Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-actions-marie-curie-participations-et-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Projet FlexiMMG (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Flexible magnetoelectronic is a new and yet-to-be-explored path for future biomagnetic sensing especially to detect the ultra-low human magnetic field using magnetic field sensors. Most of the recent approaches have been framed using magnetoresistive (MR)- sensors, benefiting their fascinating applications, especially in the field of biomagnetism and advanced health monitoring systems, and unveiling several prospective and applicative domains. In this perspective, flexible MR sensing technology emerges as a new horizon in skin sensorics for recording and imaging various human electrophysiological phenomena such as magnetocardiography (MCG), magnetomyography (MMG), and magnetoencephalography (MEG). Despite its promising futuristic applicability in biomagnetism and healthcare monitoring system, this sensing technology manifests several technical challenges, which limits its versatile functionality, and needs to be addressed properly for the development of NEXT-GEN healthcare technology and biomedical or biomimetic devices. In this proposed research, we intend to study the magnetic manifestation of human muscle activity, coined as MMG using an ultrathin flexible planar Hall-effect (PHE) sensor, which has not been explored or tested before. We aim to develop an efficient flexible sensing technology that enables us to detect a few pico-Tesla (pT)/ femto-Tesla (fT) signals at room temperature and demonstrates a feasible approach to reinvigorating the MMG technique. The proposed research directives also address the most awaited state-of-the-art sensing solutions to overcome the existing technical limitations in myograph recording. Moreover, this sensing technology offers qualitatively miniatured, flexible, and implantable futuristic MMG sensing devices and paves the way towards full-fledged on-skin touchless biocompatible interactive human-machine interfaces. In the next stage, we aim to extend this research for challenging MEG applications.

Mots clés : flexible magnetic sensors, magnetomyography, planar hall effect, noise analysis

Participants :
- Université libre de Bolzano (Italie) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- École polytechnique fédérale de Zurich (Suisse) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Allemagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 189687.36 €
Projet Eco-Metalophosphore (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Environment and Geosciences
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The European Green Deal aims to achieve climate-neutral Europe by reducing greenhouse gas emissions to at least 55% below 1990 levels by 2030. The success of this target requires reliance on low-carbon technologies that are depended on the availability of critical raw materials (CRM) like indium (In), gallium (Ga) and germanium (Ge). Besides the improvement of conventional mining technologies, recycling of In, Ga and Ge from solid industrial waste is one of the beneficial alternatives to ensure the availability of CRM and meeting EU targets in future. However, the low concentration of CRM and larger presence of contaminants like Fe/Al makes the recovery of CRM from secondary resource uneconomic and technically unfeasible. Eco-Metalophosphore would overcome these challenges by applying phosphonium ionic liquid (PIL) based solvent extraction (SX) and patented GaLIophore technology to recover In, Ga and Ge from industrial wastes. PIL-based is a simple and cost-effective process for removal of Fe/Al while GaLIophore technology will be able to selectively recover In/Ga/Ge from the leachate devoid of Fe/Al and up-concentrate. Prior to PIL-based SX and GaLIophore technology, soild waste will be leached through acidic leaching. Upon successful demonstration at the laboratory scale, scale-up of the Eco-Metalophosphore technology will be carried out at 500 L/d scale. To quantify the benefits of the developed technology, life cycle assessment, ecotoxicity analysis of leach residue and generated waste and cost-benefit analysis will be carried out. To ensure the cost-effectiveness of the technology, recycling of PIL, organic acids and siderophores will be attempted. Eco-Metalophosphore contributes to circular economy and innovative green technologies initiatives that enable a sustainable, environment-friendly, and economic recovery of In, Ga and Ge from waste products.

Mots clés : ecotoxicity, gallium, germanium, lca, indium, phosphonium ionic liquids, recovery, siderophore, scale up, 

Participants :
- Université polytechnique et économique de Budapest (Hongrie) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Allemagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 189687.36 €
Projet DisQ FA (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Mathematics
Statut du projet : SIGNED

This project will contribute to our understanding of mathematical Quantum Field Theory (QFT) by formulating a discrete version of Factorisation Algebras (FAs). This will be used to solve an open conjecture about Topological QFT (TQFT), describe and establish dualities between QFTs, and form a bridge between discrete and category-theoretic techniques for Conformal Field Theory (CFT). FAs are among the most flexible approaches to mathematical QFT, but no description as FAs of discretised QFT is known. This project's combinatorial FAs (cFAs) fill this gap. They have many applications, three of which will be covered in this project. The first is to prove that the discrete state-sum models for Topological QFT (TQFT) give rise to Functorial Field Theories by fitting state-sum models into the sFA formalism and establishing a continuum limit result for topological sFA. Functorial Field Theory (cf. Atiyah, Lurie and many others) is a formalism for QFT that is particularly popular for TQFT. While this conjecture has been around for over 20 years and is believed to be true no proof exists. Secondly, I will use techniques from duality for sheaves and cosheaves on simplicial complexes to prove a duality result for sFA analogous to Poincaré-Koszul-Verdier duality. Lattice models are a source of interesting dualities between QFTs, such as the Kramers-Wanier self-duality of the Ising model. These dualities will be shown to be an instance of sFA duality, and this description will be used to find new dualities for physically relevant QFTs. Associated to these dualities are defects which are intensively studied in theoretical physics. Thirdly, cFAs will be used to give a FA description of the discrete QFT known as the Ising model. This will be linked with Discrete Holomorphicity techniques for CFT to find an FA description of the CFT in the continuum limit.

Mots clés : mathematical quantum field theory, factorisation algebras, conformal field theory, simplicial complexes

Participants :
- Université du Massachusetts (Etats-Unis) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université Aalto (Finlande) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 226276.8 €
Projet ECS (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2021)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Economic Sciences
Statut du projet : CLOSED

The EU is now on course to accomplish its 2020 climate and energy targets, and has finalized the regulatory framework required to attain its 2030 and 2050 emissions reduction goals. The EU Emission Trading System (ETS) was established in 2005 with the objective of limiting global warming and maintaining a balance between economic development and environmental protection. Financial and energy markets are the main driving forces of the prices of the carbon future market. It's also conceivable that shocks to driving forces have an impact on EUA pricing. As far now, price formation in the ETS, the consequences of structural changes on market linkages, and co-movement between the markets across different trading phases of EU ETS remain widely unexplored. Hence, the goal of this study is to explore the dynamic causal relationship, price spillovers, and dependencies among carbon-energy-stock markets during 2005-2021. To achieve this objective, it is essential to investigate the stationarity and structural breaks of variables by ADF, PP, KPSS, and ZA tests. To design a network causal relationship, directed acyclic graphs (DAG) as an alternative data-based approach will be used to modeling and analyzing contemporaneous causality patterns. Then, a Time-Varying Parameter VAR model (TVP-VAR) will be applied to discuss the volatility spillover effects. For multi-dimensional analysis, Vine Copulas, including R-Vine, C-Vine, and D-Vine models will be applied. The EUA daily future price from, stock market indices (DAX, FTSE100, CAC40, FTSE MIB, IBEX35, Euro stoxx50, respectively), and energy prices for Brent oil and gas will be utilized for a sample period (2005-2021). Novel outcomes from the study could be explored for three phases of the EU ETS. The study determines whether there are any relationships or volatility spillover effects among the markets. Dependency analysis will quantify the correlations and reveal the impact of energy and financial markets on the carbon market.

Mots clés : natural resources and environmental economics, econometrics, financial markets, statistical methods, macroeconomics, asset prices and international finance

Participants :
- Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 172750.08 €
Projet SCOBY DO (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Chemistry
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Fermented foods are used for many centuries all over the world for their contribution to longevity and digestive health. Regular consumption of fermented foods can combat dysbiosis and boost host’s immune response against various pathogens and associated diseases. However, they increase the microbiome of the digestive tract and can have adverse effects on immunosuppressed patients. Rather than single-strain probiotics, we will study Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast Ecosystem (SCOBY) derived biomembrane-delimited nanostructures to obtain similar or enhanced beneficial effects. To that end, extracellular vesicles (EVs) harvested from kombucha, a fermented beverage based on tea and sugar produced with a SCOBY will be exploited for their antimicrobial properties against gastrointestinal bacterial infections and food-borne bacterial pathogens.  The experienced researcher is a microbiologist with strong academic background in the field of microbiology, infectious diseases, and bioinformatics who will team-up with the Institute of Biosciences and BioResources with considerable expertise in EV research to carry out a uniquely interdisciplinary research program. The research will realize the following objectives: 1. to set-up and optimize kombucha SCOBY cultures for the production of EVs, 2. to study the role of SCOBY-derived EVs in interspecies communication and their impact on gastrointestinal bacterial pathogens, and 3. to synthetize molecularly imprinted polymers specific for the enrichment of SCOBY-EVs. To our knowledge, none of these objectives has been addressed before and they all have the potential to expand the knowledge in the field and drive the research towards biotechnology applications in health and disease. The research objectives are integrated with concerted training objectives in EV research, mass spectrometry, MIPs design and synthesis, outreach program, dissemination events and considerable knowledge transfer in microbiology from the researcher.

Mots clés : novel foods, nano carriers, molecular delivery, extracellular vesicles, nanomaterials, biogenics, biomembranes, molecular characterization, proteomics, symbiotic culture, molecularly imprinted polymer

Participants :
- Conseil national de la recherche (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 188590.08 €
Projet TANTRiC (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

It is in Central Asia, that more than 2,000 years ago, the art of making monumental terracruda sculptures become one of the most significant expressions of knowledge transfer along the Silk Roads. Despite the wide distribution of this art and its historic relevance, we still lack a scientific understanding of the manufacturing of these sculptures. Consequently, preservation remains a challenge. Recent studies have shown that monumental terracruda sculptures are still produced in some areas of Himalaya (Bhutan) and India (West Bengal) and, although the precise materials may vary, the technological pattern remains unchanged over time. This pattern is the result of a specific knowledge acquired and transmitted over centuries. TANTRiC will study and valorise this traditional knowledge to unveil the cultural significance of this unique artistic practice, as well as to inspire, through scientific criteria, innovative and sustainable solutions for the conservation of these sculptures. TANTRiC proposes an interdisciplinary methodological framework in the domain of heritage science combining: ethnographic research, materials science and conservation. The objectives are: 1) documenting the empirical knowledge of making these sculptures, 2) analysing samples of archaeological sculptures to compare ancient and contemporary materials and additives, 3) carrying out a battery of simulations-tests to analyse the behaviour and properties of the clay-based mortars, inspired by traditional “recipes”. The expected results will be: a) improving the understanding, significance and evolution of the artistic practice of making monumental terracruda sculptures; b) enhancing and valorising the traditional knowledge for making these sculptures; c) informing new evidence-based conservation treatments; d) demonstrating that exploring the traditional use of green materials represents an innovative solution for the design of more sustainable and responsible heritage conservation strategies.

Mots clés : heritage science, conservation restoration, archaeometry, traditional knowledge, green materials, silk roads, arts and crafts

Participants :
- Conseil national de la recherche (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 188590.08 €
Projet UNID (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Physics
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Sustainable, recyclable, and low-cost light-emitting technologies are projected to revolutionize the lighting market by introducing new applications in disease treatment, packaging, architecture, and fashion. The light-emitting electrochemical cell (LEC) may become such a disruptive lighting technology. It can be fabricated from biodegradable materials using cost-efficient printing or coating and offers soft areal emission from flexible and thin luminaires. In contrast to established (organic) LEDs, an LEC comprises only one active layer in which an organic semiconductor is blended with an electrolyte. Under operating voltage, the mobile ions redistribute and form self-organized charge-injection and transport regions. While being a promising concept for versatile, next-generation lighting, LECs currently suffer from inadequate operating lifetime and efficiency. Recent data suggest that the same ion redistribution that enables single-layer functionality also induces severe exciton-polaron quenching. This causes a reduction in light emission by about a factor of two and fast material degradation. Building on this new insight, I want to combine the expertise of OPEG, a leading group in LEC research, with my knowledge in optoelectronic characterization and modeling to develop a better understanding and control of the ion redistribution process in LECs. The associated suppression of ion-induced exciton-polaron quenching has the potential to enhance the LEC efficiency and lifetime towards industrial relevance, rendering it a promising next-generation light source.

Mots clés : light emitting electrochemical cell, organic semiconductors, exciton polaron quenching

Participants :
- Université technologique de Dresde (Allemagne) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- LunaLEC (Sweden) (Suède) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Université d'Umeå (Suède) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 222727.68 €
Projet AgroNanCo (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Environment and Geosciences
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The controlled use of agrochemicals, such as fertilizers and pesticides, is a major priority in the new Horizon Europe programme due to their environmental impact on water and soil pollution. Substrates with high loading capacity and controlled release ability have been proposed as agrochemical delivery systems. However, a significant issue with these strategies is the low aqueous solubility of some active agents, which limits their loading capacity. Among other technologies, crystal engineering has emerged as a powerful tool to modify the properties of active molecules through cocrystallization strategies, which is a feasible approach to improve the solubility of agrochemicals and increase their loading capacity in the substrate. The main objective of the Advanced Agrochemical Delivery via Hybrid Nanoparticle-Cocrystal Systems (AgroNanCo) project is to develop innovative and low-cost multicomponent materials with high loading capacity that enable the controlled release of agrochemicals with low aqueous solubility. Dr Acebedo proposes a novel strategy to combine the use of agrochemical cocrystals with inorganic substrates, mainly of Hydroxyapatite and Calcium Carbonate nanoparticles (NPs), thus creating hybrid multicomponent materials that exploit the advantages of both. This approach aims to enhance the solubility of agrochemicals via cocrystallization, allowing for higher concentrations in solution and greater loading capacities, while the NPs will act as a delivery system, allowing for local action and controlling the release of the agent, helping to mitigate environmental contamination. Additionally, Dr Acebedo will derive NPs from biomass waste materials produced in the fishing industry, such as fish bones and mollusc shells, providing a sustainable solution for waste management and supporting the principles of the circular economy by effectively repurposing fishing industry waste and reducing the environmental impact.

Mots clés : agrochemical nanoparticle cocrystal circular economy

Participants :
- Conseil national de la recherche (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 209483.28 €
Projet BiMODAL VA (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - Global Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : TERMINATED

Within the design and operational phase of mechanical structures it is difficult to reconcile high acoustic performance and a low ecological footprint. To mitigate noise impact, noise reduction strategies often lead to increased product mass and volume, exacerbating material consumption, thereby contradicting with the sustainability objectives of the EU. The concept of Digital Twins (DTs) can offer a great solution to this dilemma, optimizing simultaneously for both these opposing goals. Being a digital counterpart of a noise-emitting asset, DTs can predict its behavior under different scenarios and, by exploiting real-time data, they can make well-advised decisions for its design and maintenance. While existing DTs are either static when relying on physics-based models or lack physical interpretability with data-driven models, BiMODAL VA seeks to revolutionize this field, by bridging the best of both worlds. Namely, by smartly combining physics-based Reduced Order Models (ROMs) with machine learning based models, the primary objective of BiMODAL VA is to propose novel hybrid vibro-acoustic DTs, that will be simultaneously faster, more accurate, dynamically evolving and interpretable. Towards this objective the project is split into three science subobjectives that include i) the development of a data-driven correction methodology for vibro-acoustic ROMs based on the concept of closure modeling, ii) creating hybrid models for iterative designs, where physical prototypes data are not available for all iterations, and iii) developing dynamic ROMs to accommodate a potential change in physics (e.g. system degradation). The Experienced Researcher within BiMODAL VA will achieve these objectives by exploiting not only the strong transatlantic network on DT technologies, consisting of two top academic institutions (KUL, UCSD) but also the remarkable training package that will equip him with excellent technical and transferable skills relevant both to industry and academia.

Mots clés : computational acoustics, model order reduction, machine learning, inverse identification

Participants :
- University of California System (Etats-Unis) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- KU Leuven (Belgique) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 424129.44 €
- Siemens (Belgium) (Belgique) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €