Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
OMT - Optomechanical Technologies (OMT)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Innovative Training Networks (ITN)-European Training Networks
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Physics
Countries involved: Austria,Germany,Germany,Germany,Italy,Germany,Germany,Belgium,Finland,Switzerland,Finland,Switzerland,France,France,Netherlands,Denmark
Call: Innovative Training Networks (H2020-MSCA-ITN-2016, 2016)
Start date: 2016-10-01
End date: 2020-09-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3897443.25
EU funding (EUR): 3897443.25
Participants: 18
Project status: CLOSED

The proposed project is built on the successful training and research experience of the leading European research groups working in the field of cavity optomechanics. Our ENT unites a total of 14 leading groups in the field, of which two are major industrial players that utilize MEMS and NEMS - Bosch and IBM. The main goal of the project is to exploit optomechanical interactions in views of novel functionality and possible applications of cavity optomechanical systems that were envisioned by consortium partners during their previous research activities. The possible applications include for instance MEMS sensors based on two-dimensional materials like graphene, quantum limited microwave amplifiers, and low noise optical to microwave frequency photon converters. While the majority of the experiments will firmly reside in the realm of classical, albeit weak, signals or fields, the aspired performance will also allow exploiting schemes in scenarios where quantum nature of the signal is relevant.

Keywords: cavity optomechanics,2d materials,graphene,microwave to optical frequency conversion,quantum limited amplification,mems,sensing at the quantum limit
Deep Learning for Structured Prediction in Natural Language Processing (DeepSPIN)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Computer science and informatics
Panel description: Informatics and information systems, computer science, scientific computing, intelligent systems
Countries involved: Portugal,Portugal
Call: ERC Starting Grant (ERC-2017-STG, 2017)
Start date: 2018-02-01
End date: 2023-07-31
Duration (months): 66.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1436000.0
EU funding (EUR): 1336000.0
Participants: 2
Project status: SIGNED

Deep learning is revolutionizing the field of Natural Language Processing (NLP), with breakthroughs in machine translation, speech recognition, and question answering. New language interfaces (digital assistants, messenger apps, customer service bots) are emerging as the next technologies for seamless, multilingual communication among humans and machines. From a machine learning perspective, many problems in NLP can be characterized as structured prediction: they involve predicting structurally rich and interdependent output variables. In spite of this, current neural NLP systems ignore the structural complexity of human language, relying on simplistic and error-prone greedy search procedures. This leads to serious mistakes in machine translation, such as words being dropped or named entities mistranslated. More broadly, neural networks are missing the key structural mechanisms for solving complex real-world tasks requiring deep reasoning. This project attacks these fundamental problems by bringing together deep learning and structured prediction, with a highly disruptive and cross-disciplinary approach. First, I will endow neural networks with a "planning mechanism" to guide structural search, letting decoders learn the optimal order by which they should operate. This makes a bridge with reinforcement learning and combinatorial optimization. Second, I will develop new ways of automatically inducing latent structure inside the network, making it more expressive, scalable and interpretable. Synergies with probabilistic inference and sparse modeling techniques will be exploited. To complement these two innovations, I will investigate new ways of incorporating weak supervision to reduce the need for labeled data. Three highly challenging applications will serve as testbeds: machine translation, quality estimation, and dependency parsing. To maximize technological impact, a collaboration is planned with a start-up company in the crowd-sourcing translation industry.

Keywords: statistical machine translation,neural networks
Enhancing innovation management capacity in Slovenian SMEs by EEN Slovenia (We4SMESLO 5)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Innovation in SMEs
Action type: Specific Grant agreement
Countries involved: Slovenia,Slovenia,Slovenia
Call: H2020 ENTREPRISE EUROPE NETWORK SGA4 2020-2021 (H2020-EEN-SGA4-2020-2021, 2019)
Start date: 2020-01-01
End date: 2021-12-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 149170.0
EU funding (EUR): 149170.0
Participants: 8
Project status: CLOSED

The EC has within its Survey of 2011, carried out on request of DG Enterprise and Industry (DG EI), realized that the main barriers of innovation in the eyes of the SMEs, are lack of financial resources and inability to manage innovation process. Since different understandings of the term "Innovation Management System" (IMS) have been noted the EC has supported European Committee for Standardization to provide the stakeholders with a unified definition of relevant parts in the IMS. According to this definition the most important parts of IMS include company's innovation processes from idea generation to innovation result, but also leadership, management skills and other enabling factors, like the ability to cooperate with third parties like RD partners, clients, and suppliers. The objective of this project in Slovenia is to enable SMEs to bridge the knowledge gap in innovation management, get aware of shortages and improve their internal innovation management system and/or focus on achieving market value with their inventions. The consortium will achieve this objectives with providing: 1.) Enhancing the Innovation Management Capacity of SMEs. The beneficiaries will receive diagnostic of their innovation system based on the standardized IMP³rove tool. This will lead to the formation of tailored action plan to improve the SME’s capacity to better manage innovation. 2.) Key Account Managers – Facilitators for the H2020 SME Instrument. Key Account Managers will identify and source appropriate lead coaches (from predefined pool of coaches), facilitate linking the SMEs to innovation support services and to support the lead coach in delivering services to the SME. The SME Instrument participants will receive the most appropriate services and support to enhance the probability of successful exploitation of the innovation project and to leave a footprint for the future sustainable growth of these beneficiaries.

Keywords: eimc,enterprise europe network,coach,sme instrument,smempower,imp3rove
DEvelopment of Functionalizable materiaLs for Electrical CabineTs (DEFLECT)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Smart, green and integrated transport
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Clean Sky 2
Action type: Innovation actions
Partnership: CS2 (Art-187)
Countries involved: Spain,France
Call: Development of functionalizable materials (H2020-CS2-CFP06-2017-01, 2017)
Start date: 2018-02-01
End date: 2020-07-31
Duration (months): 30.0
Total project cost (EUR): 599660.0
EU funding (EUR): 599660.0
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

To meet its customers’ requirements and improve its competitiveness, the European aerospace industry needs to design lightweight, cheaper and less pollutant aircrafts to obtain a decisive competitive advantage. The objective of the present project is the functionalization of composite materials for the manufacturing of electrical cabinets to be used for hosting and protecting on-board electrical and avionic devices. This functionalization will be performed implementing electrically conductive elements in the composite laminate, either internally or surface integrated. The goal is the demonstration that lightweight composite materials are an affordable alternative for the manufacturing of electrical cabinets. Studies performed in the line of electronics enclosure indicate there is a tendency for the near future to replace the current aluminium electronics housings by lightweight composite housings. Modern structures built in composite technology are able to provide important mass savings with respect to conventional designs. In addition, composite materials are functionalizable. That means that during the manufacturing process, foreign materials/elements can be embedded inside the laminate, providing an extra function to the structural role itself, further reducing mass and complexity of the system. The composite solution adopted will allow a 30 % weight reduction with respect to its aluminium counterpart, at cost equity and will prevent the need of hazardous surface treatments as the chromic acid anodising and alodine, which use the harmful Cr6+. If a composite reference material is considered, the development proposed in DEFLECT project will allow reducing the length of the wiring and even its insulation, reducing the mass of the harness required. In addition cost savings related to easier and safer assembly steps (less time required) will also be obtained.

Keywords: functionalized,composite,embedding,integration,electrical network,connectors,out of autoclave,liquid compound moulding,cabinet
HelIcon PlasmA Thruster for In-space Applications (HIPATIA)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Space
Theme: Enabling advances in space technology
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Spain,Germany,Spain,France,France
Call: SRC – In-Space electrical propulsion and station keeping (H2020-SPACE-2019, 2019)
Start date: 2020-01-01
End date: 2022-12-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1999773.75
EU funding (EUR): 1999773.75
Participants: 5
Project status: SIGNED

The goal of HIPATIA (HelIcon PlasmA Thruster for In-Space Applications) is to verify the function and performances of an Electric Propulsion System based on the Helicon Plasma Thruster (HPT) technology, for its application in non-geostationary satellites constellations and other small spacecrafts. The Helicon Plasma Thruster (HPT), a technology under development by SENER and UC3M, is a radiofrequency powered plasma propulsion technology that can offer a good level of performance while eliminating many of the design and manufacturability issues - electrodes, high voltage electronics, and complex fabrication - which have afflicted EP systems to date. Given the relatively simple and robust design of the HPT technology (no grids neither cathodes), the HIPATIA Project has the potential for providing a cost-effective solution for large constellation of small satellites (<500 kg, <750W of power for EP). The impacts associated to have a disruptive thruster in high TRLs would not be achieved unless the complete EP System has proven its integration and operation consistency. HIPATIA will advance the development status of the HPT up to TRL6-7, but it will also face the integration challenges of a complete EP System, constituted by the HPT Thruster Unit, the Radiofrequency and power Unit that feeds it with power and the Propellant Flow Control Unit that controls the pressure and mass flow. The System will be integrated and verified against the requirements derived from the market needs. Development activities will be complemented with research and experimental task, in order to propose design actions to improve the HPT performances. The Consortium, constituted by SENER, UC3M, ADS, CNRS and AST, brings to HIPATIA a solid background in the development, integration and test of Electric Propulsion Systems to succesfully achieve the defined Project goal.

Keywords: helicon,plasma,thruster,electric propulsion,development,integration,test
Magnon propagation in two dimensional magnets (MptDM)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Individual Fellowships (IF)-Standard European Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Physics
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2019, 2019)
Start date: 2021-06-01
End date: 2023-08-20
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 224933.76
EU funding (EUR): 224933.76
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Two-dimensional (2D) materials, are crystalline planar structures with weak out-of-plane van der Waals (vdW) forces. Such 2D materials are often associated with extraordinary electronic, optical, and thermoelectric properties, such as extremely high mobilities. Ever since the isolation of graphene, the first 2D material, by Novoselov and Geim in 2004, the family of 2D materials have expanded by hundreds. However, long-range ferromagnetic order is typically not sustainable in 2D due to enhanced fluctuations. Consequently, 2D vdW magnets was only realized as late as 2017. Hence, it was only recently feasible to conduct elusive experiments for exploration of ground states, fundamental excitations and propagation of spin waves. Magnons, which are a quanta of spin waves, are particularly interesting to investigate in these 2D vdW magnets. In 2D, they exhibit step-like function of density-of-states as opposed to a gradually increasing function in three dimensional magnets. Meanwhile, other remarkable discoveries in these 2D vdW magnets such as a giant tunneling magnetoresistance has also been reported to be in close relation with magnon physics. The proposal aims to pursue seminal work in magnon excitation and propagation in 2D vdW magnets and leverage the outcomes to preposition next-generation of electron devices. So far, no report exists in quantifying magnon propagation length in a true 2D material (one or a few monolayers). On the technological front, using magnons instead of electrons to carry information in electronic devices would provide a significant low-power alternative to the existing technologies. The other highlight of this proposed device is the use of electrical signal for both injection and detection, allowing easier integration with electronics components. Driven by these exciting scientific and technological objectives, the project aims to overcome multidisciplinary challenges in physics, instrumentation, material science and device design .

Keywords: van der waal materials,magnonics,spin charge conversion
Vertical Innovations in Transport And Logistics over 5G experimentation facilities (VITAL-5G)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Action type: Innovation actions
Partnership: 5G PPP (cPPP)
Countries involved: Spain,Italy,Ireland,Cyprus,Romania,Belgium,Greece,Greece,Romania,Belgium,Belgium,Belgium,Greece
Call: 5G PPP – 5G innovations for verticals with third party services (H2020-ICT-2020-2, 2020)
Start date: 2021-01-01
End date: 2023-12-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 6494425.0
EU funding (EUR): 4777525.0
Participants: 17
Project status: SIGNED

The VITAL-5G proposal has the vision to advance the offered transport & logistics (T&L) services by engaging significant logistics stakeholders (Sea and River port authorities, road logistics operators, warehouse/hub logistic operators, etc.) as well as innovative SMEs and offering them an open and secure virtualized 5G environment to test, validate and verify their T&L related cutting-edge Network Applications (NetApps). The combination of advanced 5G testbeds (offered through participating MNOs / vendors) with vertical specialized facilities and infrastructure (offered by participating key logistics stakeholders) through an open service validation platform (repurposed and created by the project) will create a unique opportunity for third parties such as SMEs to validate their T&L related solutions and services utilizing real-life resources and facilities, otherwise unavailable to them. The platform will provide to 3rd party experimenters, the necessary testing and validation tools, offering them a trusted and secure service execution environment under realistic conditions that supports multi tenancy. Such an elaborate validation mechanism will allow for the further refinement and fine-tuning of the provided services fostering the creation of new services and the evolution of existing ones, while boosting the SME presence in the emerging 5G-driven logistics ecosystem. The VITAL-5G proposal plans to showcase the added-value of 5G connectivity for the European T&L sector by adopting a multi-modal approach containing major logistics hubs for freight and passengers (sea ports, river ports, warehouse / logistics hubs, highways, etc.) as well as the respective stakeholders (road operators, port authorities, 3rd party logistics (3PL) operators), thus creating an end-to-end chain of connected T&L services accommodating the entire continent.

Keywords: netapps,open virtual experimentation platform,5g testbed,transport,logistics,tandl trials,port,warehouse sme experimentation
Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Systems for Marine and Coastal Monitoring (MarineUAS)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Innovative Training Networks (ITN)-European Training Networks
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Information Science and Engineering
Countries involved: Spain,Germany,Germany,Sweden,Norway,Norway,Czechia,Portugal,Portugal,Portugal
Call: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN-ETN) (H2020-MSCA-ITN-2014, 2014)
Start date: 2015-01-01
End date: 2019-03-31
Duration (months): 51.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3851103.31
EU funding (EUR): 3851102.88
Participants: 15
Project status: CLOSED

European countries have vast coasts and economic zones that go far into the Atlantic and Arctic oceans and are challenging to monitor and manage. The need to protect and manage the vulnerable natural environment and marine resources in a sustainable manner is an important policy that is manifested in European legislation such as the European Strategy for Marine and Maritime Research. Moreover, the drive towards activities in more remote locations and harsher environment demands new approaches and technologies. A key technology is the increased use of autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle systems (UAS) instead of manned aircraft, buoys, ships or satellite-based remote sensing. UAS offers potential advantages such as high endurance, reduced cost, increased flexibility and availability, rapid deployment, higher accuracy or resolution, and reduced risk for humans and negative impact on the environment. Development of UAS technology is complex, inter-disciplinary and requires extensive field testing and airworthiness qualifications to meet the demands by aviation authorities and end-users. No single nation has enough of the intellectual competences (in research, and researcher training) to adequately prepare Europe's researchers for these demanding tasks - which is why this consortium of partners has been brought together in this ETN. The ETN MarineUAS is designed to facilitate a comprehensive researcher training programme across a range of partners in several countries designed to have a high impact on the training of individual researchers, their knowledge and skills, and their future careers. The ETN will establish a unique cooperative environment benefiiting from the partners' extensive and complementary knowledge, field operational experience, and experimental facilities.

Keywords: unmanned aerial vehicles,autonomous systems,marine observations
EndoNaut Delivery Platform (EndoNaut)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Proof of concept grants
Action type: ERC actions
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call: ERC Proof of Concept Grant (ERC-2015-PoC, 2015)
Start date: 2016-01-01
End date: 2017-06-30
Duration (months): 18.0
Total project cost (EUR): 149929.0
EU funding (EUR): 149929.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Translating intracellular delivery to the market The advent of nanotechnology allowed the combination of new chemical and physical tools to engineer carriers able to perform specific functions at the molecular level. In recent years the ERC award ERC-STG-MEViC, helped to develop a powerful new technology called EndoNaut. This can be used to encapsulate and deliver dyes, imaging and contrast agents and drugs. EndoNaut technology consists of pH sensitive polymeric vesicles with the unique characteristics of endosomal delivery whilst maintaining cell viability and metabolic activity. The core technology, is based on the assembly in water of diblock copolymer poly(2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl phosphorylcholine)–poly(2-(di-isopropylamino)ethyl methacrylate) (PMPC–PDPA) into vesicles (also known as polymersomes). These nanoscopic carriers enable the encapsulation of both hydrophilic and hydrophobic compounds including large biological macromolecules. Intracellular delivery is of prime importance for several applications and it can enhance existing therapies as well as allowing new ones. It is not surprising that EndoNaut is now generating significant commercial interest from several our collaborating pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical partners. There are two major areas of application for EndoNaut that offer opportunity for short term commercialisation. The first application is as a reagent in life science research and the second is as screening platform for new chemical entities libraries of pharmaceutical companies with few or no other option to deliver their molecules. The world market for both intracellular reagents and high-throughput screening are predicted to grow yearly by 8-9% generating revenue in the order of billions of USD (PRNewswire). The aim of this project is to form a new company dedicated to the exploitation of EndoNaut technology. The current grant would be enabling in the translation process from laboratory to market.

Keywords: intracellular delivery,cell reagent,drug discovery,high throughput,ph sensitive,endosome release