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Flexible Air iNTerfAce for Scalable service delivery wiThin wIreless Communication networks of the 5th Generation (FANTASTIC-5G)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Theme: Future Internet: Software, hardware, Infrastructures, technologies and services
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Germany,Italy,Germany,Germany,Italy,Germany,Spain,Finland,Greece,France,France,Denmark,Denmark,United Kingdom
Call: Advanced 5G Network Infrastructure for the Future Internet (H2020-ICT-2014-2, 2014)
Start date: 2015-07-01
End date: 2017-06-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 7986858.75
EU funding (EUR): 7986858.0
Participants: 19
Project status: CLOSED

5G will have to cope with a high degree of heterogeneity in terms of: (a) services (mobile broadband, massive machine and mission critical communications, broad-/multicast services and vehicular communications); (b) device classes (low-end sensors to high-end tablets); (c) deployment types (macro and small cells); (d) environments (low-density to ultra-dense urban); (e) mobility levels (static to high-speed transport). Consequently, diverse and often contradicting Key Performance Indicators need to be supported, such as high capacity/user-rates, low latency, high reliability, ubiquitous coverage, high mobility, massive number of devices, low cost/energy consumption. 4G is not designed to meet such a high degree of heterogeneity efficiently. Moreover, having multiple radio access technologies for multi-service support below 6GHz will be too costly. FANTASTIC-5G will develop a new multi-service Air Interface (AI) for below 6 GHz through a modular design. To allow the system to adapt to the anticipated heterogeneity, the pursued properties are: flexibility, scalability, versatility, efficiency, future-proofness. To this end, we will develop the technical AI components (e.g. flexible waveform and frame design, scalable multiple access procedures, adaptive retransmission schemes, enhanced multi-antenna schemes with/without cooperation, advanced multi-user detection, interference coordination, support for ultra-dense cell layouts, multi-cell radio resource management, device-to-device) and integrate them into an overall AI framework where adaptation to the above described sources of heterogeneity will be accomplished. Our work will also comprise intense validation and system level simulations. FANTASTIC-5G includes partners being active in forerunning projects like METIS, 5GNOW and EMPATHIC ensuring the exploitation of the respective outcomes. The consortium possesses the main stakeholders for innovation and impacting standardization, maintaining Europe at the forefront.

Keywords: multi service air interface,capacity,latency,reliability,coverage,mobility,massive access,waveforms,frame design,phy procedures,mimo,interference management
Light-driven sustainable biocatalysis training network (PhotoBioCat)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Innovative Training Networks (ITN)-European Joint Doctorates
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Environment and Geosciences
Countries involved: Austria,Germany,Germany,Austria,Germany,Spain,France,France,Netherlands,Netherlands,Netherlands,Denmark,Portugal,Denmark,United Kingdom
Call: Innovative Training Networks (H2020-MSCA-ITN-2017, 2017)
Start date: 2018-01-01
End date: 2021-12-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3029067.08
EU funding (EUR): 3029067.08
Participants: 19
Project status: CLOSED

Pharmaceutical and chemical products present in everyday life are currently obtained from waste- and energy-intensive processes. Alternative routes that overcome this waste challenge should offer a cleaner and long-lasting solution. PhotoBioCat aims at developing efficient and sustainable light-driven enzyme-catalyzed chemical processes to a commercial industrial level. The PhotoBioCat EJD will train 12 ESRs in cutting edge research projects on (i) the development of chemical and biological catalytic systems for the synthetic use of visible light for the production of pharmaceuticals, bulk-, fine- and specialty chemicals, (ii) up-scaling and optimization of commercially relevant processes together with industry, (iii) defining a road-map for the industrial implementation of photobiocatalysis. The double degree program allows in-depth training in two complementary disciplines, further strengthened by a transferable skills training with strong industry participation. The objectives will be attained through a consortium of seven universities and eight industrial partners, providing the ideal environment to foster complementary expertise in chemical synthesis, biocatalysis, synthetic biology and process engineering. PhotoBioCat will explore (a) the catalytic application of photosynthetic microorganisms and their optimization by modern synthetic biology techniques; (b) the coupling of enzymes to light-harvesting molecules in vitro; and (c) the optimization of photobiocatalytic processes to technical scale; accompanied by specially designed training of the ESRs and dissemination of the results to scientific community and public. The inter- and multidisciplinary setting offered through double degrees combined with industrial training and set-ups will not only provide the tools and means necessary for the implementation of sustainable processes, but also prepare the next generation of researchers for for the implementation of sustainable processes in the Biotech sector.

Keywords: photocatalysis,green chemistry,enzyme catalysis,pharmaceutical synthesis,polymer precursor synthesis,photosynthesis
Piloting EURAXESS talent hubs to support researchers’ careers (EURAXESS Hubs)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Science with and for Society
Programme: Make scientific and technological careers attractive to young students, and forster sustainable interaction between schools, research institutions, industry and civil society organisations
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Austria,Estonia,Ireland,Iceland,Albania,Spain,Israel,Cyprus,Malta,Slovakia,Bosnia and Herzegovina,Switzerland,Serbia,Belgium,Bulgaria,Finland,Finland,Sweden,Norway,Croatia,Moldova, Republic of,Greece,Poland,Hungary,France,Czechia,United Kingdom,Montenegro,Denmark,Luxembourg,Portugal
Call: Euraxess Top IV - extension (H2020-IBA-SwafS-EURAXESS-Top-IV-2020, 2020)
Start date: 2021-09-01
End date: 2022-08-31
Duration (months): 12.0
Total project cost (EUR): 998981.25
EU funding (EUR): 998981.25
Participants: 36
Project status: CLOSED

"EURAXESS Hubs" will mobilise a critical mass of both experienced and less experienced EURAXESS Bridgehead Organisations, at tailored levels of involvement, to launch three pilot EURAXESS hubs and then share their experience with the network. EURAXESS hubs will be integrated digital platforms for thematic, cross-border, competence-based collaboration of EURAXESS Centres (ESCs) and other stakeholders, such as multiplier and enabler organisations outside of the EURAXESS network, in engaging and providing services to researchers, research organisations and other ESCs. Pilot hubs will be implemented and validated in three thematic areas: • Talent management in academia and the public sector • Researcher careers beyond academia • Scientific startup entrepreneurship During the implementation, the hubs will actively engage with the targeted stakeholders; will roll out pilot services that are scaled to the operation of the hub and are based on already available tools and expertise; finally, as a result, will produce digital toolkits, each toolkit showcasing the respective hub’s area of operation and enabling the adoption of the hub based service model by further ESCs. The hub activities and results will be widely disseminated, with the prospect of the established cross-border hubs remaining operational beyond the project lifetime. The produced digital toolkits will be meant for use by any EURAXESS Centre that is interested in implementing this novel service provision architecture, either by joining existing hubs or forming additional ones after the project’s end.

Keywords: career,talent,mobility,researcher,pilot,euraxess,career development,talent management,research careers,hub model
Tunneling Spectroscopy in van-der-Waals Device (TUNNEL)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Condensed matter physics
Panel description: Structure, electronic properties, fluids, nanosciences, biological physics
Countries involved: Israel
Call: ERC Starting Grant (ERC-2014-STG, 2014)
Start date: 2015-05-01
End date: 2020-04-30
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1499875.0
EU funding (EUR): 1499875.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

I will expand the experimental reach of tunneling spectroscopy to new materials and device geometries. The technique is ideal for tackling two challenges: (i) Probing Andreev bound states and Majorana states in graphene and topological insulators (TIs) coupled to superconductors, and (ii) realizing momentum-conserving tunneling. I will utilize a breakthrough in device fabrication to stack layered van-der-Waals materials, such as graphene and hexagonal Boron Nitride (hBN), to form vertical structures. Ultrathin layers of mechanically deposited dielectrics will be used as tunnel-barriers. These can interface any smooth surface, expanding the range of possible device-based tunneling systems. A tunnel junction has decisive advantages over STM in access to lower temperatures and hence higher energy resolution. Significantly, the effort to probe the energy spectra of graphene and TIs coupled to superconductors is often resolution-limited. I will develop artificial-vortex devices and Josephson devices where induced spectra are expected to reveal the Majorana mode, a quantum state of unusual statistics sought as a platform for fault-tolerant quantum computation. Using the same technology, I will develop devices where tunneling takes place between extended states. The aim is to realize momentum resolved tunneling for μeV-resolution measurement of dispersions in graphene, other 2D systems, and smooth interfaces. Momentum control will be achieved using density-tuning of the Fermi surfaces or using parallel magnetic field. The high resolution spectra will reveal details of interaction effects, manifest as modifications to the single-electron picture. Carriers can be injected into a system with full control over their direction and energy – a powerful experimental knob, useful for injecting carriers using one electrode and extracting them in another. Such geometry is sensitive to relaxation effects, and will allow unprecedented resolution studies of out-of-equilibrium systems.

Keywords: graphene,topological insulators,proximity effect,tunneling
Exploring and Preventing Cryptographic Hardware Backdoors: Protecting the Internet of Things against Next-Generation Attacks (EPoCH)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Advanced grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Computer science and informatics
Panel description: Informatics and information systems, computer science, scientific computing, intelligent systems
Countries involved: Germany,Germany
Call: ERC Advanced Grant (ERC-2015-AdG, 2015)
Start date: 2016-10-01
End date: 2021-09-30
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2498286.0
EU funding (EUR): 23750.0
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

The digital landscape is currently undergoing an evolution towards the Internet of Things. The IoT comes with a dramatically increased threat potential, as attacks can endanger human life and can lead to a massive loss of privacy of (European) citizens. A particular dangerous class of attacks manipulates the cryptographic algorithms in the underlying hardware. Backdoors in the cryptography of IoT devices can lead to system-wide loss of security. This proposal has the ambitious goal to comprehensively understand and counter low-level backdoor attacks. The required research consists of two major modules: 1) The development of an encompassing understanding of how hardware manipulations of cryptographic functions can actually be performed, and what the consequences are for the system security. Exploring attacks is fundamental for designing strong countermeasures, analogous to the role of cryptanalysis in cryptology. 2) The development of hardware countermeasures that provide systematic protection against malicious manipulations. In contrast to detection-based methods which dominate the literature, our approach will be pro-active. We will develop solutions for instances of important problems, including hardware reverse engineering and hardware hiding. Little is known about the limits of and optimum approaches to both problems in specific settings. Beyond prevention of hardware Trojans, the research will have applications in IP protection and will spark research in the theory of computer science community.

Keywords: internet of things,hardware trojans
Device for much improved performance portable power (Portapower)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Proof of concept grants
Action type: ERC actions
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call: ERC-Proof of Concept (ERC-2017-PoC, 2017)
Start date: 2018-09-01
End date: 2020-02-29
Duration (months): 18.0
Total project cost (EUR): 142324.0
EU funding (EUR): 142324.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

"Portable power (~1-20 W) for small electronic devices is a high value added market. Batteries are the most convenient power devices but have relatively low energy capacity per unit mass and also slow recharge times. Micro-solid oxide fuel (micro-SOFC) cells are much better on both counts but currently operate at too high of a temperature (>500°C). This project will reduce that temperature by 200°C in prototype test devices. It will do this by exploiting much improved materials in the micro-SOFC, these materials having been discovered and developed in an ERC AdG grant held by the PI. The project will involve prototype device fabrication and testing in conjunction with a small start-up company, the ultimate aim being to take the technology forward to market."

Keywords: sofc,portable power,thin film,oxide,clean energy,membrane
POwering SYstem flexibiliTY in the Future through RES (POSYTYF)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Secure, clean and efficient energy
Theme: Low-cost, low-carbon energy supply
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Germany,Spain,Spain,Germany,Spain,Switzerland,France,France,France
Call: Development of solutions based on renewable sources that provide flexibility to the energy system (H2020-LC-SC3-2019-NZE-RES-CC, 2019)
Start date: 2020-06-01
End date: 2023-11-30
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4726577.5
EU funding (EUR): 4726577.5
Participants: 12
Project status: SIGNED

Increasing the part of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) in modern power grids is of critical importance for the transformation of the global energy system. However, stability and participation to ancillary services issues related to RES limit their use. Indeed, the RES grid integration faces major limitations when high RE penetration is expected. A solution to overcome this is to increase the share of so-called dispatchable RES, i.e., the ones which have a natural storage capacity. The main objective in the POSYTYF project is to group several RES into a systemic object called Virtual Power Plant (VPP). VPP is a way to aggregate RES sources to form a portfolio of dispatchable/non-dispatchable RES able to optimally internally redispatch resources in case of meteorological and system variations in order to provide sufficient flexibility, reliable power output and grid services. The POSYTYF project will provide TSOs, DSOs and generators with knowledge, models and tools for synthesis of VPP controls both for local (production) and grid (ancillary services) objectives. New analysis (stability assessement) and control (centralized vs decentralized concepts) methods will be particularly proposed. Solutions will be immediately implementable in the actual grid and regulatory situation. Realistic (large-scale grids and concrete RES technologies) cases will be treated and full validations – both in simulation and hardware in the loop along with the codes for regulator’s implementation will be made available. Proposals for some main problems like stability will be formulated for next generation grids of massive RES penetration and low inertia systems. The interdisciplinary and ambitious POSYTYF project brings together 10 partners from 4 EU countries. They will bring the VPP technology from TRL 3-4 to TRL 4-5 by evaluating new stability issues, proposing new control algorithms.

Keywords: optimal dispatchable,non dispatchable portfolio,robust control,centralization,decentralisation of controls,real time optimal redispatch,low inertia systems,stability definition and quantification
Ultrafast tunneling microscopy by optical field control of quantum currents (UpTEMPO)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Consolidator grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Fundamental constituents of matter
Panel description: Particle, nuclear, plasma, atomic, molecular, gas, and optical physics
Countries involved: Luxembourg
Call: ERC Consolidator Grant (ERC-2018-COG, 2018)
Start date: 2019-09-01
End date: 2024-08-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1999509.0
EU funding (EUR): 1999509.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

The project aims at imaging electronic dynamics in molecules with atomic precision and sub-femtosecond temporal resolution. This result will be achieved by establishing new experiments at the boundary of ultrafast optics and scanning probe microscopy where the electric field of single-cycle light pulses is harnessed to control currents in nanojunctions. The basic concept relies on the fact that state-of-the-art femtosecond optical wave packets exhibit only one cycle of radiation with a defined electric field maximum. These pulses need to be phase locked to a “cosine-like” electric field profile. If such radiation is focused onto a junction with a nonlinear current-voltage characteristics, a net charge flow results solely due to the bias induced by the optical field. In detail, we want to exploit the time resolution provided by this new technique and induce electron transport at the probe tip of a scanning tunneling microscope (STM). The optical control of the current over a sub-optical-cycle interval will guarantee a temporal resolution better that one femtosecond, thus improving by several orders of magnitude what can be achieved with standard electronic bias. The core of the experimental system will be an ultrabroadband and passively phase-locked Er:fiber laser that is designed to generate single-cycle optical pulses in the near/mid-infrared, i.e. off resonant to the transition energies of III-V and II-VI semiconductors and large molecules. This laser will operate at 80-MHz repetition rate for enhanced sensitivity and stability when coupled to an ultra-high-vacuum STM. The setup will allow for the direct combination of independent pulse trains to resonantly excite few-femtosecond dynamics and then probe the electron density via the optically driven tunneling. In this pump-probe scheme it will be possible to map with atomic resolution the coherent evolution of electronic wavefunctions that in molecules and nanosystems follows an impulsive photoexcitation.

Keywords: ultrafast physics,scanning tunneling microscopy,ultrafast spectroscopy
Commercial feasibility of a therapeutic approach to cancer based on ‘LEGO’ antibody recruiting glycodendrimers (THERA-LEGO)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Proof of concept grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Synthetic Chemistry and Materials
Panel description: New materials and new synthetic approaches, structure-properties relations, solid state chemistry, molecular architecture, organic chemistry
Countries involved: France
Call: Call for proposals for ERC Proof of Concept Grant (ERC-2020-PoC, 2020)
Start date: 2021-01-01
End date: 2022-06-30
Duration (months): 18.0
Total project cost (EUR): 150000.0
EU funding (EUR): 150000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Cancer remains a major cause of mortality worldwide, with projections estimating that 40% of population will be diagnosed with a form of cancer during their lifetime. Despite significant progress in treatment modalities, current therapeutic regimens are still deficient due to intolerable side effects, while stray cancer cells often escape destruction. Immunotherapy-based approaches certainly represent the most promising alternatives in this area although very limited approaches are available. In addition, major issues remain to be addressed such as the lack of efficiency and autoimmune toxicity for a large population of patients. In the ERC Consolidator grant “LEGO”, we have demonstrated that fully synthetic structures with unprecedented combinations have immunological properties against cancers. We have developed a “molecular LEGO” approach to construct Antibody Recruiting Glycodendrimers (ARGs) embedded with key structural parameters and capable of redirecting endogenous antibodies present in the human bloodstream against tumors without preliminary immunization. Among a variety ARGs, we have identified two lead compound that: 1/ recruit natural Abs with a cluster of oligosaccharides; 2/ target cancer receptors with a cluster of peptides; 3/ promote the formation of a ternary complex between natural Abs and cancer cells; 4/ promote up to 60% of cytotoxicity towards cancer cells in vitro. Within THERA-LEGO, we aim to investigate the commercial feasibility and the in vivo properties of our lead compounds (toxicity, stability, biodistribution, pharmacokinetics/dynamics, immunogenicity) in humanized mice models, to facilitate the transfer of the technology to a company and the initiation of clinical development. The work to be done in this project will advance our assets from a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of 3 to 5 and will enable us to create an exploitation strategy (relying either on commercialization through own spin-off or licensing to a pharma company).

Keywords: immunotherapy,cancer,antibody recruiting glycodendrimers,supramolecular chemistry,preclinicat studies,transfer of the technology