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

As technology advances, traditional semiconductor materials and designs are approaching their physical and performance limitations. This underscores the urgent need for innovation of advanced materials that offer enhanced performance. The aim of the proposal is to design advanced high entropy metal chalcogenide (HECh) nanocrystals (NCs) via colloidal chemistry to elucidate their nucleation and growth mechanism by using real-time and post-synthetic characterization techniques. Specifically, high-throughput characterization will explore the bulk and surface properties, while computational modelling will predict structure, formation energy, and phase stability. These NCs will demonstrate high efficiency and robust stability in producing hydrogen energy through (photo)electrocatalysis. The originality of my proposal is to develop a scientific insight that will go beyond the state-of-the-art to establish colloidal chemistry as the ‘universal synthesis platform’ for the scalable production of HEChs NCs, thereby expanding HEChs compositional space and enabling rapid screening and data mining to accelerate the exploration of HEChs for transformative advancements. This, in turn, will impact next-generation energy production applications. The main training goal of the fellowship is to acquire experience in advanced material synthesis, high throughput characterization, and gain international experience. These results will be disseminated to the scientific community in the standard way (conferences, peer-reviewed journals, and patents) and to the public through magazine articles and science festivals. All materials used will meet the criteria of sustainability, affordability, and safety. This ambitious project will be conducted in two different research groups in Ireland and Italy. This prestigious fellowship will provide a platform of renowned subject experts, and exposure to international collaborators will provide a unique opportunity to grow as an independent researcher.

Mots clés : high entropy metal chalcogenide, nanocrystals, semiconductors, structure property relationship

Participants :
- Italian Institute of Technology (Italie) — Partner, associated partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Limerick (Irlande) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 268568.64 €
Projet MobiliTy (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2021)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : CLOSED

MobiliTy investigates Middle and early Upper Palaeolithic human organisation to exploit the landscape resources in NW Tuscany. Hunter-gatherers’ (HGs) mobility patterns are understood to be in a spectrum between residential and logistical mobility. HGs have shown to have site-furniture, personal and situational gear, with different levels of manufacture and maintenance curation. Around 40 ka cal BP a technological and human species’ shift occurred in Europe, referred as the Middle-Upper Palaeolithic Transition. The northern Tyrrhenian region is one of the few European areas that yielded a cluster of last Neanderthal sites and the presence of early H. sapiens. It is a required passage between southern France and the rest of the Italian Peninsula, and the further investigation of this area could shed light on the colonisation process of H. sapiens and its relationship with the demise of H. neanderthalensis. The sites in NW Tuscany are showing a different raw material provisioning, in particular early H. sapiens introduced the exotic Scaglia Marchigiana chert, showing a long-extended network that spans from NW Italy until the central eastern Apennines. The action is an interdisciplinary endeavour to better understand differences of land-use patterns and reconstructing mobility patterns in the NW Tuscany across the Middle-Upper Transition period, through the technological analysis of the artefacts and the definition of raw material circulation.

Mots clés : h sapiens, neanderthal, chert, mobility, italian peninsula

Participants :
- Université de Pise (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 172750.08 €
Projet ZZB-MEETS-ISAC (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Although the state-of-the-art (SOTA) Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) system design aims to optimize the overall performance by balancing sensing and communication, it inherently overlooks the risk of sporadic large sensing errors bringing fatal results and making the system unstable. To address this issue, this project introduces Ziv-Zakai Bound (ZZB) to empower the guaranteed-asymptotic-sensing ISAC system design. For the first time, this project incorporates the ZZB methodology into typical Multi-Input Multi-Output (MIMO) ISAC system equipped with beamformers and intelligent reflective surfaces (IRS), to thoroughly avoid large sensing errors by guaranteeing the sensing performance into the asymptotic region. To achieve this goal, the existing ZZB derivation framework will be extended to accommodate a typical MIMO ISAC model. This extension will consider the parameter space with nuisance and the MIMO array beampatterns into the ZZB derivation for the first time. After deriving an analytical ZZB that accurately indicates the threshold of entering the asymptotic sensing region, beamformers in the MIMO ISAC system will be co-designed to ensure the sensing performance beyond the threshold by dynamically allocating beams for sensing side, while also meeting communication performance constraints. Furthermore, in scenarios where the asymptotic sensing cannot be guaranteed solely through beamformers design, an ZZB-based IRS configuration method will be proposed. The IRS will be configured according to the threshold indicated by ZZB to guarantee asymptotic sensing first, and the remaining IRS resources will be allocated to communication side to enhance Channel State Information. Beyond the SOTA ISAC system design methodology, the proposed ISAC system design leverages the advantage of ZZB that accurately indicates the asymptotic sensing threshold, to thoroughly eliminate the risk of large sensing errors appearing in the ISAC system and enhance its robustness.

Mots clés : array signal processing, performance bound analysis and application, integrated sensing and communication system design

Participants :
- Université de Pise (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 193643.28 €
Projet PlONat (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The Nature Pluralism (PlONat) project seeks to contribute to a transformation of the Western concept of nature by philosophically engaging with the Ontological Turn in Anthropology. It aims to challenge long-standing assumptions about nature —such as its uniformity, universality and separation from culture— by exploring anthropological debates about ontology from the past two decades, integrating their hypotheses, frameworks, and findings into philosophical discourse. The primary goal is to develop a pluralist concept of nature that accommodates alternative ontologies described by anthropologists worldwide. Building on a deconstructive analysis of the onto-anthropological literature that includes the study of two extensively researched animist ontologies from the Americas (Achuar and Wixárika), PlONat will uncover the non-universal aspect of the Western concept of nature and challenge the foundational assumptions of its naturalist ontology. To achieve this, PlONat will pioneer a new method of philosophical inquiry: instead of conforming indigenous perspectives to existing Western representations of reality and knowledge, it will treat these perspectives as fully valid metaphysical viewpoints, not producible by Western philosophy nor obtainable through other means. This approach will enable the construction of a pluralist concept of nature, supporting its hypothesis that a diversity of ontological perspectives can offer a more comprehensive and inclusive understanding of reality.

Mots clés : ontology, metaphysics, epistemology of human sciences, philosophy of anthropology, environmental studies

Participants :
- Université nationale autonome du Mexique (Mexique) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université Ca' Foscari de Venise (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 193643.28 €
Projet HER-ITAGE (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - Global Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

HER-ITAGE is a ground-breaking study exploring the interrelation between female history writers and national narratives in Europe. By focusing on historical writing and nation-building, the research aims to challenge traditional perspectives on patriotism and national belonging. It highlights the significant contributions of female intellectuals in shaping these narratives, demonstrating that their voices were not merely complementary, but offered unique and original perspectives. The project investigates the sense of national belonging and its definitions as expressed in the writings of women engaged in nowadays Italy, Germany and France. It examines how some women conformed to the prevailing patriotic model, mirroring the efforts of male intellectuals, while others developed alternative ideals that challenged 19th-century nationalisms. HER-ITAGE offers original contributions to various national historiographical contexts and addresses a previously unexplored topic: the role of women in shaping national narratives through their history writing activities. By investigating elements of belonging and patriotism, the research seeks to subvert the idea of a concrete, fixed national consciousness, rethinking national paradigms in a more fluid, individual-oriented way. It emphasizes the multifaceted national affiliations of individuals, often pre-national, a-national, multinational, or strongly regional. The project will also contribute to women's history studies in relation to history and nationalism, providing new insights into how the bond between history and national discourse took shape. HER-ITAGE significantly enhances our understanding of a hitherto neglected topic at the intersection of crucial European processes, impacting European excellence.

Mots clés : women historians, national narratives, national belonging, gender history, women s history, nationalism, historiography

Participants :
- Centre national de la recherche scientifique (France) — Partner, associated partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université Columbia (Etats-Unis) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Pise (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 420751.08 €
Projet LOTRAC (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Corruption is an important challenge in the contemporary world. In the EU, it has been a major concern due to the misuse of structural funds, now rising again with the acceptance of Ukraine and Moldova as new candidates. Transparency is the key corruption prevention measure promoted by international institutions, but at the local level the extent of its implementation and effectiveness against corruption remains underexplored. The goal of this project is to analyse what impact the internationalisation of public policies generates locally for the effective use of transparency as an anti-corruption tool. How are international recommendations regarding transparency applied at the local level? How does the success or failure of anti-corruption policies depend on the locally adopted transparency measures? To what extent is the effectiveness of transparency as an anti-corruption tool at the local level explained by the influence of international institutions? The project will analyse three sector-specific cases examining the effectiveness of transparency-based anti-corruption policies at the local level and the influence of international institutions on it in an "old" EU member state, a "new" EU member and an EU candidate country. Its novelty consists in the focus on local-level structures and processes and specific economic sectors (maritime cargo transportation, tourism and residential construction). It will bring valuable insights about the challenges of transferring policies developed in one socio-political context to the other and provide a novel contribution to the literature on internationalisation of norms and policies, empirical effects of transparency and comparative politics. The researcher's previous work in the EU periphery, current work on public integrity, supervision by an expert on transparency in the EU at a host with a long record of comparative research and a placement at Transparency International make sure that the project goals will be attained.

Mots clés : transparency, corruption, international institutions, eu enlargement, italy, estonia, ukraine

Participants :
- Transparency international italia (Italie) — Partner, associated partner, Autres, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université Ca' Foscari de Venise (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 235737.6 €
Projet FAMCON (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Floating substructures, e.g. floating offshore platforms, have widely been constructed from steel, as steel’s survivability in the marine environment is well-understood from its use in fixed-foundation offshore wind, but recent discussions in industry have suggested a shift towards the use of concrete due to its lower manufacturing costs, lower carbon footprint and better cost stability. However, lack of confidence in the use of concrete floating structures in a marine environment, particularly its structural performance under fatigue loading, has led to exacting design requirements to ensure their water tightness and durability, leading to excessive thickness that hinders their floatability. This FAMCON project aims to advance understanding of fatigue failure mechanisms of marine concrete using multi-scale numerical modelling, with novelty in integrating information across different scales - from the microstructure of the concrete material to the macroscopic structural response. The project will address the following challenges: 1) simulate micro-scale continuous hydration of cracked marine concrete under fatigue loading, to be able to evaluate the hidden benefit of seal-healing of concrete to its fatigue resilience which have been ignored previously; 2) simulate meso-scale crack propagation mechanism of defected concrete in order to develop the stress-strain constitutive model of concrete with random defects; 3) develop an integrated multi-scale numerical model to investigate probabilistic fatigue performance of marine concrete in order to provide a more realistic fatigue life prediction. This project will not only accelerate the technology readiness level for offshore renewable energies by improving understanding of fatigue life, but also contributes to the longevity and safety of critical marine infrastructure.

Mots clés : fatigue solid mechanics marine concrete molecular dynamics simulation

Participants :
- Université de Castille-La Manche (Espagne) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Plymouth (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 276187.92 €
Projet musAIc (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - Global Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

musAIc aims at exploring whether the legal category of systemic risk recently provided by the AI Act can include the systematic impacts posed by certain generative AI systems (genAI) on the fundamental rights of cultural pluralism.  The use of genAI is growing rapidly, particularly in the music domain, which accounts for 8% of its global market. While their indisputable economic and societal benefits are well recognized in existing literature, concerns about their potential negative impacts on cultural pluralism are raising. Nonetheless, so far scholars have not yet fully acknowledged these impacts as systemic risks according to EU digital law (including the Digital Services Act), nor as potentially leading to cultural impoverishment. Focusing on the music sector as a paradigmatic case, musAIc aims to address this gap by building a new framework to facilitate the development of the methodology and criteria required by Art. 51 and ff. of the AI Act and the drafting of codes of practice (Art. 56). To build it, I will analyze and test in practical environments what is a creative process within an algorithm-dominated context, and I will explore cultural impoverishment as a possible consequence of the architecture of these systems and their usage context. This will culminate in developing guidelines to aid stakeholders to assess this risk and EU policymakers to address it.  To reach this goal, musAIc uses a strong interdisciplinary approach, bridging law, sociology and computer science and considering the needs of the general public as well as professional and amateur musicians.  To ensure the successful completion of the project, I will conduct my research at both EU and non-EU institutions (Switzerland, US) -which is invaluable for the global nature of the issues at its core and my ultimate policy goal. This project will prepare me to become a tenured scholar, strengthening my academic and policy-maker profile and enabling me to establish my own international network.

Mots clés : copyright, systemic risk in eu digital law, generative ai in music, artificial intelligence act, cultural pluralism, mainstream music, cultural dominance

Participants :
- Université Columbia (Etats-Unis) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Zurich (Suisse) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université Ca' Foscari de Venise (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 376768.9 €
Projet THELMA (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - Global Fellowships
Panel : Life Sciences
Statut du projet : CLOSED

The stimulation of brown adipose tissue (BAT) thermogenesis and energy expenditure has gained prominence in the management of obesity and type 2 diabetes. In this context, I propose innovative nutritional strategies as efficient tools to promote BAT thermogenic program, with therapeutic effects on obesity, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic syndrome (MetS). There are four aims. Aim 1 focuses on the sex-based efficacy of essential amino acid (EAA)-based supplements and designer diets in the animal models of diet-induced obesity and in the chronic subordination stress model of MetS. I investigate whether and how sex differences influence BAT thermogenesis activation induced by nutritional challenges and the role of the sympathetic nervous system (BAT-denervated, β-less mice, optogenetic methods to evaluate the ability of diets/supplements to increase the SNS capacity). Aim 2 characterizes the role of BAT as a secretory organ, using state-of-the-art techniques (transcriptomics, metabolomics, BAT ablation/transplantation). Aim 3 studies the sex-based beneficial effects of supplements in men and women with severe obesity. Aim 4 relates to the additional non-academic placement period in Professional Dietetics, a company with a strong background in developing amino acid-based formulas for medical use, to acquire knowledge about patent management and regulatory affairs in the healthcare industry. At UMN, I will exploit the outgoing supervisor’s expertise in metabolic physiology and SNS regulating BAT function in obesity. At UMIL, I will refine the knowledge and skills acquired during the outgoing phase. My final goal is to implement individualised and sex-based guidance to ameliorate metabolic disorders. This result will place me privileged to establish myself as a competent researcher within the European Community.

Mots clés : sexual dimorphism, diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome, amino acids, designer diet, adaptive thermogenesis, energy expenditure

Participants :
- Université de Milan (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 336006.72 €
- Université du Minnesota (system) (Etats-Unis) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Professional dietetics spa (Italie) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
Projet MetaPhoton (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Physics
Statut du projet : SIGNED

'Integrated photonics’ is a highly promising technology for next-generation photonic materials, and has been identified as a key research area for Europe’s digital transformation, fulfilling EU sustainability goals. Compact and coherent micro-lasers are essential components as light sources in photonic integrated circuits. ‘Optical metamaterials’ is an emerging area of nanophotonics research, in which the electrical and magnetic resonances of the sub-wavelength components, manipulate light at the nanoscale. Precise spectral tuning of the resonances leads to collective interferences with demonstrated potential for realizing high-efficiency micro-lasers. MetaPhoton aims to develop an innovative optical metamaterial-based lasing system with the soft photonic blue phase liquid crystal (BPLC) as the active medium. The host BPLC, whose immense potential as an optical metamaterial is yet unexplored, serves a dual purpose: (i) supports nanoparticle lattice to form metamaterial, and (ii) exhibits photonic band gap guided resonance modes, which interfere with particle-driven optical resonances. The collective interferences in the soft photonic metamaterial are promising to drive next-generation high quality factor (Q) photonic band edge micro-lasers. The project gains strength from my previous experience in soft photonics & optical metamaterials, combined with the extensive experience of the host supervisor in LC-based photonic systems and that of the collaborators in nanophotonic imaging and spectroscopy. While the “optical metamaterials” field has passed its naissance and is emerging into a matured research stage, MetaPhoton is set to inspire a new research area – “soft photonic crystal-induced high-Q nanophotonics”, which is highly relevant now to advance the field. The research and career development skills gained during the fellowship by working on this cutting-edge project will be the key to establishing myself as an independent researcher.

Mots clés : soft photonics, blue phase liquid crystal, optical metamaterial, mie resonance, fano resonance, photonic band gap, selective reflection, band edge lasing, darkfield hyperspectral imaging

Participants :
- Université de Manchester (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 260347.92 €