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Implementing a new line of defence to avoid the catastrophic collapse of precast buildings (Encast)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Proof of concept grants
Action type: ERC actions
Countries involved: Spain
Call: ERC PROOF OF CONCEPT GRANTS (ERC-2024-POC, 2024)
Start date: 2025-01-01
End date: 2026-06-30
Duration (months): 18.0
Total project cost (EUR): 150000.0
EU funding (EUR): 150000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Disastrous building collapses often occur due to the propagation of local-initial failures. Although effective for small initial failures, current design approaches addressing this issue can inadvertently increase the risk of catastrophic collapse propagation after large initial failures. The ERC Consolidator Grant Endure has introduced a novel fuse-based segmentation design approach to overcome this alarming limitation, successfully testing a full-scale precast building to validate its effectiveness. While this approach can be advantageous for different types of structures, its implementation in precast concrete buildings is key to maximizing its impact. Due to several advantages in terms of efficiency and sustainability, precast structures are being increasingly used for high-occupancy and critical buildings. Incorporating fuse-based segmentation in these structural systems would thus provide a new last line of defence against catastrophic failures in the buildings for which the consequences of such an occurrence are most severe. However, at this stage of development, the design of a fuse-based segmented precast building requires advanced computational analysis and several iterative procedures that are unfeasible for most building projects. Such complexity can hinder the adoption of fuse-based segmentation in practice. Therefore, truly unlocking the market penetration potential of fuse-based segmentation solutions for precast buildings requires cost-effective implementation tools and validation across a broader range of precast systems. Encast aims to bridge these gaps by simplifying design procedures, developing user-friendly software, performing experimental demonstrations, and crafting a tailored exploitation strategy for fuse-based segmentation solutions for precast buildings. The project’s success will lead to wider adoption of robust precast systems, helping deliver more affordable and sustainable buildings that contribute to improving societal resilience.

Keywords: building precast collapse robustness
Exotic High Energy Phenomenology (X-HEP)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Fundamental Constituents of Matter
Panel description: Particle, nuclear, plasma, atomic, molecular, gas, and optical physics
Countries involved: France
Call: ERC STARTING GRANTS (ERC-2021-STG, 2021)
Start date: 2022-10-01
End date: 2027-09-30
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1351125.0
EU funding (EUR): 1351125.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

The Standard Model (SM) of particle physics is a very elegant theory that has led to a long list of impressive achievements, one of the latest being the discovery of the Higgs particle. Nowadays, the researchers of the phenomenology at the highest energy frontier face the unknown, and one of the biggest questions in the field is: what physics lies beyond the SM? Progress in answering this question will require the combined efforts of a large number of experimental and theoretical physicists. How does my project fit in this context? The research project that I present will uncover original models describing the laws of physics at the energy frontier; its ultimate goal is to answer: what novel phenomenology may lie beyond the SM? My plan is to attack this question through a constructive approach, and to establish an atlas characterising all the allowed extensions of the SM. In order to achieve this, I will develop a variety of new tools and approaches based on: - the scattering S-matrix bootstrap and positivity constraints, which will permit a rigorous exploration of the space of high energy theories, and the discovery of new exotic effective field theories; - on-shell effective field theory, which will allow us to: a) achieve an unprecedented precision in the determination of observables (key for the interpretation of data from upcoming generations of collider experiments) and b) uncover new hidden structures of the SM; - the Hamiltonian Truncation method, this will be a universal tool for computing quantum field theory observables beyond perturbation theory, providing a window into new strongly-coupled phenomena. Based on my experience and equipped with these new methodologies my team and I will be able to penetrate uncharted territory, and so discover novel phenomenology at the energy frontier, something which is hardly possible with more conventional methods. The approach I propose will be crucial to meet the upcoming challenges in the high energy frontier.
Utility and Unique Chemistry of Homoallylic Amines with a Difluoromethyl- and Fluoro- Substituted Stereogenic Carbon (TRIFLUORO-BUNDLE)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Chemistry
Countries involved: France
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022 (HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01, 2022)
Start date: 2023-09-01
End date: 2025-08-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 211754.88
EU funding (EUR): 211754.88
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Organofluorine compounds are scarce in natural products, but they are central to therapeutic science, agrochemical development and materials research. Incorporation of fluorine atoms within an organic molecule can have profound effects on pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties. Enantiomerically enriched fluoro amino acids possess physiochemical and biological properties that distinguish them from canonical amino acids and are key to advances in biological sciences, including peptide and protein engineering. On another front, many azasugars that have high pharmacological potential suffer from weak binding affinities and inferior pharmacokinetic properties; this problem may be addressed through glycomimetics. A promising strategy in glycomimetics entails H-to-F and OH-to-CF2H exchange. A compelling objective in modern chemistry, therefore, is the development of efficient, and practical strategies for diastereo- and enantioselective synthesis of readily modifiable organofluorine fragments that have a CF2H moiety. However, while enantioselective methods that can be used to form a C(sp3)–CF2H stereocenter are available, none apply to the formation of products bearing a fully substituted carbon stereogenic center that has a CF2H and a F substituent. To address this problem, we will develop a robust, practical, and scalable catalytic strategy for practical, efficient, diastereo- and enantioselective conversion of nitriles to homoallylic amines with a CF2H- and F-substituted allylic carbon. Our investigations will focus on an important but severely underdeveloped class of transformations, namely, catalytic diastereo- and enanantioselective addition of a carbon-based nucleophile to nitriles. We plan to utilize the new catalytic approach as the key design element in highly efficient diastereo- and enantioselective syntheses of polyfluoro α-amino acids, and aza-sugars, bearing a fully substituted carbon stereogenic center that has a CF2H and a F substituent.

Keywords: organofluorine compounds,homoallylic amines,diastereo and enantioselective synthesis,difluoromethyl and fluoro substituted stereogenic carbon,polyfluoro amino acids,polyfluoro aza sugars
From the Third Pole to the Sea: impacts of melting glaciers and snowpacks on downstream water and food security (3POLE2SEA)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Consolidator grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Human Mobility, Environment, and Space
Panel description: Human geography, demography, health, susta inability science, territorial planning, spatial analysis
Countries involved: Netherlands
Call: ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANTS (ERC-2023-COG, 2023)
Start date: 2024-06-01
End date: 2029-05-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1999689.0
EU funding (EUR): 1999689.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

The high mountains of South Asia, often called ‘the Third Pole’, store large volumes of water in their glaciers and snowpacks. Twelve large river basins, fed with meltwater from these mountains, are home to almost 2 billion people. In their floodplains, a significant fraction of the global food is produced (34% and 23% of the global rice and wheat production respectively). This makes the ‘Third Pole’ by far the most important region globally in terms of water reserves on which both water- and food security for a huge population heavily depend. The water supply from the Third Pole mountains faces many threats. Glaciers and snowpacks are melting at unprecedented rates, and large parts of these reservoirs are likely to disappear by the end of the 21st century. The dependence of downstream populations on mountain water resources is however increasing, mainly due to increasing water needs, continuing groundwater depletion and changes in (monsoon) precipitation. There is still limited scientific understanding of the impacts of melting glaciers and snowpacks on food and water security of people living downstream. 3POLE2SEA aims to quantify the links between the water stored in the High Mountains of Asia and the water- and food security of the people living downstream, evaluate how those links will change in the future, and use this understanding to support adaptation design. I hypothesize that the 12 river basins have very different upstream-downstream dependencies, resulting in different, cascading risks for water and food security, and therefore need different responses for effective adaptation. I will develop new models and methods to quantify upstream-downstream links and associated risks for all river basins that are fed by glacier- and snowmelt from the Third Pole. The results will advance science and inform policy makers and water managers on how to make agriculture in one of the largest food producing areas in the world more resilient to changes in the mountains.

Keywords: glacier melt,snow melt,climate change,high mountain asia,hydrology,food security,upstream downstream linkages
Deciphering the role of Sterol Metabolism in the Plant-Rhizobiome Interaction and their effects in plant performance (SMetRI)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Life Sciences
Countries involved: Spain
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023 (HORIZON-MSCA-2023-PF-01, 2023)
Start date: 2025-06-16
End date: 2027-06-15
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 181152.96
EU funding (EUR): 181152.96
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Rising global temperatures due to climate change are posing significant challenges for tomato production. High temperatures adversely affect fruit yield and quality, necessitating the development of heat-tolerant tomato varieties. Cell membrane function, particularly the role of sterols, is crucial for heat tolerance. This study aims to comprehend how modifying sterol composition can enhance tomato's resilience to high temperatures by influencing root exudate composition and shaping rhizosphere microbial communities. To investigate the mechanisms behind high-temperature tolerance through sterol metabolism manipulation, we outline three specific objectives: (1) To investigate the sterol-mediated impact on compositional changes in root exudates under normal and high-temperature (HT) conditions. (2) To explore the link between modified sterol profile, root exudate composition, and rhizospheric microbial interactions. (3) To evaluate the impact of sterol-modified root exudates on plant performance and resource exchange under normal and HT conditions. Our approach involves utilizing high-throughput technologies, including Gas Chromatography and Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography coupled with Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry for lipid and metabolite profiling, as well as next-generation sequencing to analyze the impact of modified sterol metabolism on rhizosphere microorganisms. Additionally, we will assess physiological and phenological parameters to determine the effect of altered sterol metabolism on plant growth in various temperature environments. Given the critical role of Solanaceae family crops, such as tomatoes, in global and European agriculture, this research holds immense potential for enhancing food security and promoting sustainable agriculture. Moreover, it opens doors to innovative approaches for improving plant performance, reducing reliance on agrochemicals, and fostering beneficial plant-soil-microbe interactions.

Keywords: plant sterol,root exudate composition,rhizospheric microorganisms,high temperature stress,specialized metabolites
Tracking the role of subsistence in emerging sociopolitical complexity through monumentality (MONUFEAST)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Social Sciences and Humanities
Countries involved: Spain
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024 (HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01, 2024)
Start date: 2026-06-01
End date: 2028-05-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 194074.56
EU funding (EUR): 194074.56
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Changes in the sociopolitical complexity of past societies are generally associated with shifts in subsistence strategies. However, the causal mechanisms are generally inferred rather than being directly measured. As a result, scholars of pre-Hispanic New World societies often disagree in the importance of top-down (hierarchical) versus bottom-up (heterarchical) processes driving such pivotal transitions. MONUFEAST will evaluate these posited and alternate scenarios in the Monumental Mound Region of the Llanos de Moxos of the Bolivian Amazon. Monumentality is generally considered an important indicator of high degrees of sociopolitical complexity, however archaeological research of such structures--particularly in lowland tropical settings--is difficult, logistically complex, costly, and time-intensive. MONUFEAST will focus on the largest such monumental mound in the Llanos de Moxos (Loma Cotoca), employing a novel combination of soil coring and 3D cross-hole electric resistivity tomography (ERT). Soil cores will be used to obtain both paleoethnobotanical data relating to paleoenvironment and subsistence, and edaphological data to determine the internal stratigraphy at cored locations. Each hole generated by the coring process will then be used to perform 3D cross-hole ERT (a first in archaeology) to extrapolate the soil layers to areas that were not cored. Since different theories of political development imply different sequences of events regarding the start of monumentality and transitions in subsistence strategy--and different material abundances of cooking wares and cultigen microfossils--a chronology of mound construction and subsistence can be used to falsify competing theories. The results will have significant impact to the descendent communities of the Llanos de Moxos whose identity strongly centers on indigenous histories. Moreover, the project will benefit the applicant in developing a macroregional, continental-scale perspective on social evolution.

Keywords: subsitence remote sensing prospection geophysics paleoethnobotany phytoliths
Seismic performance and residual displacements of reinforced concrete walls detailed with iron-based shape memory alloys (SMA-RC-Walls)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Information Science and Engineering
Countries involved: Belgium
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2021 (HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01, 2021)
Start date: 2023-07-01
End date: 2025-06-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 191760.0
EU funding (EUR): 191760.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

The current seismic design philosophy of reinforced concrete (RC) walls typically requires large inelastic strains and damage to accumulate in a plastic hinge region, which can result in post-event residual building displacements. Often, the residual displacements will be in such excess that the building is required to be demolished. This costly but expected performance level (i.e., no collapse, life safe) is currently under scrutiny and instead a serviceable structure with limited damage is warranted by the building owners and engineers in the event of a large earthquake. To achieve these targets, engineers will have to implement better structural technologies. Shape memory alloys (SMAs) have the capability to recover displacements upon removal of stress and dissipate energy through hysteretic damping. This project investigates the efficacy of iron-based SMA bars as a substitute material for typical steel in the boundary regions of RC walls to reduce residual displacements and improve the seismic performance. This interdisciplinary research will be carried out at the Universite catholique de Louvain, Belgium, under the supervision of Professor Joao Almeida in the Institute of Mechanics, Materials and Civil Engineering. An extensive experimental program is proposed, which subjects large-scale RC wall specimens detailed with iron-based SMA bars to quasi-static reverse cyclic in-plane loading. The experimental results will be used to validate state-of-the-art finite element models to undertake an extensive parametric study. Recommendations will be provided on limiting the residual displacement of RC wall buildings, which is aligned with the next generation of Eurocode 8 guidelines. The outcomes of this proposed research have the potential to achieve a more robust building stock internationally, increase community resilience, and promote research and technology development for natural disaster impact reduction measures.

Keywords: earthquake cores rc plasticity yielding performance based design sma
6G Goal-Oriented AI-enabled Learning and Semantic Communication Networks (6G-GOALS)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Digital, Industry and Space
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Smart Networks and Services
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Partnership: SNS (JU-JTI)
Countries involved: France,Italy,Germany,United Kingdom,Singapore,Denmark
Call: Wireless Communication Technologies and Signal Processing (HORIZON-JU-SNS-2023, 2023)
Start date: 2024-01-01
End date: 2026-12-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3296619.5
EU funding (EUR): 3174154.88
Participants: 12
Project status: SIGNED

Wireless mobile communication has continually evolved towards higher data rates, with 5G expanding its scope to include massive and ultra-reliable low-latency links. The underlying quest in the wireless evolution has been to solve the technical problem of reliable data exchange between two end-points. 6G-GOALS will take the wireless system design to its next stage by considering the significance, relevance, and value of the transmitted data, transforming the potential of the emerging AI/ML-based architectures into a semantic and goal-oriented communication paradigm. Two trends corroborate the timeliness of 6G-GOALS: (1) the burden on wireless networks by data flows with low semantic content or relevance for the end goal; (2) the increased AI capability of network nodes and devices to extract ‘meaning’ and intention from unreliable data flows. These trends underpin the two main objectives of 6G-GOALS: (1) to reduce data traffic by conveying only the most relevant information; (2) to design data-efficient, robust, and resilient protocols that can adapt to network conditions and communication objectives using modern AI/ML techniques. The research breakthroughs and innovation of 6G-GOALS are three-fold: First, 6G-GOALS will develop AI/ML-empowered semantic data representation, sensing, and compression algorithms combining data-and-model-driven approaches, and work towards exploiting untapped gains from AI-based joint source-channel coding. Second, 6G-GOALS will introduce semantic-oriented solutions for supporting distributed reasoning and time-sensitive communication, generalizing low- latency of 5G by tailoring communication to the actual goal. Finally, 6G-GOALS will introduce wireless technologies for sustainability in energy efficiency, EMF exposure, and spectrum management, by defining the concept of semantic cognitive radio.

Keywords: 6g,semantic,communication,wireless,ai,machine learning,goal oriented,energy efficeincy,emf,sustainability control,oran