Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Ligninolytic Enzymes: Keys to unlock the hidden potential of lignin (LIGNIN-IB-PEROXIDASE)

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: Austria
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023 (HORIZON-MSCA-2023-PF-01, 2023)
Start date: 2024-09-02
End date: 2026-09-01
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 183600.96
EU funding (EUR): 183600.96
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Context: Globally, 50-70 million tons of lignin, a highly branched heteroaromatic polymer, are discharged per year as a waste material from the paper and pulp industry despite being touted as the most abundant renewable source of different value-added products on earth. Leaving 98% of lignin underutilized, industries degrade only 2% of lignin and that also comes with environmentally hazardous thermochemical processes. Background: Recently, the discovery of heme-containing class II fungal peroxidases viz. lignin peroxidase (LiP), manganese peroxidase (MnP), versatile peroxidase (VP), dye-decolorizing peroxidase (DyP) garnered a lot of attention due to their biodegradable ligninolysis. However, the industrial application of peroxidase-based lignin degradation still seems to be a far-flung dream owing to low availability of peroxidases in sufficient amount, enzyme instability in industrial effluent, high enzyme cost and long process times. Aims and objective: I hypothesize that a cocktail of engineered stress tolerant, active and stable peroxidases could lead to synergistic biodegradation of lignin. To achieve this, artificial intelligence (AI) tailored LiP, MnP, VP and DyP will be cloned and expressed as inclusion bodies (IBs) in E. coli using Prof. Spadiut’s expertise whereas mine will employ solubilization and refolding strategies to increase the overall yield of bioactive protein. An ideal stoichiometric combination of engineered peroxidases will be standardized to withstand the harsh conditions of industrial effluent, resulting in a sustainable and economic ligninolytic technology. Concluding remarks: The project is inspired from nature, backed with AI and stemmed with the expertise of mine and Prof. Spadiut’s in producing recombinant bioactive protein from bacterial IBs while TU Wien’s decades of experience in commercializing the technology will be a fertile playground to bow the seeds of a sustainable ligninolytic technology.

Keywords: bacterial inclusion bodies,protein folding,protein engineering,protein aggregation,biophysics and biochemistry
EIT Digital Sustainable Growth (EIT Digital BP)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
Theme: EIT Digital
Destination: EIT Digital
Action type: Knowledge and Innovation Communities
Partnership: EIT Digital (EIT KICs)
Countries involved: Belgium,Hungary,Spain,United Kingdom,Sweden,Finland
Call: EIT Digital Business Plan 2023-2024 (HORIZON-EIT-2023-2025-KIC, 2023)
Start date: 2023-01-01
End date: 2024-12-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 33696216.0
EU funding (EUR): 33696216.0
Participants: 8
Project status: SIGNED

EIT Digital is about building a strong Digital Europe through creating world players in areas strategic for Europe and thus contributing to European Digital Sovereignty fully aligned with the priorities of the European Commission; its activities are focused on areas essential for European digital sovereignty identified in the EIT Digital SIA: digital tech, wellbeing, cities, industry, and finance. EIT Digital works with a stand-up, start-up, scale-up innovation funnel that identifies innovation opportunities, builds and scales ventures and breeds and up-skills talents to equip them with both the entrepreneurial and deep tech skills needed. The core of this funnel is the Innovation Factory that creates ventures from open innovation activities carried out by EIT Digital Partners. This is complemented by the RIS Venture Program and by Entrepreneurial education programmes. The Accelerator is focused on scaling these ventures by supporting their growth with access to finance and access to market services. A strong digital economy depends on people and organisations equipped with deep technical competence, strong entrepreneurial skills and agility to act. To this end, EIT Digital develops and engages talents in its schools, offering master and professional education on the latest digital technologies and on the business opportunities they enable. To further support the execution of its strategy, reinforce its leadership in the digital transformation of Europe and increase its impact at both European and national level, EIT Digital is increasingly engaging with EU-wide and national initiatives, such as the Digital Europe Program, the EDIHs, HE, InvestEU, NGEU and the structural funds in the Member States. As part of its financial sustainability strategy, EIT Digital is generating income from a diverse set of sources and reinvesting it in impactful activities, thus keeping a stable level of investment over the years, despite the decreasing EIT financial support.

Keywords: digital transformation,venture support,digital europe,eu policy,knowledge triangle integration,green economy,cybersecurity
2D Heterostructure Non-volatile Spin Memory Technology (2DSPIN-TECH)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Digital, Industry and Space
Theme: Digital
Destination: Digital & Emerging Technologies for Competitiveness and Fit for the Green Deal
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Sweden,Germany,Hungary,Netherlands,United Kingdom
Call: 2D materials of tomorrow (RIA) (HORIZON-CL4-2023-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-CNECT, 2023)
Start date: 2023-12-01
End date: 2026-11-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3274393.75
EU funding (EUR): 3274393.0
Participants: 7
Project status: SIGNED

In modern society, as the use of information technology is rapidly increasing, it is necessary to develop new non-volatile, faster, and energy-efficient electronics. Spintronic technologies open promising routes to achieve this. However, devices based on conventional materials are still too inefficient for applications in consumer electronics. Here, we propose to develop a new energy-efficient spintronic memory device platform based on emerging atomically-thin two-dimensional (2D) quantum materials for the next generation of memory technologies. The 2D topological spin-orbit materials can generate a giant current-induced spin polarization, whereas room temperature 2D magnets provide the prospective of electric control of magnetism. The proposed van der Waals heterostructure spintronic devices consisting of 2D topological spin-orbit materials and 2D magnets will enable exceptionally efficient spin-orbit torque (SOT) functionality with low current densities and ultrafast magnetization switching speed. All-2D multifunctional SOT will provide a strong synergy between spintronics and 2D material and take this research from TRL2 to 4. We will employ novel methods to control their SOT properties – by the twist angle between the layers, topological aspects, crystal symmetries, proximity interaction, and strong electric field effects. To achieve this challenging goal, this project brings together pioneering and world-leading experimental and theoretical researchers and a company in the field of spintronics and 2D materials in Europe. The ultimate demonstration of all-2D SOT device units will merge the field of spintronics and twistronics, allowing for physical and electrical tuning parameters to achieve enhanced control over the device functionalities. These developments will enable groundbreaking 2D SOT technologies for low-power, non-volatile, ultrafast, and scalable data storage and processing devices and possibly new spin-based computing paradigms and architectures.

Keywords: 2d ferromagnets,spin orbit torque,magnetic memory
Blood in the theater: Gladiatorial and other associated spectacles in Roman and Late Antique Greece (GlaSpeRG)

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: Cyprus
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022 (HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01, 2022)
Start date: 2023-10-01
End date: 2025-09-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 164328.0
EU funding (EUR): 164328.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

The aim of this project is an analytical study of one of the most spectacular kinds of Roman cultural performance, namely the gladiatorial games and other associated spectacles, in the eastern Mediterranean. The candidate will use the geographical area of modern Greece as a case-study and will approach the phenomenon of the presence of these new for the Greek-speaking east spectacles, from the point of view of the economic and the cultural dynamics during the Roman period in the cities of this area. The project will address three particular subjects: (a) the geographical and chronological distribution of these spectacles in relation to the total number of cities that were active during the Roman period in the area of modern Greece, (b) the type of venues in which these shows were staged, and (c) the transformations that the gladiatorial and associated spectacles underwent from the late 3rd to the 6th centuries CE. Intention of the candidate is to conduct a synthetic research embracing all the available sources of historical information (literary sources, epigraphic evidence, and archaeological data), the results of which will be quantified and visualized. Ultimate scope of the project is to push forward the knowledge concerning issues of Roman economy, imperialism, cultural influence and identity. The project will be led by Dr. Michail Karambinis, under the supervision of Dr. Athanasios Vionis, Associate Professor (2009-today) and Director of the Archaeological Research Unit at the University of Cyprus (2020-today). Dr. Karambinis is familiar with the historical and archaeological context of modern Greece, and he has a published record concerning the two basic axes of the project: the urban systems and the gladiatorial spectacles in Roman Greece. Dr Vionis has worked extensively on Late Antique and Byzantine urbanism, rural landscapes, material culture and daily life.

Keywords: roman empire,roman greece,late antiquity,early byzantium,roman arena,gladiatorial spectacles,beast fights,roman economics,imperialism,cultural influence,identity
Ferroelectric 2D materials heterostructures for optical neuromorphic device functionalities (2DFERROPLEX)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: The European Innovation Council (EIC)
Theme: EIC Pathfinder
Destination: Challenges
Action type: EIC actions
Countries involved: France,United Kingdom,Germany,Spain,Czechia
Call: Nanoelectronics for energy-efficient smart edge devices (HORIZON-EIC-2024-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01, 2024)
Start date: 2025-11-01
End date: 2029-10-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4098746.29
EU funding (EUR): 3893032.0
Participants: 7
Project status: SIGNED

The 2DFERROPLEX project aims to pioneer a new frontier in neuromorphic computing by harnessing the unique properties of two-dimensional (2D) ferroelectric materials to develop all-optical neuromorphic components. Traditional computing architectures, particularly von Neumann-based systems, are increasingly limited in addressing the demands of modern applications like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and edge computing. Neuromorphic systems, which emulate the architecture and functions of the human brain, offer a potential solution by improving computational efficiency, speed, and energy consumption. However, implementing neuromorphic systems in real-world applications, particularly using photonic approaches, remains a challenge. 2DFERROPLEX aims to address these challenges by developing novel materials, devices, and architectures that will enable all-optical control in neuromorphic computing systems, drastically improving computational efficiency and reducing power consumption. The primary objective of 2DFERROPLEX is to demonstrate how 2D heterostructures can be utilized as key components in all-optical neuromorphic systems. By leveraging the unique properties of 2D ferroelectrics, such as tunable ferroelectric polarization and exciton manipulation, the project seeks to develop devices that operate at the speed of light, thus unlocking an unprecedented level of computational power while minimizing energy consumption. The project also aims to integrate these devices into photonic neural networks, creating the world’s first optical artificial neuron—a fundamental building block for future neuromorphic systems.

Keywords: 2d materials,2d ferroelectrics,photonics,van der waals heterostructures,fefet,neuromorphic components,non linear activation function
EU SDG-driven Innovation Ecosystems Stimulating economic growth and addressing innovation support imbalances in Europe and beyond (SDG-INOV-ECOS)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: European innovation ecosystems
Theme: Interconnected Innovation Ecosystems
Destination: Interconnected Innovation Ecosystems
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Israel,Italy,France,Portugal,United Kingdom
Call: Preparatory action for setting up joint programmes among innovation ecosystems actors (HORIZON-EIE-2021-CONNECT-01, 2021)
Start date: 2022-08-01
End date: 2024-07-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 381721.43
EU funding (EUR): 353500.0
Participants: 5
Project status: CLOSED

The goal of this proposal is to build the capacity to co-create and foster an inclusive EU SDG driven innovation ecosystem, focused on the greatest social, economic and environmental needs of our time, thereby contributing to the realization of the green and digital transition of Europe. Its aim is to provide capacity-building activities to enable the establishment of SDGs-driven innovation ecosystems across Italy, France Portugal, CEE and Israel. We will foster the existing cross-sector collaboration, within the NAB’s and GSG, between the private (investors, comports, startups, SMEs) public (Governments, EU agencies, development banks), academia (research, knowledge, R&D and social (NGOS, philanthropy, social enterprises) actors as a means to plan the establishment of an interconnected and sustainable ecosystem by delivering new research and data, facilitating knowledge exchange, creating new collaboration and engagement opportunities within existing networks and beyond.

Keywords: sdg,ecosystem,eu,cee,europe s green and digital transition
Post-doctoral talent attraction programme to boost research career in the field of nanomaterials for biomedicine (NANO4TALENT)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Countries involved: Spain,Italy,Belgium,France,Germany
Call: MSCA COFUND 2023 (HORIZON-MSCA-2023-COFUND-01, 2023)
Start date: 2025-01-01
End date: 2029-12-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 477600.0
EU funding (EUR): 477600.0
Participants: 17
Project status: SIGNED

NANO4TALENT is an ambitious international transboundary Postdoctoral Programme that will award 5 postdoctoral positions of 24 months each in two calls over the programme. Fellows will freely define an interdisciplinary research project, fitting their individual needs and interests, involving two different research groups from the two different core areas (Nanomaterials and Biomedicine) and exploring new collaborations and synergies between CINBIO researchers. CINBIO is a public multidisciplinary research centre, under the umbrella of Universidade de Vigo (UVigo), focused on developing groundbreaking research in the main areas of nanomaterials and biomedicine. CINBIO was created in 2009 and hosts more than 170 staff members distributed in 15 different research groups that clusters chemists, physicists, biologists and material scientists with extensive experience in research and academic tasks. The NANO4TALENT Programme represents a unique opportunity to strengthen the ties between these two areas to consolidate the positioning of CINBIO as an international research centre in nanomaterials for biomedicine. The COFUND programme will also boost CINBIO’s capacity-building by establishing synergies with the funding from regional government. This Programme will be deeply imbued with the guidelines of the HRS4R will offer research freedom, equal opportunities, local career-supporting structures, a well-connected regional ecosystem of R&I actors, and high-quality working conditions. Overall, NANO4TALENT Programme provides a unique springboard to prepare postdoctoral fellows for a successful career in the European academic and private sectors aiming at decision-making positions. This programme will also boost the interdisciplinary research at CINBIO, catalyse institutional capacity-building and cement the strategic collaboration across sectors even further.

Keywords: nanomaterials,nanotechnology,biomedicine,biomarkers,advanced therapies,molecular bases,therapeutics,drug delivery,medical devices
MANUNKIND: Determinants and Dynamics of Collaborative Exploitation (MANUNKIND)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: The Soci al World and Its Interactions
Panel description: Sociology, social psychology, education  sciences , communication  studies
Countries involved: Netherlands,Germany
Call: ERC STARTING GRANTS (ERC-2021-STG, 2021)
Start date: 2022-12-01
End date: 2027-11-30
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1497749.0
EU funding (EUR): 1497749.0
Participants: 2
Project status: SIGNED

Chattel slavery and other forms of collaborative exploitation are with us since ancient times, inflicting unfathomable suffering on countless generations of victims. And even though slavery is outlawed globally today, its modern-day successors continue to cause severe harm for millions. Previous research has compiled rich datasets on the prevalence of collaborative exploitation across cultures and across time. A startling gap exists in the literature, however, with respect to modeling the fundamental incentive structures of collaborative exploitation and understanding the psychological processes involved. Hence, we do not understand well how the macro-level patterns and dynamics observable in the existing data emerge from micro-level traits, decisions, and behavior. Addressing this knowledge gap, this research proposal - analyzes collaborative exploitation as a strategic interaction between exploiters and exploited, - scrutinizes the psychological mechanisms and traits involved in exploitative interactions, and - traces how the aggregation of these micro-level components into macro-level patterns and dynamics is shaped by, and interacts with, the ecological, economic, and ideological conditions it is situated in. In doing so, I develop, test, and disseminate a versatile game theoretic framework and corresponding new paradigms for behavioral experiments to advance the multidisciplinary study of collaborative exploitation. Being the first to apply rigorous formal modeling and transparent preregistered tests of theory-grounded hypotheses against experimental and archive data to understand collaborative exploitation, this proposal advances into uncharted territory. Thus, it breaks new ground for research in several disciplines and at multiple levels of analysis. Moreover, its results can inform policy-making aiming to end modern-day slavery and other contemporary forms of exploitation -- in line with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 8.

Keywords: exploitation forced labor slavery human trafficking economic oppression
On intelligenCE And Networks (OCEAN)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Synergy grants
Action type: ERC actions
Countries involved: United Kingdom,France,United States
Call: ERC Synergy Grants (ERC-2022-SYG, 2022)
Start date: 2023-03-01
End date: 2029-02-28
Duration (months): 72.0
Total project cost (EUR): 7762668.75
EU funding (EUR): 7762668.75
Participants: 9
Project status: SIGNED

Until recently, most of the major advances in machine learning and decision making have focused on a centralized paradigm in which data are aggregated at a central location to train models and/or decide on actions. This paradigm faces serious flaws in many real-world cases. In particular, centralized learning risks exposing user privacy, makes inefficient use of communication resources, creates data processing bottlenecks, and may lead to concentration of economic and political power. It thus appears most timely to develop the theory and practice of a new form of machine learning that targets heterogeneous, massively decentralized networks, involving self-interested agents who expect to receive value (or rewards, incentive) for their participation in data exchanges. OCEAN will develop statistical and algorithmic foundations for systems involving multiple incentive-driven learning and decision-making agents, including uncertainty quantification at the agent's level. OCEAN will study the interaction of learning with market constraints (scarcity, fairness), connecting adaptive microeconomics and market-aware machine learning. OCEAN builds on a decade of joint advances in stochastic optimization, probabilistic machine learning, statistical inference, Bayesian assessment of uncertainty, computation, game theory, and information science, with PIs having complementary and internationally recognized skills in these domains. OCEAN will shed new light on the value and handling of data in a competitive, potentially antagonistic multi-agent environment, and develop new theories and methods to address these pressing challenges. OCEAN requires a fundamental departure from standard approaches and leads to major scientific interdisciplinary endeavors that will transform statistical learning in the long term while opening up exciting and novel areas of research.

Keywords: machine learning,federated learning,computational game theory,multi armed bandits,bayesian inference,markov chain monte carlo,multi agent reinforcement learning,online matching markets,data market,incentive