Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-actions-marie-curie-participations-et-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Projet GEOCOSM (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2020)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - Global Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Kant, a Cosmopolitan in Königsberg: Idea for a local history with a Cosmopolitan Aim Abstract: This project provides a historical contextualist analysis of the relationship between Immanuel Kant’s theory of cosmopolitan law and his lectures on Physical Geography. The reformulation of Kant’s theory of cosmopolitan law into our present context has perhaps proved to be one of the most influential normative frameworks for analysing and evaluating the state of our globalized society. However, recent critics have suggested that the global order, proposed by Kant, does not simply rest on universal values but is rather historically rooted in a European centre with an imperialistic agenda. This criticism largely hinges on a reintroduction of Kant’s lectures on Physical Geography and Pragmatic Anthropology as the proper historical context for understanding Kant’s cosmopolitan right. The question, however, is how to understand this context. The objective of this project is to situate Kant’s lectures within the academic culture of his University in Königsberg. I propose to see the lectures as an active engagement with the inclusion of Königsberg into world society, and hence as a way of problematizing the process of globalization. This means that the lectures should not, as critics have suggested, be interpreted as the basis of Kant’s cosmopolitan law but rather the other way around: his theory of cosmopolitan law should be seen as critical answers given to questions identified and raised in the lectures. Despite the growing interest in these lectures there is still no comprehensive historical study of Kant’s lectures on geography and its role in his political philosophy. The ultimate aim of this project is to deliver such a study.

Mots clés : global enlightenment, cosmopolitanism, immanuel kant, k nigsberg, baltic sea region

Participants :
- University of Göttingen (Allemagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 246669.12 €
- University of Chicago (Etats-Unis) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
Projet KSHV QTV (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2014)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Life Sciences
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Kaposi’s Sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, or human herpesvirus 8, is an important cause of morbidity and mortality, causing tumors in immunosuppressed patients, in particular those with AIDS. Like other herpesviruses, KSHV has evolved numerous mechanisms of escape from both the innate and adaptive host immune response. These immune evasion strategies facilitate the virus’s oncogenic potential and contribute to its pathogenesis. Beyond immune modulation, many viral proteins interact with components of the cellular proteome to enable viral replication. However, the complete array of such proteins, their kinetics and fate in both latent and lytic phase of viral infection has never been determined. Here, I propose an unbiased proteomic approach to analyze the expression kinetics of the KSHV proteome in the context of cellular infection, and explore how host cell surface and cytoplasmic proteins are regulated by this virus throughout its infection cycle. To achieve this goal I will resolve both the host cell and the viral proteome in primary endothelial cells and B cells using the recently developed technique, quantitative temporal viromics. This novel approach is interdisciplinary, incorporating virology, immunology, cell biology, state-of-the-art proteomics and has been successfully applied to identify novel markers of latent HCMV infection as well as novel immunomodulation strategies. The proposed study will allow a temporal analysis of how the host and viral proteome change upon latent as well as lytic KSHV infection. Newly discovered viral targets, such as ligands for Natural killer (NK) or cytotoxic T cells will be validated and investigated using biochemical and virological methods available in the host (Lehner) lab. The results of this study will therefore provide unique insight into the virus-host interactions and uncover novel viral strategies of the host immune system. The identified proteins may ultimately serve as novel targets for therapeutic interventions.

Mots clés : virus, immune evasion

Participants :
- University of Cambridge (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 183454.8 €
Projet QMKPFM (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2018)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Physics
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy (KPFM) is one of the newest scanning probe microscopy techniques, that enables us to obtain information about electrostatics and charge transfer on a surface, measured via very sharp tip moving above a sample. However, the theory behind the KPFM measurements and all physical interactions between the tip and sample are not fully understood, especially for very close scans. We plan to use density functional theory calculations to reveal the unknown physics of close KPFM scans. We will prepare multiscale simulation package for the KPFM, which will work on quantum theory level as well as simplified fast mechanistic model level and which will cover a wide range of experimental conditions. This work will enable us to get additional information about the physics going on the scanned sample from the KPFM measurements and to employ KPFM as an additional source of information for structural identification. Finally, it can lead to general theory for chemical resolution in scanning probe microscopy.

Mots clés : surface science, scanning probe microscopy  spm, density functional theory  dft, kelvin probe force microscopy  kpfm, spm simulations, surface structure, charge transfer

Participants :
- Aalto University (Finlande) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 202680.96 €
Projet SJMethod (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2020)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Killing of civilians, death penalty, enslavement, or gender discrimination are common Salafi-Jihadi practices. The emergence of the Salafi-Jihadi theology embodied by groups such as affiliates Al Qaeda, Boko Haram, IS, is the result not only of a complex socio-political context, but also of a recent epistemological crisis that affected Muslim countries. Existing research focusing on explaining and preventing the phenomenon of Islamic radicalization has paid scant attention on the hermeneutical methodologies and epistemological paradigms that make possible the Salafi-Jihadi vision. The proposed research addresses this gap. The overarching novel research aim is to demonstrate the impact of the S-J interpretative and hermeneutical methodology on the construction of the violent S-J theology. Three main research objectives are proposed: 1) to make a critical comparative analysis between the premodern, modern, and contemporary hermeneutical methodologies applied to the Qur’an; 2) to construct the interpretative and hermeneutical methodological profile of the S-J theology; 3) to assess the socio-cultural impact of the premodern, progressive, and especially S-J hermeneutical methodologies, with a focus on gender egalitarianism, religious pluralism, and Muslims integration in Western societies. This innovative, interdisciplinary project will operate with Qur'anic exegetical, hermeneutical, and epistemological studies, gender and masculinities studies, sociotheology, feminist theology, social sciences empirical studies, and Jihadist studies. The research will give more visibility to progressive Islamic interpretations that challenge the dichotomies between Islam-Western culture, tradition-modernity, promoting a common, human-rights based axiological language, goals, and practices. Project findings will be disseminated to crucial target audiences through peer-reviewed journal articles, conference presentations, workshops and an educator’s handbook.

Mots clés : salafi jihadi theology, salafism, jihadism, qur anic exegesis, qur anic hermeneutics, qur anic epistemology, gender, prevention of radicalization, islamic extremism, progressive muslim thought

Participants :
- University of Vienna (Autriche) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 186167.04 €
Projet Reconnect Upgrade 20 (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2020)
Action : European Researchers' Night
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Knowing that the EU H2020 funds only the best research and innovation projects which generate knowledge for the benefit of society, the Reconnect Upgrade 20.20 project has the ultimate goal to identify, and enhance the public recognition of those remarkable researchers, who are charged with leading the societal progress towards Horizon Europe, and stimulate promotion of research careers among the young pupils and students who will take over in the coming EU framework programmes. Reconnect Upgrade 20.20 project reflects Europe in a changing world which is asked to generate science that is smart, transformational, anticipating, co-creational, and more responsive to stakeholders’ engagement. Researchers need to rise to the societal challenges framed in Sustainable Development Goals and referred to in Towards A Sustainable Europe By 2030, while the general public needs recognize their added value in translating the EU funding for science and education into sustainable solutions that impact the daily life. Since the new EU framework programme for research and innovation is just around the corner, Reconnect Upgrade 20.20 project focuses on this transitional phase and sheds a light on the triangle among the science, industry and citizens, which is well reflected in the EU RIS3 Smart Specialisation Strategies that should bring in a demand-driven dimension, foster innovation partnerships emphasizing greater co-ordination between different societal stakeholders, and align resources and strategies between private and public actors.

Mots clés : digital, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, up to date, innovative, sustainable, engaging, entrepreneurial, ground breaking, excellent, collaborative

Participants :
- University of Novi Sad (Serbie) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 3750.0 €
- University of Novi Sad (Serbie) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 10000.0 €
- Centar za Promociju Nauke (Serbie) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes publics (hors enseignement & recherche), subvention : 11750.0 €
- Kreativno Edukativni Centar (Serbie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Autres, subvention : 41000.0 €
- Udruzenje naucnih komunikatora (Serbie) — Partner, beneficiary, Autres, subvention : 6000.0 €
- Visoka tehnicka skola strukovnih studija subotica (Serbie) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 7500.0 €
Projet KnowGraphs (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2019)
Action : Doctoral Networks
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Knowledge graphs (KGs) are a flexible knowledge representation paradigm intended to allow knowledge to be consumed by humans and machines. Hence, they are regarded as a key enabler for a number of technologies including question answering, personal assistants and artificial intelligence across all sectors including Industry 4.0, personalized medicine, legislation, economics and more. While different implementations of the KG paradigm are now used by several large companies (incl. Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Amazon, Samsung, Ebay and IBM) as a key component of their data products, their use is currently unattainable for the majority of companies and private users. Custom formal representation mechanisms, organisation-specific storage solutions and query languages as well as large dedicated maintenance teams (often 100+ people per graph) are only some of the current challenges faced by organizations aiming to manage KGs at scale. Developing and maintaining a company-specific infrastructure to represent, construct and maintain KGs is only viable for large organisations able to afford the corresponding costs. In addition, a plethora of open questions pertaining to the transfer, applicability and integration of legal rights of knowledge graphs remain completely unsolved. The overall objective of KnowGraphs (summarized in Figure 1.1) is to scale knowledge graphs to be accessible to a wide audience of (1) companies of all sizes and (2) end users across their professional and private life by using a multi-disciplinary and multi-sectorial approach.

Mots clés : knowledge graphs, semantic web, knowledge representation, scalability

Participants :
- Leibniz University Hannover (Allemagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 252788.4 €
- Paderborn University (Allemagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 758365.2 €
- Maastricht University (Pays-Bas) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 531239.76 €
- Vienna University of Economics and Business (Autriche) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 528414.48 €
- University of Stuttgart (Allemagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 505576.8 €
- Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (Grèce) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 243017.64 €
- University of Groningen (Pays-Bas) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 531239.76 €
- Babelscape srl (Italie) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 522999.36 €
Projet LAAA (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2017)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - Global Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : CLOSED

LAAA will provide the first systematic study of the rich – yet understudied – interpretative legacy of late antiquity in the history of Western philosophy, with a focus on Platonism. It will show that in the early modern period the most influential portraits of the ancient philosophical past were inspired and shaped by representations of this past produced in late antiquity. In its attempt to explore the philosophical heritage of these representations, LAAA will begin in the investigation of the hermeneutical approach of the humanist philosopher Marsilio Ficino (1433-1499), who produced the first Latin translation of the entire Platonic corpus by using the newly discovered texts of the late antique Platonists as interpretative tools. This approach created a form of Platonism deeply imbued with the theurgically oriented tradition of late antiquity. LAAA’s goals are to disentangle the different interpretative threads which run under the label ‘early modern Platonism’ and to examine its impact in different fields of early modern European knowledge, as well as its role in the shaping of our intellectual and cultural identity. By retracing the complex narrative of filiation which characterizes the reception history of Platonism, LAAA will reassess the role of late antiquity not in its own time, but from the general viewpoint of the historical development of Western thought. This is a totally new perspective in the study of late antiquity, which will be examined as a dynamic territory for the preservation, transformation and transmission of classical texts, as well as a longstanding source of authority and inspiration.

Mots clés : platonism, late ancient philosophy, early modern philosophy, theurgy, classical reception, marsilio ficino

Participants :
- University of Toronto (Canada) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- University of Cambridge (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 255349.8 €
Projet LIBORG (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2018)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : CLOSED

LIBORG aims at exploring, from the perspective of the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) involved in migration-related activities, the reconfiguration of the Libyan migration and border regime since Gadhafi’s fall in 2011. Libya is a point of departure of migrants heading for Europe on makeshift boats. Italy (as the landing country) and the EU have long been trying to include Libya in the process of externalization, which aims to support countries of origin and transit in their efforts to stem unwanted migration. A crucial role in this process is played by international organizations (IOs) and other non-state actors, which: a) directly carry out activities in countries of origin and transit (e.g. refugee protection, repatriations, assistance to detained people, livelihood projects and information campaigns aimed at reducing migration); b) provide local state authorities with know-how and technical support. While a growing body of research has started analyzing this process, scant attention has been paid to Libya (as opposed to other countries) and to the role played by NGOs (as opposed to that played by IOs). Gadhafi’s fall allowed for many international NGOs to start activities in Libya, and for many Libyan NGOs to be established. Despite Libya’s political instability, their activities have increased sharply, along with the increase in funding from EU and Italy, since 2017. In 2017 and 2018, extraordinary funding was made available by EU and Italy to IOs, which typically subcontract part of their activities to NGOs. In 2018, six Italian NGOs started working in Libyan detention centres under a scheme funded by the Italian government. LIBORG will, first, map the different NGOs operating in this field. Then, it will analyze their mandates and activities, as well as the relevant funding sources, and the relations they have to one another as well as to state authorities and IOs. Finally, it will assess the relationship between externalization, NGOs and human rights.

Mots clés : migration management, border management, externalization, italy, european union, north africa, libya, ngos, humanitarianism, human rights

Participants :
- Université Sorbonne Paris Nord (France) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 184707.84 €
Projet LIDISNO (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2016)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - Global Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : CLOSED

LIDISNO is the first large-scale research project that analyses the role of language in the discursive formation of sexual normativity. Based on poststructuralist and Queer Linguistic theorisations of language and sexuality as discursively shaped, the project highlights the historical relativity and variability of sexual normativity by adducing empirical linguistic evidence from various time periods. In contrast to earlier work, which has largely postulated sexuality-related discursive shifts without verifying them in larger amounts of linguistic data, LIDISNO uses corpus linguistically informed critical discourse analysis to study the linguistic corollaries of three sexuality-related normative shifts: 1. language use about a person before and after their public coming out, with US Latino pop singer Ricky Martin as a case study, 2. language use to express same-sex experiences pre- vs. post-Stonewall, and 3. sexuality-related language use before and after 1890, i.e. the time of the oft-cited desire-to-identity shift in the conceptualisation of sexuality. Each of these shifts is studied through comparisons of pairs of text corpora pre- and post-dating the respective shift, while drawing on quantitative and qualitative corpus linguistic methods (frequency of sexuality-related features, frequency lists, keyword lists, semantic keyness, concordances, collocations, colligations) with the help of the tools AntConc and Wmatrix. These linguistic analyses are complemented by a comparison of findings across corpus pairs and comparisons with various types of supplementary data (interviews, personal narratives, major English reference corpora). LIDISNO will improve our understanding how linguistic practices shape sexual normativity. Its findings will be used to advance the theorisation of normativity as an analytical tool in critical discourse studies and to devise language policies that foster greater tolerance and inclusion of non-heterosexual individuals.

Mots clés : language and sexuality, critical discourse studies, sexual normativity, corpus linguistics

Participants :
- State University System of Florida (Etats-Unis) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Goethe University Frankfurt (Allemagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 239860.8 €
Projet LIFE LAB (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2018)
Action : European Researchers' Night
Statut du projet : CLOSED

LIFE LAB will bring researchers and publics together by drawing on the excellence of the UK’s premier region for life science research in and around Cambridge and East England . Our proposal name is inspired by those journeys from research to real-world applications that impact on people’s lives and by the notion of bringing our respective LABs to LIFE. LIFE LAB will host a compelling programme of researcher-led events in Cambridge and surrounding towns on 28 Sept 2018 and 27 Sept 2019. A primary aim of LIFE LAB is to engage communities (schools and public) not traditionally connecting with the ‘Cambridge phenomenon’ and for whom this research powerhouse on their doorstep presents real opportunity in terms highlighting the impact of research on their daily lives and promoting new career pathways to study and work. Our LIFE LAB team represents a group of world-leading research organisations with a unique story to share. This builds on centuries of history and achievement, ground-breaking discoveries (including the structure of DNA and the Human Genome) and present-day frontier research and innovation. LIFE LAB will connect researchers and the general public across the UK’s leading eco-system for life sciences while celebrating the European Year of Cultural Heritage in 2018 by casting a spotlight on science - past, present and future – as an important part of culture. LIFE LAB will be immersive - promoting hands-on approaches and involving people in research through the Nights; especially early stage research where dialogue and airing of views could bring alternative perspectives. LIFE LAB will build on partnership developed across the public engagement and education professionals in our consortium to extend reach into the region’s schools and teacher networks. Lastly, but importantly, LIFE LAB will showcase the importance of collaboration, freedom of mobility and respect of shared knowledge and values – particularly important at a time of change.

Mots clés : life science, genomics, molecular biology, night, european researchers  night, public engagement, microbiology, biotechnology

Participants :
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (Allemagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 20310.0 €
- University of Cambridge (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 31943.0 €
- UK Research and Innovation (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 39765.0 €
- Wellcome Trust (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 41704.0 €
- UK Research and Innovation (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 24798.0 €