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AUTOMated enriched digitisation of Archaeological liThics and cerAmics (AUTOMATA)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Culture, creativity and inclusive society
Theme: Culture, creativity and inclusive society
Destination: Innovative Research on the European Cultural Heritage and the Cultural and Creative Industries
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Italy,France,Belgium,United Kingdom,Croatia,Israel,Spain
Call: A European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage – Innovative tools for digitising cultural heritage objects (HORIZON-CL2-2023-HERITAGE-ECCCH-01, 2023)
Start date: 2024-09-01
End date: 2029-02-28
Duration (months): 54.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4461508.96
EU funding (EUR): 4026823.51
Participants: 13
Project status: SIGNED

Objects connect us to memories and experiences. They possess biographies that reveal their human relationships. This is why archaeologists focus on material culture, gathering countless archaeological finds to preserve what we can learn and the stories they create for current and future generations. Archaeology unlocks these stories, enabling objects to speak about their origins, uses, and evolution. They offer insights into technology, daily life, relationships, the environment, and human history. Pottery and lithics are common forms of archaeological evidence, holding crucial information. However, documenting and classifying these finds is labour-intensive, it limits our understanding of these objects. While digitisation campaigns have been undertaken, they remain complex, time-consuming, and costly, leaving millions of artefacts inaccessible. AUTOMATA will transform this process by enabling low-cost and time-efficient digitisation. Using AI-augmented robotics and sensors, AUTOMATA will create 3D models enriched with archaeometric data, providing a practical and cost-effective solution for digitisation. Robotic tools with newly developed AI methodologies will improve the digitisation process of visible and non-visible properties of archaeological finds, enhance the robustness and efficiency of 3D digitisation, improve surface appearance acquisition, and integrate 2D representations. This approach streamlines data acquisition, aided by human-AI collaboration, and, in turn, the collection of big, well-identified data will empower the development of AI models. This cost-effective technology will democratise access to digitisation, benefiting museums and smaller institutions, aid preservation methods and restorers’ work, and foster inclusive knowledge-sharing via a dedicated crowdsourcing platform. Finally, the data collected by AUTOMATA will ensure seamless integration of data into the ECCCH Cloud and facilitate data sharing and innovative usage strategies by CCIs.

Keywords: archaeology,robotics,archaeometry,digitisation,trustworthy ai,crowdsourcing,artistic data reuse
The Tipping Point from Genome Instability to Cancer (Unstable Genome)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Consolidator grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Physiology in Health, Disease and Ageing
Panel description: Organ and tissue physiology, comparative physiology, physiology  of ageing , pathophysiology, inter - organ and tissue communication, endocrinology, nutrition,  metabolism, interaction with the microbiome, non -communicable diseases including cancer (and except disorders of the nervous system  and immunity -related diseases)
Countries involved: Germany
Call: ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANTS (ERC-2024-COG, 2024)
Start date: 2025-04-01
End date: 2030-03-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2000000.25
EU funding (EUR): 2000000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Cancer starts years to decades before diagnosis. Yet, early stages of tumor development are poorly understood. In particular, the precancer landscape of chromosome instability (CIN) is understudied, due to the scarcity of precursor lesions and methods to analyze CIN in single cells. The research presented here will address how the instability rate of the genome, followed by selection, determines whether a CIN-driven tumor arises. I hypothesize that the onset of CIN is the tipping point that governs the fate of a precancer clone. Using spatially aware and single-cell multiome methods that we developed, we will dissect essential factors that lead to malignancy via CIN, including extrachromosome circular DNAs. We will analyze two solid tissues at opposite ends of the cell turnover spectrum, which deeply diverge in regeneration capacity, clonality and constraints, namely the brain and the gut. Aim 1 will assess the instability rate of the human genome using the postmortem brain as a model tissue. CIN patterns vary greatly in frequency and type across brain tumors; we will compare the background incidence of fundamental types of CIN in normal cells to CIN signatures after selection has acted, in diagnosed tumors of the same lineages. Aim 2 will dissect CIN in space and time from the cell of origin, to identify what discriminates nascent clones that may cause cancer from those that do not. Timecourses in mouse models will reveal how CIN contributes to selective advantages and how nascent CIN-positive clones escape elimination by immune cells. Aim 3 leverages human precursor lesions to probe the role of CIN as a central gatekeeper between tumor initiation and growth, using the gut as a longitudinal in vivo system to directly capture the tipping point to cancer. Unstable Genome will provide the first systematic quantification of the early development of chromosomally unstable lesions and reveal the principles that govern CIN-driven clone expansion in vivo.

Keywords: chromosome instability,genome instability,chromothripsis,cancer,pre cancer,early cancer
Electrochemical reduction of molecular nitrogen to ammonia using plasmonic catalysts: Towards more sustainable ammonia production (Plasmmonia)

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: Chemistry
Countries involved: Spain
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024 (HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01, 2024)
Start date: 2026-02-03
End date: 2028-02-02
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 209914.56
EU funding (EUR): 209914.56
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Ammonia (NH3) production is essential for human development, as it is a key precursor in manufacturing synthetic fertilizers, chemicals, and hydrogen storage. Currently, NH3 is produced via the Haber-Bosch (H-B) method. Achieving sustainable alternatives to the H-B process will significantly contribute to the climate, environmental protection, and energy efficiency goals of the EU's 2030 Plan. The electrochemical reduction of molecular nitrogen (eNRR) to obtain NH3 is one of today's most promising routes. This methodology allows the direct conversion of N2 and water into NH3 at normal temperature and pressure without CO2 emissions. Due to their unique optical properties, an innovative strategy to improve eNRR involves using plasmonic-metal nanoparticles (NPs) as electrocatalysts. The excitation of the surface electrons occurs by illuminating the plasmonic substrates, generating localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR). LSPR provides an additional source of high-energy electrons to the electrocatalytic system, which can increase efficiency and improve selectivity towards NH3 formation. This plasmonic-electrochemical combination is termed Plasmon-Assisted Catalysis. This research aims to design, synthesize, and characterize plasmonic NPs made of Au, Cu, and Au/Cu alloys to maximize their activity as electrocatalysts for eNRR. The synthesis of NPs with different morphologies will be carried out through various chemical, and hydrothermal methods. The evaluation of the electrocatalytic activity will be conducted in an H-type electrochemical cell and the different synthesized electrocatalysts be supported on carbonaceous electrodes as the working electrode. The activity and stability of the materials will also be evaluated using aqueous and ionic liquids as electrolytes. Furthermore, real-time monitoring of the electrochemical process and determination of the eNRR mechanism will be achieved through in situ spectroelectrochemical techniques (SEIRAS, SERS).

Keywords: chemical reaction spectroscopic and spectrometric techniques
Automatic Decision making and JUSTice: artificial intelligence, court actors and the right to a fair trial (ADJUST)

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: Denmark,Italy
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024 (HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01, 2024)
Start date: 2025-05-01
End date: 2027-04-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 263393.28
EU funding (EUR): 263393.28
Participants: 3
Project status: SIGNED

ADJUST investigaADJUST investigates the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Automated Decision-Making (ADM) in judicial systems, focusing on their impact on fair trials. There are almost 100 such systems in use in Europe alone, conducting tasks from menial transcriptions to complex matters such as suggesting relevant precedent or estimating the risk of recidivism. While AI promises to enhance the efficiency and coherence of adjudication, its use also raises concerns about bias, transparency, and the potential erosion of judicial discretion. Much existing research overlooks either the specific training and design of each system, or the role of court actors beyond judges, such as clerks and registrars, who interact directly with the systems and whose tasks are prone to automation. Overlooking these two dimensions risks oversimplifying the analysis of AI’s benefits and drawbacks. ADJUST fills this gap by pursuing three objectives: 1) Mapping existing ADM applied in courts, 2) Investigating why court actors do or do not trust and implement ADM, and 3) Understanding how ADM technology impacts the right to a fair trial. The project employs an interdisciplinary approach, bridging human rights law and computer science. It does so by 1) mapping existing ADM applied in courts worldwide, and 2) conducting an in-depth comparative study of three legal systems: the European Court of Human Rights, and two Danish and two Italian courts. These case-studies are selected for their heterogeneity in legal systems and adjudicative procedure, use of precedent, and division of labour between court staff. My publication record on AI, courts and judicial discretion, my current involvement in a technical Horizon project developing human right compliant AI, as well as the leading role of my supervisor and the iCourts Center at University of Copenhagen in empirical legal studies enable me to undertake this first systematic study on the impact of ADM on the right to a fair trial.

Keywords: automatic decision making,court systems,adjudication,human rights,right to a fair trial,artificial intelligence,ai,comparative law,ecthr,european court of human rights,delayed justice
A Roadmap for Industrial Symbiosis Standardisation for Efficient Resource Sharing (RISERS)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Digital, Industry and Space
Theme: Digital
Destination: A human-centred and ethical development of digital and industrial technologies
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Israel,Belgium,Germany,Poland,Portugal,United Kingdom
Call: Boosting industrial symbiosis by standardisation (CSA) (HORIZON-CL4-2023-HUMAN-01, 2023)
Start date: 2024-01-01
End date: 2026-12-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1875788.69
EU funding (EUR): 1723699.4
Participants: 9
Project status: SIGNED

Industrial symbiosis (IS) is a key solution to address the challenges of conserving natural resources, yet the lack of standards and the difficulty in IS standardisation due to its cross-sectoral nature and additional bottlenecks impede the uptake of IS solutions. RISERS aims to address such bottlenecks through the development of a roadmap towards IS standardisation, promoting resource sharing and the integration of new R&I results to support IS. To this aim, we will operate in several dimensions: (1) Identification of gaps and opportunities in existing sectoral practices and standards for the uptake of priority IS synergies; (2) promote the uptake and contribution of R&I results to IS standardisation through identifying demand-led R&I priorities, as well as through identifying barriers and enablers to market entry for innovative IS solutions; (3) engaging the policy community in IS standardisation through suggesting new or adjusting existing policy Frameworks and initiatives. These activities will be conducted through constant engagement of experts and stakeholders from the industry, standardization bodies, academia, policy, funding bodies and additional relevant stakeholders and continuous dissemination op results and knowledge for their uptake, fostering community building, knowledge exchange and cross-sectoral collaboration. Based on the knowledge developed and gained in all these activities, RISERS will develop a roadmap for developing new or adjusting existing directions IS standardisation to promote circularity of resources. In the long run, thorough facilitating IS standardization RISERS will contribute to, among others, effective use of resources and cross-sectoral interoperability in resource sharing, easier market entry for innovative IS enabling technologies, improved integration of R&I results in IS standardization, cost savings & new revenues from increased adoption of IS and increased EU participation in international standardization.

Keywords: roadmap for standardisation gaps and opportunities for is eu priority is synergies stakeholders community policy framework for is randi priorities for is waste and by product management
Histories of Reception of Photography in the Ottoman Empire (HRPOE)

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: Norway
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2021 (HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01, 2021)
Start date: 2022-09-01
End date: 2024-08-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 210911.04
EU funding (EUR): 210911.04
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Histories of Reception of Photography in the Ottoman Empire (HRPOE) action is the first in-depth study to analyse how the Ottomans grasped the photographic medium that emanated from a different epistemological and cultural context, and what kinds of uses and meanings they attributed to it. It is a media historiographical investigation that differentiates between three imperial groups in their stance towards photography: military officers of imperial higher education institutions, Armenian entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts among the upper-class Muslims. To examine how each group conceptualised the medium, it turns to their publications on photography and engages with them through contextual and comparative analysis. The research aims to reveal how each group’s interpretation of photography depended upon their epistemic and cultural interactions with the Ottoman modernization and the West. In this way, it pursues to disclose the heterogeneity of experiences and knowledge structures involved in the reception of photography in the Ottoman Empire.

Keywords: photography,ottoman empire,ottoman modernization,armenian cultural history
SYSTEMIC TRANSFORMATION TOWARDS LOCAL AND REGIONAL CLIMATE RESILIENCE (SMARTER)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Mission
Theme: Adaptation to climate change
Destination: Adaptation to climate change
Action type: Innovation actions
Countries involved: Belgium,Netherlands,Finland,Germany,Portugal,Greece,Poland
Call: Systemic and cross-sectoral solutions for climate resilience, tailored to the local needs of regions and local authorities (HORIZON-MISS-2024-CLIMA-01, 2024)
Start date: 2025-06-01
End date: 2029-05-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 8857864.0
EU funding (EUR): 8747351.2
Participants: 19
Project status: SIGNED

Different climate risks are considered in climate adaptation strategies at the local, regional, and national level, as well as in the EU Adaptation to Climate Change Mission. The interdependencies between risks are also increasingly considered. However, achievement of full climate resilience requires going much further: considering interdependencies across sectors, spatial scales, governance levels and knowledge domains. The systemic challenges behind the risks are to be addressed, creating synergies which increase public support and make adaptation more affordable. Recognising these systemic challenges also requires standardisation to optimise upscaling and replication. The ambition of SMARTER is to support a transformative change needed for systemic climate adaption by addressing these cross-sectoral interdependencies. To achieve this, we set up 10 Climate Adaptation Labs, spread over Europe, in which we develop and demonstrate a systemic approach, including supporting tools at the local and regional scale. The Labs host 5 demonstration pilots and 7 replication pilots, which have already identified different cross-sectoral domains that relate to their contextual climate adaptation challenges. Each of them contributes to a portfolio of solutions and guidelines for systemic climate adaptation. Solutions are built through participatory co-design and demonstration, combined with systemic foresighting. Key outcomes include an integrated toolbox for systemic climate adaption, a harmonised portfolio of demonstrated solutions and evaluation framework, replication strategies and road maps for climate adaptation with consideration for the financial and administrative aspects. SMARTER will directly impact regions and communities through the transformative solutions demonstrated, while they are empowered to realize the transformative change with the tools and approaches provided. This will increase their foresight capacity and accelerates achievement of climate resilience.

Keywords: climate resilience,co design development,systemic transformation
Innovating to Enhance Dialogues on Migration Policies and Practices (INNOVATE)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Culture, creativity and inclusive society
Theme: Culture, creativity and inclusive society
Destination: Innovative Research on Social and Economic Transformations
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Italy,Belgium,Poland,Luxembourg,United Kingdom,Austria,Türkiye,Germany,Netherlands
Call: Bridging the migration research to policy gap (HORIZON-CL2-2023-TRANSFORMATIONS-01, 2023)
Start date: 2024-01-01
End date: 2027-02-28
Duration (months): 38.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3205366.85
EU funding (EUR): 3205366.85
Participants: 12
Project status: SIGNED

The INNOVATE project aims to facilitate a step change in the types, scope, forms and impacts of Migration Research to Policy (MR2P) engagement. It will do so through a series of Actions that develop, test, apply and communicate Process Innovations that are grounded in the needs and interests of researchers, policy-makers and other key stakeholders, including migrants, that are engaged with migration issues across governance levels from the local to the international. It will then embed these within an MR2P Collaboratory with both a ‘real’ and ‘virtual’ presence comprising a Research Exchange, Engagement Hub and Training Facility. The project’s Objectives are to: 1. Establish as a key project outcome the MR2P Collaboratory as a go-to resource that promotes use of and valorises research evidence in both ‘virtual’ and ‘real’ formats to support policymaking 2. Develop its coordination and support actions based on principles of co-creation that are migrant-centred. 3. Create opportunities for mutual learning between researchers, policy-makers, citizens and people with lived migration experiences 4. Engage at all stages with Strategic Stakeholders to generate a multiplier effect of increased engagement during the life of the project. 5. Design Process Innovation Actions to promote use of and valorise knowledge and promote mutual learning by addressing key topics in MR2P relations 6. Have built-in margins of flexibility to respond to new and emerging issues 7. Expand the strategic scope of the work by complementing and enhancing the role of existing EU networks and evidence sources 8. Provide insights from behavioural science to bridge work on narratives, frames and perceptions 9. Create measurable indicators of the project’s success and impact along four dimensions: building capacity; incentivising engagement; in incentivising engagement; increasing demand; and increasing uptake 10. Establish activities with the potential to generate income beyond the duration of funding