Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-actions-marie-curie-participations-et-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Projet PATOX (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2014)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Life Sciences
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Pyrrolizidine alkaloids are more than 600 individual compounds that are hazardous for animals and humans if ingested. The 3% of the flowering plants produce these type of molecules and grow as weeds in agricultural production systems throughout the world where they can contaminate commonly consumed foods (eg. grain, milk, meat, eggs, honey, pollen). Chronic exposure to low concentrations of these alkaloids can be the cause of progressive, chronic disease (hepatic damage, vascular obstructive disease, and cancer) that may be difficult to attribute to their presence in food. The 2007 statement from the European Food Safety Authority calls to generate more quantitative data sets on pyrrolizidine alkaloids levels in milk and honey, and to determine which PA plants and/or marker PA need to be considered relevant in animal feed. In the same direction, this Authority pointed in 2011 that toxicological data for pyrrolizidine alkaloids commonly found in honey was needed. Even though some countries have regulated the concentration of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in herbs used in traditional medicines, a general European legislation regulating the concentrations of these alkaloids in food is still pending. The present project propose the use of state of the art technology (UPLC-Qtof-MS, antibody microarrays) to better understand the distribution of pyrrolizidine alkaloids producing plants in relation to food content, and determine the incidence of exposure to these molecules in humans and animals. The results will impact several levels of society, the scientific results will provide science legal advisors with solid data to better inform law makers in the regulation of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in food, society will gain knowledge on the exposure to this type of molecules and on hazardous dietary habits, and food industry will benefit through the introduction of practices to avoid pyrrolizidine alkaloids containing components in food.

Mots clés : pyrrolizidine alkaloids, food contamination, chemical and biochemical detection methods, metabolomic analysis

Participants :
- Queen's University Belfast (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 183454.8 €
Projet Quad2BIM (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2019)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

QUAD2BIM's mission is to promote Smart Heritage turning BIM (Building information modeling) in a functional instrument of knowledge, design and management for historical architecture. It aims to define a new working protocol for building surveyors and BIM technicians, or rather a collaborative approach for issuing as-built parametric models efficiently integrated into the development design process of the existing and historical buildings. So far, the companies that use to carry out the 3D Measured Building Survey also extract the so-called H-BIM (Heritage-BIM) 3Ds as that extremely needs a point cloud based approach and competences. Unluckily, the results often do not give enough consideration to the subsequent steps of the building re-design or reconstruction cycle, which involves architects, engineers and contractors. This issue generates an inevitable re-work onto the models in order to fit them to the users’ needs. The "information sharing", which is the pillar of BIM technology for new construction, in this case is inadequate and must be improved in order to reduce inefficiency and save up to 15% of the project budget. The project will face this issue. It will develop and test the new methodology onto some examples of Portuguese Baroque architecture, a complex and differentiated architectural style that needs the integration of different digital techniques to be fully investigated, modeled and managed in BIM environment.

Mots clés : h bim level 3, smart heritage, scan to bim, bim standards, laser scanner, baroque architecture and space, illusionist ceiling paintings, future heritage

Participants :
- University of Lisbon (Portugal) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 221722.56 €
Projet XQCDBaryons (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2016)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Physics
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) undergoes a crossover from the hadronic phase at low temperatures T to a quark-gluon plasma (QGP) phase at high T. This crossover and properties of the QGP phase are important for understanding the evolution of the early universe and are being studied by major Heavy Ion Collision (HIC) experiments at RHIC and LHC. The transition temperature and many QGP properties have been determined by Lattice QCD simulations. However, connecting these to experimental remnants of QGP fireballs produced at HICs is not straightforward. Thermal effects will modify the properties of the excitations (mesons and baryons) within the medium. We propose to investigate these in-medium changes using lattice QCD methods, shedding light onto the dynamics of HIC fireballs. Low temperature, high chemical potential phases are another region of the QCD phase diagram, interesting, e.g., for the physics of neutron stars. While this region is not accessible to numerical methods at present, we address the situation of an isospin chemical potential mu_I on the lattice, which also describes important aspects of neutron star cores. We propose to determine baryonic excitations for non-zero mu_I, which can provide a deeper understanding of possible quark matter cores in neutron stars.

Mots clés : lattice qcd, qcd thermodynamics, heavy ion collisions, hadron physics, particle physics

Participants :
- University of Regensburg (Allemagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 171460.8 €
Projet CHIRALQUBIT (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2016)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Chemistry
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Quantum Information Processing (QIP) is a groundbreaking new field with implications ranging from overcoming Moore's law to the security of encrypted communications. As such it has been identified as a priority by the European Commission. With several theoretical concepts having been clearly defined, and with quantum limits to Moore's law approaching, it is now important to find materials that will allow the physical implementations of qubits, the principal components for QIP. Molecular Nanomagnets (MNMs) are promising such materials which, however, exhibit short quantum decoherence times. CHIRALQUBIT identifies a new quantum property of MNMs, spin chirality, as a means to overcome this limitation and achieve decoherence-free qubits, with the added advantage of their rapid and precise electric manipulation. The project’s objectives are to confirm for the first time the electric control of spin-chiral coordination complexes, in particular antiferromagnetic triangles of half-integer spins, and study their relaxation and decoherence dynamics regarding transitions reversing their spin chiralities. The proposed research employs diverse methodologies from synthetic chemistry and spectroscopy to instrumentation and theory. Through the expertise of the host it will achieve the highly interdisciplinary training of an outstanding candidate in fields such as Electron Paramegnetic Resonance (EPR) spectroscopy and QIP, while also preparing him for an independent career through training in research management, mentoring, and proposal writing. Moreover, with its proposed outreach actions it will bring this new field closer to non-specialist and younger audiences. The unique combination of expertise of the host group and of the candidate and the highly innovative nature of the project, makes the present proposal a key opportunity for the advancement of the applicant's career as a mature researcher in the fields of Molecular Magnetism, EPR spectroscopy and QIP.

Mots clés : quantum information processing, coordination chemistry, spin chiraity, epr spectroscopy

Participants :
- Université de Strasbourg (France) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 185076.0 €
Projet IDPOQ (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2017)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Quantum computers are devices under development that offer an immense computational capability, outperforming all actual and forthcoming classical computers. If practicable, they would have a dreadful impact on the security of our communications. Indeed, quantum computers will be able to solve mathematical problems that are infeasible today, and all currently used cryptographic schemes (i.e. the tools used to provide confidentiality, authentication, and integrity to our communication channels) rely on the hardness of such problems to ensure their robustness. Such a weakening of the security of our telecommunications would impair many aspects of our society, both in the EU and all around the world, from online shopping and financial transactions to military communications and state secrets. This research project aims at evaluating and analysing the robustness of several cryptographic schemes against attacks led with a quantum computer, and once provably secure ones are found, implementing them. At first, it will be focused on a specific family of encryption method, the lattice-based ones, which are among the most promising candidates from the resilience and performance trade-off point of view. A significant part of the proposal is devoted to the implementation of the analysed schemes. These implementations will adopt various forms which aim at different objectives, such as freely-available standardized softwares or hardware integrated within ID Quantique (the beneficiary, a Swiss company providing quantum-safe cryptographic solutions) line of commercialized devices. Our proposal will take advantage of the post-quantum project initiated by the NIST, an international program which aims at soliciting, evaluating, and standardizing quantum-resistant cryptographic algorithms. It will notably offer us golden opportunities to communicate about obtained results and to deepen our training in the field of post-quantum cryptography.

Mots clés : post quantum cryptography, lattice based cryptography, encryption, cryptography

Participants :
- ID Quantique (Switzerland) (Suisse) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 131564.7 €
Projet ShaMROCk (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2017)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Physics
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Quantum measurements based on single photon detectors (SPDs) can be efficiently carried out in the visible and near-infrared spectra due to the presence of two well-established technologies named silicon avalanche photodiodes and superconductive nanowire SPDs (SNSPDs). However, the mid-infrared (MIR) spectral range suffers from the absence of a fast SPD with high system detection efficiency (SDE) due to the lack of a competitive semiconductor technology or the poor absorption of the SNSPD systems showed so far. Vibrational modes of molecules and absorption bands of gases resides in this wavelength range, making a detector sensible to MIR single photons extremely sought for sensing and vibrational spectroscopy. Additionally, this wavelength range can be used efficiently for free-space QKD, being robust against adverse weather conditions. These are only but a few of the numerous applications that would benefit or be enabled by a performant SPD. The research goal of this proposal is to realize a Superconductive MiR phOton Counter (ShaMROCk) that outclasses all the existing technologies in terms of SDE, providing a solid platform for additional functionalities. SNSPDs realized so far suffered from the top-coupling approach that limits the interaction length between photons and the detector active area since the large diffraction limited mode of MIR light and the lack of MIR optical cavities. On the other side, in ShaMROCk I intend to integrate SNSPDs on top of MIR waveguides, realized using silicon carbide. All the light propagating inside the waveguide, evanescently coupled to the active are of the detector, can be absorbed in this way. The SDE is therefore limited by the efficiency with which light is coupled from a fiber to a waveguide. Preliminary results shows that ShaMROCk could provide a SDE twenty times higher than top-coupling SNSPD and two order of magnitude higher than other pursued technologies. This project will pave the way for MIR quantum measurements.

Mots clés : waveguide single photon detector, mid infrared, silicon carbide

Participants :
- National Research Council (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 168277.2 €
Projet NOVUS (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2020)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Physics
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Quantum optomechanical systems (QOMSs) are comprised of light that interacts with a small mechanical element. Their relatively high mass compared with other quantum systems and excellent sensitivity to small displacements makes them an ideal candidate for quantum sensing and tests of fundamental physics. Yet, due to the lack of analytical solutions for their nonlinear evolution, which is challenging to treat both analytically and numerically, many aspects of nonlinear QOMSs remain unexplored. The goal of this research project entitled Nonlinear Optomechanics for Utility, Verification and Sensing (NOVUS) is to develop theoretical tools for modelling nonlinear QOMSs, which will pave the way for a number of application-oriented and fundamental studies that have thus far been unavailable. Most importantly, it will bridge the gap between theory and experiments at a time when nonlinear features are becoming increasingly accessible in the laboratory. This key focus on foundations as well as experimental applications has been reflected in the choice of host group and secondments. Using the developed tools, I will consider some of the most promising applications of QOMSs, including gravity sensing, tests of the overlap between quantum physics and gravity, as well as fundamental questions for mesoscopic quantum systems. Precision metrology of gravitational fields have a number of fundamental and technological applications, including gravitational-wave astronomy and small-mass sensing, as well as improved earthquake detection arrays and geological surveys. Regarding low-energy tests of quantum gravity, the prospect of detecting gravity-mediated entanglement or noise signatures of quantised gravitational fields has the potential to shed light on some of the most fundamental questions in physics. The developed tools will allow me to carefully analyse the required experimental conditions, from which I can propose novel protocols and identify the optimal parameter regimes.

Mots clés : quantum optomechanics, nonlinear optomechanics, gravity sensing, tests of fundamental physics

Participants :
- Stockholm University (Suède) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 203852.16 €
Projet Q-METAPP (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2014)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Physics
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Quantum technologies will soon change the way we communicate, compute and measure phenomena. Due to the industry-oriented research in quantum metrology, methods have already been demonstrated that allow to perform measurements with unprecedented precisions—limited only by the quantum structure of nature. In recent years, new sophisticated techniques have been developed to more accurately describe such quantum metrological protocols and, in particular, account for the noise effects inevitably present in their implementations. The main objective of Q-METAPP is to propose a new generation of noise-robust sensing technologies by utilising these novel tools, and furthermore study their potential use in other branches of quantum information theory. The action will involve state-of-the-art theoretical research at the frontiers of quantum physics, statistics and probability theory, with its major part dedicated to designing quantum optical experiments. It will require strong collaboration between many theoreticians, also from other European institutions, and direct consulting with the experimental groups. The main goal will be achieved by proposing atomic magnetometry setups, in which the noise effects can be eliminated due to the careful engineering of the apparatus geometry, and by exploring the so-called Quantum Zeno Effect intrinsic to quantum systems. Moreover, multi-parameter estimation scenarios will be studied, in order to design quantum-enhanced protocols allowing to simultaneously sense many parameters in photonic experiments. In the second part, open problems in quantum thermodynamics, non-Markovian dynamics and communication theory will be approached with use of the metrological tools. Last subproject will focus on explaining the fundamental role of quantum correlations in metrology. The action, having a substantial impact on the development of quantum technologies, will greatly increase future mobility and career advancement possibilities of the applicant.

Mots clés : quantum metrology, decoherence, quantum information theory, quantum magnetometry, quantum optics and photonics, estimation theory and data inference, statistics

Participants :
- Institute of Photonic Sciences (Espagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 158121.6 €
Projet newDFT (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2020)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Chemistry
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Quantum-chemical simulations have become an integral part of chemistry research, enabling significant technological advances in predictions of new drugs, solar cells, catalysts, battery materials. The present project seeks to overcome a fundamental hurdle that precludes quantum-chemical simulations from having high accuracy across chemistry; that is the daunting problem of strong electronic correlations. Strong correlations play a crucial role in chemistry, as they dictate reactivity principles and define properties of transition-metal compounds (workhorses of catalysis) and technologically relevant materials. Specifically, the present project seeks to translate the researcher's new framework for the development of the next-generation of density functional theory (DFT) methods into computer codes. This new framework is inspired by the exact theory of strong electronic correlations and fully departs from the mainstream strategy for the construction of DFT approximations ("Jacob’s ladder of DFT"). The DFT methods developed in this project will be used to simulate chemical systems that are beyond the reach of state-of-the-art DFT. These include bond dissociations, transition metal catalysts (e.g., novel catalysts used in the conversion of the carbon-dioxide into small alcohols), radical species, platonic hydrocarbon cages. The researcher is a chemist that focuses on the development of quantum-chemical theories, and the host is a leader in leader in the development of electronic structure codes used in nanoscience, material science, and chemistry. In this project, the expertise of the researcher and of the host will be put together to transform the initial success of the researcher's framework into a fundamentally novel (conceptual and computational) approach that can accurately simulate a range of strongly correlated chemical systems and processes that are inaccessible to state-of-the-art quantum-chemical simulations.

Mots clés : density functional theory, strong correlation, transition metals

Participants :
- National Research Council (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 171473.28 €
Projet QUILCON (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2020)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Mathematics
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Quillen's Conjecture The ultimate goal of this project it to prove the Quillen subgroup-poset conjecture, open since 1978. The conjecture is easy to state: for G a finite group and p a prime number, if the poset of non-trivial p-subgroups of G is contractible, then G has a non-trivial normal p-subgroup. The novel approach of this proposal is to prove Quillen's conjecture by dealing with it in a more abstract categorical setting of certain cartesian fibrations of 2-categories over the 2-category of finite groups, where tools from higher category theory and 'homotopy combinatorics' can be used. Carrying out this plan thus requires generalising relevant parts of the classical theory from posets to certain fibred categories. For one of the main tools, Möbius inversion, this theory has already been developed by the applicant. The conjecture is important for the interface between finite group theory, algebraic topology, and combinatorics, and the tools developed promise to be useful to further these interactions. The research will be carried out at the University of Copenhagen, at one of the strongest topology groups in the world, supervised by Jesper Møller, one of the leading experts on Quillen's conjecture. The applicant, Joachim Kock, has ample expertise in category theory applied to algebraic topology and combinatorics. By applying his skills to solve an important open problem, he will fill a gap in his research profile and take the step from high-quality to top-quality research.

Mots clés : finite groups, subgroup poset, m bius inversion, fibred categories, euler characteristic

Participants :
- University of Copenhagen (Danemark) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 219312.0 €