Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
The Evolution of European Identity: Using biographical methods to study the development of European identity (EUROIDENTITIES)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Socio-economic sciences and Humanities
Destination: The Citizen in the European Union
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: United Kingdom,Germany,Poland,United Kingdom,Estonia,Bulgaria,Italy
Call:  (FP7-SSH-2007-1, 2007)
Start date: 2008-03-01
End date: 2011-02-28
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1823582.4
EU funding (EUR): 1422081.0
Participants: 7
Project status: CLOSED

The development of a sense of positive identification with the 'European project' by ordinary citizens is crucial for the long-term success of the European Union. The current state-of-the-art in research into European identity has been driven almost exclusively by a 'top down' elitist perspective that focuses upon the development of an identification with 'Europe' through centrally-driven policies. The Euroidentities project will use advanced methods of qualitative biographical interviewing and analysis to gain insights into the evolution and meanings of a European identity or identities from the 'bottom up' perspective of the individual. This will include investigating the factors that promote or retard a positive identification with 'Europe' and the Community. The project's research strategy will be to target five special 'sensitized groups' -- aggregates whose life experience will have caused them to confront questions of their own identity within Europe. The five groups broadly conceived are: 'transnational workers' at all levels from menial economic migrants to 'high end' technological workers; mature adults who experienced cross-border educational exchange schemes earlier in their lives; farmers wo are subject to Europe-wide markets and systems of regulation; 'cultural contact' workers; participants in civil society organisations. The seven partner teams in Euroidenties include large and small nations who are in both orignal and accession states located both in the peripheries and the core of Europe. Euroidentities will employ a focused dissemination strategy that will include from the outset interaction with policy makers and others in public arenas at national and European levels.

Keywords: biography identity
Industrial Deployment of Advanced System Engineering Methods for High Productivity and Dependability (DEPLOY)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: Pervasive and Trustworthy network and service infrastructures
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: United Kingdom,Finland,Germany,Belgium,France,Switzerland,Germany,Germany,France,United Kingdom,Romania,Romania
Call:  (FP7-ICT-2007-1, 2007)
Start date: 2008-02-01
End date: 2012-01-31
Duration (months): 51.0
Total project cost (EUR): 18700469.0
EU funding (EUR): 12403399.0
Participants: 15
Project status: CLOSED

The overall aim of the DEPLOY Project is to make major advances in engineering methods for dependable systems through the deployment of formal engineering methods. Formal engineering methods enable greater mastery of complexity than do traditional software engineering processes. It is the central role played by mechanically-analysed formal models throughout the system development that enables mastery of complexity. As well as leading to big improvements in system dependability, greater mastery of complexity also leads to greater productivity by reducing the expensive test-debug-rework cycle and by facilitating increased reuse of software. The work of the project will be driven by the tasks of achieving and evaluating industrial take-up, initially by DEPLOY's industrial partners, of DEPLOY's methods and tools, together with the necessary further research on methods and tools. The industrial deployment will be in five sectors each of which is key to the future of European industry and society: automotive, rail transportation, space systems, business information and pervasive telecoms. DEPLOY will deliver methods and tools that: o Will support the rigorous engineering of complex resilient systems from high level requirements down to software implementations via specification, architecture and detailed designs; o Will support the systematic reuse and adaptation of models and software thus addressing industry's requirement for high productivity and requirements evolution; o Will have been field-tested in and adapted for a range of industrial engineering processes; o Will be accompanied by deployment strategies for a range of industrial sectors; o Will be based on an open platform (Eclipse) and will themselves be open. The project will be structured into 15 WPs: 5 WPs on industrial deployment, one in each of the 5 sectors, 3 methodological R&D WPs, a tooling R&D WP, a technology transfer WP, a measurement WP, 2 management WPs and 2 dissemination & exploitation WPs.

Keywords: advanced engineering and tools. industrial deployment. system dependability and productivity. system resilience. reuse and evolution. open tool environment. rigorous system development.
Equipment and Methodology for Multi-Dimensional Scanning Probe Microscopy (MDSPM)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Destination: Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Switzerland,Ireland,Germany
Call:  (FP7-NMP-2007-SME-1, 2007)
Start date: 2008-09-01
End date: 2012-08-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3990319.0
EU funding (EUR): 3022293.0
Participants: 4
Project status: CLOSED

The ability to perform scanning tunnelling spectroscopy simultaneously with a measurement of the vertical and lateral tip-sample interaction force and energy dissipation on selected atomic or molecular sites is the next revolution in scanning probe microscopy and will revolutionise entire areas of surface science. The aim is to develop, manufacture and commercialise a new UHV low temperature multi-dimensional scanning probe microscope (MDSPM). The two dimensional force and energy dissipation measurement is performed via micro-fabricated cantilevers with relatively high spring constants (200-2000N/m) which are simultaneously driven on their flexural and torsional oscillation modes with sub-Angstroem amplitudes. The deflection sensing is achieved by a focussing Fabry-Perot sensor with an up to 100 MHz bandwidth and an unprecedented sensitivity down to 1 fm/sqrt (Hz). The high bandwith allows the detection of higher oscillation modes and harmonics. While high resonance frequencies are favourable to measure local energy dissipation processes arising from stochastic force fluctuations the detection of higher harmonics may be used to directly reconstruct the force field from a site-specific measurement performed at a selected surfaces site at one fixed tip-sample distance. The operation of the cantilever with ultrasmall amplitudes not only allows the direct measurement of the local force gradient but is ideal for scanning tunnelling spectroscopy with excellent signal-to-noise ratio necessitated by ultra-stable tip-sample positioning. These advances in scanning probe microscopy instrumentation will not only allow to imaging of metallic, semiconducting and insulating surfaces with unprecedented resolution, but will revolutionize our understanding of entire areas of surface science such as: chemical reaction dynamics, local energy dissipation and excitations, nanoscale contacts and a rational approach catalyst design, to name a few.

Keywords: atom manipulation by afm,3-d atomic force-field mapping,atomic-level energy dissipation probing
ArtistDesign – Design for Embedded Systems (ARTISTDESIGN)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: Components, systems, engineering
Action type: Network of Excellence
Countries involved: France,Germany,Denmark,Portugal,Italy,Germany,Spain,France,Denmark,Germany,Switzerland,Netherlands,Belgium,France,Germany,Sweden,Sweden,Sweden,Sweden,Germany,Germany,Germany,Austria,Sweden,Austria,United Kingdom,Austria
Call:  (FP7-ICT-2007-1, 2007)
Start date: 2008-01-01
End date: 2012-03-31
Duration (months): 51.0
Total project cost (EUR): 5768980.0
EU funding (EUR): 4500000.0
Participants: 35
Project status: CLOSED

The ArtistDesign NoE is the visible result of the ongoing integration of a community, that emerged through the Artist FP5 Accompanying Measure and that was organised through the Artist2 FP6 NoE. The central objective for ArtistDesign is to build on existing structures and links forged in Artist2, to become a virtual Center of Excellence in Embedded Systems Design. This will be mainly achieved through tight integration between the central players of the European research community. Also, the consortium is smaller, and integrates several new partners. These teams have already established a long-term vision for embedded systems in Europe, which advances the emergence of Embedded Systems as a mature discipline. ArtistDesign will become the main focal point for dissemination in Embedded Systems Design, leveraging on well-established infrastructure and links, such as a web portal and newsletter. It will extend its dissemination activities, including Education and Training, Industrial Applications, as well as International Collaboration. ArtistDesign will establish durable relationships with industry and SMEs in the area, especially through ARTEMISIA/ARTEMIS. ArtistDesign will build on existing international visibility and recognition, to play a leading role in structuring the area. The research effort aims to integrate topics, teams, and competencies, grouped into 4 Thematic Clusters: “Modelling and Validation”, “Software Synthesis, Code Generation, and Timing Analysis”, “Operating Systems and Networks”, “Platforms and MPSoC”. “Transversal Integration” covering both industrial applications and design issues aims for integration between clusters. ArtistDesign has defined a four-year workprogramme, with a strong commitment to integration and sustainability. To achieve the aims, the estimated support from the EC is approximately 4.5 MEuros. This support is a very small proportion of the overall investment by the core partners.

Keywords: embedded systems design,engineering,modeling,validation,software synthesis,code generation,timing analysis,operating systems,networks,hardware platforms,mpsoc,predictability,adaptivity
Intelligent Manufacture from Powder by Advanced Laser Assimilation (IMPALA)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Destination: New production
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: United Kingdom,Germany,Germany,Italy,France,Türkiye,United Kingdom,Portugal,Germany,United Kingdom,Netherlands
Call:  (FP7-NMP-2007-SME-1, 2007)
Start date: 2008-09-01
End date: 2012-08-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 6376380.5
EU funding (EUR): 4607490.0
Participants: 16
Project status: CLOSED

IMPALA will develop flexible and efficient Rapid Manufacturing processes of custom parts or small batches. SME end users will be at the forefront of this project, helping them increase their annual turnover by 20-50%, by producing a diversified range of high value components. Currently, manufacturing custom products such as artificial teeth can take several days or weeks and is very expensive. This project will reduce the time between conception and product delivery as well as reduce manufacturing costs. It will transform part of the resource intensive European Industry to that of knowledge intensive and will be a key enabling tool for European Innovation, vital for maintaining the EU as a world leader in Rapid Manufacturing. The consortium is composed of companies and research institutions with expertise in different domains such as automation, laser processes, materials, modelling and will seek to develop the following: • an automation system which will shorten the process time by implementing an Imaging system, a CAD/CAM system and a CNC system • laser sintering and direct metal deposition processes for rapid manufacturing of producing 3D complex structures with enhanced properties, graded structures or composite structures from very small to large scale • a control process system to ensure good product quality and good reproducibility • a simulation tool based on modelling and experiments, to allow predetermining parameters for the production of high quality parts, right from the first time. It is environmentally friendly as there is no waste material and no need for solvent. It will also be used for repairing expensive parts, also reducing waste. Society will directly benefit from this process as it will support the generation of high value knowledge based jobs and will have the ability to produce health care benefits, from custom orthopaedic implants to components for improved drug delivery systems.

Keywords: laser,sintering,metal,powder,cad-cam,control,graded,structure,direct,additive,rapid,prototyping
Ultrafast All-Optical Magnetization Reversal for Magnetic Recording and Laser-Controlled Spintronics (ULTRAMAGNETRON)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Destination: Materials
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Netherlands,United Kingdom,United Kingdom,Switzerland,Germany,Germany,Netherlands,Germany
Call:  (FP7-NMP-2007-SMALL-1, 2007)
Start date: 2008-12-01
End date: 2011-11-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4338384.2
EU funding (EUR): 3147150.0
Participants: 9
Project status: CLOSED

The aim of the proposed research is to develop “opto-nano-magnetism” as a novel approach for future magnetic recording and information processing technology at the junction of coherent nonlinear optics, nanophotonics and magnetism. In particular, we are aiming to investigate effects of light on magnetic order at the nanoscale, to obtain highly efficient and ultrafast (10-12 seconds and faster) optical control of nanomagnets and thus initiate a development of novel technology for unprecedented fast (THz) magnetic recording and information processing, including spintronics. To this aim we have formed a multi-disciplinary consortium of academic and industrial partners with complementary expertise in coherent nonlinear magneto-optics and ultrafast magnetization dynamics, spatially and time resolved magnetooptics, nanophotonics and X-ray nanoprobing of magnetism, atomistic simulations of subpicosecond magnetization dynamics for strongly nonequilibrium ensembles of spins, technology of magnetic nanostructures and their applications in spintronics. The project is directly relevant to NMP-2007-2.2-2 Section of the NMP Work Programme (Nanostructured materials with tailored magnetic properties).

Keywords: magnetic nanostructures,magnetic recording and spintronics,magneto-optics and opto-magnetism
Do nanoparticles induce neurodegenerative diseases? Understanding the origin of reactive oxidative species and protein aggregation and mis-folding phenomena in the presence of nanoparticles (NEURONANO)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Destination: Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Ireland,United Kingdom,Ireland,United Kingdom,Germany,European organisations area,United States,Japan,Brazil
Call:  (FP7-NMP-2007-SMALL-1, 2007)
Start date: 2009-02-01
End date: 2012-01-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4823050.42
EU funding (EUR): 2498000.0
Participants: 11
Project status: CLOSED

As the use of nanoparticles becomes more prevalent, it is clear that human exposure will inevitably increase. Considering the rapidly ageing European population and the resulting increase in the incidence of neurodegenerative diseases, there is an urgent need to address the risk presented by nanoparticles towards neurodegenerative diseases. It is believed that nanoparticles can pass through the blood-brain barrier. Once in the brain, nanoparticles have two potential major effects. They can induce oxidative activity (production of Reactive Oxygen Species), and can induce anomalous protein aggregation behaviour (fibrillation). There are multiple disease targets for the nanoparticles, including all of the known fibrillation diseases (e.g. Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases). The factors that determine which nanoparticles enter the brain are not known. Nanoparticle size, shape, rigidity and composition are considered important, and under physiological conditions, the nature of the adsorbed biomolecule corona (proteins, lipids etc.) determines the biological responses. The NeuroNano project will investigate the detailed mechanisms of nanoparticle passage through the blood-brain barrier using primary cell co-cultures and animal studies. Using nanoparticles that are shown to reach the brain, we will determine the mechanisms of ROS production and protein fibrillation, using state-of-the-art approaches such as redox proteomics and isolation/characterisation of the critical pre-fibrillar species. Animal models for Alzheimer’s diseases will confirm the effects of the nanoparticles in vivo. At all stages the exact nature of the nanoparticle biomolecule corona will be determined. The result will be a risk-assessment framework for assessing the safety of nanoparticles towards neurodegenerative diseases, based on the connection of their biological effects to their biomolecule corona, which determines the biological response in vivo and reports on the nanoparticles’ history.

Keywords: health effects of nanoparticles,risk assessment,blood-brain barrier,nanoparticle surface characteristics,nanoparticle-biomolecule corona,nanoparticle safety,cellular and molecular mechanisms
Mediterranean Arabic Language and Speech Technology (MEDAR)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: Horizontal support actions
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Denmark,France,Lebanon,Jordan,Netherlands,Greece,Palestine, State of,Morocco,United Kingdom,France,Egypt
Call:  (FP7-ICT-2007-1, 2007)
Start date: 2008-02-01
End date: 2010-07-31
Duration (months): 30.0
Total project cost (EUR): 798553.0
EU funding (EUR): 798552.0
Participants: 15
Project status: CLOSED

MEDAR addresses International Cooperation with the Arabic region on Speech and Language Technologies. MEDAR is structured around 3 pillars, 4 main objectives, and a number of instruments. The 3 pillars are 1) producing a knowledge base on Human Language Technology (HLT) players, existing language resources (LRs) and processing tools, activities and products for Arabic, 2) designing a strong cooperation roadmap between EU and Arabic countries, within the Arabic countries, and between academia and industry and 3) focusing on Machine Translation (MT) and Multilingual Information Retrieval (MLIR) for which required technology components, LRs, benchmarking methodologies will be identified. The 4 objectives are 1) consolidating a network of players in all areas of HLT, 2) developing the Cooperation Roadmap based on a clear picture of the foreseeable technological trends, market potentials, and cooperation possibilities, 3) Updating the Basic Language Resource Kit: the minimum set of resources and tools necessary for carrying out research and training on LRs and HLT, with a focus on MT and MLIR and 4) Supporting the development of tools and resources, in particular MT and MLIR on the basis of partners technologies and open source code (e.g. Statistical MT, MLIR, and speech recognition) and the framework for their benchmarking. A variety of instruments will be used to achieve the objectives: Surveys will be conducted as well as market analysis. Partners' background will be exploited to identify the best multilingual open-source tools to customize to Arabic. Expertise on evaluation within the consortium will create the right benchmarking framework. Key achievements will be highlighted for each strategic partnership in addition to the actions to be taken. Human resources will be at the heart of our recommendations. Information will be disseminated through e.g. website and e-newsletter, and a major conference on LRs, tools, and Evaluation for Arabic.

Keywords: language technology,arabic,blark,roadmap,benchmark,machine translation,information retrieval
Surface functionalisation of cellulose matrices using cellulose embedded nano-particles (SURFUNCELL)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Destination: Materials
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Austria,Slovenia,France,Germany,United Kingdom,Germany,Netherlands,France,Netherlands,United Kingdom,Germany,Austria,Slovakia
Call:  (FP7-NMP-2007-LARGE-1, 2007)
Start date: 2008-12-01
End date: 2012-11-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 7996704.01
EU funding (EUR): 5472795.0
Participants: 14
Project status: CLOSED

The projects main R&amp;T objective is to create new, smart and bio-based surface nanostructured polymer composites showing exceptional surface functionality (mechanical, chemical, selective interaction properties). These new materials will be composed of nano-scaled polysaccharides layers with embedded nano-particles, coating different celluloses matrices. The compounding is restricted to the biopolymers surface and outer layers, providing the “filler” to the area where it is required and avoiding the deterioration of the matrix materials mechanical properties. The project will investigate these new effects - cellulose dissolution, structuration with nano-particles and irreversible coating – will develop their understanding and mastering and exploit their applicability. Several routes will be opened to prepare a completely new class of high-value biobased materials with tailored functions and properties applicable in many different fields: • Separation technologies: providing selective interaction properties tuneable by environmental properties • Technical fibres and foils: Specific surface modifications (strength, abrasion, thermal and chemical stability, hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity …) • Improved properties as flame resistance, conductivity, antimicrobial activity, barrier properties • Medical and hygienic devices: Formation of depots for humidity, drugs (controlled release), antimicrobial compounds. • Sensors, displays, electronic devices: performing structural changes under the influence of an external field. The project will have impact to Nanoscience by the development of knowledge and new strategies to handle nanoparticles and to design multifunctional nanostructured composite materials based on renewable resources. Nanotechnology by the development of technologies to design new materials based on the elaborated scientifice knowledge.

Keywords: nano-scaled polysaccharides layers,embedded nano-particles,bio-based nanostructured polymer composites