Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-actions-marie-curie-participations-et-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Projet FICOP (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2021)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Physics
Statut du projet : CLOSED

The project presented here deals with Fast-Ion Confinement OPtimization (FICOP) in magnetically confined fusion reactors. The goal of the project presented here is the characterization of the effect of edge instabilities on fast-ion confinement and the understanding of the physical mechanisms behind this interaction, as well as to experimentally explore the conditions upon which ion runaway can take place in tokamaks by studying the behaviour of fast-ions in the current ramp-up and ramp-down phases, disruptions, and sawtooth crashes. To fulfill these objectives, novel and cutting-edge data analysis techniques will be developed to be applied to fusion diagnostics, including integrated tomography techniques and deep learning. The results of this project are expected to have a direct impact on the fusion community. The problem of power exhaust in tokamaks mainly focuses on the power dissipation through the divertor plates. Therefore, the limits to tokamak operation are set based on the heat fluxes that the materials in the divertor plates can tolerate. However, an additional constraint might come from the fast-ion heat loads due to edge instabilities that may deposit power not only on the divertor plates but also in the first wall of the main chamber, often in localized areas. The results of this project may help to assess weather fast-ion heat loads to the main chamber first wall due to edge instabilities can pose an additional constraint to the operational regime of a tokamak fusion reactor, or eventually impact its design by the addition of reinforced structures. The experimental results of the project will also be used to benchmark the state-of-the-art codes that the fusion community uses to make projections towards future machines. If successful, the benchmark will strengthen our confidence in our predicting capabilities, while if unsuccessful, the results will motiv

Mots clés : magnetically confined fusion devices tokamak plasma diagnostics energetic particles wave particle interaction plasma edge instabilities energetic particle confinement

Participants :
- Université de Séville (Espagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 174233.74 €
Projet ORION (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2021)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Physics
Statut du projet : CLOSED

ORION project (Optimality & Resetting: Investigation On Nonequilibrium) poses three different problems, relevant at both the fundamental and applied level. Apart from their independent relevance, the solution of all three problems will serve to a greater purpose: providing a solid basis for the innovative use of optimal control theory to push the boundaries of knowledge within the general field of Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics. This action will involve the integration of the researcher in the very active group of Interdisciplinary and Nonequilibrium Physics (FINE) at University of Seville, with a strong background on the theory of mesoscopic systems—e.g. colloidal particles, for which fluctuations are important and the dynamics is thus stochastic. More specifically, the research objectives of ORION splits into: (i) the generalization of optimal control theory to connecting nonequilibrium steady states; (ii) the optimization of stochastic heat engines; and (iii) the minimization of first passage time in resetting systems with stochastic return. The achievement of these objectives will provide not only specific answers to pertinent questions for the above hot topics in the field, but also shed light on the future of investigation on nonequilibrium systems. Remarkably, the impact of our research transcends the purely theoretical interest, focusing on problems with future technological potential like the optimization of nanodevices—maximizing their power and/or efficiency.

Mots clés : nonequilibrium statististical mechanics stochastic processes optimal control shortcuts to adiabaticity stochastic thermodynamics fokker planck eq stochastic heat engines stochastic resetting

Participants :
- Université de Séville (Espagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 181152.96 €
Projet GDSFLOWS (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2021)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Mathematics
Statut du projet : CLOSED

The GDSFLOWS project aims to re-shape the mathematics we use to understand fluid flows. More precisely, the goal is to develop completely new tools, at the crossroads of differential topology, harmonic analysis, and dynamical systems, to address two of the most pressing problems on the PDEs of incompressible fluids: (1) if, and how, do solutions “blow-up” (that is: after a smooth start, do the physical magnitudes of the problem become irregular in finite time)? and (2) when solutions do not blow-up, what are the qualitative dynamics (attractors, equilibrium solutions) of the trajectories in the phase space (that is, in the space of velocity or vorticity fields?  The project proposes 3 horizons: 1) Extending the recently obtained universality results for the Euler equation on certain Riemannian manifolds to the case of PDEs modelling the evolution of fluid interfaces, where the existence of solutions blowing-up in finite time is rigurously known. 2) Proving that the Euler equations on high-dimensional Euclidean spaces are universal, and using this to study whether solutions in very high dimensions that blow-up in finite time exist. 3) Proving the existence of chaotic invariant sets in the infinite dimensional phase space of the 2D Euler equation. The GDSFLOWS project will be carried out by the researcher, an expert in the study of geometric properties of PDEs coming from mathematical physics and hydrodynamics. He recently developed a method for embedding any finite-dimensional dynamical system into the Euler equation on certain high-dimensional Riemannian manifolds, building on T. Tao's recent program to prove blow-up of solutions to the high-dimensional Euler equation. The researcher will collaborate with the Supervisor, a prominent expert in the formation of singularities in the PDEs of fluid dynamics, and one of the authors of the first rigurous proof of blow-up in well-posed PDEs modelling incompressible fluids.

Mots clés : euler equation, hydrodynamics, dynamical systems, chaotic dynamics, finite time singularities, interface problems

Participants :
- Université de Séville (Espagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 165312.96 €
Projet DIAGENESI (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - Global Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The DIAGENESI project primarily aims to provide a deeper understanding of bone preservation related to ancient DNA (aDNA) survival. This will be crucial for developing, through an intersectorial transfer of knowledge, a rapid, precise, cost-effective, and affordable pre-screening protocol, enabling the precise selection of promising bone samples for genetic investigations, thus preventing unnecessary destruction of valuable samples. Post-mortem changes are complex multifactorial processes that act on the bone structure in a variable and unpredictable way over time. To date, the DNA-bioapatite or DNA-collagen interactions are poorly investigated and preferential sites for DNA preservation are still debated. This has only been partially addressed in the literature, and there is not full agreement on the topic or how the site-specific variability of aDNA yields occurs. With an innovative archaeometric methodology by means of a multianalytical approach, I will carry out a transdisciplinary study on fossil, subfossil and modern bones, their intimate interaction with soils, and their response to different paleoenvironmental conditions. Different burial and environmental conditions diagenetically affect in different ways the preservation of the bones and, consequently, of the biomolecules. Thus, various archaeological contexts subjected to different climate conditions will be selected and contextualized temporally and spatially, enabling the formulation of models and prescreening protocols of general validity. This study will provide fundamental advances in genomic, forensic, and paleoanthropological studies, allowing the profitable exploitation of the bone collections with archaeological, cultural and hystorical-medical values. The project entails a broad range of opportunities, favoring the development of new interdisciplinary research initiatives and consolidating the networking and cooperation with European and global research institutes.

Mots clés : human remains preservation, bone structure investigation, fossil and subfossils diagenesis, development of prescreening protocol, organic inorganic interaction bone sediment interaction

Participants :
- Université de Padoue (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 332913.72 €
- Université d'Adélaïde (Australie) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
Projet ExBiaVdW (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2021)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Physics
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Exchange bias has been vital in magnetic storage devices to pin the magnetisation of the ferromagnetic reference layer in a fixed direction. It was extensively studied in thin-film heterostructures, however the origin of exchange bias is not well understood due to the subtle nature of the interfaces. Recent discovery of two-dimensional van der Waals magnetic materials opens up new avenues to scout for origin of exchange bias. Unlike thin-films, atomically sharp interface registry of two-dimensional materials is crucial for this purpose. The primary objective of this project is to do investigations on exchange bias in two-dimensional heterostructures to address the most fundamental at the same time enigmatic question - 'what is the underlying physics that controls exchange bias?!'. For this, the interface domain structure of the ferromagnetic/antiferromagnetic bilayer heterostructure will be investigated employing advanced synchrotron based x-ray photoemission electron microscopy facilities with polarisation control, which is one of the major expertise of the host. Embedded into two work packages, I intend to tackle this problem in two different interface spin configurations by judicious choice of antiferromagnetic layer; (i) parallel coupling of spins with the spins in the antiferromagnetic layer pointing out of the plane and, (ii) perpendicular coupling with the atomic spins of the antiferromagnetic layer lie in the two-dimensional plane. Electric field control of magnetism has been central to the sustainable advancement of spintronic devices. Two-dimensional materials are extremely sensitive to external electrical stimuli and demonstration of a field effect device based on two-dimensional magnetic materials could be remarkable. Taking advantage of the semiconducting/insulator nature of the antiferromagnetic two-dimensional materials, in a separate work package, I will also demonstrate the electric field control of exchange bias by applying a gate voltage.

Mots clés : exchange bias, two dimensional materials, van der waal heterostructures, proximity effects

Participants :
- Université Johannes-Gutenberg de Mayence (Allemagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 189687.36 €
Projet FEASIBLE (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

To promote the EU's sustainable development of environment and economy, EU planned to reduce emissions from conventional vehicles in European Green Deal. Heterogeneous platoons of connected autonomous electric vehicles (HPCAEVs) are thought to be the most efficient, viable, and promising solution to reduce both energy consumption and pollutant emissions produced by conventional vehicles and improve road efficiency. However, since HPCAEVs are still in the evolving stage, the secure and energy-saving operation of HPCAEVs in mixed traffic flow is suffering significant challenges. The FEASIBLE project is proposed in the context of addressing these challenges by providing some scientific foundations that enable the secure and energy-saving operation of HPCAEVs in mixed traffic flow, with particular focus on networked modeling, stability analysis, and control design. First, network-level federated learning (FL) models will be set up by incorporating intrinsic characteristics of HPCAEVs, macroscopic traffic flow, surrounding vehicle flow, and their interactions. Second, novel stability analysis criteria for HPCAEVs will be derived with expected dynamic performance by designing a FL-based Lyapunov function with sufficiently small and bounded modeling error. Third, FL-based distributed robust model predictive control methods for HPCAEVs with intervehicle distance constraints will be developed under surrounding road conditions. Finally, advanced simulations and tests of HPCAEVs will be conducted to demonstrate the effectiveness and practicality of the proposed modeling and control methods, and the control performance will be compared with cutting-edge methods.

Mots clés : autonomous vehicle platoons distributed control secure operation emission reduction energy conservation

Participants :
- Université de Pavie (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 172750.08 €
Projet Vortexons (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2021)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Physics
Statut du projet : CLOSED

In quantum matter, vortices are topological excitations characterized by quantized circulation of the velocity field. They can be found in contexts as diverse as superconductors, Bose-Einstein condensates, laser beams, and even in the recently detected gravitational waves emitted during the merging of two spinning black holes.  Quantum vortices are often modeled as funnel-like holes around which the quantum uid exhibits a swirling ow. In this perspective, vortex cores are nothing more than empty regions where the superuid density goes to zero, and their motion is governed by first-order differential equations. In the last few years, this simple view has been challenged and it is now increasingly clear that, in many real systems, vortex cores are not that empty. In these cases, the hole in the superuid is lled by particles or excitations which dress the vortices and provide them with an effective inertial mass.  This feature opens the door to exciting new scenarios where inertial effects compete with the usual inter-vortex interactions. In this way, well-established results about vortex dynamics, binding-unbinding phase transitions, and robustness of superuidity are challenged. The project “Vortexons” will provide a complete description of the physics disclosed by quantum vortices with massive cores, addressing these crucial open issues from both the theoretical and the experimental sides. The resulting theory aims to be not only the gold standard in all those phenomena where quantum matter features massive topological excitations, but also the necessary foundation for the development of new high-performance superconductors. In this perspective, our theory will thus possibly be the seed of major breakthroughs having a disruptive impact on society, economy, and environmental policies, such as higher-resolution magnetic resonance scanners, low-power microprocessors, and high-speed transportation.

Mots clés : vortices, quantum gases, bose einstein condensates, bkt transition, mott superfluid transition

Participants :
- Université polytechnique de Catalogne (Espagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 181152.96 €
Projet Zeblood (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Life Sciences
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), mostly quiescent cells in the bone marrow (BM), are essential throughout life because they are responsible for the continuous production of blood cells. They are of major clinical significance in the context of transplantation for hematological malignancy and the treatment of genetic hematological diseases. Despite major advances in our understanding of the biology of the blood system, understanding the progression of normal versus malignant hematopoiesis, clonal hematopoiesis (CH) or immune disorders is still challenging. My proposal is based on the finding that unbalanced tonic interferon signaling (TIS) emanating from the microbiome in vivo, accelerates the progression of myeloproliferative diseases induced by mutation of the hematopoietic tumor suppressor Tet2. Moreover, another component of TIS, called basal TIS is a fundamental mechanism underlying physiological HSC aging. In this proposal, I would like to explore the role of dysregulated inflammation, as in the case of interferonopathies, on hematopoiesis and hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell (HSPC) biology. I will use advanced molecular tools and technologies and a novel zebrafish model developed within this porposal. I hypothesize that understanding the interplay between chronic IFN activation on the HSCs and progeny over time could be crucial for developing effective treatments and improving outcomes for patients with these challenging disorders. This project will provide incisive insight into the biology of stem cells and into the role of inflammation on hematological malignancies.

Mots clés : innate immunity and inflammation hematopoietic stem cell hematopoiesis type i interferon

Participants :
- Université de Pavie (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 209483.28 €
Projet SWAWCom (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - Global Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

This project aims to develop an antenna technology for the new communication systems at millimetre-wave frequencies (over 60 GHz). The new technology must comply with all the requirements that these new systems need, such as low cost, small size, reconfigurability, etc., in a wider bandwidth than state-of-the-art solutions already proposed. The combination of all these factors at such a high frequency is a significant challenge for the antenna research community. Specifically, an antenna array with a large number of wideband slots and a low-complexity reconfigurability system made in waveguide technology is proposed.  First, a wideband radiating element made in waveguide technology will be researched. The applicant and the beneficiary already have experience in wideband slot antennas, which combined with the extensive experience in waveguides and slots of the associated partner for the outgoing phases, assures success. Among techniques that allow the reduction of simulation times of the arrays with a large number of elements, finding an equivalent circuit for the proposed element can greatly help in the design and improvement of both the single element and the array as a whole and is another aim of this work. The proposed research also involves the design of the array architecture and feeding network. In this area, the project aims to obtain a new hybrid feeding technology based on subarrays that will be suitable for wideband applications and allows reconfigurability. Lastly, the project pursues to implement and experimentally characterize the proposed designs to verify the results and contribute to the further training of the candidate in fabrication and measurement techniques in the mm-wave band.  The results of the project will contribute to improving the bitrate and reducing the latency of mobile communications by using a wider bandwidth in the mm-wave region of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Mots clés : 5g, 6g, antenna, beamforming, equivalent circuit, slot, waveguide, wideband

Participants :
- Université de Malaga (Espagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 262599.84 €
- Université de technologie de Tokyo (Japon) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
Projet FESTWAR FM (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - Global Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

A transdisciplinary project traversing cultural history, film and film festival studies, gender studies and digital humanities, FESTWAR FM will offer the first sustainable analysis of film festivals (FF) and war from a gender perspective. Despite numerous examples of women’s involvement in wartime FFs, no global study has yet analysed their roles in FFs in the context of ongoing wars, nor theorised what we might learn from it. The project will break new ground by investigating FF’s evolution as places of memory in conflict situations with a specific focus on women’s position within this process. This will be done through three case studies connected to three armed conflicts that have occurred in Europe since the creation of the world's first FF in Venice in 1932: WWII (1939-1945), Yugoslavia (1991-1999), and Ukraine (2014-present). The research will compare global responses to these wars through analysis of the world’s five most prestigious ‘A-list’ FFs (Venice, Cannes, Berlin, Toronto, Sundance), with the European and local response of the major FFs operating in the war affected Yugoslavia (Pula, Belgrade, Sarajevo) and Ukraine (Kyiv, Odesa). The analysis will be organized around three categories (CAT): CAT1 – (wo)men on the screen and behind the cameras; CAT2 – (wo)men in decision-making structures; CAT3 – (wo)men on the stage and the red carpet. The project will produce a monograph, two academic articles and an online digital archive (ODA) including a) a data visualisation chart, b) a selection of film extracts, photographs and archival materials illustrating each case study, and c) a podcast with interviews with women engaged in analysed FFs during wars in Yugoslavia and Ukraine. In doing so, it will introduce a gendered innovation in the field of war-related FF studies, enable digitisation and digital distribution of knowledge, data and sources, and provide a public space for (marginalised) women’s voices in line with the EC Gender Equality Strategy 2020–2025.

Mots clés : film festivals, war, women s studies, women s cinema, cultural history of war and conflict, cultural memory, oral history, yugoslavia, ukraine, wwii, digitisation of cultural heritage

Participants :
- Université Ca' Foscari de Venise (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 280202.88 €
- Université Concordia (Canada) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €