Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
REFRAMING NON-METROPOLITAN LEFT BEHIND PLACES THROUGH MOBILITY AND ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT (Re-Place)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Culture, creativity and inclusive society
Theme: Culture, creativity and inclusive society
Destination: Innovative Research on Social and Economic Transformations
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Portugal,Germany,Italy,Latvia,Romania,Spain
Call: The impact of spatial mobility on European demographics, society, welfare system and labour market (HORIZON-CL2-2022-TRANSFORMATIONS-01, 2022)
Start date: 2023-03-01
End date: 2027-02-28
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2940110.0
EU funding (EUR): 2940109.5
Participants: 8
Project status: SIGNED

Peripheral non-metropolitan areas are the subject of narratives with different degrees of pessimism. The pessimistic view relates to the hotspots of discontent that have arisen across Europe and the optimistic view to revitalized visions of small cities and rural localities as offering a higher quality of life in pandemic times than the metropolitan centres. Both views point to the complexity in deciphering the role spatial mobilities play in the future of peripheral places traditionally victims of outward migration and a lack of investment in economic and social infrastructure. Re-Place will study the dual function of places as areas of origin and destination focusing on heterogeneous forms of dwelling enmeshed in place. The overall objective is to mobilize participative research in non-metropolitan left-behind areas (LBAs) to examine the impact that spatial (im)mobility has on origin and destination areas and how it can be harnessed to improve local alternative development, cooperative building of human capital, wellbeing and sustainability across contexts. It will reach this through five specific objectives: i) to develop empirical tools – namely a typology and an online representative population survey- to advance complex understandings of development pathways and mobility; ii) to scale down to 12 areas in 6 countries to examine the (im)mobility drivers and movement to and from different types of LBAs assessing ensuing spatial, economic, social, and cultural transformations; iii) to qualitatively examine perceptions and livelihood practices of (im)mobile residents across life domains to understand micro strategies of dealing with peripherality; iv) to co-create place-based policies to enhance mobility benefits and alternative local development through village living labs and the development of a policy toolbox; and v) using co-production and visual methodologies to reframe existing narratives on LBAs to reinforce a sense of place for residents and newcomers.

Keywords: spatial mobilities,local development,non metropolitan areas,place based,co creation
Transforming forest management for multiple ecosystem services and nature conservation via the integrative approach (TRANSFORMIT)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
Theme: Bio-Environment
Destination: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Finland,Germany,Croatia,Austria,Netherlands,Sweden,Spain,Czechia,France,Slovenia,Türkiye,Switzerland
Call: Integrative forest management for multiple ecosystem services and enhanced biodiversity (HORIZON-CL6-2023-BIODIV-01, 2023)
Start date: 2024-01-01
End date: 2027-12-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 6931666.25
EU funding (EUR): 6931666.25
Participants: 16
Project status: SIGNED

The overall objective of TRANSFORMIT is to demonstrate and improve the effectiveness of integrative forest management (IFM) to combine productive forestry and biodiversity conservation by integrating existing practical and scientific knowledge, and to stipulate collaboration and mutual learning amongst science, policy and practice. TRANSFORMIT will lay the basis for larger scale implementation of IFM through proactive engagement with well-established networks, such as the Integrate Network, and a corresponding Chinese consortium. Capitalizing these networks, TRANFORMIT will (a) create a Stakeholder Engagement Platform for intensive collaboration, mutual learning and sharing of knowledge among conservation and forestry bodies, forest managers, forest owners, research institutions, certification bodies and other interested stakeholders to exploit synergies and minimise trade-offs in forest management, (b) promote IFM though the establishment of seven Living Labs that serve as role models to spread IFM across European regions, (c) create a set of practical IFM recommendations and evidence-based guidelines for upscaling and addressing multiple, possibly conflicting objectives of forest management, d) update, demonstrate and verify IFM actions to help achieve EU forest policy targets as part of the EU Green Deal, Biodiversity Strategy and the EU Forest Strategy 2030, (e) demonstrate approaches for the diversification of IFM methods and appropriate use with a strong involvement of practitioners, (f) demonstrate the active use of Decision Support Tools (DSTs) and forest modelling as well as innovative technologies to address effects of different forest management approaches on the provision of ecosystem services and effects of climate change on forests, (g) apply context-dependent and site-appropriate, participatory, multi-stakeholder and interdisciplinary methods.

Keywords: sustainability,biodiversity,collaboration,trade offs,eu policy,bioeconomy,climate adaptation,forest monitoring,resilience,decision support,taxonomy,stakeholders,learning,training
Geospatial Artificial Intelligence Analysis for Tailings Storage Facilities (GAIA-TSF)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Digital, Industry and Space
Theme: EU Space
Destination: EU Space
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Spain,Portugal,Netherlands,Czechia,Zambia,South Africa
Call: Designing space-based downstream applications with international partners (HORIZON-EUSPA-2023-SPACE, 2023)
Start date: 2024-11-01
End date: 2027-02-28
Duration (months): 28.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1058886.77
EU funding (EUR): 998041.74
Participants: 7
Project status: SIGNED

The Geospatial Artificial Intelligence Analysis for Tailings Storage Facilities (GAIA-TSF) aims to design and develop the prototype of a system based on satellite earth observation and machine learning algorithms to achieve continuous multi-level/multi-scale characterisation and monitoring of Tailings Storage Facilities (TSFs). To achieve this goal, GAIA-TSF consortium will engage in interdisciplinary and international collaborative research and development, integrating the fields of geoscience, Earth Observation (EO), and Machine Learning (ML) Science as well as five countries (Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Zambia and South Africa). The project will focus on establishing strong interactions with user communities (mining authorities and mining industry) involved in TSF operational activities with the aim of defining clear customer-specific functional and technical requirements. These requirements will lay down Key Variables (KV) that could be used as parameters to monitor TSF as well as precise performance objectives for the GAIA-TSF prototype. On this foundation, the cooperative work between scientists and the mining operational communities will lead to explore how three technical disciplines, namely satellite earth observation, geo-engineering and machine learning, can be integrated into the design of a prototype supporting the automatic detection of anomalies and risks in TSFs. Based on the designed variables and structured training datasets, different machine and deep learning algorithms will be tested and evaluated to design and develop a prototype supporting the automatic detection and prediction of anomalies and risks in TSFs.

Keywords: satellite earth observation machine learning deep learning international collaboration
Redesigning aortic endograft: enabling in-situ personalized aneurysm healing (Epeius)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Consolidator grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Products and Processes Engineering
Panel description: Product and process design, chemical, civil, environmental, mechanical, vehicle engineering, energy processes and relevant computational methods
Countries involved: Italy
Call: ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANTS (ERC-2023-COG, 2023)
Start date: 2024-10-01
End date: 2029-09-30
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1991225.0
EU funding (EUR): 1991225.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Forty years ago, the endograft (EG) enabled the endovascular treatment of aortic aneurysm (AoA) and revolutionized vascular surgery. Still, since then, its technological concept has remained substantially unchanged: EG is a passive device aimed at treating the AoA in its late stage, not to cure the disease, even when discovered early. This proposal introduces a bio-engineered process to redesign EGs as 3D bio-printed, bioresorbable devices loaded with active drug components and validated in-vitro to enable the paradigm shift: from end-stage treatment to early personalized healing. To this aim, EPEIUS must tackle three open challenges: 1) available (animal) models often fail to predict human safety and efficacy for candidate therapies; 2) potentially effective drugs are challenging to deliver in therapeutic concentrations at the target; 3) consequently, there is a limited capacity of AoA healing even for compounds that were preclinically promising. We hypothesize that these challenges can be solved simultaneously by designing and fabricating a human in-vitro model of AoA where we can track AoA progression in the presence/absence of bioengineered EG, delivering therapeutic drugs. Grounded on a multi-disciplinary approach, EPEIUS will act as the “trojan horse” to enable the local healing of arterial walls. To verify our hypothesis, we will integrate 3D bioprinting and computational biomechanics to: Aim 1. Create an in-vitro model of AoA recapitulating dysfunction of endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cells, degeneration of extra-cellular matrix, overall driven by inflammatory state. Aims 2. Create a customizable EG to carry drug in-situ. Aims 3. Assess in-vitro the regenerative power of the mesenchymal stem cells’ secretome to heal AoA. EPEIUS will directly tackle a prominent medical issue but we are convinced that this innovation in computer-aided engineering, additive manufacturing, and in-vitro pharmacology will create the next generation endovascular device.
Ziv-Zakai Bound Empowering Guaranteed-asymptotic-sensing Integrated Sensing and Communication (ZZB-MEETS-ISAC)

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: Italy
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024 (HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01, 2024)
Start date: 2026-02-01
End date: 2028-01-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 193643.28
EU funding (EUR): 193643.28
Participants: 1
Project status: 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.

Keywords: array signal processing,performance bound analysis and application,integrated sensing and communication system design
Innovation in Hydrogen Production Energy Efficiency: A Three-Phase Electrolyser (3P-EL)

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: Germany
Call: ERC PROOF OF CONCEPT GRANTS (ERC-2025-POC, 2025)
Start date: 2025-11-01
End date: 2027-04-30
Duration (months): 18.0
Total project cost (EUR): 150000.0
EU funding (EUR): 150000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

The 3P-EL project focuses on developing a three-phase electrolyser which represents a groundbreaking innovation in hydrogen production technology. By overcoming the fundamental limitations of traditional methods, it provides a more sustainable, cost-effective, and energy-efficient solution. The invention’s scalability and compatibility with renewable energy sources position it as a transformative tool in advancing the global transition to a hydrogen-based green energy economy, enhancing its competitiveness with other energy sources. We aim to develop a novel reactor concept with the potential to achieve significantly higher energy efficiency compared to existing designs. At its core, the three-phase electrolyser features a new electrode configuration. Furthermore, by stabilizing the electrochemical environment and minimizing overpotential stress, the catalyst’s lifespan is significantly extended, reducing maintenance costs. The improved efficiency and durability of the system make it highly suitable for large-scale applications, promoting hydrogen as a future green chemical resource and energy carrier. Preliminary lab-scale tests have revealed highly promising prospects, demonstrating the system’s ability to achieve approximately 20% lower energy consumption in hydrogen production. These early results indicate strong potential for scaling up the technology, reinforcing its viability for industrial applications. If successfully developed, this advancement could significantly propel green hydrogen production, reduce energy consumption and operational costs, and accelerate the adoption of clean energy technologies.
bio-enhanced carbon Sequestrated constrUction and demolition waSTe-based self-heAling carbon-negatIve coNcrete (SUSTAIN)

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: United Kingdom,France
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024 (HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01, 2024)
Start date: 2025-10-01
End date: 2027-09-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 276187.92
EU funding (EUR): 276187.92
Participants: 2
Project status: SIGNED

Excessive carbon emissions and management of construction and demolition waste (CDW) are critical challenges that the EU seeks to overcome to achieve climate neutrality. Portland cement (PC), an indispensable material for modern infrastructure construction, is responsible for approximately 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions, while CDW represents the largest waste stream in the EU, accounting for more than a third of all waste. The SUSTAIN project addresses these issues by absorbing carbon emissions through integrated bio-mineralisation and accelerated carbonation of CDW materials and utilising it to develop novel self-healing carbon-negative concrete. The project is interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary in nature, aiming to carbonate recycled concrete powder (RCP) and recycled aggregates (RA) through a synergistic process that combines CO2 absorption with microbial-induced enhancement. This process aims to meet the cement demand in the construction sector by repurposing RCP as supplementary cementitious material and improving the quality of RA to enable their full replacement of natural aggregates. Additionally, this treatment will give self-healable properties to concrete, allowing it to autonomously repair cracks through microbial-induced carbonate precipitation during its service life. This project aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of “Sustainable Cities and Communities” and the European Green Deal, thus enhancing EU scientific excellence. The researcher will receive extensive training to advance his career by learning new analytical and experimental skills, effective management, advanced training, supervision skills, publishing papers, writing EU patents, and funding proposals. The project will play a vital role in achieving net-zero CO2 emissions, offering climate-neutral construction materials, and equipping the researcher with cutting-edge skills to catalyse future leadership roles in academia and industry.

Keywords: self healing carbon negative concrete,construction and demolition waste,carbon capturing,waste upcycling
Entrainment and Production In Children with dyslexia (EPIC Read)

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 2022 (HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01, 2022)
Start date: 2023-08-01
End date: 2025-07-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 165312.96
EU funding (EUR): 165312.96
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Dyslexia is often thought of as a deficit that causes someone to transpose letters within a word or to see letters backwards. However, decades of research have shown that people with dyslexia do not have issues with seeing letters, but rather with how they process the sounds associated with these letters. The purpose of the current project is to broaden our understanding of the underlying deficits in dyslexia and to identify clinical markers that can help with early identification. Most studies have focused on how individuals with dyslexia perceive speech sounds (using behavioral or neurophysiological paradigms). However, little is known about speech production ability in this population. Therefore, there is a critical need to examine production in this population which can later be used as an early diagnostic marker by speech language pathologists. The current project combines both speech production and neurophysiological paradigms to better understand the underlying sources of dyslexia, and to identify new markers associated with reading disorders which we can be implement clinically. In the first experiment, I examine the relationship between phonological processing skills and speech production in typically developing children. This will inform how we can use speech production patterns to identify children at risk of developing dyslexia. In the second experiment, I examine whether neurophysiological brain data is associated with speech production markers in children with dyslexia. This project has important clinical implications on diagnosis and earlier identification of dyslexia.

Keywords: reading,speech production,speech perception,auditory entrainment
ERA Chair Program to Advance Inflammation Research at IMBB-FORTH (InflaCare)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area
Programme: Widening participation and spreading excellence
Theme: Attracting and mobilising the best talents
Destination: Attracting and mobilising the best talents
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Panel: Life Sciences
Countries involved: Greece
Call: ERA Chairs (HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-TALENTS-01, 2023)
Start date: 2025-03-01
End date: 2030-02-28
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2500000.0
EU funding (EUR): 2500000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

The Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB) at FORTH stands as a beacon of scientific excellence in Greece. Despite commendable achievements, IMBB faces significant challenges, especially in the highly competitive field of biomedical sciences. Existing disparities between regional and European research approaches pose a hurdle that requires strategic alignment with broader European research initiatives. To address this, IMBB aims to foster cross-border collaborations, harmonize methodologies, and ensure its continuous presence at the forefront of scientific innovation. Insufficient training programs and a growing shortage of skilled personnel present additional major obstacles for IMBB. Persistent budget constraints hinder the institute's ability to maintain its research momentum and achieve innovative excellence. IMBB recognizes the importance of articulating and showcasing the real-world social and economic benefits of its scientific endeavours to bolster its reputation and garner sustained support. In response to these challenges, IMBB introduces InflaCare -an ambitious program designed to recruit and fully assimilate the ERA Chair holder and the InflaCare team. The program's objectives include enhancing the research capacity of IMBB, strengthening human capital, improving capabilities in competitive research funding, reversing brain drain, boosting the institute's innovation capacity, enhancing management and administrative competences, maximizing benefits from EU and national investments, raising IMBB's reputation, and promoting communication of R&I results. Collectively, the InflaCare program aims to empower the institute to leverage cutting-edge technologies, attract top-tier researchers, and cultivate collaborations that directly advance its research and innovation activities. The tangible improvements in healthcare outcomes will underscore IMBB's commitment to scientific excellence and its societal impact.

Keywords: inflammation,innate immunity,mouse models,genetics