Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-actions-marie-curie-participations-et-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Projet MALTOSE (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2019)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

“Machine Learning for Tailoring Organic Semiconductors” (MALTOSE) connects fundamental materials research with machine-learning (ML) techniques, focusing on the electronic properties of organic semiconductors. The aim of this innovative project is to discover and design novel materials with exciting properties, the prime example being the design of compounds for better organic photovoltaic cells, i.e., that reach higher power-conversion efficiencies and are more stable and more environmentally friendly. The methodology relies on a deep tensor neural network, the so-called PredictNet, that is designed and trained to predict electronic properties of molecules and polymers, at a fraction of the numerical cost compared to density-functional theory (DFT) computations, not to mention experimental measurements. PredictNet will be particularly fruitful in combination with a genetic algorithm that will be developed to propose candidate compounds from crossover and mutation from previously successful compounds. MALTOSE will enable the identification and design of promising compounds, out of the immense pool of imaginable molecules and materials, for future technological applications in fields like organic photovoltaic solar cells, large-area electronic displays, flexible organic electronics, or sensors. The project will bring together the fellow, a recognized quantum physicist and data scientist with academic and industry research experience, and a top research host institution under the supervision of a leading expert in materials science, genetic algorithms, modelling, simulation and knowledge transfer. The fellow will receive an advanced training programme in research skills and complementary non-research-oriented skills in order to enhance his future career prospects and to provide a strong basis for an independent career.

Mots clés : organic semiconductors, doping, materials discovery, machine learning, deep learning, genetic, algorithms

Participants :
- Fundacion icamcyl (Espagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 172932.48 €
Projet PERFORM (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2020)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

“PERFORM” is a compelling, international, interdisciplinary, and intersectoral project that will create an unprecedented dialogue between the concept of “performativity” and contemporary European curatorial and performance practices through the inauguration of a ground-breaking theory of performativity as curatorial and artistic praxis. Supervised by renowned critical theorist Prof. Sonia Arribas, and hosted by the Institute of Culture in the Departament d’Humanitats at Pompeu Fabra University, the project is modeled according to a reciprocal transfer of knowledge that will increase the excellence of all participants, while making a strong impact on European audiences through the communication and dissemination of state-of-the-art knowledge that will foster exchange between the humanities and the arts. It consists of a tailor-made program of training in live arts curation and contemporary European performance art, short research stays to study the curatorial initiatives of the Biennale de Venezia, Performatik Brussels, and the Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona, and the artistic practices of Anne Imhof (DE), Alex Baczynski-Jenkins (PL), and Santiago Sierra (ES), presenting two papers at international symposia, publishing two peer reviewed articles, teaching, organizing a symposium and a journal launch, etc. The project will culminate in the publication of a monograph with the Performance Philosophy Book Series (Rowman and Littlefield) that will be mentored by secondment supervisor, Dr. Laura Cull Ó Maoilearca at the Academy of Theatre and Dance at the Amsterdam University of the Arts. Framed methodologically within the field of performance philosophy, “PERFORM” will illuminate the shared mechanisms between linguistic and gender performativity and performance art, account for the recent explosion of performance in major art institutions, and demonstrate how performance and performativity are emblematic of the politics and preoccupations of 21st century Europe.

Mots clés : performativity, performance art, performance, live arts curation, curatorial studies

Participants :
- Pompeu Fabra University (Espagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 172932.48 €
Projet CHROME (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2020)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Life Sciences
Statut du projet : SIGNED

“Perception is never purely in the present–it has to draw on experience of the past.” O. Sacks illustrates a grounding principle in cognitive neuroscience: Eyes are not vision. Instead, seeing is an inferential process, with the brain integrating incoming with past sensory information. This idea, that perception and memory are deeply intertwined, has shaped many theories of neural computation. Yet research on these building blocks of cognition has largely evolved in separate fields. In the long-term, I aim to overcome this conceptual divide and understand the mechanistic principles by which memory and perception shape each other. In this fellowship, I will lay the foundation for this research vision and acquire the skills necessary to lead a group on this innovative program. I will work with authorities in invasive electrophysiology (L. Melloni) and dynamical systems (V. Priesemann) to tackle a current frontier in the neurosciences and unravel the brain and circuit-level mechanisms of serial dependence. A perceptual memory integrating past with current percepts, serial dependence offers a unique window into the interplay of perception and memory: It comes in multiple flavors (attractive & repulsive effects) and occurs at multiple timescales. A simple, untested hypothesis may account for this diversity: I propose that there is a hierarchy of perceptual memories, with different integration times and tuning features, all acting jointly to shape perception. I will test this innovative framework with behavioral studies (to map the spatio-temporal tuning profile of serial dependence), computational modeling (to probe how intrinsic timescales of a hierarchically organized neural network affect serial dependence), and non-invasive and invasive electrophysiology (to identify the cortical & hippocampal brain mechanisms supporting serial dependence). If successful, this work will provide a unifying framework of how memory, in the form of serial dependence, alters perception.

Mots clés : perceptual memories, serial dependence, ieeg, recurrent neural network

Participants :
- Max Planck Society (Allemagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 174806.4 €
Projet ProbSenS (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2016)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : CLOSED

“ProbSenS” will develop a novel low-power event-driven probabilistic Very Large-Scale Integration (VLSI) architecture for real-time, adaptive and robust multisensor integration. Multisensor integration exploits the extended coverage of multiple detectors to increase perceptual confidence in Smart Systems, but embedded implementations are yet in their infancy due to the lack of hardware able to infer from the multivariate, nonlinear, time-dependent and noisy signals supplied by modern sensors. By using principles of how biological systems promptly combine multisensory information and generate meaningful features in dynamic and uncontrolled real-world conditions, bioinspired Generative Deep Neural Network (GDNN) models are emerging as a powerful, CMOS-amenable computing paradigm to accelerate sensor fusion and enable quick, reliable self-learning and context-awareness under these constraints. This project aims to develop such technology into a smaller, smarter, calibration-free multisensor solution, tolerant to sensor drifts and suited to process low-latency data from a varied set of solid-state transducers in critical real-world monitoring/diagnosis scenarios where information is acquired on-line and mostly unlabelled, e.g. security, health and environmental care. ”ProbSenS” will broaden state-of-the-art insight in the following multidisciplinary areas: (i) The modelling of GDNNs as probabilistic processors for adaptive event-based sensor fusion in Smart Systems; (ii) the investigation of novel ultra-low-power VLSI circuits to realise their computational units in low-cost CMOS technologies; (iii) the yet unexplored event-driven fusion of electrochemical and optical microsensors using a GDNN; and (iv) the benchmark of this technology in a true EU societal challenge: the real-time monitoring of water pollutants. The final outcome will be a functional working prototype of the GDNN validated in the field together with Agbar, the largest water management company in Spain.

Mots clés : sensor fusion, event driven sensors, brain inspired generative models, mixed signal vlsi design, neuromorphic engineering, real time water quality monitoring

Participants :
- University of Zurich (Suisse) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 175419.6 €
Projet SIND (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2019)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

“…we are—and always were—ready to pay any price to be accepted by society.” Hannah Arendt. Belonging to a group helps maintain a shared social identity. Individuals can belong to a political party, to a country, to a union of countries etc. How do these multiple group affiliations shape individuals’ decisions within groups? Through an interdisciplinary approach drawing on cognitive science, neuroscience, behavioural economics, social psychology and political science, this project aims to characterize the cognitive mechanisms underlying the influence of group affiliation on collective decision-making. We will investigate how different stages of cognitive processes—from information processing to consequential decisions— are affected by the nature of the collective: multilevel in-groups and outgroup. Previously established experimental paradigms in individual behaviour will be applied to group decision making to test the predictions that 1) group affiliation disrupts accurate information processing, 2) group affiliation increases alignment and responsibility sharing with group members for cooperative and leadership decisions, and 3) the group affiliation influence on decisions will vary as a function of individuals’ political attitudes and gender. Given the relevance of the proposed research questions to the current political climate in Europe, they will be further explored in the political context: the experiments will be tested online on a European population sample in a dedicated political research centre, in order to help explain individual citizens’ behaviours in our group-based society. The findings of this project will provide insights into the reasons driving an increase of inward-looking policies (Brexit and rise of populist parties in Europe), which represents a threat to the European Research Area that rests on strong collaborations between different European countries and their citizens.

Mots clés : collective decision making, group affiliation, political attitudes

Participants :
- Max Planck Society (Allemagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 174806.4 €
Projet AsymmFlow (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2019)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Chemistry
Statut du projet : CLOSED

In the Realm of Chemistry, asymmetric synthesis has a prime importance as it allows creation of optically pure chemical entities. The synthesis of preferred enantiomer is highly desirable when seeking for specific biological activities owing to the importance of chirality. AsymmFlow delineates synthesis, characterization and application of novel asymmetric supported organocatalysts for enantioselective Pictet-Splengler cyclization in continuous flow/batch to produce tetrahydro-β-carboline (THβC) derivatives. The proposed immobilization strategy gives access to synthesize reusable, robust and stable catalytic systems for asymmetric continuous-flow processes. We aim to develop a sustainable and selective protocol which would give easy access to bioactive substituted-THβC moieties and thus fulfils the demand aiming at lowering their prices in global markets. In particular, the synthesis of the drug Tadalafil usually suffers for poor enantioselectivity, prolonged reaction times, and scale-up issues. It is expected that the development of an alternative protocol for the synthesis of Taladafil will solve those common synthetic challenges and thus, will be highly useful to bring down the market price of this drug all over the world.

Mots clés : continuous flow, asymmetric organic synthesis, supported organocatalysts

Participants :
- Institut Català d'Investigació Química (Espagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 160932.48 €
Projet Smart Colour (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2015)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : CLOSED

In the Smart Colour project, I aim to develop the first remotely adjustable plasmonic structural colour surface, where the colour appearance can be changed reversibly by photo-thermal actuation. I will achieve this by applying a combination of plasmonic nanostructures and phase changeable materials. Smart plasmonic colouration can be used in rewritable optical data recording systems, display devices and consumer goods in general where the consumer will be able to change the colour of a given product according to his/her will. For centuries, pigments have been the main colorant agents. However, pigments are environmentally hazardous, rarely recyclable and instable due to photobleaching. Plasmonic structural colours are instead robust and sustainable. Despite enormous efforts in this evolving field, development of tunable structural colouring, similar to camouflaging in animals, remains a challenge. I will address this challenge by exploiting the heat generated in plasmonic materials under resonant absorption of light – external stimuli - to actuate phase changeable materials, such as tungsten doped Vanadium dioxide (VO2-W). The heat can transform VO2-W from a semiconductor to a metallic state and shift the plasmon resonance of the nanostructures. The resulting resonance-shift changes the appearance (colour) of the surface. The realization of this ambitious project will increase the European competence in nano-optics and pave the way for new applications of plasmonic materials. The multidisciplinary nature of the project, involving physics, materials science and engineering gives me a great opportunity to learn new skills such as optical simulation, nano-photonics and hands-on-experience in electron beam lithography and nano-structuring. Moreover, it will be a great chance for me to practice management of a research project. Therefore, it will leverage my capabilities and skills to establish my own leading independent research group following this fellowship.

Mots clés : plasmonics, structural colours, nanofabrication, matrerials science

Participants :
- Technical University of Denmark (Danemark) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 212194.8 €
Projet DATAFACE (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2019)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

In the age of artificial intelligence, identifying anyone in public space through facial recognition is becoming faster and easier. However, the technologies are not without flaws. Recent studies have shown that the technologies are prone to gender and skin-colour biases, and not highly accurate. Despite their imperfections, governments around the world deploy the technologies at a breakneck pace. Strong criticisms have been heard over the lack of appropriate legal frameworks to regulate technologies that can negatively impact civil liberties and personal freedoms. Since a few years, concerns have further grown concerning their use in China where they are deployed to support a social credit system to rate citizens’ behaviour. Facial recognition technologies can potentially be very pervasive surveillance tools. The proposed research will identify the threats and risks that the use of facial recognition for surveillance purposes poses to the rights to privacy and data protection as defined at EU level. The objective is to define the legitimate and proportionate uses of the technologies based on country trends (France, UK, USA, and China), their technical characteristics, and the legal frameworks applicable to the rights to privacy and data protection.

Mots clés : privacy, data protection, surveillance, biometrics, facial recognition, predictive analysis, artificial intelligence

Participants :
- KU Leuven (Belgique) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 267480.0 €
Projet LUNA 2014 (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2014)
Action : European Researchers' Night
Statut du projet : CLOSED

In the alpine province of South Tyrol (500,000 inhabitants) science and innovation do not have a long tradition, but as everywhere they are crucial for the future development of the economy. LUNA (LUnga Notte della ricerca – Lange NAcht der Forschung), which takes place every other year, is a great opportunity for the population to get in touch with scientists, to learn about research projects in the region and to have fun with scientific themes. The main organisers of LUNA are committed to creating a tradition for science and innovation in South Tyrol, organising different science events at planned intervals: LUNA every second year, science cafés every summer, activities for schools throughout the school year, etc. LUNA will be organised for the fourth time on 26 September in Bolzano/Bozen, the principal town of South Tyrol with 100,000 inhabitants. Once again a consortium comprising the European Academy of Bolzano/Bozen, the Free University of Bolzano /Bozen and Techno Innovation South Tyrol will be the main organisers with their headquarters used as the major venues. A further five to seven additional partners (businesses, museums and other research institutions) are expected to open their doors as well. The Night will thus transform Bolzano into an exciting science park, where children and adults will be able to have fun with science at up to ten different venues connected via a free shuttle service. An intensive Awareness Campaign will ensure that about 300,000 people will be aware of LUNA. We expect around 14,000 – 16,000 visitors. From 5 pm until midnight we will show our guests, how “Science makes you fly” – which is the main theme for this year’s event. People will be given the opportunity to participate in many different interactive presentations, games, quizzes, experiments and science performances. They will have the chance to talk, enjoy themselves, eat, drink and even dance with experts and scientists from many different discipline

Mots clés : reseachers night, science event, edutainment, science communication, public recognition of researchers, promotion of science careers

Participants :
- Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italie) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 18508.0 €
- Techno Innovation South Tyrol (Italy) (Italie) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes publics (hors enseignement & recherche), subvention : 18508.0 €
- European Academy of Bolzano (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 37016.0 €
Projet nalimdif (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2018)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Mathematics
Statut du projet : CLOSED

In the beginning of 2000s Kontsevich and Soibelman have introduced two variants of the SYZ conjecture originating from string theory: a non-Archimeadean one and a differential-geometric one. Both of these conjectures posit existence of a singular affine manifold (the base of the SYZ fibration) that can be obtained either as a subset of the non-Archimedean analytic space associated to a family of complex projective Calabi-Yau varieties with maximally unipotent monodromy, or as a Gromov-Hausdorff limit of fibres of the family with Ricci-flat metric in the polarization class and normalized diameter (the latter was also independently conjectured by Gross, Wilson, and Todorov). Recent years have seen active developments in both of these conjectures through work of de Fernex, Kollár, Mustaţa, Nicaise, Xu, Gross, Tosatti, Zhang and others. Kontsevich and Soibelman have also conjectured that both approaches give the same result, with corresponding singular affine manifolds naturally isomorphic; unfortunately, the existence of such an isomorphism is open as of now. The aim of this project is to build tools that will allow both to attack the comparison conjecture and to make progress in the understanding of the collapsing Gromov-Hausdorff limits in the odd-dimensional case (hypekähler case having been extensively studied). The proposed approach is based on the theory of differential forms on non-Archimedean analytic spaces due to Chambert-Loir and Ducros. Firstly, a notion of a non-Archimedean limit of a degenerating family of real forms with values in Chambert-Loir-Ducros forms will be defined. Secondly, the metric structure of the collapsing limit will be described in terms of such non-Archimedean limits of Kähler forms. Thirdly, the canonical affine structure on the limit space conjectured to exist in the metric picture will be studied using non-Archimedean methods, assuming a natural statement about the limits of the solutions of Monge-Ampere equations.

Mots clés : berkovich spaces, essential skeleton, syz conjecture, gromov hausdorff limit

Participants :
- KU Leuven (Belgique) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 166320.0 €