Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-actions-marie-curie-participations-et-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Projet MULTI2DSWITCH (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2015)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Physics
Statut du projet : CLOSED

MULTI2DSWITCH will offer an extremely talented and promising young researcher, with a PhD in physics and an extraordinary track record, world-class training through research in the cross-disciplinary and supra-sectorial field of 2D materials (2DMs) based multifunctional electronics. The proposed research lies at the interface between physics, chemistry and electrical engineering, in the interdisciplinary realms of supramolecular sciences, materials- and nano-science. The overall mission is to train the fellow to become an independent scientist and to prepare him for a leading position in academia or industry. MULTI2DSWITCH’s research programme targets a fundamental breakthrough in the field 2DMs by using a combination of bottom-up and top-down methods to design ultraflat, flexible and photoswitchable heterostructures of 2D crystals and molecular self-assembled monolayers (SAMs). In order to do so, a highly-ordered SAM of photochromic molecules (azobenzenes, diarylethenes or spiropyrans) is prepared on the surface of a graphene layer, by means of low-cost solution processing techniques. The graphene/SAM bilayer is subsequently encapsulated with a 2D semiconductor from the family of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) using the flake-transfer techniques commonly employed for van-der-Waals heterostructure assembly. The photo-tunable properties of the newly prepared hybrid heterostructures will be exploited to develop a series of proof-of-concept multifunctional devices, including optically-switchable diodes and field-effect transistors (FETs), and optically-programmable memory cells. Thanks to the high-degree of mechanical flexibility of both the 2D crystals and the molecular SAMs, these devices will be suitable for integration on flexible substrates. Ultimately, MULTI2DSWITCH aims at developing high-performance flexible multifunctional optoelectronic devices with figures of merit greatly surpassing those of the corresponding state-of-the-art organic devices.

Mots clés : two dimensional materials, graphene, transition metal dichalcogenides, photochromic switches, self assembled monolayers, hybrid heterostructures, multifunctional optoelectronic devices

Participants :
- Université de Strasbourg (France) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 173076.0 €
Projet MULTITOUCH (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2019)
Action : Doctoral Networks
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

MULTITOUCH aims at providing high level training to a new generation of Early Stage Researchers (ESR) in the multidisciplinary field of haptics. We will create an ambitious environment that free their creativity, motivate them for entrepreneurship, and drive them towards thriving careers. We will achieve this by combining hands-on training, involving academic and industrial researchers, bringing the necessary academic knowledge as well as soft-skills, and by facing off research challenges in different sectors of neuroscience, computer science, rehabilitation, human-computer interfaces, multisensory tactile displays and virtual reality. The ambition of MULTITOUCH is to train a cohort of scientific researchers that can work in the R&D department of companies of the digital economy, and that have the skills and will to create devices and applications accessible to everyone. For that purpose, MULTITOUCH develops an approach that intentionally blurs the boundary between assistive and mainstream technologies, and which is supported by the non-academic partner organizations involved in the project. MULTITOUCH will explore how tactile feedback can be integrated with auditory and visual feedback in next-generation multisensory human-computer interfaces (HCI) combining tactile, auditory and visual feedback, such as multisensory tactile displays (TD) and multisensory virtual reality (VR) setups, with the aim of producing an enriched user experience. During the project, the ESRs will improve current knowledge on how touch integrates with the other senses in conditions of active touch, i.e. when tactile input is generated by active contact with the environment (e.g. tactile exploration of the surface of a display, tactile exploration of VR environments). Tools used for introducing more multimodal haptic feedback into HCI will be developed in the project, and made accessible to the scientific community.

Mots clés : virtual reality, multisensory, touch, tactile device, vision

Participants :
- Ştefan cel Mare University of Suceava (Roumanie) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 219591.36 €
- Université de Lille (France) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 549604.08 €
- Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgique) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 512640.0 €
- Italian Institute of Technology (Italie) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 261499.68 €
Projet MUSDEWAR (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2015)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : CLOSED

MUSDEWAR will investigate the use of music in Greek prison camps in the (post) civil-war era (1947-1957). Despite a recent shift in musicology, which has begun to address music’s potential to damage subjectivity, there are still major gaps in the history of music’s use in mass detention camps. Contributing to the wider history of detention camps in the twentieth century, MUSDEWAR will fill this gap by critically examining: (1) the use of music as a means to ‘re-educate’, punish, humiliate and ‘break’ prisoners; (2) ‘performance under orders’: official camp orchestras and choirs; (3) music compositions, performances, and debates on Greek music by intellectuals-detainees. Analysing these aspects will combine historical and empirical research with a critical and theoretical framework. The project will document and reconstruct the use of music and musical life in the camps through archival and textual research, and interviews with former detainees, composers and intellectuals of the time. An interdisciplinary framework will be developed to analyse and interpret research findings, using tools from musicology, history, social anthropology, philosophy, trauma studies and critical theory. MUSDEWAR will deliver a monograph to a major international academic publisher. Moving beyond the humanistic notion of music as an inherently enlightening art, the monograph will synthesize research into an empirically rich and theoretically grounded account of the multifaceted use of music in the Greek camps. Intermediate aims include a project website and two articles to peer-reviewed journals. Actions for networking and knowledge transfer include research presentations, a workshop, a public outreach event (symposium, exhibition), projects in secondary schools, and a proposal for a European Research Council Starting Grant. Results will contribute directly to trans-national public debates about human rights and current forms of detention, particularly with regard to mass asylum seeking in the European Union.

Mots clés : humanities, musicology, history, greek civil war, detention camps, torture, testimony, trauma studies, philosophy, critical theory, human rights violations, music and resistance

Participants :
- University of Thessaly (Grèce) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Panteion University (Grèce) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 164653.2 €
Projet MWER (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2020)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - Global Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

MWER contributes to our understanding of and engagement with questions of Europe’s cultural diversity and of its past: it will inform the consideration of present problems and help to find solutions for shaping Europe’s future, a Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge. It explores the interconnections and circulation between different artistic avant-gardes in Europe, especially in Western Europe and Russia, after the First World War and Revolution with an emphasis on the history of discourse and of ideas. MWER concentrates on the pivotal topic of the machine, which connects the avant-gardes usually considered as separated entities throughout this period. The idea of the machine became a powerful discursive focus of the transition from an individualistic to a collectivistic vision of man and his social order and organisation in both the western and Russian avant-gardes, albeit in quite different variants. MWER’s objectives are: 1. To analyse, for the first time, the pivotal role the discourses on the machine played for the interactions and entanglements of the avant-gardes; 2. To investigate the insufficiently studied connections between artistic theory and practice, on the one hand, and the visions of political and social reorganisation after the First World War and Revolution which resulted from references to the machine, on the other hand; 3. To systematically reveal, for the first time, the circulation of protagonists, ideas and initiatives between the artistic avant-gardes of Western Europe and Russia after the First World War and the Revolution; 4. To analyse the extent to which (social) sciences, such as Bogdanov’s systems theory, scientific management (Taylorism) and social, economic and management theory (Fordism), affected the artistic avant-gardes and, through them, entire societies.

Mots clés : machine, art avant gardes, modernism, transnational history, taylorism, fordism, constructivism, bauhaus, purism, futurism, plasticism, soviet russia, italian fascism

Participants :
- New York University (Etats-Unis) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Scuola Normale Superiore (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 251002.56 €
- National Research University Higher School of Economics (Russie) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
Projet MXTRONICS (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2019)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Physics
Statut du projet : CLOSED

MXenes, a new family of transition metal-based 2D materials, have garnered a lot of interest due to their intriguing properties and potential in many applications. Recently, they have exhibited impressive optical properties such as broadband absorption and surface plasmon excitations, underlining their potential for photonic and plasmonic devices. At this early stage of development, large scale synthesis and processing of MXenes is lagging behind other 2D materials, leaving the opportunities for optoelectronic applications nearly uncharted. Therefore, this project proposes to investigate using MXenes for optoelectronic memory applications. In particular, the project proposes three main activities that capitalise on the strength of experienced researcher and the host research group (Prof. Andre Geim) in 2D material synthesis and optoelectronic devices: (1) development of processes to synthesise new MXenes, (2) development of doping strategies to functionalise MXenes and (3) development of optoelectronic memory device for image capture, where plasmonic and photosensitivity of MXenes will be exploited. The synthesised MXenes will be characterised using various advanced microscopy and spectroscopy techniques. The result of the proposed project will be transformational functionalities with orders of magnitude improvement in terms of large scale preparation of 2D MXenes with controllable functionalisation and beyond. The success of this project will make a substantial contribution to one of the European Union main concerns on developing nanotechnologies and advanced materials. Overall this proposed multidisciplinary project brings benefits to both the applicant and the host institution (University of Manchester) in terms of mutual knowledge transfer, joint publications, new collaborations and networking activities and personal career development of the researcher as well as increased public awareness about research resulting from ambitious outreach program.

Mots clés : two dimensional materials, mxenes, functionalization, thin films, optoelectronics, nanoplasmonics, flexible electronics

Participants :
- University of Manchester (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 224933.76 €
Projet MACARONIGHT II (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2020)
Action : European Researchers' Night
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Macaronesia is a biogeographical region of five archipelagos in the Atlantic Ocean of which four are inhabited: Azores (Portugal), Canarias (Spain), Madeira (Portugal) and Cape Verde (Cape Verde). These islands share common geographical traits and challenges, and have undergone a similar history since the beginning of the 15th century when they were discovered by Portuguese and Spanish sailors. Once major strategic outposts now they are the Outermost Regions of the EU (except Cape Verde, which declared its independence from Portugal in 1975). The population of Macaronesia is around 3 million inhabitants, corresponding to the size of a smaller EU country. The overall objective of this project is to organise a shared Researchers’ Night for the Macaronesia Region connecting the population of these remote islands under the umbrella of the universal language of science. MacaroNight II aims at creating overall public awareness of science, research and innovation, especially in areas where the Region has outstanding performance even by international comparison. The main theme for MacaroNight 2020 will be a “Window to the Atlantic” creating visibility the work of scientists who are in the frontline of the battle fought against global environmental challenges working in some of the most vulnerable ecosystems of the world. By increasing visibility and international recognition of the work of scientists from the region MacaroNight II will have long-lasting beneficial impacts that could extend beyond the immediate objectives of the project.

Mots clés : outermost regions

Participants :
- La Palma Research Centre for Future Studies (Espagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 29710.0 €
- Universidade da Madeira (Portugal) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 31540.0 €
- Regional Secretariat for the Sea, Science and Technology (Portugal) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes publics (hors enseignement & recherche), subvention : 64182.0 €
- Gobierno de Canarias (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes publics (hors enseignement & recherche), subvention : 18570.0 €
- University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 35043.0 €
- University of La Laguna (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Autres, subvention : 41000.0 €
Projet MacaroNight (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2018)
Action : European Researchers' Night
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Macaronesia is a biogeographical region of five archipelagos in the Atlantic Ocean of which four are inhabited: Azores (Portugal), Canarias (Spain), Madeira (Portugal) and Cape Verde (Cape Verde). These islands share common geographical traits and cultural heritage, and have undergone a similar history since the beginning of the 15th century when they were discovered by Portuguese and Spanish sailors. Once major strategic outposts now they are considered as outermost (ultra-peripherical) regions of the EU (except Cape Verde, which declared its independence from Portugal in 1975). The population of Macaronesia is around 3 million inhabitants, corresponding to the size of a smaller EU country. The overall objective of this project is to organise a shared Researchers’ Night for the Macaronesia Region connecting the population of these islands under the umbrella of the universal language of science. By focusing on the scientific and technology areas identified in the Smart Specialization Strategies for the Canaries, Madeira and the Azores we will aim at raising public awareness for research areas that could be the greatest benefit for the Region. The project will support the public recognition of researchers, creating an understanding of the impact of researchers' work on citizen's daily life. Public recognition will then result in public support that is much needed for the implementation of the smart specialisation strategies themselves.

Mots clés : researchers  night, outermost regions, smart specialization strategies

Participants :
- Regional Secretariat for the Sea, Science and Technology (Portugal) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes publics (hors enseignement & recherche), subvention : 81000.0 €
- Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 20000.0 €
- La Palma Research Centre for Future Studies (Espagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 30000.0 €
- Universidade da Madeira (Portugal) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 40000.0 €
- University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 32000.0 €
- University of La Laguna (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 32000.0 €
Projet PRIMAL (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2019)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Machine learning algorithms are data-hungry, and perform better when exposed to more and more data. Such data is being collected in massive amounts by internet giants, and is often sensitive and private. Examples include the purchases and browsing history of users, their health data and exercise activity, locations they travel to and messages they type into their mobile phone. The amount of data being collected can be significantly reduced using cryptographic techniques, in particular, using secure multiparty computation. Secure computation enables mutually distrustful parties to compute a joint function of their inputs without revealing the inputs to one another. In this research, we will address secure computation techniques of machine learning tasks. The first task is private classification: One party holds a model trained on a sensitive dataset, and another party holds a sample and wishes to evaluate the model on that private sample. Our objective is to fulfill this task while achieving significantly stronger security notion than previous works, that is, security even if one of the parties deviates from the protocol specifications (malicious security). The second task is federated learning, a techniques that enables thousands of participants to train a neural network on their joint data but without revealing the data to one another. However, a recent work showed that such task is susceptible to injection of backdoors, and a user can manipulate the joint model to his/her own benefit, significantly reducing the usefulness of federated learning in practice. Our objective is to guarantee immunity to such injections. The two objectives will be achieved by improving specific cryptographic building blocks, and applying them for these applications. PRIMAL will speed up secure computation in practice, and carries immense potential to enhance privacy in the digital era.

Mots clés : privacy preserving machine learning, cryptography, machine learning

Participants :
- Bar-Ilan University (Israël) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 185464.32 €
Projet HALOSPATH (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2018)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Life Sciences
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Macroalgal pathogens are a threat to the sustainable development of macroalgal mariculture and natural populations in marine ecosystems, causing spectacular disease outbreaks and significant losses (10-20% annually). The lack of proper posteriori containment and disease management measures has increased the urgency to study macroalgal pathologies. Nevertheless, the biology of macroalgal pathogens is understudied and limited to their documentation and phylotaxonomy. Elicitor-based short-term studies mimicking pathogen infection complemented with recent transcriptomics and proteomics of Ectocarpus-Eurychasma pathosystem highlighted the induction of haloperoxidases as a generic defense mechanism in brown macroalgae. Nothing is known about the nature of metabolites, in particular halometabolites, involved in macroalgal host-pathogen interactions till date. HALOSPATH intends to elucidate the significance of halogen metabolism in defense and immunity mechanisms of the filamentous brown macroalga Ectocarpus (containing one haloperoxidase gene) and the morphologically complex Laminaria (containing two large multigenic families of bromo- and iodo-peroxidases) against pathologies, using an integrated approach of time-series comparative metabolomics, and RNA-seq transcriptomics. This will generate large metabolomic and transcriptomic datasets, offering unprecedented insights to advance the knowledgebase of disease resistance/infection mechanism in macroalgae, revealing the secrets behind the infective success of these pathogens that could be exploited for resilience of macroalgal ecosystem to pathogens. Potential bioactive halometabolite products will be explored during secondment at MEDINA, envisaging transfer of knowledge across EU. This project will significantly advance the scope of existing research in the host lab and contribute to gender equity in research. I will acquire cutting-edge analytical, molecular skills and expertise to lead my own independent research group.

Mots clés : macroalgae, endophytes, disease, metabolomics, transcriptomics

Participants :
- University of Aberdeen (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 224933.76 €