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Heritage energy Living Lab onsite (HeLLo)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Individual Fellowships (IF)-Standard European Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Information Science and Engineering
Countries involved: Italy
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2017, 2017)
Start date: 2018-10-01
End date: 2020-09-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 168277.2
EU funding (EUR): 168277.2
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The energy refurbishment of heritage, field of the HeLLo proposal, is a priority of the EU policies to reduce fuel consumption. Historic buildings constitute a great amount of the EU existing stock, whose richness, coupled with a social and cultural value, especially in the Italian context, justifies the fellowship location. However, the lack of specific tools for the intervention on this kind of buildings and the scarcity of data about their energy state-of-the-art, make them mostly excluded from core strategic plans of the Member States, losing a great chance towards a net zero-energy future. OBJECTIVE OF THE PROPOSAL HeLLo aims at spreading awareness about the most common energy retrofit solutions and increase knowledge of their application in historic buildings, hoping to contribute in the EU refurbishments strategies issues related to the historic heritage. There are two specific objectives: to check the compatibility of technologies already certified and applied to new buildings on historic constructions and, to create a structured dissemination programme that opens the doors of laboratory life to the outside of the academic boundaries. HOW THE OBJECTIVE WILL BE ACHIEVED Results will be achieved through a twofold strategy:1) the creation of a true experimental laboratory in which to test such technologies and quantifying their real performance; 2) a project of ‘dissemination laboratories’ that offers an ‘experimental experience’ that makes known the world of investigation by the practice of the living lab. RELEVANCE TO THE WORK PROGRAMME The achievements of the research are directed to overcome the criticalities related to energy retrofit of historic buildings towards a deep enhancement of EU heritage performance, and to ensure that the EU reaches the objectives stated in the H2020 work programme. HeLLo is an important step in my career to fulfil the ambition to become an independent technology and energy expert and getting a tenure track position within EU.

Keywords: historic buildings,energy refurbishment,experimental test,off site simulation,dissemination strategy,technological solutions,building materials,on site training,living lab
Climate-resilient pathways for the development of concrete infrastructure: adaptation, mitigation and sustainability (ClimatCon)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Individual Fellowships (IF)-Standard European Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Information Science and Engineering
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF-EF) (H2020-MSCA-IF-2014, 2014)
Start date: 2015-08-03
End date: 2017-08-02
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 195454.8
EU funding (EUR): 195454.8
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Climate change is one of the key challenges facing the human race in the 21st century. To respond to this challenge new approaches to sustainable development combining mitigation and adaptation, which are referred to as climate-resilient pathways, are needed. The development of such approaches is one of the high priority areas of modern day research that will be addressed in the proposed action in the context of concrete infrastructure. The action aims to develop a comprehensive method based on an integration of the Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life-Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) techniques for the evaluation of the whole life performance of reinforced concrete (RC) structures subjected to carbonation in conditions of climate change. To achieve this both experimental studies and numerical modelling are planned to be carried out. The method will take into account both adaptation and mitigation measures and due to numerous uncertainties involved in such analysis be based on a probabilistic approach. It will be applied to several case studies (i.e., typical RC members located in different climatic conditions) to examine the sustainability performance of different concrete types (traditional and ‘green’ with blended cements) and repair techniques. The method and other results obtained in the action will provide strong support for decision making regarding the sustainable development of concrete infrastructure.

Keywords: concrete infrastructure,sustainability,climate change,carbonation,adaptation,mitigation,co2 uptake,life cycle assessment,life cycle cost analysis,uncertainty,probabilistic approach
A better understanding of thermal Alliesthesia and thermal Adaptation for correctly predicting dynamic thermal comfort (comfortA)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Individual Fellowships (IF)-Global Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Information Science and Engineering
Countries involved: Australia,France
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2019, 2019)
Start date: 2021-03-01
End date: 2023-08-31
Duration (months): 30.0
Total project cost (EUR): 220958.88
EU funding (EUR): 220958.88
Participants: 2
Project status: SIGNED

Much of the effort in thermal comfort research has been given to understand which environmental and personal steady-state conditions lead to thermal comfort. This focus on static and isothermal states has been translated in the prescription of fixed set-point temperatures in buildings. Now, a paradigm shift in the way energy is generated and used calls for a complete rethink of the way buildings are designed and operated. In contrast to a fixed set-point driven design, the implementation of set-point modulations in buildings allows to shift and/or shave heating and cooling peak loads and contributes to boost buildings’ flexibility. However, a scarce knowledge of the effect of dynamic indoor conditions on occupants’ thermal comfort still prevents the design and adoption of comfortable temperature fluctuations. While big advancements have been made in modelling the physics of the heat and mass transfer into and out of the human body (i.e. the passive system of multi-segmental dynamic models of human thermoregulation), still very little is known on how the brain processes and integrates sensory inputs to create thermal perceptions, particularly during dynamic indoor conditions. The proposed research project aims to address this knowledge deficit by shedding new light on the psycho-physiological mechanisms driving the dynamic thermal perception, with a particular focus on the phenomena of thermal alliesthesia and thermal adaptation, and by creating a more accurate predictive thermal comfort model, which is able to better account for these two phenomena. This project will provide the research community with a new robust set of empirical data, novel knowledge and a novel physiological-based dynamic thermal comfort model, which has the potential to revolutionize the way professionals and researchers design and operate indoor comfort systems: not just aiming for thermal neutrality but striving for thermal delight.

Keywords: thermal comfort,dynamic indoor conditions,flexible buildings,thermal alliesthesia,thermal adaptation
Automated Integrated Monitoring System (AIMS)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research and the bioeconomy
Theme: Cross-cutting marine and maritime research
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: France
Call: Supporting SMEs efforts for the development - deployment and market replication of innovative solutions for blue growth (H2020-SMEINST-1-2016-2017, 2017)
Start date: 2017-05-01
End date: 2017-10-31
Duration (months): 6.0
Total project cost (EUR): 71429.0
EU funding (EUR): 50000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The monitoring of oceans and seas provides the required knowledge for understanding the functioning and assessing the state of the marine environment. As a matter of fact, it is a fundamental and necessary step to undertake in order to obtain sustainable growth and healthy marine waters. The overall objective of the project is developing a totally integrated underwater marine data system applied to the Environmental Monitoring market. AIMS is composed by a network of data collection tools (acoustic buoys, imagery systems, etc.), a Big Data platform for data storage and analysis, and flexible Graphic User Interfaces (GUI) for providing environmental information to users. It is a turnkey, a one-stop- shop solution associated to a complete range of services (consulting, training, assistance), thus covering the whole value chain. The strategy of AIMS allows solving main problems existing in the field of the environmental monitoring sector, namely: the segmentation of the market, the non-disclosure of scientific methods (black-box tools); inadequate IT resources available for dealing with growing volumes of data. This Phase I proposal mainly aims at accurately understanding the needs of real and potential clients, the degree of acceptance of various innovations introduced, understanding the gaps between rules and the capacity of clients to meet them, as well as the general market size. All in all, the solution applies to activities at a mature stage - like offshore oil and gas industry, at a growing stage, like offshore wind energy- and at a pre-development stage - like ocean renewable energy (tidal stream, OTEC-ocean thermal energy). These markets, together with relevant actors will be investigated further thanks to the feasibility study. The strategy of the company is therefore to move from historical activity towards markets with more potential overtime. SINAY therefore targets a turnover of ca. 6.8 m€, with a profit of 1.7 m€, in 2020.

Keywords: blue growth,monitoring of oceans and seas,environmental monitoring,big data,noise pollution,sustainable growth,healthy marine waters
Development and Commercialisation of a complete compostable film packaging system (Nature Fresh)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Action type: Innovation actions
Countries involved: Spain,Spain,Germany,Italy
Call: Fast Track to Innovation (FTI) (H2020-EIC-FTI-2018-2020, 2019)
Start date: 2019-07-01
End date: 2021-12-31
Duration (months): 30.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3679511.25
EU funding (EUR): 2645399.63
Participants: 4
Project status: CLOSED

In the light of the recently published ‘A European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy’ document, all stakeholders involved in the life cycle of plastic packaging are striving towards achieving a solution which could curb plastic pollution and its adverse impact on our lives and the environment. Consumers and retailers demand a packaging film which can be 100% recycled or can be completely biologically decomposed. Compostable plastics have the ability to break down, safely and relatively quickly, by biological means, into the raw materials of nature and disappear into the environment (soil). There is a need of a totally compostable wrapping packaging solution (film, label and tray) along with an easy-to-use (and maintain) cost effective packaging machines. 2. 3. In a response to this market need, the project consortium led by Fabbri Group is developing a platform technology ‘Nature Fresh’ which is a complete compostable film packaging solution targeted specifically at the fresh food packaging markets (meat, fish, dairy, fruit and vegetables). Nature Fresh delivers retailers. food processors, and the common public direct environmental benefits and addresses a current opportunity to reduce the use of plastic. At the same time the product will assist in meeting sustainability initiatives. Through this 30 months FTI project, the consortium aims to carry out activities such as commercial scale manufacturing of the compostable films, design and development of the automatic wrapping machines, design and development compostable label, gain regulatory approvals and conduct end-user trials to gain market acceptance and a swift market entry by Q2- 2022.

Keywords: food packaging,compostable packaging,circular economy,wrapping film,plastic waste,renewable,resource efficiency
Reprogramming of IELs at the intestinal epithelial barrier during virus infection (Virus RePro IEL)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Individual Fellowships (IF)-Standard European Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Life Sciences
Countries involved: Croatia
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2020, 2020)
Start date: 2022-01-01
End date: 2024-02-28
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 147463.68
EU funding (EUR): 147463.68
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Intestinal epithelial resident CD8+ T lymphocytes, such as intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs), are located at epithelial barriers. They play a key role in tissue protection by promoting the elimination of infected cells, while producing antimicrobial factors and epithelial growth factor. Due to the positioning of IELs underneath the single epithelial layer and their potential involvement in modulating intestinal pathology, the activation status of IELs is intensively studied. Viruses modify CD8 T cells in many ways. Murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) belongs to β-herpesviruses and is often used as an animal model to study the pathogenesis of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV). MCMV specific resident memory CD8 T cells has been described in intestine. Memory CD8 T-cell in the gut epithelium induced by persistent viruses such as MCMV has a distinct quality from both conventional memory and “inflationary” memory CD8 T cells, which may be relevant to protection against mucosal infections. The outcome for patients with HCMV reactivation appears worse than for patients without reactivation. It is not absolutely clear whether HCMV is a contributor or a bystander cause of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In this proposal we aim to define the possible mechanisms by which virus impact IELs at the intestinal epithelial barrier in comparison to virus impact on circulating CD8 , and how they then behave in different challenges to which intestine could be exposed such as DSS triggered colitis, antibiotic treatment and high fat diet. For this, we will use sequencing approaches and data analysis of gene in different conditions in IELs. How the IELs “reprogram” their gene composition due to combination of the challenges will be our main goal additionally to classical approaches to with the immunological and biochemistry techniques. These findings can potentially lead to new diagnostic methods and therapeutic targets in mucosal conditions that are major public health burden.

Keywords: reprogramming,viral infection,metabolism
Augmenting Human and Artificial Intelligence to Scale Innovation (AUGMENTED-HUMANS)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Individual Fellowships (IF)-Career Restart panel
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Economic Sciences
Countries involved: Finland
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2020, 2020)
Start date: 2022-09-01
End date: 2024-08-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 202680.96
EU funding (EUR): 202680.96
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

The rise of artificial intelligence is driving the fourth industrial revolution and is steadily disrupting traditional business models, workplace practices and performance management. Despite the astonishing rate of progress with AI technology, problems and challenges in the current business environment cannot be solved by machines alone and require robust human-machine hybrid solutions; however these are still largely experimental with limited business adoption . A further challenge is that European business investment in AI applications has been sub-optimal due to limited capability and know-how and this has just recently been identified by the EU Commission as a key focus area for co-ordinated action and investment . This proposal highlights a key opportunity to take a human-centred approach to building AI applications that incorporate game-based technologies that have shown great empirical and anecdotal promise in creating AI applications that drive business innovation. To address the challenges of the efficacy of human-machine interactions and AI adoption, in Augmented-Humans I will investigate how we can use game-based technologies (games, gamification, virtual and augmented reality) as mediators of engaging interactions and problem solving between human and machine that generate data, develop insights, facilitate business problem solving, and aid both human and machine learning. The outputs of this project will include the development of reusable game-based technology toolkits and applications for (a) Business systems for end-user engagement, stakeholder collaboration and robust decision support systems, (b) AI engineering and data science in utilising game-based technologies for data generation, machine learning, and developing human-machine collaboration systems for problem solving (e.g. ‘citizen science’ games), and (c) Public engagement applications that engage the public with AI meta issues of usability, awareness, trust and participation.

Keywords: artificial intelligence,design,participatory design,game based technology,collaboration,co creation
Tailored Elastin-like Recombinamers as Advanced Systems for Cell Therapies in Diabetes Mellitus: a Synthetic Biology Approach towards a Bioeffective and Immunoisolated Biosimilar Islet/Cell Niche (ELASTISLET)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Advanced Manufacturing and Processing, and Biotechnology
Theme: Cross-cutting and enabling materials technologies
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Austria,Italy,Israel,Germany,Spain,Spain,Italy,Switzerland,Sweden,Portugal,Portugal
Call: Biomaterials for the treatment of diabetes mellitus (H2020-NMP-2014-two-stage, 2014)
Start date: 2015-06-01
End date: 2019-05-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 6214495.0
EU funding (EUR): 6214495.0
Participants: 13
Project status: CLOSED

ELASTISLET aims to create a breakthrough development in encapsulation technology and its use in cell and tissue therapies for the treatment of type 1 and 2 diabetes. ELASTISLET will combine leading technologies in biomaterial design, production and processing, cross-linking/grafting technology and cell therapy, to synergistically integrate them into a new immune-isolation and biomimetic scaffolding approach for islet and cell transplantation in diabetes treatment. ELASTISLET’s starting point is a highly innovative and versatile family of superior biomaterials, the Elastin-like Recombinamers (ELRs). Those innovative materials will be combined with the most cutting-edge encapsulation technologies, such as reactive LbL. ELASTISLET relies on the most innovative ideas taken from synthetic biology, nanobiotechnology and molecular and cellular biology to build the ideal niche for islet/cell encapsulation and transplantation. ELASTISLET main objective is to achieve a functional coating that fulfils, first, the basic requirements of optimal biocompatibility and physical properties (permselectivity) but, second, generate a capsule that can promote an intense and directed cross talk through all cell-material interfaces involved: the implant-surrounding tissue (outer) interface and cargo cells-capsule (inner) interface. At the end, a capsule that is able not only to cloak its content and isolate it from the immune rejection but that it is able to biologically interact with the surrounding tissues and its cargo simultaneously in a way that the implanted capsule will immediately interact and fuse with the surrounding tissues creating a real continuity of the extracellular matrix from the core of the capsule to the surrounding hosts tissues and procuring adequate nutrient supply. That will provide a physiologically ideal biomimetic environment for the implanted islets/cells to survive and function in the long term without perceiving a foreign, unusual or hostile environment.

Keywords: encapsulation technology,elastin like recombinamers,pancreatic islets transplantation,hipsc transplantation,cell therapy,immunoisolation,angiogenesis,permselectivity
Researchers in the Knowledge Triangle (K-TRIO 5)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: European researchers' Night
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Countries involved: Bulgaria,Bulgaria,Bulgaria,Bulgaria,Bulgaria
Call: European Researchers' Night (H2020-MSCA-NIGHT-2020bis, 2020)
Start date: 2021-04-20
End date: 2021-12-19
Duration (months): 8.0
Total project cost (EUR): 119165.0
EU funding (EUR): 117600.0
Participants: 9
Project status: CLOSED

Since 2006, members of EURAXESS Bulgaria have organized 13 European Researchers Nights (ERN), and have attracted several new consortium members with different profiles - universities, research institutes, NGOs, entrepreneurs. Based on past experience, the main goal of Researchers in the Knowledge Triangle (K-TRIO 5) project is to bring researchers closer to society, attract young people to STEM and boost Citizens Science. The project will contribute for increasing the number of researchers in Bulgaria by making the society, and young people, aware of excellent European achievements in research and innovation (R&I), and of the Centers of Excellence (CoE) and Centers of Competence and their contribution to green, smart and sustainable regional development. In 2020 the consortium made several steps for changing stereotypes and nurturing a new culture in R&I, and making young people aware of the multiple career paths of researchers (incl. MSC fellows), best-practice examples of researchers achievements, and research infrastructure in Bulgaria. Special emphasis will be made on European policy and on funding for R&I provided by EU RTD programs and Structural Funds. With a large variety of pre-events, online activities and 2-days ERN events in many Bulgarian cities, the project will create greater understanding on how R&I contribute to well-being of people and sustainable development, and highlight the common European efforts for Green and Digital transformation, building Smart Cities, and taking full advantage of BIG Data, Artificial Intelligence and Cloud computing. With the involvement of all CoE UNITe partners, and their large network, in addition to EURAXESS Bulgaria, K-TRIO 5 will cover all Bulgarian regions. Forum Science will guide a professional science communication, and ensure greater visibility of project activities.

Keywords: researchers career,attracting talents