CERCA Institution (Espagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 158121.6 €
Projet K-TRIO 2 (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2014)
Action : European Researchers' Night
Statut du projet : CLOSED

The K-TRIO 2 consortium organized in several years Researchers’ Night in Bulgaria in different cities making people and especially children and youth aware of researchers’ profession and the contribution of research to economy and society. The public opinion surveys show that the Researchers’ Night became a popular event in many Bulgarian cities. People enjoy the variety of activities offered and would like to make the Researchers’ Night a regular “Fall rendez-vous” in their city with a lot of fun and interaction with researchers. Taking into account the objectives of the Researchers’ Night initiative of the EC, and the previous experience of the consortium, the project K-TRIO 2 sets as its main goal to enhance public recognition of researchers and innovators and their role in society and to encourage young people in Bulgaria to embark on research career. In the framework of the Europe 2020 strategy, the project focuses on the need for increasing the number of researchers and innovators in Europe and to foster the interest of the society and the youth, in particular, to research and innovation. For achieving the main goal, the following project objectives are defined:  to disclose to the public the hidden sides of life and work of researchers, and show them as professionals and ordinary people;  to highlight the EU emphasis on its researchers, the role of researchers in the Knowledge triangle and for building the Innovation Union;  to involve citizens in debates on the contribution of researchers to European economy and society, as well as in ideas generation and open innovation;  to foster active citizens position on the policy for growing research talents and making research and innovation attractive for young people. The target audience of the project will be on first place young people – children, teen-agers and students, and secondly – their parents and the public at large. The project K-TRIO 2 will provide various opportunities to citizens in Bulgaria to meet and entertain with researchers.

Mots clés : reserachers night events

Participants :
- Trakia University (Bulgarie) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 15000.0 €
- New Bulgarian University (Bulgarie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 61000.0 €
- Plovdiv University (Bulgarie) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 15000.0 €
- Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (Bulgarie) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 18000.0 €
- British Council (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, beneficiary, Autres, subvention : 45000.0 €
- Angel Kanchev University of Ruse (Bulgarie) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 15000.0 €
- Medical University Plovdiv (Bulgarie) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 17000.0 €
- Medical University of Varna (Bulgarie) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 15000.0 €
Projet KPZcomb (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2020)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Mathematics
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The Kardar-Parisi-Zhang equation (KPZ) was introduced in 1986 as a universal model to capture statistics of a wide range of physical phenomena such as growth of interfaces or turbulent fluids. Remarkably fluctuations of this class of systems fall out of the scope of the classical central limit theorem. Understanding these phenomena has driven a tremendous activity in rigorous mathematics leading to groundbreaking theories or even to whole new fields such as that of Integrable Probability, where this proposal belongs. Since the seminal work of Johansson (1999), it is understood that systems in the KPZ class are governed by distributions coming from random matrix theory. So far, a framework with clear "determinantal structure" has been created to tackle models at "zero temperature". Progress in positive temperature setting, including the KPZ equation, only came during the last decade. Insights from many different fields (combinatorics, symmetric functions, etc) into probability, allowed to treat one-point statistics of certain systems at positive temperature. In all instances a mysterious determinantal structure, whose origins elude understanding, appears to govern (so far only) one-point statistics. This project aims to reveal the deep foundations of integrability of KPZ models at positive temperature and extend its scope. This will allow to settle the solvability in situations that are currently out of reach such as restricted spatial geometries and multi-point correlations. To achieve this we will follow a new route producing combinatorial mappings of positive temperature systems to purely determinantal ones. Our approach will make novel uses of methods from combinatorics and integrable systems (via the Yang-Baxter toolbox) and will create new dynamics linking integrable systems (such as box-ball system) to the KPZ universe. At the same time our probabilistic insights will give rise to new methodologies and will answer old questions from algebraic combinatorics

Mots clés : integrable probability, kpz universality, exactly solvable systems, young tableaux, symmetric functions, rsk correspondence, random matrices

Participants :
- University of Warwick (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 224933.76 €
Projet LITMUS (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2016)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : CLOSED

The LITMUS (Linked Irish Traditional Music) project will focus on the development of the first linked open data (LOD) framework tailored to the needs of Irish traditional song, instrumental music, and dance (ITM), as well as European and non-European traditional musics primarily propagated through oral transmission. LOD connects data from within & beyond knowledge domains; LOD ontologies are specially designed to represent knowledge structures and relationships. The few existing LOD music ontologies do not adequately express ITM & other oral traditions, making LITMUS significant. Project activities include ontology development, LOD infrastructure creation, & development of a publicly-accessible LOD pilot. LITMUS will impact the larger European cultural heritage community & beyond, providing a framework for other organisations to model & publish their own similar collections in LOD; reifying latent shared properties & traits anecdotally known to exist in the folk music of countries with strong socio-historical links. The researcher is uniquely positioned for implementing the LITMUS project through her combination of depth & breadth of knowledge in ITM, research in music information scholarship, & technological skills. Through LITMUS, the researcher will gain new technical skills, apply knowledge in multiple areas, gain insight into LOD industry research; synthesize current knowledge with new approaches using LOD, & gain high-level publication & presentation opportunities, thus greatly enhancing her employability in the non-academic sector. A variety of non-academic and academic audiences will be engaged in dissemination & communication of project results through presentations, demonstrations, videos, & workshops, including interdisciplinary music audiences. LITMUS will add value to ITMA's existing role as Project Partner & Content Provider for Europeana/Europeana Sounds whilst establishing ITMA as an international research focal point for LOD & traditional musics.

Mots clés : linked open data, ontology, irish traditional music

Participants :
- Irish traditional music archive/taisce cheol duchais eireann lbg (Irlande) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Autres, subvention : 187866.0 €
Projet DIACHRON (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2020)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : CLOSED

The Levant is a key area to study past human dynamics: due to its strategic position, connecting Africa to Europe and Asia, it has been the main route of the most ancient dispersals of modern humans out of Africa and a privileged environment for Neanderthal occupation. This project is focused on improving the chronology of Middle Palaeolithic sites in Israel using a comparative approach based on independent dating methods such as electron spin resonance of tooth enamel, thermoluminescence of burnt flint and luminescence of sediments. Their application requires in-depth knowledge of the preservation state of the sample and its macro- and micro-sedimentary contexts, which might affect the accuracy and the resolution of the chronological data. This comparative approach will take into account the impact of diagenetic processes on both dateable materials and sedimentary context. Characterisation methods (e.g., Fourier transform infrared and Raman spectroscopy) will be applied prior to dating in order to assess the degree of alteration and evaluate its effect on age determinations. The DIACHRON project will be hosted in one of the world’s leading multidisciplinary research institutions, the Weizmann Institute of Science. It will be implemented at the Kimmel Center for Archaeological Science, which has been home to the development of sample and context characterisation. The chronological aspect of the project will benefit from the collaboration with the partner institution, the Geological Survey of Israel, which is internationally recognised in luminescence dating. Open access publications, participation to conferences and science outreach activities will be the core of the dissemination strategy. The training provided will integrate the researcher in the field of material characterisation and would contribute to developing a unique interdisciplinary profile combining the knowledge of several dating methods, with clear benefits for the career development of the fellow.

Mots clés : chronology, diagenesis, electron spin resonance, luminescence, middle palaeolithic, neanderthal, homo sapiens, levant

Participants :
- Weizmann Institute of Science (Israël) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 173464.32 €