Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-actions-marie-curie-participations-et-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Projet WBB (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : TERMINATED

Women Building Brazil (WBB) seeks to underscore women’s contributions to architecture and construction in Brazil, particularly in contexts of self-building. Its main objective is to address the neglect of both women and informal building practices in architectural and construction history, especially in the global South. The project will tackle that double historical gap by gathering personal stories and documentation on women builders. Its premise is that women’s involvement in self-construction was actually quite common in vernacular architecture but has been affected by the introduction of new building technologies and materials. Expanding our disciplinary scope to include vernacular contexts, WBB employs a novel method combining oral history with disruptive archival research methods and community-based participatory practices, guided by feminist and decolonial principles. This approach will be applied in three territories in Brazil where self-building remains a prevalent custom: quilombos (afro-Brazilian maroon communities), indigenous territories and favelas (urban informal settlements). These distinct settings offer new insights to help recover, analyse, and acknowledge women’s construction know-how. The outcomes of WBB include an oral history archive and a public video collection. The participatory process will also generate a memory artefact, co-created with interviewed women with the purpose of recognizing their expertise and strengthening their building autonomy. In summary, WBB offers a new methodological approach to a growing field of construction history and a gendered analysis that contributes to the broader discipline of architectural history. It maintains a commitment to open science through its research methodology and participatory practices, ensuing constant dissemination of its results. Most importantly, WBB actively seeks ways of empowering women in construction, giving them voice and reaffirming the relevance of their know-how.

Mots clés : construction history, decoloniality, tacit knowledge, brazil, self construction, vernacular architecture

Participants :
- Universidade Federal da Bahia (Brésil) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université d'Anvers (Belgique) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 191760.0 €
Projet Defect M (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Physics
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The unique integration of magnetic and semiconducting properties in 2D magnetic semiconductors opens new opportunities for controlling charge and spin degrees of freedom, crucial for developing advanced spin-based technologies. Among these materials, 2D van der Waals CrSBr stands out due to its strong coupling between magnetic and electronic structures. However, the unexplored passivation strategies and unclear defect mechanisms hinder its advancement for nanoscale opto-spintronic devices. Defect M is designed to establish innovative chemical passivation methodologies to achieve high-quality and stable 2D CrSBr with a comprehensive understanding of defect physics, which not only allows us to gain a better understanding of the degradation mechanism but is also critical to enable reliable studies of spin- and charge-based phenomena. This highly interdisciplinary project facing key future technologies will pave the way for next-generation spin-based devices and benefit the upcoming EU's priorities of digital transformation and green transition.

Mots clés : 2d magnetic semiconductors, defect passivation, synchrotron radiation, ultrafast optical spectroscopy

Participants :
- Université d'Uppsala (Suède) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 236340.0 €
Projet Sweet2Gel (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2021)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Chemistry
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Gels are 3D entangled polymer or particle networks that present, simultaneously, solid and liquid-like properties. Gels are widely present in daily life products such as contact lenses, food thickeners, platforms for drug delivery, or wound healing ointments, among others. Carbohydrate-based hydrogels have gathered increasing attention for a wide range of biomedical and industrial applications (e.g. tissue engineering or water decontamination) due to their biocompatible, biodegradable and non-immunogenic features. However, the development of most gel-like materials is currently limited due their high production costs and greatly pollutant manufacturing techniques. In addition, the great structural complexity of gels, where different lengths scales and isotropic and anisotropic phases coexist, limit their characterisation at the molecular and macroscopic scales, thus hindering the design and development of functional gels with tailored properties. High Resolution Magic Angle Spinning (HR-MAS) and solid-state NMR (SSNMR) spectroscopy constitute the most powerful technologies to characterise the structure and dynamics of hydrogels at the molecular level, not accessible by other techniques. The specific objectives of the Sweet2Gel project are (i) to develop novel HR-MAS and SSNMR protocols for the characterisation of carbohydrate-based gels, (ii) to develop predictive deep-learning-based models that allow to decipher hidden relationships between the molecular and macroscopic properties of the gels and (iii) to improve the molecular models of carbohydrate gel particles by a combination of molecular dynamics and deep learning approaches. Hence, the Sweet2Gel Project aims to accelerate the development of a new generation of renewable materials with rationally designed properties for a wide range of applications.

Mots clés : solid state nmr, hr mas nmr, carbohydrates, hydrogels, enzymatic synthesis of oligosaccharides, molecular dynamics simulations, deep learning, cellulose, structured water

Participants :
- Université de Manchester (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Conseil supérieur de la recherche scientifique (Espagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 181152.96 €
Projet LUX (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Whether private-jet carbon emissions, haute couture, or the diamond trade: how we judge luxury is surprisingly closely tied to how we view global order. So what role exactly does luxury play in modern global order? Based on a historical-sociological investigation of the maritime fur trade, the gold rushes, and the World's Fairs, LUX is the first comprehensive study of the nineteenth-century contestation of luxury at the level of global order. It has three objectives: a conceptual history of luxury with a focus on global order; an investigation of practitioners' conceptions of luxury in three case studies; and developing an empirically grounded new theory of "sumptuary ordering," or the policing of luxury as a marker of status in global order. Extant work identifies a break in the late eighteenth century, from suspicions of luxury as a vice to a modern embrace of luxury as a virtue. Yet what this embrace entailed in practice, and what kind of global order the pursuit of luxury was understood to require, is unclear. This gap is surprising, since the link between luxury and the power, status, and imperial expansion of states had long been considered obvious by thinkers from Plato to Thomas More to Mary Birkett. Further, how practitioners involved in the creation of luxury markets–many of them preludes to colonisation–understood global order is unexplored. My innovation is twofold: I study conceptions of luxury among practitioners rather than philosophers; and I move from histories of consumption to luxury-framed hierarchies between nations. This invigorates debates on historical global orders and hierarchy. Connecting IR and history with current debates on colonial legacies and sustainability, LUX comprises archival research and theory-building, but also intervenes in wider debates on the future of luxury.

Mots clés : international relations, imperialism, globalisation, global order

Participants :
- Université d'Anvers (Belgique) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 216240.0 €
Projet AVALON (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Life Sciences
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Early postnatal development is a vulnerable period during which environmental faEarly postnatal development is a vulnerable period during which environmental factors significantly influence brain development. Among these factors, the gut microbiota has been found to impact brain function and development. However, there is a lack of mechanistic understanding regarding how changes in early-life microbiota composition can lead to brain dysfunction. Caesarean-section (C-section) delivery, while life-saving in some cases, is becoming more common even when not medically indicated. This trend raises concerns about the disruption of perinatal microbiota and its potential impact on newborn brain development. My preliminary data showing neurovascular dysfunction in C-section-born neonatal mice support my hypothesis. Building on this foundation, AVALON aims to investigate the interactions between neonatal microbiota and neurovascular development in the hypothalamus and amygdala at molecular and cellular levels. I will utilize a C-section mouse model to disrupt early-life microbiota and assess its impact on neurovascular development through in-vivo tracer imaging and integrated multi-omics analysis. Additionally, I will use a reporter mouse line to trace amygdalar and hypothalamic neuronal populations. I will also identify key microbial functions that modulate neurovascular and neuronal development. Furthermore, I will explore the potential of precision probiotics to mitigate microbiota-induced deficits, offering valuable translational insights. AVALON will significantly contribute to my career by providing training in both academia and industry, enhancing my research skills, and expanding my professional network. To ensure broad awareness of AVALON's outcomes, a dissemination strategy will be implemented, targeting scientific, public, and industry audiences. The strategy will aim to underscore the critical role of perinatal microbiota in shaping postnatal brain development.

Mots clés : microbiota gut brain axis, neurovascular development, neurodevelopment, perinatal gut microbiota, birth, neonatal, hypothalamus, amygdala

Participants :
- University College Cork (Irlande) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 199694.4 €
- Biogaia ab (Suède) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
Projet INAC-LEO (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : CLOSED

In the realm of satellite systems, communication and navigation have traditionally functioned as separate systems, each requiring its own dedicated hardware. However, emerging wireless technologies present a game-changing opportunity: they can enhance navigation capabilities by the Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) satellite systems and enable integrated systems that serve both communication and navigation requirements. This project aims to unlock the untapped potential of LEO satellite systems for Integrated Navigation and Communication (INAC), a critical step for Europe in developing cost-effective, dual-purpose satellite systems that could transform emergency services and Internet of Things (IoT) applications.  The project is structured around three key objectives. Firstly, with the aid of LEO communication satellites planned by the European Union, Work Plan 1 (WP1) will establish a theoretical framework for LEO satellite navigation by using dynamic constellation characteristics and Doppler information. Secondly, WP2 will design a communication-aided navigation system that leverages the low-latency and high spectral efficiency of LEO communication satellites, aiming to enhance accuracy while minimizing computational demands. Lastly, WP3 will develop an integrated system that combines communication and navigation using next-generation multiple-access (NGMA) techniques, ensuring optimal performance in both communication and navigation without compromise. With a projected market impact potentially surpassing 10 billion Euros, this initiative stands to make a substantial contribution to the European space ecosystem, while providing groundbreaking solutions to global communication and navigation challenges.

Mots clés : satellite navigation and communications, next generation multiple access, 6g wireless networks

Participants :
- KU Leuven (Belgique) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 191760.0 €
Projet FLEXOMAG (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Physics
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Freestanding layers of complex oxides are a completely new generation of 2D materials which exhibit a plethora of coupled responses and endow 2D materials with robust correlated groundstates. In this project we explore the control of magnetism in a freestanding oxide driven by the coupling of its ferromagnetic groundstate to strain induced polar structures enabled by the freestanding form. Deterministic control of magnetic textures (namely skyrmions) is an exciting area of research for its potential to impact computing and information technology. However, the metallic nature of most ferromagnetic materials renders the direct control by electric fields impractical due to screening by free carriers. Developing approaches to direct electric control of ferromagnetism in a single material remains a virgin land to explore. FLEXOMAG aims at the use of strain induced flexoelectricity in a metallic oxide with strong spin orbit interaction (SrRuO3) to nucleate spin textures, skyrmions and skyrmion lattices. Flexoelectricity enables the creation of a polar structure in the presence of strain gradients, and is expected to impact magnetic ordering via direct coupling of spins with a polar structure by spin-orbit coupling. Moreover, strain gradients will act as effective electric field and would not suffer from the cancellation by screening due to free charges. Flexoelectric control of magnetism is in itself an important breakthrough in fundamental science and it will further yield a completely novel strategy to tailor spin textures. We will use twistronics of 2D oxides to design skyrmion lattices never observed before in oxides. Skyrmions and skyrmion lattices are acclaimed information vectors sought in the design of next generation magnetic memories. This research will supply a long sought technological platform to fabricate skyrmions by design.

Mots clés : flexoelectricity, twistronics, skyrmions, complex 2d oxides, membranes

Participants :
- Université complutense de Madrid (Espagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 165312.96 €
- Conseil supérieur de la recherche scientifique (Espagne) — Partner, associated partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
Projet CRUSADERGLASS (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The so-called Mediterranean “commercial revolution” of the central middle ages coupled with the Crusader occupation of the Levant utterly reshaped the region's socio-economic landscape, leading to an increase in commercial exchange and markets, urban production and socio-cultural interaction. This project uses the important evidence from glass to assess technologies of production and patterns of circulation and trade in a period of significant change. Through an interdisciplinary approach that integrates chemical analysis, archaeological evidence and historical records, I will investigate the contribution that glass can provide in shielding new light on the complex and poorly understood socio-economic relationships in the medieval Levant.

Mots clés : medieval glass, islamic glass, crusader archaeology, economic history, la icp ms analysis, isotopic analysis

Participants :
- KU Leuven (Belgique) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 216240.0 €
Projet EvoVax (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Life Sciences
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Rinderpest virus (RPV) was historically one of the most devastating pathogens affecting cattle, with a global impact unmatched by any other livestock disease. Although largely eradicated in Europe by the late 19th century, RPV continued causing catastrophic outbreaks in Africa and Asia, leading to severe economic and agricultural consequences. The introduction of a vaccine in the 1960s marked a turning point, ultimately leading to the official eradication of RPV in 2011, a landmark achievement in veterinary and human medicine. However, the effects of vaccination on the evolutionary dynamics of RPV remain unexplored.  My MSCA proposal aims to investigate how vaccination efforts influenced the evolution of RPV. I hypothesize that widespread vaccine use exerted selective pressures on the virus, leading to genetic bottlenecks and reduced genomic diversity over time and across regions. I also suspect that the staggered rollout of vaccination programs worldwide resulted in the emergence of distinct regional RPV lineages.  To test these hypotheses, I will analyze historical RPV samples, expanding the genetic dataset by sequencing additional genomes from a rare collection of 45 European pathological specimens collected before vaccination. This will be complemented by analyzing existing sequences from Asia and Africa. I will develop innovative phylodynamic models to account for time-dependent evolutionary rates and lineage dynamics, providing a comprehensive view of the virus’s evolutionary response to vaccination.  By combining my solid track record in virus-host interactions and paleogenetics with the host's extensive expertise in virus phylodynamics, this fellowship will provide me with the key scientific and transferable skills necessary to achieve this research agenda and fulfill the outlined objectives. It will also enable me to establish myself as a research leader in the field and make substantial contributions to the study of viral evolution.

Mots clés : viral evolution, phylodynamics, rinderpest virus, vaccination impact

Participants :
- Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft (Allemagne) — Partner, associated partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
- KU Leuven (Belgique) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 200400.0 €
Projet TRACE (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Chemistry
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Rapid industrialization and urbanization have resulted in escalated atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and other toxic gas levels, contributing to ambient and household air pollution. Aligned with the United Nations SDG-3 (good health and wellbeing), SDG-3.9 (substantial reduction in deaths and illnesses from air pollution) and EUMission: adaptation to climate change, developing efficient gas sensors to monitor indoor as well as outdoor air quality is a global priority. Current technologies including spectral, chemical and electrochemical sensors suffer from poor selectivity, long-term stability and high-energy footprints. These pitfalls foster the search for alternative energy-efficient sensing techniques that offer a robust and universal gas detection mechanism with long-durability. Development of underexplored functionalized metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and derived sensory-platforms have the potential to provide a better solution for efficient monitoring of atmospheric CO2 levels via sustainable adsorption/desorption cycles. By bridging the differential gas diffusion properties in MOF pores and emerging microfabrication technique, the TRACE project will develop a new sensing methodology and fabricate a novel micro-sensor device for selective gas sensing. Via a novel temperature-step approach to realize out-of-equilibrium conditions will lead to benchmark CO2 detection, stemming from kinetic selectivity of the sensor. The TRACE project bridges the candidate's strong background in porous materials with the host group's extensive experience in microfabrication, making it a feasible undertaking. Long-term career goal set at being a world leader in Sensing and Purification Chemistry, this fellowship will be decisive for me to achieve academic independence, aided by research career startup grants leading to tenure track professorships within EU.

Mots clés : metal organic frameworks, co2 sensing, gas sensing, micro sensors, kinetic diffusion

Participants :
- KU Leuven (Belgique) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 200400.0 €
Projet LangMov (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2021)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : CLOSED

This project proposes a novel investigation of the concept of mobility among mobile hunter-gatherer groups through the lens of language. It will do so by examining verbs of motion – a bona fide linguistic category reflecting mobility – in indigenous lexicons and grammars. But what can verbs of motion tell us about hunter-gatherer mobility? And, how can occurrences of motion verbs map onto identifiable environmental and cultural features of a given society? Here, I explore these questions treating Dâw (Naduhup; Northwest Amazonia) as a focal case. Dâw is ideal for examining this topic because it harbors a rich system of motion verbs and a typologically unusual pattern of motion event encoding; it heavily encodes the notion of the terrain in the verb. I will conduct an innovative investigation into hunter-gatherer representations of motion as these unfold in the Dâw peoples’ surroundings while speakers are on the move. While walking, semi-structured interviews will be performed in which speakers will be asked to describe what kind of motion they are performing. This will be recorded in audio, video and GPS for subsequent exploration of the motion verb usage and meanings in relation to measurable topographical features. A second layer of analysis will be provided by speakers’ posterior descriptions of the respective motion events. Multi-factorial analyses, bringing together measurable spatial manifestations and speakers’ perceptions of a motion event will result in a record of geographically mapped motion categories. Hence, I pursue the overall goal of substantially advancing our understanding of the linguistic encoding of motion in its language-and-culture-specific and motion-related context. This will both deepen our knowledge of the representation of mobility in a cultural context, which is of crucial concern to human history and diversity, and at the same time advance our understanding of motion semantics at the intersection of language, culture, and environment.

Mots clés : hunter gatherer mobility motion verbs semantics of motion event encoding language description language documentation linguistic anthropology gis topography indigenous languages

Participants :
- Université de Lund (Suède) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 206887.68 €