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Rheology of yield stress fluids: a multiscale approach (RheoYield)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Advanced 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: United Kingdom
Call: ERC Advanced Grant (ERC-2019-ADG, 2019)
Start date: 2020-10-01
End date: 2026-09-30
Duration (months): 72.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2374753.75
EU funding (EUR): 2374753.75
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Yield stress fluids defy our conventional notions of liquid and solid, keeping their shape as soft solids at low loads, yet yielding and flowing like liquids at larger loads. They can then suffer arbitrarily large deformations in this liquid state, but will recover a solid state if the load is removed. Their internal microstructure and macroscopic shape are thus determined directly by the processing history they experience. Such materials are all around us: in colloids, microgels, emulsions, foams, pastes, slurries, and their biological counterparts. They find widespread applications in foods, pharmaceuticals, construction, oil extraction, lubricants, coatings, etc. Despite this importance to so many engineering processes, we still do not understand how their remarkable macroscopic rheological (deformation and flow) properties emerge out of the collective dynamics of their constituent microscopic substructures: colloid particles, microgel beads, emulsion droplets, etc. Addressing key questions emerging from recent experiments, RheoYield aims to build new theories to inform and potentially transform our understanding of the rheology of yield stress fluids. Within a multiscale approach, the project will capitalise on rapid recent progress in understanding how microscopic rearrangement events cooperate to give macroscopic flow. Using theoretical and computational tools that I have recently developed, and new ones that will be developed here, RheoYield aims to: 1. Identify the microscopic changes that take place in a soft solid as it slowly yields into a fluidised state. 2. Understand the profound influence of boundary physics on bulk yielding. 3. Develop the first microscopically founded continuum constitutive model that captures all the key features of yield stress rheology. 4. Establish a microscopically founded computational fluid dynamics of yield stress fluids. 5. Develop basic new science underpinning strategies for the optimised control of yield stress rheology.

Keywords: rheology,complex fluids,soft solids,viscoelastic flow,viscoplastic fluids
Testing Cosmic Inflation and Reheating in the Very Early Universe (TESTINF)

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: France
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2016, 2016)
Start date: 2017-06-07
End date: 2019-06-06
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 185076.0
EU funding (EUR): 132944.85
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The aim of this cosmology proposal is to study the physical conditions that prevailed in the early Universe where a phase of accelerated expansion, “inflation”, took place. I will design a comprehensive pipeline to identify the early Universe models for which the data show the strongest preference. I also propose to use new methods to unveil quantum signals in inflationary observables and use inflation as a quantum laboratory on cosmological scales. I will also extend the range of current and future data sets that can be used to constrain inflation, and derive forecasts for future missions. During inflation, vacuum quantum fluctuations are stretched to astrophysical scales where they subsequently seed the large-scale structures of the Universe. Since this mechanism occurs at energy scales many orders of magnitude greater than those accessible in particle physics experiments, inflation is among the most promising probes to test far beyond standard model physics. In particular, it is one of the only places in Physics where an effect based on General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics leads to predictions that can be tested experimentally, which opens interesting possibilities. However, hundreds of scenarios have been proposed and this requires us to develop new techniques and extend the available range of observations in order to identify the correct scenario. My proposal consists in roughly equal parts of: (i) designing a Bayesian numerical pipeline that includes multi-field effects and incorporates realistic reheating scenarios to test inflationary models; (ii) using new theoretical tools from Quantum Information Theory and Stochastic Inflation to detect quantum signatures in cosmological probes; (iii) including new data sets from Large Scale Structures and deriving forecasts for missions in which the host institution is involved. The proposed work is to be carried out in collaboration with leading experts in the appropriate fields from across Europe and beyond.

Keywords: very early universe,cosmological inflation,bayesian analysis,multi field,reheating,quantum correlations,stochastic inflation,data sets combination,forecasts
Secure Information Sharing Sensor Delivery event Network (SISSDEN)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Secure societies - protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens
Action type: Innovation actions
Countries involved: Germany,Germany,Germany,Italy,Switzerland,Poland,France,Netherlands,United Kingdom
Call: Information driven Cyber Security Management (H2020-DS-2015-1, 2015)
Start date: 2016-05-01
End date: 2019-04-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 6341775.0
EU funding (EUR): 4912692.5
Participants: 10
Project status: CLOSED

SISSDEN is a project aimed at improving the cybersecurity posture of EU entities and end users through development of situational awareness and sharing of actionable information. It builds on the experience of Shadowserver, a non-profit organization well known in the security community for its efforts in mitigation of botnet and malware propagation, free of charge victim notification services, and close collaboration with Law Enforcement Agencies, national CERTs, and network providers. The core of SISSDEN is a worldwide sensor network, which will be deployed and operated by the project consortium. This passive threat data collection mechanism will be complemented by behavioral analysis of malware and multiple external data sources. Actionable information produced by SISSDEN will be used for the purposes of no‐cost victim notification and remediation via organizations such as National CERTs, ISPs, hosting providers and Law Enforcement Agencies such as EC3. It will especially benefit SMEs and citizens, which do not have the capability to resist threats alone, allowing them to participate in this global effort, and profit from the improved information processing, analysis and exchange of security intelligence, to effectively prevent and counter security breaches. The main goal of the project is creation of multiple high-quality feeds of actionable security information that will be used for remediation purposes and for proactive tightening of computer defences. This will be achieved through development and deployment of a distributed sensor network based on state-of-the-art honeypot/darknet technologies and creation of a high-throughput data processing center. SISSDEN will provide in-depth analytics on the collected data and develop metrics that will be used to establish the scale of most important security issues in the EU, and impact of the project itself. Finally, a curated reference data set will be created and published to provide a high-value resource.

Keywords: large sensor network,new threat data feeds,improved malware analysis,long term botnet tracking,free remediaton feeds,curated data sets,honeypots,sandboxes,darknets,community benefit
Vertex switch – the foundation for a more sustainable and reliable railway transport system (VERT)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Smart, green and integrated transport
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: Sweden
Call: Small business innovation research for Transport and Smart Cities Mobility (H2020-SMEINST-1-2016-2017, 2017)
Start date: 2017-06-01
End date: 2017-11-30
Duration (months): 6.0
Total project cost (EUR): 71429.0
EU funding (EUR): 50000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The overall objective of this innovation project is to commercialise Vertex vertical switch: the first reliable railroad switch adopted to winter conditions. Rail transport has been indicated as critical to the EU strategy for improving environmental performance of the transport sector, economic and social cohesion within and between Member States. However, the train services in the EU do not meet the passengers' and the freight companies´ requirements regarding punctuality and reliability. One of the most common reasons for train delays are switch faults, caused by snow and ice accumulated between switchblades. The target end-users of Vertex switch are private and public actors that own and are responsible for the maintenance of the railway infrastructure. Their key need is access to a reliable railway switch, which works smoothly even in harsh weather conditions. These needs will be met by introducing the innovative Vertex switch. This switch guides the train by moving the switch blades vertically instead of horizontally which eliminates the area where snow and ice can land. Vertex offers a reliable switch that works well in all weather conditions, eliminates the need for manual snow clearance, provides measurable cost and energy savings and has potential to significantly reduce the numbers of delayed hours. Generally, the novel switch delivers an ultimate EU added value by increasing reliability and punctuality of train services. This will in turn contribute to the increased attractiveness of train services both for passengers and freight companies and attracting new rail users. The Phase 1 feasibility assessment will develop the business plan that will further guide technical development and exploitation efforts. The development of the prototype, demonstration and testing of the product will take place in the Phase 2 project. If successful, the overall innovation effort is expected to take Vertex to a new level of competitiveness and growth.

Keywords: train switch,train infrastructure,train punctuality and reliability,infrastructure maintenance,snow clearance,energy savings
How action preparation shapes what we perceive: Spatiotemporal visual processing in the context of goal-directed eye and hand movements (PremotorPerception)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Individual Fellowships (IF)-Global Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Social Sciences and Humanities
Countries involved: Germany,United States
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2019, 2019)
Start date: 2021-03-01
End date: 2024-02-29
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 246669.12
EU funding (EUR): 246669.12
Participants: 2
Project status: SIGNED

When inspecting a visual scene, we make a succession of saccadic eye movements to analyze objects of interest with the high precision of the fovea. Each saccade drastically shifts the image on the retina. As the acuity of the fovea markedly decreases with eccentricity, to maintain a stable percept, the visual system needs to seamlessly integrate blurry peripheral representations with their high-resolution equivalents once brought into the fovea by the saccade. We hypothesize that this integration is achieved by predictive and selective tuning of feature sensitivity shortly before the eye movement, to assimilate pre and postsaccadic percept. Combining a new psychophysical protocol that enables a continuous assessment of visual sensitivity throughout the view field with a powerful reverse correlation approach, we will conduct a systematic investigation of human presaccadic orientation and frequency modulations across space and time. We will establish whether local feature information is predictively modulated shortly before a saccade to enable a stable, continuous perception across the eye movement, and contrast the observed presaccadic modulations to the dynamics elicited by the preparation of goal-directed hand movements. Furthermore, using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) we will selectively disrupt the functioning of early and higher visual areas to reveal their temporal interplay and characterize their respective contribution to both presaccadic attention and covert attentional orienting in the absence of eye movements. Understanding how the human visual system seamlessly integrates foveal and peripheral feature representations is not only critical to further our understanding of healthy and impaired human perception, but also forms the basis for artificial vision. Our findings will help constrain computational models of perception and attention and could improve the design of safer human-machine interfaces, e.g. for driving and air traffic control.

Keywords: presaccadic and covert attention,oculomotor preparation,hand movement programming,reverse correlation,transcranial magnetic stimulation tms,orientation gain,tuning,spatial frequency processing
Xero-Branching: discovering how plant roots adapt to reduced water availability (Xerobranching)

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: Life Sciences
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2019, 2019)
Start date: 2022-03-01
End date: 2024-02-29
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 212933.76
EU funding (EUR): 212933.76
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Plant roots forage for key resources like water and nutrients which are often distributed heterogeneously in soil. Plants optimize foraging by employing adaptive responses to modify their root shape. The host laboratory recently discovered (using non-invasive X-ray microCT imaging) that root branching is tightly regulated by the availability of soil moisture. For example, roots growing through an air-filled space transiently repress root branching until re-entering moist soil. This new root adaptive response is termed Xerobranching. Initial studies reveal that Xerobranching is dependent on ABA and auxin responses. However, how these hormone pathways cross-talk to regulate Xerobranching is unclear. Xerobranching is induced by transient accumulation of ABA in root tip tissues following reduced water uptake. Transient water stress also increases levels of protein SUMOylation in plant roots. The host lab recently reported in the journal Science that the transcription factor ARF7 is a target for SUMOylation during transient water stress. I will examine whether Xerobranching requires the ABA-dependent post-translational modification of key lateral root regulator, AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR 7 (ARF7). I will also investigate whether Xerobranching depends on specific components of the SUMOylation machinery in an ABA-dependent manner. Furthermore, I will explore the wider impact of Xerobranching on soil exploration and crop performance. The highly interdisciplinary project will allow me to master advanced molecular and imaging techniques. This experience will uniquely position me to study adaptive responses at the root-soil interface and exploit allelic variation in key loci to create new varieties of cereal crops with greater foraging abilities.

Keywords: plant environment interactions,root adaptive response,root branching,water sensing,hormone crosstalk,sumoylation,auxin response,x ray microct imaging
ACOSENSE: The first Acoustic online instrument for intelligent fluids analysis (ACOSENSE)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Innovation in SMEs
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: Sweden
Call: SME instrument (H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-2, 2019)
Start date: 2019-10-01
End date: 2022-03-31
Duration (months): 30.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1959003.75
EU funding (EUR): 1371302.63
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

In the Pulp & Paper and Chemical industries it is crucial to continuously analyse various process parameters and provide this information to operators in real-time, to optimise their processes. However, existing monitoring systems fail to meet these needs, and currently the optimization of the process chain links to a high market potential which is remains untapped. ACOSENSE technology uniquely meets these needs. Our process monitoring system is installed on the outside of the process pipe and uses acoustics to analyse several fluids’ properties. Our technology digitises the process flow and enables continuous and real-time monitoring, in a truly non-invasive way. ACOSENSE enables the better transformation of wood chips to high quality fibers. This unlocks tremendous value for our customers who enjoy impressive cost savings, by optimising their production, saving energy, chemicals and raw materials. At the same time, our technology translates to huge environmental benefits, as more pulp is produced from the same area of forests. Our proprietary acoustic spectroscopy technology is the fruit of 7 years of R&D and is protected by 10 international patents. It is a game changing innovation in process control with infinite applications in every process industry. Currently, ACOSENSE is at TRL-7, with the performance of our equipment already tested in the processing lines of the biggest players of the Pulp&Paper industry. With a feasibility plan developed under a Ph1 grant, we now seek a Ph2 grant to launch into the market our ACOSENSE platform, carefully optimized to meet the requirements of our customers in the Pulp&Paper and Chemical industries. Commercialising our platform in Europe, Latin and South America, we will boost our sales, generating cumulative net profits of €32 million during 2022-2026. This cash-flow is vital to scale-up our business and create 19 new jobs in our company to meet market demand.

Keywords: fluid analysis,acoustic spectroscopy,pulp and paper,chemical industry,technology platform
Migrant Integration Cockpits and Dashboards (MICADO)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Europe in a changing world - inclusive, innovative and reflective societies
Theme: Inclusive societies
Action type: Innovation actions
Countries involved: Austria,Spain,Italy,Germany,Italy,Belgium
Call: Addressing the challenge of migrant integration through ICT-enabled solutions (H2020-SC6-MIGRATION-2018, 2018)
Start date: 2019-01-01
End date: 2022-06-30
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4335965.0
EU funding (EUR): 4255640.0
Participants: 17
Project status: SIGNED

In "MICADO: Migrant Integration Cockpits and Dashboards", experts from public administration, migration research, and IT create an EU-wide applicable business intelligence solution in support of migrant integration, and pilot it in Antwerp, Bologna, Hamburg, and Madrid. The solution leverages existing and new data to design attractive digital services for three user groups: 1) public authorities for labour, health, education and housing, 2) engaged civic society, and 3) migrants and refugees. Added value is generated by a) delivery of customized information and services via user-centric interfaces (dashboards, cockpits); b) gathering of data consensually provided by migrants and helpers in their cockpits; c) creation of strategic operational knowledge through data analysis and visualisation; and d) direct communication and data exchange between involved stakeholders and institutions. Key technical innovations are chatbot language interfaces and automatic translation services for the migrants' cockpit, which facilitate access to integration services, communication with authorities, and data acquisition. Besides the technical solution, MICADO creates in local co-design sessions a universal service package, e.g. location and activity mapping, personal profiling, or matchmaking for mentors, jobs, education, etc. The workplan ensures extensive demand analysis and co-creation with user groups in the pilot locations. This identifies common challenges for the concept convergence phase, which produces the requirements for technical design and development. A resulting “universal” MICADO solution has monitored pilot implementations in the four cities, results of which are fed back into final iterations of technical development of the project partners. In the final project phase, co-development activities with local communities and institutions ensure uptake and local adaptation of the basic MICADO solution, and initiate context-specific modifications.

Keywords: dashboards,business intelligence,data science,data analytics,data platforms,e government,co creation,participation
Microbial Commons: Building a legal instrument for farmers' rights on agricultural microbial resources (MICROB-COM)

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: Social Sciences and Humanities
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2019, 2019)
Start date: 2021-04-15
End date: 2023-04-14
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 224933.76
EU funding (EUR): 224933.76
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Farm management practices have been shown to drive the evolution of specific consortia of agricultural microbial resources that contribute to increased agricultural productivity. The ecological traits of agricultural micro-organisms have made them an important target for patenting. Farmers' rights are an outcome of the recognition of the role of farmer communities in the evolution of crop varieties. Indigenous farmers have acted as selection agents in the development of crop as well as agricultural microbial resources by increasing reproductive fitness of particular genotypes. However, unlike with crop selection, no formal recognition of farmers' rights or potential benefit sharing programme has been proposed for agricultural micro-organisms that evolved from farming regimes. The central thesis that this project seeks to prove is that multilateral trade and environmental agreements have failed in protecting the rights of indigenous farmers for their intellectual contribution in selection of beneficial agricultural biodiversity. The coming into force of TRIPS agreement and the Convention on Biological diversity has concretized the patenting regime of micro-organisms. In the absence of effective international and national legal enforcement, benefits are shared through mutually agreed contract arrangements which are invariably skewed against indigenous farmers. A commons approach to micro-organisms has potential to align farmers' rights on agricultural microbial resources with legal instruments developed for plant genetic resource collections. Microbial commons is conceptualized and builds on other work that is done in the areas of genetic resource commons and networked information commons in digitized environments in the field of genetic resources. This project aims to analyse deficiencies and barriers in multilateral agreements and develop a legal instrument for the incorporation of a commons regime for sharing of benefits from agricultural micro-organisms.

Keywords: farmers rights,agricultural microbial resources,intellectual property rights,microbial commons