Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-actions-marie-curie-participations-et-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Projet TRANSOPP (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

In my research project, I aim to investigate the inter- and transnational dynamics of opposition to regimes in ethno-religiously divided societies, with a specific focus on how groups within the Lebanese and Iraqi diaspora populations contribute to challenging the regimes in their countries of origin. By uncovering novel aspects of diaspora communities’ role as drivers of change, the project will provide significant contributions to the scientific debates on increasing stability, prosperity, and democratic accountability in countries with a history of sectarian conflict and authoritarian rule. Furthermore, it will generate relevant knowledge for policymakers and EU institutions on how to engage diaspora communities in promoting stability in the Middle East during times of increased unrest. So far, most studies of Lebanon's and Iraq's diasporas have focused on how these communities challenge regimes in their countries of origin through direct forms of activism such as mobilizing expat voters or organizing solidarity demonstrations in support of anti-regime uprisings. Less is known about how they use initiatives, such as social entrepreneurship, cultural engagement, reconstruction, and charity work, to exercise more indirect forms of oppositional engagement. Given the limited success of direct political campaigns, these indirect forms of engagement provide an alternative way to achieve impact. The project seeks to uncover the nature, potential, and significance of indirect oppositional diaspora engagement.


Participants :
- Université Ca' Foscari de Venise (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 193643.28 €
Projet SHEAR (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2021)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Environment and Geosciences
Statut du projet : CLOSED

The extent to which earthquake phenomena can be accurately assessed ultimately depends on how well the underlying physical processes are understood. Earthquake physics is primarily controlled by fault frictional properties and fluid pressure, which have been widely tested in laboratory rock deformation experiments. During the last 50 years, these experiments have provided fundamental contributions to our understanding of earthquake physics. However, in most experiments, the fault is loaded toward earthquake-slip under constant effective normal stress or via an increase in effective normal stress, i.e., load-strengthening. Nonetheless, numerous natural faults are affected by a reduction in effective normal stress during tectonic loading, i.e., load-weakening, and this condition is dominant in induced earthquakes due to fluid-injections in modern energy production. Further, along mature fault zones characterized by a thick damage zone and fault core, load-weakening likely promotes fault dilation, instead of compaction, with strong implications for fault hydro-mechanical behaviour. With SHEAR, I propose to fill this knowledge gap via laboratory experiments designed specifically to investigate the influence of loading path, and in particular the load-weakening path in fault physics, taking advantage of a world-class deformation apparatus. Laboratory results will be integrated with acoustic techniques to shed light on the physical processes at play and inform microphysical models that, coupled with field studies, will allow for the upscaling of experiments and provide a broader comprehensive picture of tectonic faulting. For the SHEAR action, the experience I acquired during my Post-Doc at EPFL (Switzerland) will be fundamental. The vibrant research environment in Sapienza will give me the possibility to acquire new scientific and transferable skills, ensuring me a competitive scientific profile to successfully apply for positions in academia, public and private sectors.

Mots clés : stress history, loading path, friction, rock deformation experiments, faults, microstructures, earthquake physics

Participants :
- Université de Rome « La Sapienza » (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 172750.08 €
Projet QUANTHOPF (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Physics
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The project QUANTHOPF is dedicated to studying the quantum properties of magnetic hopfions -- 3D knot-like topologically protected states, focusing on their possible application in quantum computations. The utilization of topologically protected qubits is particularly appealing in quantum computing because it promises the possibility of error-resistant quantum information storage and processing. On the other hand, nano-sized magnetic solitons, such as 2D skyrmions and 3D hopfions, represent attractive particle-like states with recently discovered quantum properties. In this project, I plan to employ advanced methods of classical and quantum spin systems, such as micromagnetic modeling, the density matrix renormalization group method, and semi-classical approaches, to study the quantum properties of 3D hopfions. Additionally, my goal is to study the dynamics of excitations of these states for constructing gate operations needed for qubit manipulation and performing quantum computation. Furthermore, the design of neutron scattering experiments that can be used to observe hopfions' quantum effects is planned within this project.

Mots clés : skyrmion, hopfion, topology, quantum computing, heisenberg model, dzyaloshinskii moryia interaction, magnetic frustrations, spin textures

Participants :
- Forschungszentrum Jülich (Allemagne) — Partner, associated partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université du Luxembourg (Luxembourg) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 200400.0 €
- Université d'Islande (Islande) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
Projet POEM (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks generates a promising paradigm, namely task-oriented semantic communications (ToSC), which focuses on task efficiency by transmitting task-relevant information only and thus reducing communication overhead. ToSC is crucial for emerging applications, such as augmented reality, autonomous driving, and smart healthcare, which require frequent, large-scale data exchanges. However, ToSC faces challenges related to explainability of decision-making, data privacy, and adaptability in dynamic wireless environments. To address these challenges, this project aims to create an innovative, privacy-preserving, and channel-adaptive smart ToSC system. First, groundbreaking transparent neural networks (NNs) will be developed by using model-based learning and deep unfolding techniques, providing interpretable decision-making while maintaining performance. Second, a novel privacy-preserving framework will integrate adversarial models and encrypted parameter sharing in ToSC, ensuring robust data protection. Third, a pioneering channel-adaptive system will be developed using diffusion-based models and meta-learning techniques, enabling real-time adaptability to varying wireless conditions without retraining the NNs. This new system will be validated through a simulation platform and hardware testbed to ensure optimal performance in real-world scenarios. The success of this project will deliver groundbreaking advancements in wireless communication and AI, providing explainable, adaptive, and secure ToSC for future 6G networks. By reducing the volume of data transmission, the outcomes of this project will cut down energy consumption and lower carbon emissions. In addition to addressing the key concerns like data privacy and sustainable communication, this project will foster talent development through interdisciplinary training and position the EU as a leader in AI-driven communication technologies.

Mots clés : 6g communications, explainable ai, privacy preserving, semantic communication, channel adaptation

Participants :
- Université d'Exeter (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 276187.92 €
Projet NextTremor (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects over 10 million individuals globally. Tremors, which are the most prevalent symptom, afflict approximately 80% of PD patients. These tremors can significantly hinder daily activities such as eating, dressing, and washing, among others, and can also impose a substantial psychological burden on the affected individuals. Consequently, suppressing tremors in PD patients is crucial for enhancing their quality of life and alleviating psychological stress. In response to this need, Dr Guohui Wang, an experienced researcher from Shanghai University in China, moving to the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom to collaborate on the project titled "New-generation wrist exoskeleton with variable stiffness and optimized biomechanics for tremor suppression (NextTremor)" under supervision of Dr Xijin Hua and Prof. Marios Politis. The objective of this project is to design and develop an innovative, lightweight, and cost-effective 3D-printed wrist exoskeleton with adjustable stiffness, which facilitates personalization and optimizes biomechanics for the effective suppression of tremors of varying intensities. The project will leverage the fellow's expertise in mechatronics, sensors, wearable devices, and 3D printing, in conjunction with the primary supervisor's proficiency in musculoskeletal modelling and human movement analysis, and will be further supported by the secondary supervisor's specialized knowledge in PD. Thus, this initiative seeks to establish a knowledge-sharing platform that enables the fellow to acquire new skills while fostering the exchange of expertise between the fellow and the host in the domains of biomechanics, musculoskeletal modelling, human movement analysis, mechatronics, sensors, wearable devices, 3D printing, and Parkinson's disease.

Mots clés : wrist exoskeleton, tremor, biomechanics, parkinson s disease, human movement analysis

Participants :
- Université d'Exeter (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 276187.92 €
Projet PHOTO (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Environment and Geosciences
Statut du projet : SIGNED

This MSCA PF will bring the emerging early career researcher, currently a postdoctoral researcher at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, to study the highly efficient direct solar thermal energy storage system. The outcome of the project will contribute to advanced thermal storage and management based on a novel direct solar energy storage system and thus more efficient thermal performance, enabling distributed urban energy supply system. The researcher will integrate the measuring tests to study the complicated phase change, ambient water vapour absorption and release, flow phenomena, while a novel thermal energy storage device will be designed and new numerical models of this direct solar thermal energy storage will be developed. The polynomial method will be used to build accurate heat transfer prediction models.  The project has been carefully designed to match the researcher's expertise in thermal energy storage background, heat transfer and prediction modelling, the expertise of the host institute, UNEXE in phase change dynamics and thermal experimental skills. The objective of the project is to obtain the scientific basis needed for the design of enhanced direct solar thermal energy storage system using the diverse phase change materials as working fluids, absorb compand as passive thermal enhance module, structural optimisation, and for the development of advance direct solar thermal storage systems for urban distributed thermal energy supply system. In addition to the scientific goals, the researcher will contribute his expertise on polynomial method modelling for heat transfer prediction and will provide important training to EU researchers, industrial contacts and undergraduates.  By involving research topics from different fields and collaborations with academic partners, this is a truly interdisciplinary project. The research activities and training in the project will develop the researcher's expertise in direct solar thermal energy storage.

Mots clés : energy storage, solar energy, solar thermal energy storage, heat storage enhancement, nanofluids, computational fluid dynamics, phase change materials, pcm

Participants :
- Université d'Exeter (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 276187.92 €
Projet DeDAMPL (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Chemistry
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Peptides found in nature, such as penicillin, are a vital source of the antibiotics used to combat infections. While many of these peptides possess useful antimicrobial properties, scientists often need to enhance their effectiveness by replacing some of their amino acid components with special, non-natural ones. This modification aims to identify superior antibiotic candidates with improved traits such as solubility, selectivity, and reduced toxicity. One such building block in this process is dehydroamino acids (dhAAs), which not only enable the creation of new functionalities beyond what natural peptides offer but also streamline customization during the design phase. Despite the potential benefits, incorporating these special building blocks into peptides using chemical synthesis presents challenges and inefficiencies due to harsh reaction conditions. In my research project, I am exploring a novel approach for incorporating dhAAs into peptides by studying a unique dehydrating enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of a recently discovered antimicrobial tripeptide. This enzyme plays a crucial role in producing dhAAs-containing peptides with minimal energy input by facilitating a specific arrangement of atoms during the dehydration reaction. By understanding this process better, I aim to develop a more general and efficient method to incorporate dhAAs into peptide structures under mild conditions. The ultimate goal is to produce antimicrobial peptides with enhanced properties, which can be further modified to create a diverse library of peptides with varying structures. This research not only expands our biocatalytic toolkit but also aims to environmentally friendly, cost-effective, and sustainable methods for producing a broader range of antimicrobial peptides.

Mots clés : dehydroamino acids, antimicrobial peptides, non ribosomal peptide synthetases, vancomycin resistant enterococcus faecium

Participants :
- Fundación Medina (Espagne) — Partner, associated partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université d'Aberdeen (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 260347.92 €
Projet PYC (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2021)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - Global Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

This research project explores the political potential of contemporary Palestinian transnational youth activism in the United States and Europe. It compares student political engagement namely by examining the formation and development of the General Union of Palestinian Students (GUPS) during what is regarded as the “golden age” of the Palestinian revolution (1960s-1970s) with contemporary initiatives, efforts and strategies of mobilization amongst Palestinian youth in Diaspora. By implementing both cross-generational and transnational comparative frameworks, this project provides a comprehensive mapping of youth and student experiences in the U.S. and Europe in order to evaluate what kind of initiatives are emerging and what capacity they hold in re-structuring the Palestinian national movement. By looking to the past through a historical continuum that has molded present day Palestinian youth activism, this project proposes that new futures can only be made through methodologies that tether together time and space. How have Palestinian new generations responded to the political transformations that have informed the Palestinian as well as the regional and international scenarios? Is there space for Palestinian youth to contribute to the revitalization of a paralyzed national movement, within a transnational framework able to appreciate the diverse socio-political, economic and cultural backgrounds that characterize contemporary Palestinian society? This project address these questions by providing a comparative analysis of two different political moments of Palestinian history, the pre-Oslo and the post Oslo periods. This comparison allows the understanding of how youth politics has evolved over time and across space and what mechanisms can or cannot be reproduced within the broader Palestinian political context. In doing so, the study will allow new, empirically-based, deductions on the general state of Palestinian politics and its future perspectives

Mots clés : palestine, transnational movements, anti colonial movements, diaspora, middle east studies

Participants :
- University of California System (Etats-Unis) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université Ca' Foscari de Venise (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 288859.2 €
Projet TrailSense (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

As the climate crisis continues to escalate, engaging the public in meaningful conversations about climate change is more important than ever. To better understand how interactions with natural surroundings inform public participation and environmental engagement, TrailSense examines how participants in outdoor endurance sports—such as trail runners, hikers, and off-road cyclists—interact with their environments. Focused on emplacement and sensory experiences within outdoor endurance sports, TrailSense contributes to climate change discourses by examining and encouraging sustainable relationships with our natural environments. The project is designed to develop my methodological and leadership skills, employing sensory ethnography to examine the multisensory experiences of outdoor endurance participants within the Peak District National Park in the United Kingdom. Utilizing a combination of participant observation and sensation, go-along interviews, in-depth sit-down interviews, and visual anthropology using GoPro recordings and soundscapes, this project will provide rich, qualitative data on how individuals perceive and engage with their surroundings. TrailSense advances the concept of emplacement, emphasizing the importance of emplaced knowledges in promoting environmental sustainability, particularly in relation to trails. By examining the lived experiences of outdoor enthusiasts, the project will reveal the deeper connections people have with natural landscapes. In addition to its research focus, TrailSense embraces science communication and outreach by creating a multisensory installation in collaboration with the Peak District National Park and Trash Free Trails to effectively communicate the research process and its findings to the general public. In enhancing the dissemination of these emplaced knowledges, TrailSense foregrounds and fosters a deeper connection between people and environments, and promotes sustainable outdoor practices.

Mots clés : anthropology of sport sensory studies climate change

Participants :
- Université de Loughborough (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 260347.92 €
- Université de Manchester (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
Projet BRAVE (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Chemistry
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The food industry faces significant challenges regarding by-products from Brassica vegetables, whose health benefits are often diminished by traditional heat treatments. Key issues include developing innovative technologies to extract bioactive compounds and meeting consumer demands for sustainable, nutritious, and innovative food products within a circular economy framework. The BRAVE project aims to apply innovative and sustainable extraction technologies to obtain polysaccharide-rich ingredients from Brassica vegetables. These ingredients will enhance the technological and nutritional properties of cereal-based products, offering a sustainable alternative to traditional Brassica consumption. Ultrasound treatment holds potential for improving the extraction of bioactive molecules. However, it is currently restricted by high costs, scalability challenges, efficiency concerns, and impacts on food quality in industrial applications. To address these limitations, the project will optimize ultrasound-assisted extraction at the laboratory scale and scale up using hydrodynamic cavitation. Additionally, the BRAVE project will study how these polysaccharides interact within cereal food matrices, focusing on their impact on postprandial glucose response. Furthermore, the project will contribute to the development of healthier cereal-based food options, aligning with growing consumer demand. Finally, the BRAVE project is expected to advance cutting-edge extraction technologies with a strong emphasis on environmental sustainability, as demonstrated through a comprehensive Life Cycle Assessment (LCA).

Mots clés : sustainable, extraction, disruptive technology, environmental sustainability claims, life cycle assessment, by product, brassica, polysaccharide, ingredient, cereal, digestion, food product, nutrition

Participants :
- University College Dublin (Irlande) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 252728.64 €