Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-actions-marie-curie-participations-et-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Projet Photo-IoT (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

By 2025 more than 49 billion Internet of Things (IoTs) are anticipated due to technological breakthroughs and its widespread application in smart homes, smart cities, agriculture, health sector, and industry. However, supplying power to this enormous number of IoT devices is challenging. Accordingly, an autonomous power source operating for multiple years is indispensable to run this massive number of IoTs and portable electronic devices. Photo-rechargeable batteries harvest and storage energy in a single device, and have grown huge attention as an autonomous power source in recent years. In this project, we will develop dye-sensitized photo-rechargeable zinc-ion batteries, which can work under ambient light (artificial indoor and outdoor diffuse light) and could be an autonomous power source for IoTs and low-power-consuming portable electronic devices. This project focuses on the development of the vanadium-based high entropy oxide cathodes for rechargeable zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) and its integration with a high opencircuit voltage Cu-electrolyte based dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). DSSCs are recognised for their cost-effectiveness, environmentally friendly nature, and simple fabrication process, surpassing power conversion efficiency by over 38.0% under indoor lighting conditions. Concurrently, ZIBs offer an environmentally friendly and more manageable alternative to non-aqueous rechargeable batteries, simplifying fabrication and further cutting costs. Furthermore, ZIBs have a compatible voltage window with the DSSCs. Therefore, integrating DSSCs with aqueous ZIBs is a feasible technique as an autonomous power source that can be both cost-effective and environmentally friendly. The project aims to revolutionise the field of green energy by fostering the rapid advancement of photorechargeable batteries that are more sustainable and efficient.

Mots clés : photorechargeable batteries, solar batteries, zinc ion batteries, internet of things iots , ambient light, photo iot, high entropy oxides

Participants :
- University College de Londres (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 276187.92 €
Projet Saix-MIMOComSen (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Terahertz (THz) communication is an up-and-coming candidate technology for 6G, aiming to meet the stringent performance requirements of next-generation communications, such as hyper rates on the order of terabits-per-second. However, a notable challenge in THz communications is the increased path losses. Fortunately, extremely large-scale multiple-input multiple-output (XL-MIMO) technology can effectively compensate for this issue. The combined implementation of THz and XL-MIMO, offering extensive spatial degrees of freedom and ultra-wideband capabilities, has emerged as a crucial technology for high-precision target sensing and high-throughput communications, effectively meeting the needs of integrated sensing and communication (ISAC). However, the large antenna aperture of XL-MIMO will make near-field communications dominant. On the other hand, the ultra-wideband nature of THz signals will introduce the beam-split effect. There is an urgent need to consider these unique characteristics to synergize artificial intelligence (AI) with XL-MIMO for developing THz communication and sensing.  This proposal aims to design AI-native XL-MIMO THz communication by developing novel techniques: 1) Intelligent THz XL-MIMO Communication Design. Developing low-complexity, learning-aided channel estimation methods for XL-MIMO communication systems while studying intelligent precoding to manage hybrid field interference for mixed near-field and far-field communication users. 2) Hybrid-Field THz XL-MIMO ISAC Design. Developing ISAC precoder for target sensing and electromagnetic property sensing, while developing a network-level ISAC performance analysis framework. 3) Practical implementation of Intelligent THz XL-MIMO ISAC. Developing resilient AI-native XL-MIMO ISAC using generative diffusion model and intelligent XL-MIMO ISAC testbed. The main research approaches include electromagnetic wave theory, nonlinear optimization, and reinforcement learning, etc.

Mots clés : extremely large scale mimo, terahertz communication, hybrid field communication and sensing, spatially non stationarity, ai native xl mimo isac

Participants :
- University College de Londres (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 276187.92 €
Projet EVOBREAST (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Life Sciences
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in women worldwide. Despite intense research that has led to improved clinical outcomes, a significant number of patients treated with standard therapies suffer from high toxicity and remain unresponsive. In parallel, Immune-Checkpoint Inhibitors (ICI) have transformed cancer treatment by unleashing patients' immune system to combat cancer cells through immunoediting, a natural evolutionary process of removal of antigenic tumor clones. However, application of ICIs for breast cancer remains a challenge as we currently have limited knowledge of the immunoediting strategies and the mechanisms of immune evasion occurring in healthy and malignant tissues. We hypothesize that immunoediting shapes genetic heterogeneity and immunogenicity in healthy mammary cells, driving malignant transformation and response to clinical interventions. To test our hypothesis, we will investigate the mechanisms and influence of immune selection in mammary cells by exploiting novel genomic technologies, providing critical insight into the interplay between the immune system and breast cancer initiation. Our research project will focus on (1) exploring immune selection in healthy and premalignant breast tissues, (2) characterising immune cell populations and their spatial distribution, and (3) determining which interactions prevail during tumour progression. To achieve these goals, we will employ a combination of advanced molecular and high-throughput technologies, including laser microdissection, whole exome sequencing, RNA sequencing, and spatial transcriptomics.  Our research has the potential to significantly advance our understanding of breast cancer occurrence and spread, ultimately leading to the development of novel prevention strategies, early detection methods, and personalised treatment approaches that harness the power of the immune system to fight more effectively breast tumorigenesis.

Mots clés : immune selection, cancer evolution, clinical trials, immunogenomic metrics, mutational signatures

Participants :
- Institute of Cancer Research (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 260347.92 €
- University College de Londres (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
Projet C3UBES (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Physics
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Galaxies form, grow and evolve by exchanging gas with their environment. Information about gas flows in and out of galaxies is encoded in their circumgalactic medium (CGM). Studying the CGM is therefore crucial to understand galaxy formation and evolution. However the detection of the CGM is challenging because of its low density. Historically, the CGM has been detected using absorption lines techniques providing only local information about the gas distribution and limited to rare cases where a bright source is in the background. Until very recently, the 2D mapping of the CGM was only possible for rare and massive nearby galaxies or required the use of, often criticized, stacking methods. The arrival of 3D spectrographs have revolutionized the study of the CGM by enabling the detection of low surface brightness diffuse gas. By leveraging the exquisite MUSE deep fields data, the C3UBES project aims at providing a comprehensive 3D-mapping of the CGM for an unprecedented statistical sample of distant galaxies. By exploiting the complementarity between absorption and emission line studies in the MUSE deep cubes as well as the magnification power of gravitational lensing, my project will shed light on the CGM gas content, its morphology and the gas kinematics around galaxies. Connecting the CGM to the host galaxy properties will help us understand how the CGM regulates galaxy growth. The unprecedented C3UBES sample will allow me to statistically study the evolution of this relationship over almost half the history of the universe. The excellence of the research environment at CRAL (host institute) and the expertise of my supervisor will give me the best opportunities to enhance and expand my career possibilities. Finally, coming back to Europe and increasing my national and European visibility thanks to the MSCA fellowship appear like the next logical steps to pursue my career.

Mots clés : circumgalactic medium

Participants :
- Centre national de la recherche scientifique (France) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 211754.88 €
Projet MATIC (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : CLOSED

The MATIC (Materiality of Imperial Crossings during the age of steam, c. 1850-1950) project aims to deepen our understanding of modern colonial empires by exploring the material culture of maritime crossings within the British and French colonial empires during the age of steam (c. 1850-1950). This project focuses on the personal belongings of steamship travelers to explore the trade of items relevant to journeys at sea, the lived experiences of imperial maritime crossings, the ‘colonial situations’ that arose on board ships, as well as the material circulations that empires facilitated. Bridging colonial history, material culture studies, and maritime history, MATIC will go beyond the state of the art by demonstrating that materiality was a crucial dimension of imperial ‘lives in transit’, whose study illuminates the social, cultural, and political ramifications of imperial mobility, and fosters new insights into the role of materiality in the imperial archive. This project further sheds new light on how actors largely absent from written sources – colonized passengers, women, and children – intimately experienced colonial empires. To accurately capture this global and intimate history, MATIC employs an innovative and interdisciplinary methodology, integrating quantitative methods as well as theoretical perspectives from material and visual culture studies, gender studies, oral history, new mobility studies, and sociology. In addition to printed sources, it draws on a variety of archival materials from numerous repositories in England and France, surviving artefacts from museum collections, and oral history interviews. This project will significantly enhance the ER’s professional experience by further diversifying his research methodologies, enhancing his ability to work in a international environment, and enabling him to build a long-lasting international network that includes researchers, curators, and archivists.

Mots clés : colonial empires maritime history globalisation material culture studies steamships lives in transit 19th century 20th century

Participants :
- Université de Londres (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 276187.92 €
Projet FCDEMMJ (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - Global Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The FCDEMMJ project aims at investigating the urban culture of female cross-dressing, i.e. the social movement that revolved around the custom for women to wear the clothes and use the body language and the linguistic characteristics the contemporaneous culture reserved to men, that existed in Japan from the 1750's to the 1940's and of the control strategies Japanese governments and police promoted from the 1830's to the 1940's to forbid the practice. The project is interesting as it proposes the first systematical gender historiographical study of the urban culture of female cross-dressing and the opposing control strategies. The project fills an important gap in the state of the art as the available scientific researches have analysed the phenomenon's gender dimension only in in relation to a very restricted number of highly contextualised case studies, thus producing results whose validity is limited to said case studies. The project aims at filling this gap by exploring the gender dimension of the phenomenon in its entirety. The project has a strong expected scientific impact as it will allow to open a new line of research dedicated to the study of the gender dimension of cross-dressing in Japanese history. The project has also a strong expected societal impact as L.G.T.B. rights organisations will be able to use the research results as an historical analogy to criticise and oppose current policies which restrict the gender expression of women and gender non-conforming individuals. Furthermore, the project will produce a great benefit for my career development as it will help me obtain a tenure-track position and create a chair in Japanese Sexuality and Gender History.

Mots clés : gender history, japanese studies, cultural history, social history, cross dressing

Participants :
- Université Ca' Foscari de Venise (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 266318.4 €
- Université de Kanagawa (Japon) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
Projet HELIOS (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The HELIOS project focuses on advancing the understanding of high-power, high-density expanding magnetised plasmas, with an emphasis on charged particle dynamics. The primary objective is to develop and experimentally test an innovative high-power radio-frequency plasma source with a magnetic nozzle, which will be used for topics spanning space propulsion technologies, fusion research and fundamental space plasma physics. Through a combination of advanced diagnostic techniques, the project seeks to address both unresolved plasma physics questions and engineering challenges related to high-density magnetised plasmas. A comprehensive experimental campaign will allow the investigation of the high-density plasma behaviour, with a particular focus on ion acceleration, charged-particle transport, and plume instabilities. Advanced diagnostic techniques, such as Laser-Induced Fluorescence, Thomson Scattering and custom-build high-density intrusive diagnostics, will be employed to characterise the plasma. The project will also include a significant data analysis phase, where the gathered experimental results will be interpreted. These results will lay the base for future research in plasma physics (with focus on space weather and fusion research), and spacecraft propulsion. International collaboration is a key component of HELIOS, with secondments at prestigious institutions like the Australian National University and Tohoku University. These collaborations will enable knowledge exchange and provide access to specialized expertise and resources, further enhancing the project’s outcomes. By leveraging this international expertise, the project aims to position Europe at the forefront of research in understanding the plasma behaviour in a magnetic field and its engineering applications. The ultimate goal of the project is to establish a world-class multidisciplinary laboratory environment in the EU that will serve as a hub for future research in experimental plasma physics.

Mots clés : high density plasma, ion acceleration, plasma thruster, space weather, magnetic nozzle, fusion energy

Participants :
- Université de Tohoku (Japon) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Centre national de la recherche scientifique (France) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 226420.56 €
- Université nationale australienne (Australie) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
Projet AQUAGloCon (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - Global Fellowships
Panel : Environment and Geosciences
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Chemical pollution is a global threat, with the production and release of man-made chemicals surpassing the world's capacity for safety assessment. Over 350,000 chemicals are in use, and many persist in the environment, affecting human health, ecosystems and biodiversity. Long-range transport of chemicals like persistent organic pollutants (POPs) is well-documented, but global monitoring of waterborne contaminants has been limited. Recently, the Aquatic Global Passive Sampling (AQUA-GAPS/MONET) network addressed this gap by investigating hydrophobic organic contaminants in surface waters worldwide. However, the global distribution of potentially hazardous contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in the aquatic environment has not been studied yet. The AQUAGloCon project builds on this network to assess the global distribution of unknown hydrophobic CECs in the aquatic environment. CECs will be identified in a unique set of water samples from five continents collected by passive samplers. Its main goal is to provide baseline data on prioritized CECs, combining advanced analytical techniques with risk assessment. The project will develop workflows for CEC identification and quantification, prioritize contaminants based on hazard, and assess their global distribution. The obtained data will be digitally stored for retrospective analysis. AQUAGloCon's interdisciplinary approach integrates environmental chemistry, data mining and risk assessment, delivering first-ever global data on high-priority CECs. The findings will offer insights into CEC levels, persistence and potential for long-range transport, supporting policy decisions and future research on chemical pollution's impact on ecosystems and human health. The project's open science practices ensure data accessibility for future studies. The researcher will develop scientific expertise, strengthen transferable skills and expand the international network enhancing career prospects to become an independent researcher.

Mots clés : passive sampling, gas chromatography, high resolution mass spectrometry, environmental risk assessment, persistent organic pollutants, micropollutants

Participants :
- Université Masaryk (Rép. Tchèque) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 308291.16 €
- Université du Queensland (Australie) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
Projet SURFER (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Physics
Statut du projet : SIGNED

In the project “SURFER”, we will demonstrate the coexistence of antagonistic properties namely superconductivity (SC) and ferroelectricity (FE)” and the enhancement of superconducting transition temperature (TC) through coupling with FE in oxide two-dimensional electron gases (2DEGs). So far, this coupling has almost only been observed in bulk oxides and in thin films of doped SrTiO3 (STO) where no ferroelectric switching is possible due to the three-dimensional distribution of carriers. The origin of SC and enhanced TC due to coupling between FE and SC is still not clarified, which might be because only one material (STO) system has been studied.  In SURFER, we aim to realize ferroelectric and superconducting oxide 2DEGs with enhanced superconducting properties that are also switchable with FE present in these systems. With this aim, we will explore three new oxide 2DEG systems that have not been studied so far which will be fabricated based on different ferroelectric materials (1. STO thin films. 2. BaTiO3, and 3. Niobium (Nb)-substituted KTaO3) by growing on top a thin metal or oxide overlayer. In addition to the experimental realization of oxide 2DEGs hosting such interesting properties, this project will also help us to gain a clear understanding about the origin of SC and enhanced TC, due to FE and SC coupling in oxides which is a longstanding question by investigating the properties of these material systems in detail.

Mots clés : oxide 2degs, ferroelectricity, superconductivity, coexistence of ferroelectricity and superconductivity, thin films

Participants :
- Centre national de la recherche scientifique (France) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 195914.88 €
Projet HNCM (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

To promote the EU’s sustainable environmental development and decarbonization, increasing distributed renewable energy sources (DRESs) are desirable to be integrated into power grids. Microgrids, as one kind of promising means to integrate DRESs with power electronics technologies, have great potential in future power grids. However, due to the lack of physical inertia, the stable operation of power-electronics-dominated microgrids is suffering significant challenges. The HNCM project is proposed in the context of solving these challenges by providing some scientific foundations that enable the efficient operation of low-inertia microgrids, with particular focus on hybrid modeling, stability analysis, and control design. First, new hybrid models will be set up by incorporating physical properties of each distributed generator (DG) and their interactions with electrical networks. Then, new stability analysis criteria for general microgrids will be derived with the expected dynamic performance by designing electrical-parameter-dependent Lyapunov functions. Finally, flexible distributed robust control approaches will be developed under multi-agent architectures with time-varying interaction topologies among DGs.


Participants :
- Centre national de la recherche scientifique (France) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 195914.88 €