Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-actions-marie-curie-participations-et-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Projet 3D - PRINTGRAPH (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2015)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Three dimensional printing technology is also known as rapid prototyping technology and it can be grouped within additive manufacturing techniques. This technology is based on the creation of a 3D object starting from a digital model. In recent years, 3D technology has become one of the most used methods in the development of prototypes since it allows the design of relatively complicated 3D geometries with new materials, like composites. 3D-PRINTGRAPH will be focused on improving structuctural and conductive properties of the current materials used in 3D printing technologies today. To achieve this goal, layered graphene will be integrated with the most available low melting point polymers in order to obtain a new material able to be employed in 3D printing technologies. The inter / multidisciplinary approach proposed in the 3D-PRINTGRAPH project will allow the researcher acquiring new skills in Key Enabling Technologies such as advanced graphene materials and 3D printing technology. Moreover, three different secondments in the ASCAMM Technological Center, Hewlett Packard and FAB LAB Barcelona will complement researcher's traininggiving her a multisectoral point of view and a clear idea of transfer of knowledge activities in the field of printing materials. Therefore, planned research and training activities in the 3D-PRINTGRAPH project will reinforce a position of professional maturity in research and will provide the researcher new career perspectives.

Mots clés : graphene, key enable technology, nanocomposites, polymer, 3d printing, rapid prototyping

Participants :
- Spanish National Research Council (Espagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 170121.6 €
Projet MEL-ROD (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2019)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Life Sciences
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Three types of retinal photoreceptors are responsible for light detection: rods, cones and intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) containing melanopsin. Until recently, it was universally assumed that daytime vision originates with cones, dim light vision with rods, leaving ipRGCs to drive sub-conscious reflex responses to changes in ambient light (e.g. circadian photoentraiment). However, very recent data from mice has revolutionized vision science by showing that melanopsin can also provide the brain with information about the spatial patterns during the day, complementing the activity of cones in the representation of larger amplitude and coarser patterns in brightness. The proposed project is aimed to determine how melanopsin and cones work together to create images in nocturnal mice and in a diurnal murid (Rhabdomys) with strong cone-based daytime vision, respectively. We will take advantage of technological edge in multi-primary visual display (mVDU) design that allows, for the first time, patterns visible only to melanopsin to be generated. We will apply the mVDU technology to in vivo multi-unit electrophysiological recordings from the visual thalamus (the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus) and behavioural experiments on melanopsin sufficient and deficient mice created by optogenetical manipulation of ipRGCs. We hypothesize that there will be significant differences in the melanopsin contribution to pattern discrimination between chosen night and day active animals due to the difference in their retinal structure (rod-cone ratio). We believe that the proposed research will contribute to better understanding of the visual system and lead to a step change in performance of image capture and display technologies by adjusting their design to take account of melanopsin. The applicant will benefit from the project with new skills, knowledge and the experience to launch her own research group in the future.

Mots clés : rodents, electrophysiology, melanopsin, retina, vision

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

Thrombosis is a complex process involving activation of endothelial cells, and their release of Weibel-Palade body contents such as von Willebrand factor (VWF) and P-selectin. This in turn recruits platelets which form aggregates, and leukocytes such as neutrophils. The recent discovery of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) described a novel antimicrobial function of neutrophils. NETs are extracellular chromatin strands containing microbicidal proteins. The release of histones, serine proteases, and myeloperoxidase concentrated on DNA fibers into the extracellular space can contribute to many pathologies. NETs can bind platelets and red blood cells and therefore also contribute to thrombosis. Activated platelets can in turn stimulate neutrophils to make NETs, creating a vicious thrombo-inflammatory cycle. Our first objective is to study VWF involvement in the induction of NETosis. We will elucidate the role of VWF as an important mediator of NET formation using VWF mutants. Innovative live-cell imaging and flow cytometry will be used to unravel the kinetics of VWF/platelet-mediated NET formation. Our second objective is to assess the physiological relevance of (inhibiting) platelet/VWF involvement in NETs-related pathology. We will investigate the role of VWF/NET interactions in three critical clinical settings where microvascular thrombosis contributes to multiorgan failure and/or mortality: sudden inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), and severe malaria. Mouse models of disease will be used and combined with several strategies for inhibition of VWF/platelet/NETs interactions to assess their effect on disease progression. In summary, with this research project we aim to better understand how platelets and VWF can drive NET formation in thrombo-inflammation, as this may also lead to more targeted therapeutic approaches in diseases which currently have limited treatment options.

Mots clés : thrombosis

Participants :
- KU Leuven (Belgique) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 160800.0 €
Projet Let's Do The Science (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2014)
Action : European Researchers' Night
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Through the project, it is aimed to show public that researchers are most likely with them. They work in a wide range of topic but the common base for all areas is scientific point of view. It is planned to organize an event including at least 200 different interactive scientific activities from wide range of scientific disciplines, opening universities laboratories to public, organizing number of meetings and workshops, conferences, edutainment facilities, seminars and entertainment activities related to science subjects, observing and discussing ideas of public about science and hot topics of their life related to science and EU. Strategy for the activities is including all faculties and related centres of the university to take part during the night for the activities and using all resources of the municipality. Science will be in everything (with 25 different scientific disciplines) at everywhere (in 210000m2 campus and live online broadcast), at every time (by showing that science is in daily life) and for everybody (by the activities designed for everybody, i.e. children, young adults, women, disadvantaged groups etc.) in Ankara at the event day. It is expected to have 30.000 attendees per one Researchers’ Night event during the day and night. Besides that, the event will be announced and will be made news by 2 national TV and radio channel to whole country and there will be online live broadcast whole day and night through internet. It is expected to reach 500.000 attendees through live broadcast and more than 10.000.000 people will be made aware of Researchers’ Night activities. Event will develop public recognition on researchers’ accessibility and having time at different activities with scientists will positively affect especially young people. Impact and results of the event will also be an opportunity to show the affect and results of partnership and collaboration of different sectors and provide new partnerships between different sectors.

Mots clés : science fair, science in society, european awareness, meeting with researchers, scientific thinking, science in daily life, researcher

Participants :
- Ankara University (Turquie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 103980.0 €
- Ankara buyuksehir belediye baskanligina (Turquie) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes publics (hors enseignement & recherche), subvention : 27280.0 €
Projet SymAcc (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2018)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Physics
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Through theory and observations, it is well established that the universe undergoes accelerated expansion in its history. This accelerated expansion takes place in two different epochs. The first of these is the early epoch of inflation and the second is the current epoch of dark energy domination. Although methods of General Relativity, which is the classical theory of gravity, and Quantum Field Theory, which addresses matter interactions at quantum scales, have guided much of our understanding of the universe, they cannot fully address these epochs of accelerated expansion. In this project the objective is to identify the cosmological degrees of freedom that have a crucial role during inflation and dark energy. It proposes to achieve this goal by studying the ideal case of a spacetime that gives accelerated expansion, using recent methods in holography in order to (i) identify specific deformations from the ideal case that give rise to the cosmological degrees of freedom during inflation and dark energy separately; (ii) explore the generality of these deformations and their cosmological consequences using methods of renormalization group flows; (iii) address deformations in the context of time dependent and space dependent evolution separately to further improve the understanding on the nature of cosmological degrees of freedom. This interdisciplinary project proposes to use the principle of holography from String Theory which can open up a new way of studying cosmological perturbations, especially in the context of dark energy. By focusing on cosmological spacetimes, it will also address the validity of holography in new settings.

Mots clés : cosmology, high energy theory, inflation, dark energy, effective field theory, conformal field theory

Participants :
- Czech Academy of Sciences (Rép. Tchèque) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 144980.64 €
Projet CODE (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2019)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Throughout Europe, trade unionism is in decline. Membership levels have fallen, the coverage of collective bargaining has contracted, and union influence has decreased in the workplace, the labour market, and the corridors of political power. While the consequences for individuals and societies are contested, a wealth of evidence suggests that this has contributed to a widening of the gap between the wealthiest and the poorest in our societies. Wealth inequalities and economic insecurity have been linked, meanwhile, to resurgent nationalism and the growing popularity of extremist political parties in several European states and elsewhere. In the last few years, there have been intriguing signs of the beginnings of revitalisation: of new forms of trade unionism and or worker claim articulation, representation and mobilisation, that harness social media and other forms of digital technology to reach and communicate with workers, including young workers. Conscious of the high stakes involved CODE investigates examples in the UK, Spain and Greece. Constructing case studies, it seeks to establish what kinds of worker mobilisation and collective action have been and are likely to be successful in the current digital era. Through contextual analysis and comparison, it aims to identify how interest representation and workers’ empowerment might be enhanced. In particular, it considers what role law and other institutions, both public and private, might play in enabling this process. Which innovative legal solutions can be designed to assist mobilization and interest representation in the digital era? In pursuing these objectives, CODE advances beyond the state of the art by employing and further developing a cutting-edge interdisciplinary approach to the study of labour markets and labour law. As such, it makes a contribution of real theoretical and practical significance to the reversal of trends towards union decline and inequalities of wealth and opportunity.

Mots clés : trade unionism, collective action, labour law, worker mobilization, employment relations, social media

Participants :
- University of Glasgow (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 224933.76 €
Projet LoCatSpot (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2019)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Chemistry
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Throughout the European Union, questions about the sustainability of our lifestyles have become a strong motivation for innovations in chemical energy conversion and storage. Hydrogen is expected to play the key role in future developments. The electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is an important and future-oriented way of producing hydrogen. Tremendous efforts have been made to develop new materials as substitutes for Pt-based HER catalysts. Two dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) are promising replacements due to their admirable catalytic activity and low cost. However, the expectations in TMDs as alternative HER catalysts have not yet been fulfilled. It is well known that local variations in the chemical composition and morphological characteristics (planes, edges) influence catalytic effects and thus change electrochemical activity. The development of advanced nanocomposites of two or more TMDs is therefore a fascinating and targeted approach which faces several challenges. One major challenge, especially for complex materials where modifications can cause multiple changes, is pinpointing the electrochemical activity to individual surface characteristics to identify catalytic hotspots. Another big challenge is the selective creation of catalytic hotspots up to the construction of well divined and highly efficient nanocomposite structures. The scanning electrochemical microscope enables the correlation of electrochemical activity to surface characteristics as well as the template-free chemical structuring of surfaces. In particular, the direct read out after induced modifications will deliver unprecedently detailed information about catalytic hotspots. This project aims to apply localized electrochemistry to provide clear solutions for both challenges and to finally path the way to new advanced 2D materials for further energy related innovations.

Mots clés : localized electrochemistry, transition metal dichalcogenides, local deposition

Participants :
- Brno University of Technology (Rép. Tchèque) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 144980.64 €
Projet InWAS (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2018)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Throughout the InWAS project, the experienced researcher (ER) will apply computationally efficient numerical techniques to the non-linear, control-informed optimisation of innovative wave absorbing structures (InWAS). The project will accelerate the integration of wave energy into the European electricity mix, by developing more efficient designs. It will also help in disseminating innovative numerical methods amongst fluid dynamicists for other pertinent applications. The fellowship will be carried out at the ESPCI Paris within the PMMH lab (Physics and Mechanics of Heterogeneous Media), with the Biomimetics and Fluid-Structure Interaction group, under the supervision of Dr Ramiro Godoy-Diana and co-supervision of Dr Benjamin Thiria. The project will benefit from PMMH’s renowned expertise in theoretical and experimental hydrodynamic modelling, and the ER will make the most of this ideal working environment to extend his own skills and his research network. Two secondment periods, through stays at the Centre for Ocean Energy Research (COER), Maynooth University, Ireland, will be carried out under the supervision of Prof. John Ringwood. The secondments will ensure that the control-related aspects of the project are handled in a state-of-the-art fashion, based on COER’s leading academic status in system dynamics and control applied to wave energy. The project will yield novel licensable ideas with significant commercial prospects. By the end of the fellowship, the ER will have progressed on his way to become a recognised researcher, able to initiate and supervise his own projects at the intersection of fluid mechanics and non-linear system analysis and control.

Mots clés : wave energy, ocean energy, design optimisation

Participants :
- École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles de la ville de Paris (France) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 184707.84 €
Projet MTT (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2014)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Life Sciences
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Time is always moving forward. However, humans can remember past events (e.g., our last holiday), and imagine and plan for events that have not happened (e.g., our next job interview); that is, we can mentally travel back into our past (i.e., episodic memory) and our future (i.e., future thinking). Having a comprehensive picture of this capacity involves not only studying Mental Time Travel (MTT) in humans but also in non-human animals. Due to conceptual and methodological limitations, the field of MTT is still in its infancy. Comparative and interdisciplinary studies—involving more than one animal species— are needed to understand the evolution and development of this capacity. I aim to address this issue by developing two novel empirical approaches to test how non-human primates (chimpanzees), corvids (rooks) and human children use information about past events to think and imagine future events. The results of this research will provide crucial insights for theories of cognitive development (e.g., the relation between theory of mind, executive functioning and mental time travel) and human evolution (e.g., the role of mental time travel in humanity’s ability to build upon knowledge or skills generation after generation). In this sense, broadening my theoretical background and acquiring new methodological skills (e.g., testing new animal species)—as I plan to do during this fellowship—will be of crucial importance for me to further develop my career.


Participants :
- Newcastle University (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 183454.8 €
Projet Time in Action (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2019)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Timing permeates our daily experience. We extract temporal regularities to predict events, such as traffic light behaviour. We narrow down cause-effect relationships based on temporal proximity of events. Everyday behaviours, such as shaking hands or speaking, are possible because of accurate timing. Despite its importance, timing is an elusive concept. We lack a sensing organ for time (in the same way as we have eyes for detecting light), and there are no brain areas uniquely involved in its processing (in the same way as we have visual cortices for vision). Given these constraints, how does time perception arise in the brain? Converging evidence suggests a central role of action in enabling time perception. Developmental studies suggest that timing is ‘acquired’ as children learn to interact with the environment. Brain research indeed shows a considerable action/timing overlap, as timing computations are embedded in action control brain function. Indeed, at its core, successful behaviour is all about timing: accurate timing is what separates successful actions such as shifting gears, from unsuccessful ones such as bumping into a car in front of us. Thus, timing might emerge from our ability of learning goal-directed behaviour. We propose that the key to the time perception puzzle lies in formalizing this statement, by directly evaluating time perception in the context of goal-directed action learning. We will causally establish how learning of goal-directed action features shapes our perception and neural processing of time. This will be carried out across experiments requiring adults to simultaneously learn goal-directed actions and estimate the duration of visual stimuli, while recording electroencephalographic (EEG) measures of brain activity. This project will spearhead a new cross-disciplinary approach merging timing and motor learning paradigms, with a significant impact on the way we think about and methodologically approach the study of time.

Mots clés : time perception, motor control, motor learning

Participants :
- Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 171473.28 €