Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Cognitive Innovation (COGNOVO)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Initial Training Networks
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2013-ITN, 2013)
Start date: 2013-10-01
End date: 2017-09-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4077315.0
EU funding (EUR): 4077315.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

We aim to establish a multi-national doctoral training network in Cognitive Innovation, both as a new field of scientific investigation and a strategy for research and innovation. Cognitive Innovation adopts a transdisciplinary approach that promotes creative thinking in parallel with rigorous scientific training. In developing an educational program that stimulates creativity and finds new ways to link research with social and technological innovation, CogNovo will address important challenges identified in the EU Innovation Union initiative and produce a cohort of researchers well-equipped to contribute to the European Research Area. To demonstrate its commitment to this proposal and further enhance the impact of the CogNovo network, Plymouth University will fund an additional 12 PhD students to complement the group of EU–funded Early Career Researchers. Research within the network will be built upon an extensive multi-disciplinary base, ranging from the neuroscience of creativity, through computational modelling of cognitive processes, to investigations of group creativity, social innovation and decision making. Research training will be structured around a wide-ranging series of workshops that enrich the research experience of students beyond the confines of their specialized research topics. CogNovo students will gain advanced expertise in core disciplines and complementary skills to help them forge successful careers in academia, industry and the public sector. Students will actively shape their professional and personal development through individualized skill plans, and negotiated supervisory teams. The international network of academic and private sector partners, that forms the intellectual core of CogNovo, combines a range of expertise and resources not previously connected. Through the creation of this innovative research training program, CogNovo will produce a group of highly creative researchers who will become productive and insightful innovators.
COordination and iMplementation of a pan-European instrumenT for radioecology (COMET)

Framework: FP7 — Euratom
Programme: Nuclear fission and radiation protection
Theme: Radiation protection
Destination: Radiation Protection
Action type: Combination of CP & CSA
Countries involved: Belgium,Finland,Norway,France,United Kingdom,Spain,Sweden,Germany,Poland,Ukraine,Japan,Spain,United States,Switzerland,Spain,Denmark,Australia
Call:  (FP7-Fission-2013, 2013)
Start date: 2013-06-01
End date: 2017-05-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 5531415.56
EU funding (EUR): 3410999.56
Participants: 20
Project status: CLOSED

COMET will strengthen the pan-European research initiative on the impact of radiation on man and the environment by facilitating the integration of radioecological research. COMET will build upon the foundations laid by the European Radioecology Alliance (ALLIANCE) and the on-going FP7 STAR Network of Excellence in radioecology. By collaborating with the European platforms on nuclear and radiological emergency response (NERIS) and low dose risk research (MELODI), COMET will significantly aid preparation for the implementation of the Horizon 2020 umbrella structure for Radiation Protection. In close association with STAR and the ALLIANCE, COMET will take forward the development of a Strategic Research Agenda as the basis for developing innovative mechanisms for joint programming and implementation (JPI) of radioecological research. To facilitate and foster future integration under a common federating structure, research activities developed within COMET will be targeted at radioecological research needs that will help achieve priorities of the NERIS and MELODI platforms. These research activities will be initiated in collaboration with researchers from countries where major nuclear accidents have occurred. Flexible funds, unallocated to specific tasks at project initiation, have been included within the COMET budget to facilitate RTD activities identified through the JPI mechanisms developed that are of joint interest to the ALLIANCE, NERIS and MELODI. It will also strengthen the bridge with the non-radiation community. Furthermore, COMET will develop strong mechanisms for knowledge exchange, dissemination and training to enhance and maintain European capacity, competence and skills in radioecology. The COMET consortium has 13 partners, expanding from the organisations within the FP7 STAR project. In particular, COMET partners from countries which have experienced major nuclear accidents (i.e. Ukraine and Japan) and/or who hold Observatory sites.

Keywords: pan-european platform,mechanisms for joint programming and implementation,radioecology,post-accident management,low dose risk research,observatories,accident sites
Thermal Overall Integrated Conception of Aircraft (TOICA)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Transport (including Aeronautics)
Destination: Aeronautics and air transport
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: France,Germany,United Kingdom,Italy,France,France,Belgium,Sweden,United Kingdom,France,Germany,France,Sweden,Germany,France,Belgium,Netherlands,United Kingdom,United Kingdom,Canada
Call:  (FP7-AAT-2013-RTD-1, 2013)
Start date: 2013-09-01
End date: 2016-09-30
Duration (months): 37.0
Total project cost (EUR): 26483333.05
EU funding (EUR): 15166972.0
Participants: 34
Project status: CLOSED

Thermal behaviour of aircraft has recently become a crucial subject due to many factors: increasing number of complex systems required by modern, more electric, commercial aircraft, the introduction of hotter engines with higher by-pass ratios, the increased use of composite material in aircraft structures, or the confinement of highly dissipative equipment and systems in smaller areas to earn space for passengers and cargo. New advanced techniques to manage the aircraft thermal behaviour at the very early stages of development are essential to take the right configuration decisions while meeting market demands. To work efficiently and on emerging innovative solutions, it is essential to perform thermal management at the global aircraft level. Today, thermal studies are performed for sizing and risk analyses. The TOICA project intends to radically change the way thermal studies are performed within aircraft design processes. It will create and manage a thermal aircraft architecture which today does not exist. This will be shared in the extended enterprise with design partners through a collaborative environment supporting new advanced capabilities developed by the project, namely the architect cockpit, which will allow the architects and experts to monitor the thermal assessment of an aircraft and to perform trade-off studies. Super integration will support a holistic view of the aircraft and allow traditional design views and the related simulation cascade to be challenged. Six use cases illustrating new thermal strategies will demonstrate the benefits of the TOICA approach on realistic aircraft configurations. Plateaus will be organised with architects for the definition, selection and evaluation of thermally optimised aircraft configurations. These plateaus will drumbeat the project. In parallel, technology readiness evaluations will assess the maturity of the developed technologies and support the deployment and exploitation of the TOICA results.

Keywords: behavioural digital aircraft,multi-level analysis,multi-disciplinary design,global thermal aircraft assessment,architect cockpit,modeling,simulation,optimisation,integration,virtual product
Open Project for the European Radiation Research Area (OPERRA)

Framework: FP7 — Euratom
Programme: Nuclear fission and radiation protection
Theme: Radiation protection
Destination: Radiation Protection
Action type: Combination of CP & CSA
Countries involved: France,Belgium,Germany,Finland,Czechia,Hungary,France,Italy,Germany,Italy,Sweden,Belgium,Romania,Germany,Germany,Poland,Greece,Netherlands,Norway,Serbia,Spain,Spain,Spain,Netherlands,United Kingdom,United Kingdom,Spain,Portugal,Luxembourg
Call:  (FP7-Fission-2013, 2013)
Start date: 2013-06-01
End date: 2017-05-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 12139793.0
EU funding (EUR): 8000000.0
Participants: 67
Project status: CLOSED

Within the OPERRA project, it is proposed that the MELODI Association, as a well-advanced network, takes the lead in establishing the necessary structures able to manage the long-term European research programmes in radiation protection, also taking advantage of the valuable experience gathered through the DoReMi network of excellence. Whilst in fields adjacent to low-dose risk research (radioecology, nuclear emergency management) scientific issues would continue to be hosted by the sister associations, Alliance and NERIS, these associations are encouraged to join MELODI to establish an umbrella structure as equal partners. OPERRA will exploit the synergies of EURATOM and other EC programmes considering the most relevant joint program areas and mechanisms for funding joint activities. The project will also strengthen the links with national funding programs as well as the European education and training structures. Also, it will take steps towards a greater involvement of those new Member States who could benefit from increased participation in the radiation research programmes. Finally, OPERRA will take steps to further integrate the joint use of infrastructures in European countries, and to develop and facilitate an easier access to research infrastructures. The final objective of this project is to build up an umbrella coordination structure that has the capacity in a legal and logistical sense to administer future calls for research in radiation protection as a whole (including low-dose risk, radioecology, nuclear emergency management, and also research activities related to the medical uses of ionizing radiation) on behalf of the European Commission. OPERRA will prepare the organisation for a first competitive call by the end of 2013 for projects in low-dose risk research and a second competitive call in 2014 for broader projects in radiation protection research, subject to the approval of EC services, with the support of "Go-between" administrator operator and an external advisory entity.

Keywords: low-dose risk - radiation protection - research integration - european umbrella structure - melodi
Radiant heating wall-to-wall carpet for energy efficiency space heating of existing non-residential buildings (RADCARPET)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research for the benefit of SMEs
Destination: Research for SMEs
Action type: Research for the benefit of specific groups
Countries involved: France,Spain,Germany,Germany,Switzerland,Italy
Call:  (FP7-SME-2013, 2013)
Start date: 2013-10-01
End date: 2015-09-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1488991.8
EU funding (EUR): 1118950.49
Participants: 7
Project status: CLOSED

Energy efficiency is using less energy while maintaining an equivalent service. EU set a target for 2020 of saving 20% of primary energy consumption. Nearly 40% of the energy is consumed by buildings. Large efforts are being invested in future low energy buildings, but the reality is that existing buildings represent 99% of the stock. The EPBD recast sets minimum requirements for existing buildings: Member States must set targets for the transformation of existing buildings into near zero energy buildings by 2014 (consuming 40-60 kWh/m2). Thus the current average energy consumption (150 -300 kWh/m2) will need to be reduced by <75%. Few innovative technical systems in the market are directed and optimised for the efficient use of energy in existing buildings. Therefore RADCARPET will be a radiant heating wall-to-wall carpet covering the floor surface of non-residential buildings (offices, hotels and educational buildings) that will work as a space heating system. The radiant heat from the RADCARPETED floor is naturally energy-efficient and will save up to 75% of thermal energy (in comparison to radiators and HVAC) an still produce an improve thermal comfort. RADCARPET will be tuft carpet including a thermal conductive tuft made of novel fibers, intermediate non-woven electro-thermal heating fabric made of novel conductive textile fibres, an insulating secondary backing, and a SMART control system. Being a carpet, it will be a non-intrusive, simple and inexpensive solution for building renovation to reduce energy consumption, thus overcoming the obstacles for existing building refurbishment (expensive, lengthy works, inconvenient). The economic impact of RADCARPET in 11 EU countries is 107€ million in 5years post project. Our consortium is composed of R-STAT (French conductive fiber producer, coordinator), MAXI (German non-woven manufacturer), TISCA (Swiss tuft carpet manufacturer) and CASACLIMA (Italian end user agency certification of building energy efficiency).

Keywords: conductive polymer,thermal conductive polyamide,heating textile fabric,non-woven,electrical textile,smart control,thermal simulation,electro-thermal textile,coating,lamination
Continuous monitoring of the structural condition of the tower and supporting structure of floating and static offshore wind turbines (TOWERPOWER)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research for the benefit of SMEs
Destination: Research for SME associations
Action type: Research for the benefit of specific groups
Countries involved: France,Italy,United Kingdom,Cyprus,France,Denmark,Spain,United Kingdom,Norway,Greece
Call:  (FP7-SME-2013, 2013)
Start date: 2014-03-01
End date: 2017-10-31
Duration (months): 44.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2065478.04
EU funding (EUR): 1469000.0
Participants: 16
Project status: CLOSED

There is a growing interest in monitoring techniques and systems which can provide information about the condition of a wind turbine support structure, owing to a number of operational factors which have become apparent as increased numbers of turbine installations are experiencing longer periods of time in service. These include: • Instances of fatigue cracking in the support towers • Flange bolts at the ends of the tower sections becoming loose • Higher than expected levels of vibration, which could cause either of the above mechanisms • Degradation of the grouted joint between the pile and transition piece in offshore installations. Wind farm operators are becoming increasingly concerned at the inability to predict remaining life of the installations, as this a rapidly expanding sector and there is little information about likely rates of structural degradation and failure modes. In addition, experience from operation of older wind farms is of limited value, because the specification of these installations is evolving rapidly, with the capacity (and therefore size and weight) of the generator becoming larger and the consequent dimensions of the tower increasing. The effect is that it is very difficult to extrapolate experience with existing structures to the likely behaviour of new ones. On these installations there are very large surface areas/volumes of material to be examined and degradation may occur almost anywhere, so that the inspection task is not trivial. Furthermore, there is no established structural monitoring industry dedicated to the wind sector. The aim of this project is the development of suitable and reliable techniques for monitoring of wind turbine tower structures and joint that could suffer from grout damage and slippage. This project will also develop a best practice and standardisation of the methods involved and that a programme of information and training for inspection personnel is produced and implemented.

Keywords: ndt monitoring,guided waves,acoustic emissions,grout joint,fatigue cracking
Uncertainty Management for Robust Industrial Design in Aeronautics (UMRIDA)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Transport (including Aeronautics)
Destination: Aeronautics and air transport
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Belgium,France,Belgium,Italy,Switzerland,France,France,Germany,France,Italy,Spain,France,Netherlands,Poland,Sweden,United States,Germany,Russian Federation
Call:  (FP7-AAT-2013-RTD-1, 2013)
Start date: 2013-10-01
End date: 2016-09-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 5730351.13
EU funding (EUR): 3899892.0
Participants: 22
Project status: CLOSED

Virtual prototyping (VP) is a key technology for environmental friendly and cost effective design in the aircraft industry. However, the underlying analysis and simulation tools (for loads, stresses, emissions, noise), are currently applied with a unique set of input data and model variables, although realistic operating conditions are a superposition of numerous uncertainties under which the industrial products operate (uncertainties on operational conditions, on geometries resulting from manufacturing tolerances, numerical error sources and uncertain physical model parameters). Major new developments in this new scientific area of Uncertainty Management and Quantification (UM and UQ) and Robust Design methods (RDM) are needed to bridge the gap towards industrial readiness, as the treatment of uncertainties enables a rigorous management of performance engagements and associated risks. This is the main objective of the UMRIDA project, which has the following action lines: • Address major challenges in UQ and RDM to develop and apply new methods able to handle large numbers of simultaneous uncertainties, generalized geometrical uncertainties in design and analysis within a turn-around time acceptable for industrial readiness in VP systems. • To respond to the validation requirements of UQ and RDM, a new generation of database, formed by industrial challenges (provided by the industrial partners), and more basic test cases, with prescribed uncertainties, is proposed. • The methods developed will be assessed quantitatively towards the industrial objectives on this database, during the project and at two open workshops. The gained experience will be assembled in a Best Practice Guide on UQ and RDM. It is anticipated that the UMRIDA project will have a major impact on most of the EU objectives for air transport, by enabling design methods to take into account uncertainty based risk analysis.

Keywords: risk analysis,virtual prototyping,aerodynamic loads
AUTOmatic Code Generation from models For MOBILE Applications (AUTOMOBILE)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research for the benefit of SMEs
Destination: Research for SMEs
Action type: Research for the benefit of specific groups
Countries involved: France,Italy,United Kingdom,Romania
Call:  (FP7-SME-2013, 2013)
Start date: 2013-10-01
End date: 2015-09-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1290342.6
EU funding (EUR): 995000.0
Participants: 5
Project status: CLOSED

The release of the iPhone on June 29, 2007 marked the advent of the mobile-dominated post-PC era in IT, which accelerated in 2010 after the introduction of the iPad. In the next few years, this mobile-centric model will further increase, with smartphones and tablets expecting to triple from 2012 to 2015. Users will see a new era of increasingly context-aware, multichannel user experiences and software development organizations will have new business opportunities through direct sales in app stores and delivery of B2E and B2B solutions. But the mobile revolution also brings perils, because a more complex client environment is necessary, spanning mobile devices (e.g. smartphones and tablets) through the desktop and based on a client/cloud model. Enterprises will need to address consumers, citizens, and employees through multiple channels with innovative device capabilities and interactive experiences that will change their core products and services. The AUTOMOBILE project aims at designing and bringing to the market innovative methodologies, software tools, and vertical applications for the cost-effective implementation of cross-platform, multi-device mobile applications, i.e. business applications that can be accessed by users on a variety of devices and operating systems, including PC, cellular / smart phones and tablets. Cross-platform and multi-device design, implementation and deployment is a barrier for today’s IT solution providers, especially SME providers, due to the high cost and technical complexity of targeting development to a wide spectrum of devices, which differ in format, interaction paradigm, and software architecture. AUTOMOBILE will exploit the modern paradigm of Model-Driven Engineering and code generation to dramatically simplify multi-device development, reducing substantially cost and development times, so as to increase the profit of SME solution providers and at the same time reduce the price and total cost of ownership for end-customers.

Keywords: mobile applications,model-driven software development,sme software developers,smartphone applications,tablet applications
New Fast and Reliable Technology for Soil Inspection in Contaminated Sites with Machinery Condition Monitoring (SOIMON)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research for the benefit of SMEs
Destination: Research for SMEs
Action type: Research for the benefit of specific groups
Countries involved: Greece,Denmark,United Kingdom,Croatia,Netherlands,Tunisia
Call:  (FP7-SME-2013, 2013)
Start date: 2013-09-01
End date: 2015-08-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1454051.59
EU funding (EUR): 1122000.0
Participants: 7
Project status: CLOSED

The overall aim of the SOIMON project is to develop a more advanced in-situ investigation method for identifying and characterising pollution in contaminated soil. This will be achieved by integrating sophisticated sensors (e.g. micro-chips, electrochemical sensors, spectrometry, and optical sensors) into a solid probe intended to drive down through the soil matrix to perform continuous or semi-continuous measurements. The sensor measurements provide improved and more precise data input through the chemometric analysis as basis for better decision making. Furthermore, the investigation method will be easier and quicker to use, and hence also less costly than current SOA investigation methods. The reason for this is the operation time that will be significantly reduced. In fact the drilling machine will operate at the speed of 0.5m/s and the different sensors will be adapted to offer the required sensitivity and reactivity at such high drilling speed. Tool wear presented high level of challenge in this area which affects the operation time and the efficiency of the investigation, and failure monitoring has raised quite a lot of interest amongst researchers and has consequently been studied in a number of research projects by research organisations. The reason for this interest is that drilling tool condition monitoring is considered important as it can affect the efficiency of the soil sensing process during drilling. The SOIMON project will develop an in-situ soil sensing system that is deployed in a sonic drill machine. The complete system/ bore pipes are going to be equipped with condition monitoring sensors in order to enhance the time, cost and reliability of the soil monitoring process.

Keywords: vibration control,volatile organic compounds,surface acoustic wave sensor,acoustic emission