Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
a New paradigm fOr forecaSting injection-induced eartHquAKEs (NOSHAKE)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Proof of concept grants
Action type: ERC actions
Countries involved: Spain
Call: ERC PROOF OF CONCEPT GRANTS (ERC-2025-POC, 2025)
Start date: 2025-12-01
End date: 2027-05-31
Duration (months): 18.0
Total project cost (EUR): 150000.0
EU funding (EUR): 150000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

NOSHAKE aims at proving the effectiveness of an innovative concept to forecast and manage induced seismicity in geo-energy projects. Humans need to take urgent action to achieve a climate-neutral society. Among the necessary actions, deployment of geothermal energy projects to produce renewable energy, geologic carbon storage to decarbonize the hard-to-abate industry, and subsurface energy storage, like hydrogen storage, are estimated to reduce 20% of the current CO2 emissions, i.e., 8 Gt/yr. This reduction implies scaling up the current capacity of geo-energies in two orders of magnitude by 2050. Yet, this massive deployment of geo-energies may be hindered by felt induced earthquakes. Current concepts to manage induced seismicity have failed in some occasions, leading to felt earthquakes that have ended up in project cancellation with millionaire loses. NOSHAKE proposes a change of paradigm in the way injection-induced seismicity is forecasted and managed by incorporating the physical processes that induce seismicity and basing the analysis on site characterization. The high gain of NOSHAKE is the safe deployment of geo-energies to mitigate the climate emergency. Nevertheless, forecasting induced seismicity is a grand challenge that contains high risks. In particular, the concept may not be effective for all geo-energy applications. To address this, developments will be made to the proposed concept to enhance its effectiveness, by adding thermal effects and/or fluid injection into a porous media instead of into a fault. We will disseminate and communicate the project outcomes to stakeholders and end users. We plan to (1) patent the NOSHAKE concept and establish consultancy agreements to assess energy companies in managing induced seismicity of geo-energy projects and (2) define a commercialization roadmap with the advice of industrial collaborators and experts in knowledge transfer that eventually may end up in the creation of a spin-off.
Digital Twin-Empowered Intelligent Maintenance of Buried Infrastructure through Investigating Their Deterioration and Resilience Mechanisms (DigitalBI)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Information Science and Engineering
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024 (HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01, 2024)
Start date: 2025-09-01
End date: 2027-09-30
Duration (months): 25.0
Total project cost (EUR): 276187.92
EU funding (EUR): 276187.92
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

The Europe Union faces an enormous task in maintaining its buried infrastructure (BI), since BI constantly deteriorates due to ageing, harsh environmental conditions, and nearby construction disturbances. It is imperative that innovative maintenance techniques are implemented to detect BI deterioration and schedule repair works based on BI resilience (i.e. the ability of a structure to be recovered under repair measures after it has failed) in the most cost effective manner. Although digital twin models have been employed for the maintenance of BI and demonstrated superiority, they still face challenges in achieving useful results because BI’s deterioration and resilience mechanisms are ignored in existing digital twin models. Moreover, existing digital twin models face challenges in synchronising with their physical BI twin on a regular basis, adversely affecting their ability to automatically advise the BI operator about maintenance schedules. DigitalBI will: 1) Develop new adaptive denoising deep learning (DL) methods and image-based numerical simulation methods to unravel deterioration mechanisms; 2) Develop a new numerical coupling method and physics-encoded neural networks to decipher the resilience mechanisms; and 3) develop a large multimodal model (TunnelGPT) to integrate approaches developed for the investigation of deterioration and resilience mechanisms to form a digital twin model for optimizing maintenance measures. This will combine the researcher's experience in deep learning-based BI maintenance with the supervisors' expertise in physics-informed DL and large language models. DigitalBI will be expected to set the researcher for a career in academia in Europe, while improving the comprehension of BI's deterioration and resilience mechanisms to reduce maintenance costs and consumption of materials for the remediation of BI. DigitalBI will also enable policymakers to use TunnelGPT to obtain suggestions on maintenance measures including plan parameters.

Keywords: buried infrastructure structural deterioration resilience of buried infrastructure digital twin large multimodal model
Wireless Stent-like Soft Millirobots (STENTBOT) for Minimally Invasive Brain Vasculature Disease Treatments (STENTBOT)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Proof of concept grants
Action type: ERC actions
Countries involved: Türkiye
Call: ERC PROOF OF CONCEPT GRANTS2 (ERC-2022-POC2, 2022)
Start date: 2022-12-01
End date: 2026-04-30
Duration (months): 41.0
Total project cost (EUR): 150000.0
EU funding (EUR): 150000.0
Participants: 2
Project status: SIGNED

Diseases in the brain vasculature, such as acute ischemic stroke, aneurysm and brain tumors, are fatal and require medical devices to treat them with minimal invasion. However, current tethered devices have limited safe access into the distal or tortuous vascular routes, which prevent saving lives of some patients. Therefore, we propose a wireless stent-shaped magnetic soft millirobot, stentbot, which would have the capability of safe access to such routes. Also, the stentbot will be able to be repositioned afterwards without repeating the same procedure fully again if the disease location changes or if the initial position of the device is observed to be not optimal. Such robot concept was originated in the ERC-AdG project of the PI. After reaching its target location safely and precisely under medical imaging and external magnetic actuation guidance, the robot will deliver the tissue plasminogen activator drugs on-demand locally to treat the acute ischemic stroke. Moreover, the robot will be used to treat aneurysms minimally invasively by becoming a flow diverter to regulate flow into the aneurysm sites.
Widows in the Growing Print Industry, c. 1550-1700 (WidowsPrint)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: The Study of the Human Past
Panel description: Archaeology and history
Countries involved: Germany
Call: ERC STARTING GRANTS (ERC-2023-STG, 2023)
Start date: 2024-03-01
End date: 2029-02-28
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1470355.0
EU funding (EUR): 1470355.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

The advent of the printing press spurred crucial intellectual, economic and social developments in early modern Europe. Widows of master printers could also have played a key role in this, especially in the Holy Roman Empire, as it was then home to one of the fastest-growing print industries with a conspicuously high number of women printers. Yet the exact nature of the industry’s growth, and women’s contribution to it, is extremely difficult to reconstruct as a key variable - the print runs of editions - has remained elusive. WidowsPrint will break significantly new ground by addressing this deficiency. Based on a large array of different archival sources, the project will record systematically all known print runs to create a diverse and representative dataset for early modern Germany. Thus, we can establish which factors determined the size of an edition, survey the total output of individual print shops and highlight gender aspects of book production. In a second step, the project will show how widows pursued economic advantages from powerful institutions (such as universities) and it will analyse how widows' economic agency changed in the 16th and 17th century as book production progressively moved from single workshops to larger family enterprises. Finally, WidowsPrint will use image recognition software to trace the exchange of printing material. This will reveal to what extent widows collaborated with other producers, allowing the professional networks of women printers, hitherto hidden from view, to be reconstructed. WidowsPrint will radically reappraise the role of widows in the German print industry and analyse how economic developments influenced their rights and their agency. Concurrently, the project will provide a model to estimate the actual size of the output of early modern print shops. This will lead to a substantial change in our understanding of the availability of these important commodities when major transformations were taking place in Europe.

Keywords: print growth women book production
ENABLING AND LEVERAGING CLIMATE ACTION TOWARDS NET-ZERO EMISSIONS (ELEVATE)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Climate, Energy and Mobility
Theme: Climate
Destination: Climate sciences and responses for the transformation towards climate neutrality
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Netherlands,Germany,Brazil,Greece,Italy,Poland,China,Algeria,Japan,United States,Saudi Arabia,United Kingdom,Denmark,India,Austria
Call: Enhanced integrated assessment in pursuit of global climate goals (HORIZON-CL5-2021-D1-01, 2021)
Start date: 2022-09-01
End date: 2026-08-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4723324.38
EU funding (EUR): 4723324.25
Participants: 20
Project status: SIGNED

To implement the Paris Agreement's goals, greenhouse gas emissions need to be reduced to net-zero around 2050. However, current policies are still insufficient to reach this target and net-zero promises by countries are generally lacking concrete roadmaps how to reach them. ELEVATE aims to create a robust scientific understanding required to strengthen NDCs and current climate policies towards reaching net-zero emissions. For this, ELEVATE brings together a unique multidisciplinary consortium of leading international and national modelling teams, climate policy experts and social scientists. The consortium aims to interact directly with policymakers to define information gaps and attractive policies, thus enhancing usability of the knowledge base and stimulating mutual learning. Based on this, the consortium will systematically assess NDCs and policies at the global and national levels to identify current progress and good practice policies. Subsequently, ELEVATE will look into a range of critical enabling factors related to sectoral action, international climate policy and the relationship with justice and sustainable development that can be leveraged to strengthen action. This allows a new generation of global and national mitigation scenarios, exploring the possibility of strengthening climate policies in countries worldwide and support net-zero goals. We assess the impact of different ways to formulate net-zero goals and the impact of climate uncertainty. Outcomes include detailed pathways and milestones on how policies can be strengthened to achieving net-zero goals. ELEVATE goes significantly beyond the state-of-the-art by 1) the inclusion of social sciences in all aspects of the analysis providing significantly improved insights into issues related to implementation and feasibility, 2) the detailed focus on sectoral action, 3) the stakeholder interaction and 4) the direct collaboration between the global and national teams on net-zero emission scenarios.

Keywords: net zero,paris agreement,mitigation,emission scenarios,policy support,climate policy,integrated assessment
Challenging the Standard Model with suppressed b to d l+l- decays (CLIMB)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Fundamental Constituents of Matter
Panel description: Particle, nuclear, plasma, atomic, molecular, gas, and optical physics
Countries involved: Spain
Call: ERC STARTING GRANTS (ERC-2022-STG, 2022)
Start date: 2023-04-01
End date: 2028-03-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1622273.0
EU funding (EUR): 1622273.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

The Standard Model (SM) of particle physics is one of the most complete theories in science with a hugely successful predicting power. However, it is unable to explain critical observed phenomena, such as the dominance of matter over antimatter in the universe, and thus needs to be extended. Rare decays of b quarks to an s quark and two leptons (b to sll) are very sensitive to the existence of New Physics (NP). Recent measurements of their properties show intriguing deviations with respect to SM predictions that could be the first clear hint of NP in decades. In this project, I will explore the related and even more suppressed b-quark decays to a d quark and two leptons (b to dll), which are so far poorly known and will shed light on the type on NP that could explain the observed discrepancies. For this purpose, my team will develop innovative analysis tools and exploit the uniquely large sample of b hadrons from the LHCb experiment. The CLIMB project will address two specific questions: are the deviations observed in b to sll decays also present in b to dll transitions? Are there new sources of matter-antimatter asymmetry beyond the SM in b to dll processes? The first will be addressed by measuring differential decay probabilities and lepton universality ratios in b to dll decays for the first time. In the SM, these transitions are related by the quark-mixing matrix, the hierarchy of which is not fully understood. NP models aim to provide an explanation for the structure observed in nature. Knowing the properties of b to dll decays precisely is a critical input in this endeavour. The second question will be answered by measuring matter-antimatter asymmetries in b to dll decays with unprecedented precision, providing very strong constraints to NP models predicting an enhanced quantity. The main challenge of this programme lies in the study of very suppressed decays. Innovative reconstruction and selection techniques will be developed to access them.

Keywords: flavour physics,b hadron physics,electro weak interaction,lepton universality,reconstruction and trigger techniques
Language evolution and change in a small-scale multilingual desert community (DesertFlux)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Social Sciences and Humanities
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024 (HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01, 2024)
Start date: 2026-01-01
End date: 2027-12-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 260347.92
EU funding (EUR): 260347.92
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

When languages come into contact, they can undergo periods of rapid and profound change. However, our scientific understanding of how this unfolds is heavily skewed towards a non-representative modern context: global languages (like English) rapidly supplanting or restructuring minority languages. For much of human history however, language change was likely characterized by frequent language contact between generally related languages spoken in small-scale, multilingual communities. It remains unclear whether language change in these largely undocumented contexts mirrors or differs from the better documented, but less representative, cases involving global languages. Critically, our opportunities to document how languages change in such contexts are disappearing due to the damaging effects of colonization and globalization upon the relevant communities. DesertFlux responds to this urgency by capitalizing on the recent uncovering of audio records spanning 40 years of language change among varieties of the Kukatja language, spoken in a multilingual contact situation in the Western Desert region of Australia. In collaboration with the Kukatja community, DesertFlux will examine the evolution of the Kukatja language in this critical sociolinguistic context by targeting a core domain of language structure—argument-encoding bound pronouns—a domain in which we would expect to see a pattern of simplification but one in which preliminary study has revealed variation and even complexification. DesertFlux will innovatively apply sociovariationist techniques, hitherto used on varieties of major languages, to reveal who was changing their speech and when. The results of DesertFlux will not only fill a gap in our understanding of how language change unfolds in a context more representative of human history but will also provide the Kukatja community with the first record of their changing language along with targeted material for supporting ongoing language maintenance efforts.

Keywords: language change,language contact,variationist linguistics,australian aboriginal languages,
Accurate Reliable Portable and Rapid Methods And Technologies for DetectIon of GHB Substances and Prevention Against Different Forms of VioLence and AssauLt SuppOrted by These Drugs (ARMADILLO)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Civil Security for Society
Theme: Civil Security for Society
Destination: Fighting Crime and Terrorism
Action type: Innovation actions
Countries involved: Greece,Luxembourg,Germany,Netherlands,Romania,Finland,Spain,Moldova, Republic of,United Kingdom,Slovenia,Poland
Call: A harmonized European forensics approach on drugs analysis (HORIZON-CL3-2023-FCT-01, 2023)
Start date: 2024-10-01
End date: 2027-09-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4922875.0
EU funding (EUR): 4105150.0
Participants: 17
Project status: SIGNED

ARMADILLO aims to equip Law Enforcement Authorities (LEAs) and more particularly, Police Authorities and Forensic Institutes, with a holistic, ground-breaking, easy-to-use, portable toolset that rapidly detects GHB concentrations in urine, saliva and beverages. To realize this, the project will focus on the design and development of in-situ GHB detection systems, integrating advanced optical spectroscopy and electrochemical techniques for precise GHB identification in the different matrices. Both optical and electrochemical detection techniques will be integrated to portable readers capable of quantitative GHB on-site determination. The optical spectroscopy techniques will explore surface-enhanced signal-based approaches (Raman and fluorescence) alongside paper strip methods, while electrochemical detection will combine a specialized fluidics module and NAD/NADH electrodes. In parallel, GHB-specific antibodies will be developed aiming to further enhance its detection selectivity and accuracy. The project will prioritize the enhanced collection and sharing of forensic evidence, emphasizing on forensics' data management and ensuring interoperability and harmonization across systems. By integrating data fusion mechanisms, it will provide reliable, safe, and court-proof forensic evidence, while also leveraging the potential of AI for refined Raman analysis. Concurrently, it will undertake a comprehensive risk assessment to bolster prevention strategies against drug-facilitated violence and assault, all while standardizing user interfaces and employing advanced visualization and reporting techniques. In order to avoid clinical trials and comply with the ethical considerations including the privacy and safety of any involved human subject, ARMADILLO will assess the accuracy, sensitivity and specificity of its sensing technologies using synthetic samples that simulate a wide range of GHB concentrations in urine and saliva samples.

Keywords: ghb,drug facilitated sexual assaults
Unlocking the scientific excellence and innovation capacity of the University of Aveiro in supramolecular multicomponent biomaterials for enabling advanced biomaterials for healthcare (SUPRALIFE)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area
Programme: Widening participation and spreading excellence
Theme: Improved access to Excellence
Destination: Improved access to Excellence
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Portugal,Netherlands,France
Call: Twinning (HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ACCESS-03, 2021)
Start date: 2023-01-01
End date: 2025-12-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1499887.5
EU funding (EUR): 1499887.5
Participants: 5
Project status: SIGNED

SUPRALIFE addresses current hurdles of UAVR in the supramolecular biomaterials’ chemistry field regarding its scientific know-how and partnerships with world-leading institutions. UAVR seeks to improve the multifunctionality of biopolymers, often with limited bioactivity, stimuli-responsiveness and mechanical properties, and increase their performance in biomedical applications. Biopolymers integration with self-assembling motifs would enable the development of innovative supramolecular architectures with bioinstructive and adaptive behaviour for enhanced cellular response, drug delivery and diagnosis. SUPRALIFE aims to surpass UAVR’s limited knowledge and expertise on non-covalent synthesis by launching an international scientific and training network to accelerate the pace on developing complex and innovative supramolecular multifunctional biomaterials to interface with living systems. The consortium encompasses UAVR and two internationally-leading institutions, TU/e and UBx, that will critically enhance UAVR’s scientific excellence, innovation capacity, and reputation in supramolecular chemistry and translational self-assembling biomaterials. UAVR’s capability to train highly-qualified researchers and staff will significantly increase, giving rise to a next-generation of specialised professionals with scientific and translational competences. SUPRALIFE proposes the organisation of joint events, networking activities, short-term on-site trainings and staff exchanges, expert visits, and an exploratory research project for stepping up and stimulating UAVR scientific excellence and innovation capacity. Outputs include increasing the track-record and quality level of publications, IP, innovative biomedical products and regional-to-national economic development. SUPRALIFE will empower the establishment of a ground-breaking and long-lasting collaborative consortium for steadily and sustainably pursuing new joint research projects and innovative research lines at UAVR.

Keywords: precision chemistry natural origin polymers self assembly adaptive materials multifunctional advanced biomedical devices smart systems biomimetic complex supramolecular architectures