Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
European Union, China and Free Trade Agreements in the Asia Pacific (ASIA PACIFIC FTA)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Outgoing Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2009-IOF, 2009)
Start date: 2011-02-04
End date: 2014-04-03
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 249950.0
EU funding (EUR): 249950.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The aim of this project is to provide an overview of developments in free trade agreements (FTAs) in the Asia Pacific, and to focus on how these interplay with the political economy strategies of diverse actors in the area. This will be achieved by compiling a database on FTAs in the region and correlating variables to establish policy trends, and by undertaking comparative studies of the FTA strategies in the area of China, as the key regional economic power, the EU, as the world’s largest market, and New Zealand, as small economy in the region very active in FTAs. Given the small economic gains of many FTAs involving small economies, or a large and a small economy, the project will focus on political reasons for FTAs and clarify the rationale for these, including the possibilities that FTAs may be a less scrutinized and resisted path to extend an elite liberalization agenda in the region; a way to reconcile divergent domestic interests by extending partial liberalization whilst retaining protection of key sectors (especially in the case of larger actors); that these may be utilized as a longer-term strategy to attract the bigger players and secure a more influential position in the future; or that they may result of particular perceptions and beliefs regarding the situation. The implications of this will enhance our understanding of FTAs as political strategic tools. The presence and actions and reactions of the larger players will enable conclusions to be drawn regarding soft and even unintended power, in the sense that players such as the EU and China could be affecting policies in the Asia Pacific region (as well as each others’) even before they actively engage in negotiations and specific strategies with third parties, thus providing a more nuanced view of the power capabilities of the EU and China in this part of the world as well as of the FTA phenomenon. Wider implications of the project include enhancing information on the utility of FTAs, better info

Keywords: social science,political science,international relations,political economy,international commerce,eu foreign policies,international negotiations,political sciences
Understanding Collaboration in 3D Virtual Environments (UNCOVER)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Intra-European Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Israel
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2009-IEF, 2009)
Start date: 2010-12-01
End date: 2012-11-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 174653.0
EU funding (EUR): 174653.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The proposed research aims to advance our understanding of virtual teamwork in 3D collaborative virtual environments (CVE) that have gained increasing importance in global organizations and higher education institutions, and are subject to an emerging interdisciplinary field of research. CVE have been developed to facilitate cross-border collaboration and to overcome the issues associated with traditional collaboration tools. Team members are embodied as avatars, communicate via chat and audio channels, and can jointly look at and manipulate objects in a shared virtual space. However, it is still unclear whether the findings obtained in traditional small group research and earlier virtual team studies can be applied to embodied collaboration in CVE. Our goal is to investigate group interaction processes and outcomes in physical and virtual environments in order to examine how different media affect group behavior and under what conditions which medium is most effective. We use a mixed-method approach combining behavioral observation and self-report data, and develop an innovative methodology that makes it possible to automatically and unobtrusively collect data on group behavior in CVE interactions. The proposed research integrates findings from a large-scale international field study and experimental laboratory studies. While the field study focuses on cross-cultural aspects of collaboration in CVE, observation of long-term group interactions and project work, the experimental studies are designed as a media comparison using different task types and short-term observation of ad-hoc groups. Several interrelated research objectives are formulated for a systematical investigation of behavioral patterns and psychological effects that emerge from group interactions in virtual and physical environments. The fellowship would be undertaken at the IDC Herzliya in Israel as it provides the ideal environment for the applicant to meet her research and training objectives.

Keywords: social sciences,technological sciences,3d collaborative virtual environments,virtual teams,social behavior,media comparison
Determination of Elemental Composition of Secondary Organic Aerosols using Ultrahigh Resolution Mass Spectrometry: A Combined Laboratory and Field Investigation (SOAULTRAMASS)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Intra-European Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2009-IEF, 2009)
Start date: 2011-08-01
End date: 2013-07-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 180103.2
EU funding (EUR): 180103.2
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) play an important role in atmospheric chemistry and give rise to secondary organic aerosols (SOA), which have effects on climate and human health. A considerable lack of knowledge exists concerning the formation of new particle mass from BVOCs and the organic chemical composition of natural aerosols. Laboratory chamber experiments have been performed during several decades in an attempt to mimic atmospheric SOA formation. However, it is not entirely clear how close the aerosol particles generated in laboratory smog chamber experiments resemble atmospheric SOA particles with respect to their chemical composition. The objective of the current proposal includes determination of the elemental composition of secondary organic aerosols (SOAs) from both laboratory and ambient samples using novel ultrahigh resolution mass spectrometry. For reaching this objective, we will examine archived and newly collected aerosol samples from both laboratory experiments (i.e., performed at smog chamber facilities) and field campaigns at forested European sites (i.e., a boreal forest site, Hyytiälä, Finland, and a rural site, Auchencorth, United Kingdom) which exhibit large concentrations of biogenic SOA. Aerosol samples will be extracted in water and then directly analyzed with the ultra-high resolution Orbitrap MS. The elemental composition of detected compounds will be determined using Kendrick mass analysis methods. The influence of different smog chamber operation conditions (e.g., ozonolysis vs. photo-oxidation) on the elemental composition of SOA components will be evaluated. The elemental composition of the complex compound mixtures from SOA samples generated under various laboratory conditions will be compared with field samples using statistical data analysis methods and will enable to determine for the first time which laboratory SOA systems reproduce ambient aerosols most closely with respect to their detailed chemical composition.

Keywords: atmospheric chemistry (climate change),environmental chemistry,aerosols (climate change),ozone and atmospheric composition
Solid-state Quantum Optical Devices (SQOD)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Intra-European Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Germany
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2009-IEF, 2009)
Start date: 2010-06-01
End date: 2012-05-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 168969.0
EU funding (EUR): 168969.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Quantum Dots in Microcavities offer a unique laboratory to investigate quantum physics. The state of the art has recently achieved the so-called "strong coupling" where coherent quantum interactions dominate the system dynamics. Nonlinear effects of a quantum character have been shown under coherent excitation (e.g., photon blockade). An appealing framework is incoherent excitation, where the device undergoes its intrinsic dynamics in a steady state. In this case, many issues remain unresolved. One feature of full-field quantization predicted by the Jaynes-Cummings model, that describes the quantum coupling between a two-level system and a cavity, is still missing from quantum dots: the Jaynes-Cumming ladder splitting that scales like the square root of the number of photons. Such a splitting has been identified in other implementations, like atoms or superconducting qubits. In the case of semiconductors, however, puzzling features have been reported instead, like a spectral triplet. It was recently shown by the applicant that incoherent excitation brings specificities of its own in the description of light-matter interactions. This proposal aims at investigating the strong-coupling with quantum dots in microcavities in the light of this theoretical description, articulating the research in a joint theoretical/experimental collaboration between the applicant and the host organization, one of the first worldwide to achieve strong coupling in an electrically tunable photonic crystal. This opens new possibilities for exploring clean systems open to a fine external control. Beyond evidencing Jaynes-Cumming nonlinearities, this proposal will investigate spin (polarization) and Coulomb interactions (exciton complexes, biexcitons, etc.) in this nonlinear quantum context. At the climax of this work lie on-chip quantum device, such as single-photon sources or entangled-photons pair emitters, operating in the steady state of a continuous (e.g., electrical) excitation.

Keywords: semiconductors,optoelectronics,spectroscopy,nanodevices,quantum dots,microcavities,strong coupling,cavity quantum electrodynamics,quantum information
Precipitate Elastic Stress States (PRESS)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Intra-European Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: France
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2009-IEF, 2009)
Start date: 2010-09-01
End date: 2011-08-31
Duration (months): 12.0
Total project cost (EUR): 116373.6
EU funding (EUR): 116373.6
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

I am a Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Oslo, and I am currently 1 of 6 full time professors at the Norwegian Research Centre of Excellence on the Physics of Geological Processes (PGP), where I am responsible for all its experimental activities. Although there is a wide range of expertise in PGP, there are still limitations to our knowledge, tools and research techniques which must be overcome. The Grenoble complex, where very strong university research teams work alongside leading CNRS laboratories, has most of the capabilities that we lack. I propose to launch an original research project that probes fundamental questions in Gibbs&apos; thermodynamics and is interdisciplinary in it&apos;s application to Physics, Earth Science and Materials Science. Recent experimental results from my group contradict theoretical results from the group of Chaouqi Misbah (of Laboratoire de Spectrometrie Physique (LSP) of the University of Joseph Fourier (UJF) in Grenoble) and afford an original and innovative angle on 140 years of theoretical discussions on the thermodynamic theory of non-hydrostatically stressed solids. I propose a 12 month integrated theoretical and experimental project in Grenoble which will use state of the art continuum modeling techniques and high resolution optical and synchrotron X-ray techniques to test 5 bold hypotheses. The goal of the proposed project will be to combine the theoretical and experimental excellence in the Grenoble region with the unique physics/geoscience research at PGP in order to 1) publish two original research papers in top rated physics and geoscience journals, 2) train me in state of the art continuum mechanics modeling methods and high resolution optical and sychrotron X-ray methods, 3) enhance my ability to mange research projects, 4) forge new links between research communities in Grenoble and Oslo and 5) to develop a European research proposal between Oslo and Grenoble.

Keywords: physical sciences,natural sciences
New Frontiers in Quantum Dots Science: Assembly and Functionalisation (NEWQDS)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Incoming Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2009-IIF, 2009)
Start date: 2011-03-01
End date: 2013-02-28
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 241289.6
EU funding (EUR): 241289.6
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

This project will investigate a diverse range of octanuclear zinc sulfide nanoclusters as Quantum Dots (QDs). Compared with colloidal QDs whose distribution are random over space, these stoichiometric crystalline nanoclusters exhibit uniform cluster size and long-range periodic ordering which are vital for the study of quantum confinement effects. A simple and successful scheme to assemble them has been reported by the applicant and the goal of this project is to further assemble and functionalize this system, explore their fascinating optical properties and create a new research frontier in biological applications.

Keywords: inorganic chemistry,structural chemistry,zinc clusters,quantum dots,fluorescence spectroscopy
New imaging methods for detecting treatment response in lymphoma (IMAGING LYMPHOMA)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Intra-European Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2009-IEF, 2009)
Start date: 2010-03-01
End date: 2012-02-29
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 172740.8
EU funding (EUR): 172740.8
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Assessing treatment response in cancer is the most important single prognostic factor for a patient. Therefore, it is crucial to detect response as early as possible during treatment. Additionally, similar tumour types frequently have markedly different responses to the same therapy. Hodgkin lymphoma, for example, is one of the tumour types where a small group of patients fail to respond or respond poorly to treatment. The early evaluation of a specific treatment allows targeting effective therapy to responding patients while sparing the non-responders from expensive, toxic and unnecessary protocols. While the current method to assess treatment response is to measure tumour shrinkage by imaging, there may exist earlier and potentially more sensitive markers of treatment response based on tumour function. Prof Brindle’s group has an established expertise in this field. This project aims to develop non-invasive and clinically applicable imaging methods for detecting the initial responses of tumors to therapy in a realistic preclinical, genetically engineered mouse model of lymphoma. In this model, tumors arise spontaneously, constituting a better model for the human disease than those used previously. We will treat these animals using current treatment protocols and will use the imaging methods that we develop to assess tumour response. These methods will include a targeted radio-labelled agent that detects dying tumour cells and a novel magnetic resonance method, based on nuclear spin hyperpolarization, in which treatment response is detected through specific changes in tumour metabolism. The best reagents and imaging protocols will be selected for use in possible future clinical trials. Although we are developing these techniques in lymphoma, they could also be used with many other tumour types. We anticipate that in the future these methods could have significant impact in the clinic, both in drug development and in tailoring treatment to individual patients.

Keywords: lymphoma,treatment response,cancer therapy,diagnostic molecular imaging,hyperpolarized 13c,magnetic resonance imaging,positron emission tomography,contrast agents,metabolism
Deterministic Forecasting of Rogue Waves in the Ocean (DEROGUE WAVES)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Incoming Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2009-IIF, 2009)
Start date: 2010-08-01
End date: 2012-07-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 239289.6
EU funding (EUR): 239289.6
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Rogue or freak waves are short wave groups of anomalously high and steep waves (compared to ordinary sea waves) which have propensity to come seemingly out of nowhere. Such waves represent real danger even to the largest ships and offshore structures. Rogue waves cannot be prevented, but a better prediction could save lives. The present day forecasting of rogue waves is PROBABILISTIC, i.e. only the probability of freak wave occurrence in a given place and time is found as a result of wind wave modeling. The project is aimed at developing a radically new way of rogue wave forecasting – DETERMINISTIC FORECASTING. The main idea is as follows: although the sea waves are inherently random there exist situations where wave motion is constrained in a special way (e.g. wave on currents, above certain bottom topography), which decreases the number of “effective” spatial dimensions and makes deterministic forecasting possible. Such situations are characterized by particularly high risk of rogue waves. The objectives of the project are to fill the gaps in understanding of fundamental mechanisms of rogue waves and upon this basis to improve their prediction. The Fellow, one of the top scientists of his generation, is uniquely qualified to adapt the most advanced mathematical approaches developed for weakly nonlinear models to describe realistic rogue waves. The research will employ: (i) advanced analytical methods, both exact and asymptotic ones (making use of the expertise of the Host); (ii) a uniquely complete range of 2D and 3D numerical models from weakly to fully nonlinear (mostly developed by the Fellow); (iii) laboratory, in-situ and meteorological data will be used for validation of the models. The developed techniques will enable one to predict not only a high probability of a freak wave, but also WHEN, WHERE and WHAT KIND OF ROGUE WAVE to expect. This will dramatically reduce the risks involved for lives, ships, on-shore and offshore structures, and environment.

Keywords: rogue waves,forecasting of extreme sea waves,nonlinear evolution of 3d sea waves,wave-current interaction,inverse scattering technique,fully nonlinear numerical simulation,in-situ data analysis
Accurate Real-time Tracking in LHC Full Events (ARTLHCFE)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Outgoing Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Italy
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2009-IOF, 2009)
Start date: 2010-10-19
End date: 2013-10-18
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 239604.7
EU funding (EUR): 239604.7
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The goal of my project is Fast Tracker (FTK), a proposed upgrade to the current ATLAS trigger. Atlas is an experiment located at the CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC), for proton 14-TeV collision studies. As the LHC luminosity will ramp up to the design level of 10^(34) cm^(-2) s^(-1) and beyond, the high rates, multiplicities, and particle energies in the detectors will pose a unique challenge. Only a tiny fraction of the produced collisions can be stored on tape and immense real-time data reduction is needed. An effective trigger system must maintain high trigger efficiencies for the interesting physics, and at the same time suppress the enormous QCD background. This requires massive computing power to minimize the online execution time of complex algorithms. A multi-level trigger is an effective solution for an otherwise impossible problem. FTK will operate at full low trigger level output rates (100 kHz) and provide high quality tracks reconstructed over the entire detector by the start of processing of the high level trigger filters. The FTK processor uses FPGA and ASIC chips to implement real-time complex track reconstruction algorithms. The 3D track&apos;s trajectories are reconstructed with almost offline quality. The system design is optimized for high-Pt trigger objects: b-jets, tau-jets, and isolated leptons. It is particularly important for the 3rd-generation fermions (b and tau) selection increasing the ATLAS discovery capability (even more at the higher instantaneous luminosity of the LHC upgrade, Super LHC). The goal of my fellow is to build and test an FTK prototype to be parasitically integrated in the ATLAS data acquisition system (TDAQ), learning the important hardware features of both Atlas TDAQ and FTK processor. At the same time I will analyze the first LHC data to measure directly on real events the FTK impact on physics. My parallel work on trigger and data analysis will help to optimize the FTK functionality.

Keywords: physical sciences,fpga,high energy physics,asic,heavy quarks,higgs boson