Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Training and Innovation in Reliable and Efficient Chip Design for Edge AI (TIRAMISU)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Doctoral Networks
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Information Science and Engineering
Countries involved: Estonia,Netherlands,Italy,Cyprus,Germany,Switzerland
Call: MSCA Doctoral Networks 2023 (HORIZON-MSCA-2023-DN-01, 2023)
Start date: 2024-09-01
End date: 2028-08-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4409120.57
EU funding (EUR): 3851294.4
Participants: 10
Project status: SIGNED

Artificial intelligence is increasingly being brought to the source of data, thus establishing the Edge AI concept. Edge AI is gaining momentum across various industries and services by public authorities and enables new applications requiring high performance, ultra-low latency with high bandwidth, efficient power use, and intelligence beyond regular computing. Its strategic importance is emphasised through the EU Chips Act monetary investments in the EU semiconductor supply chain, highlighting the urgent need for a qualified workforce. The advancements in Edge AI applications face critical research and engineering challenges related to limited computing and energy resources of the edge devices, limitations of the existing AI algorithms and their insufficient fit. Also, the related rapid technological advancements, market dynamics, interdisciplinarity, and regulatory uncertainty set a unique challenge for the valorisation and management of Edge-AI innovations. The general research objective of TIRAMISU is a practical methodology for reliable and energy-efficient Edge AI hardware backbone design and innovation management. The action will provide strong interdisciplinary training for future European engineers and researchers driving the innovation for reliable and energy-efficient Edge AI chips. The consortium is strategically designed to foster cross-disciplinary synergies, by seamlessly integrating innovation management research with the technical aspects of Edge AI design. The non-academic sector is represented by a European flagship R&D hub for nanoelectronics - IMEC, a global leader in industrial electronics and the largest semiconductor manufacturer in Germany - Infineon, a trusted automotive solutions provider - PUNCH, the worldwide leader in EDA tools development - Cadence. The academic excellence is established by the top ICT and Technology Innovation engineering universities and Europe's largest application-oriented research organisation - Fraunhofer.

Keywords: computing architectures,safety critical applications,fault management,energy efficiency,electronic design automation,innovation management,entrepreneurship
Mathematicae Lingua Franca: Bridging the Linguistic Gap Between the Mathematician and the Machine (MALINCA)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Synergy grants
Action type: ERC actions
Countries involved: France,Spain
Call: ERC SYNERGY GRANTS (ERC-2024-SyG, 2024)
Start date: 2025-03-01
End date: 2031-02-28
Duration (months): 72.0
Total project cost (EUR): 9981317.0
EU funding (EUR): 9981317.0
Participants: 4
Project status: SIGNED

In the recent years, proof assistants have shown their astounding ability to tackle the complete formalisation of large pieces of mathematics, with the celebrated certifications of the Feit-Thompson theorem, of the Kepler conjecture, and more recently, the resolution of Scholze liquid tensor challenge. We believe that the time is ripe to demonstrate that they can tackle mathematics in the flexible and semi-formal way it is created and exchanged by the mathematicians. To that purpose, we aim to develop proof assistant technologies of an entirely new nature, including a formal language and a foundational approach to mathematical meaning, with the versatility necessary to represent the dynamic linguistic structures to be found in the daily practice of mathematics. The result will be a linguistic front-end that will allow mathematicians, and scientists in general, to express in proof assistants their proofs and computations the semi-formal way they think of them. Three research tracks stand out: the mathematical and linguistic foundations; formalisation of real-world vernacular mathematics into a high-level language of representation (Godement challenge); new techniques and software tools, based on natural language processing, to automate the formalisation process. The translation in the machine of semi-formal mathematics needs to go beyond the traditional view that reduces reasoning to logic, and requires to understand the dynamics of the discursive linguistic process which underlines mathematics. Building on advances of linguistics, mathematical logic, programming language semantics and machine learning, we will contribute significantly to the rise of a new generation of proof assistants, integrating at their heart a linguistic layer and automated guidance tools for mathematical proofs, theorems and definitions. The resulting high-level manipulation of concepts will lead to novel research outcomes supporting the daily activity of mathematical scientists.

Keywords: proof assistants,linguistic of mathematics,intelligent proof search,smart mathematics technology
Innovative Photodetector Module for advanced Hybrid “Magnetic Resonance Imaging/Positron Emission Tomography” Scanners for Nuclear Medicine (INNMEDSCAN)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Staff Exchanges
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Information Science and Engineering
Countries involved: Portugal,Türkiye,Czechia,Ukraine,Azerbaijan
Call: MSCA Staff Exchanges 2021 (HORIZON-MSCA-2021-SE-01, 2021)
Start date: 2023-03-01
End date: 2027-02-28
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1568600.0
EU funding (EUR): 1458200.0
Participants: 8
Project status: SIGNED

The development of modern methods of medical diagnostics is an integral part of the work and research of scientists. And it is constantly being improved, as high-precision early diagnosis increases the chances of recovery for people suffering from dangerous diseases. One of the key developments in this area is a new hybrid PET / MRI machine that provides simultaneous Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Positron Emission Tomography. The successful implementation of the project will be ensured by a coordinated exchange of experience and knowledge gained in the field of physics, technology and engineering; by strengthening modern knowledge in the field of optoelectronics and applying modern technological approaches and methods, as well as international cooperation of highly qualified scientists and engineers from Portugal, Czech Republic, Turkey, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Russia. This consortium will assess both technological (for example, development and production of highly sensitive detectors) and fundamental (mechanisms of internal amplification of ultra-weak photosignals) issues. The project participants have many years of experience in the development of semiconductor optical devices, research of detection methods. The successful implementation of this project will lead to the scientific development of high-sensitivity detectors of a new generation and, as a result, to the creation of advanced detection devices. The aim of the project is to develop a highly sensitive prototype of a detector module for a new generation of PET-MRI scanners. Within the framework of this project, the collaboration will carry out both research and technological components through multipurpose business trips,

Keywords: photodetectors,hybrid scanners,magnetic resonance imaging,positron emission tomography,nuclear medicine
#DemocracyinAction: GRASSROOTS CULTURE, ARTS AND CULTURAL SPACES FOR POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AND EXPRESSION ONLINE AND OFFLINE IN A RESILIENT EUROPE (Democracy in Action)

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 Democracy and Governance
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Netherlands,Italy,Poland,Portugal,Spain,Germany
Call: Culture, the arts and cultural spaces for democratic participation and political expression, online and offline (HORIZON-CL2-2024-DEMOCRACY-01, 2024)
Start date: 2025-02-01
End date: 2028-01-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2992438.75
EU funding (EUR): 2992438.25
Participants: 9
Project status: SIGNED

#DemocracyinAction studies arts- and culture-based grassroots organizations in physical spaces and their social media and metaverse dimensions, to understand their critical potential in fostering democracy. #DemocracyinAction identifies solutions for increasing meaningful political expression and participation in four key areas of grassroots social transformation of untapped potential: 1) nightivism (urban nighttime cultural life for political engagement); 2) women’s rights mobilization; 3) racial and ethnic civic participation through cultural expression; 4) youth activism and civic education. The project’s research strategy aligns with the EU’s enshrined principle of subsidiarity, to deliver new insights on how bottom-up arts and culture can channel inclusive political expression and advance societal well-being at a time when democracy faces unprecedented challenges. Pilots cover all EU regions, together with cases in the Americas, Africa, Middle East and Asia, in democratic and non-democratic contexts. It considers online and offline realities as inextricably intertwined, with smartphones forever within reach. Our comparative, transdisciplinary, multi-stakeholder approach is founded on creative, participatory methodologies. Collaboration with community centres, theatres, exhibition halls, among other spaces, brings tested creative tools to mobilize people into civic participation and mitigate polarization. Working with digital designers and developers, #DemocracyinAction tests the unknown potential of virtual immersive spaces, including novel trends of virtual nightclubs, to deliver cutting-edge policy recommendations for a democratic and safe use and design of social media and metaverse environments. These tools and recommendations will offer forward-looking pathways to scale up grassroots' potential and enhance positive political participation at local, national and EU levels.

Keywords: grassroots arts and culture art activism creative participatory methodologies nighttime cultures cultural agency digital culture social inclusion social diversity
Ultracapacitor Logic Gates (IONOLOGIC)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Advanced grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Materials Engineering
Panel description: Advanced materials development: performance enhancement, modelling, large -scale preparation, modification, tailoring, optimisation, novel  and combined use of materials, etc.
Countries involved: Germany
Call: ERC ADVANCED GRANTS (ERC-2021-ADG, 2021)
Start date: 2023-03-01
End date: 2028-02-29
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2351250.0
EU funding (EUR): 2351250.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Ultracapacitors (also referred to as Supercapacitors or ElectricUltracapacitors (also referred to as Supercapacitors or Electric Double Layer Capacitors, EDLCs) stand out as high power devices for ultrafast energy storage. A new paradigm is to use ion electroadsorption devices for logic information processing. In living organisms, ions and chemical transmitters are involved in signaling, managing logic operations and memory, evolutionary optimized in terms of energy-efficiency. My group recently reported the first switchable and directional ultracapacitor devices emulating discrete electronic circuit elements (diode, transistor) as basic building blocks for the realization of logic operations, an important step towards ultracapacitor-based ion information signaling and processing. IONOLOGIC targets the conceptual design and realization of capacitive logic gates (AND, OR, NAND, etc.) based on ion electroadsorption in nanoporous carbons by integrating multiple switchable EDLC elements into monolithic microdevices. The deliberate deployment of nanoporous carbons and membranes with defined pore size and surface functionality, selective ion-sieving mechanisms, electrolyte depletion and charge transport in nanopores will lead to intrinsic IONOLOGIC gates. Nanoimprint lithography and piezo-printing of nanoporous carbon electrodes offers an emerging enabling technology for monolithic integration of complex electrode structures to finally interconnect multiple gates on a chip. A highly interlaced team architecture conceptualizes switchable ultracapacitors and ion-circuits, designs nanopore-electrolyte pairs, develops new precursor and processing concepts for on chip-deposition of nanoporous materials, and finally realizes prototypical monolithic logic gates. IONOLOGIC constitutes the basis for novel ion-based computing technologies to reduce energy dissipation in computing architectures and enable on-chip power management in autonomous microelectronic devices in future.

Keywords: supercapacitor,nanoporous carbon,electroadsorption,iontronic devices
Regulation of early colorectal cancer tumorigenesis by nutrient signalling of intestinal stem cells and their tissue environment (TEATIME)

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: Life Sciences
Countries involved: Finland
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022 (HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01, 2022)
Start date: 2024-01-01
End date: 2025-12-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 215534.4
EU funding (EUR): 215534.4
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cancer and nutrition influences its prevalence. CRC originates from intestinal stem cells (ISCs) and is initiated by specific genetic alterations, which influence cell growth, proliferation and fate. How nutrient signalling within the mutated ISCs and the surrounding tissue environment influences the early steps of CRC tumorigenesis and whether genetically distinct tumour types react differently to nutrition remains poorly understood. The host laboratory has recently discovered a mechanism that couples nutrient-dependent control of ISC size to cell fate regulation. As distinct tumorigenic genotypes display different fate profiles, I hypothesise that nutrient-dependent control of ISC size differentially modulates phenotypes of CRC-associated gene variants. To test this, I will utilise the Drosophila midgut model as well as the fully defined Drosophila diet to systematically uncover the nutrient vulnerabilities of several ISC-derived tumorigenic genotypes. As my preliminary data implicates the role of nutrient signalling in the tissue environment, I will develop a new dual gene expression tool, enabling simultaneous genetically control of the tumour and the neighbouring tissue. I will combine transcriptomics, metabolomics and organ-wide imaging with quantitative image analysis to mechanistically address how changes in nutrient signalling and metabolism of oncogenic and surrounding wild-type cells influence tumour initiation. To test the conservation of the main findings in Drosophila, I will utilise the CRC models of mouse intestinal organoids. Collectively, this project will address how nutrient regulation of ISCs and their tissue environment will affect the initial events of CRC tumorigenesis.

Keywords: stem cell,intestinal cancer,drosophila,nutrient sensing,metabolism
Human-Centred Machine Learning: Lighter, Clearer, Safer (ACHILLES)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Digital, Industry and Space
Theme: Digital
Destination: World-leading Data and Computing Technologies
Action type: Innovation actions
Partnership: AI-DATA-ROBOTICS (co-programmed)
Countries involved: Portugal,Germany,Belgium,Spain,Poland,Finland,Romania,France,Italy,Switzerland
Call: AI-driven data operations and compliance technologies (AI, data and robotics partnership) (IA) (HORIZON-CL4-2024-DATA-01, 2024)
Start date: 2024-11-01
End date: 2028-10-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 9616256.25
EU funding (EUR): 8226276.25
Participants: 17
Project status: SIGNED

The rapid development and adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) technologies have brought significant opportunities and challenges. While AI has the potential to revolutionise industries and improve lives, there are growing concerns related to privacy, security, fairness, transparency and the environmental footprint. The Olympics motto "Faster, Higher, Stronger" also applies to recent impressive AI advancements, but now is the time to update it to "Lighter, Clearer, Safer". We propose ACHILLES to build an efficient, compliant, and trustworthy AI ecosystem. At its core is an iterative development cycle inspired by clinical trials encompassing four modules. It begins with human-centric methodologies, followed by data-centric operations, model-centric strategies, and deployment-centric optimisations. It returns to human-centric approaches, focusing on explainability and model monitoring. This iterative cycle aims to enhance AI systems' performance, robustness and efficiency while ensuring they comply with the legal requirements and highest ethical standards. Another innovation is the development of an ML-driven Integrated Development Environment (IDE). The ACHILLES IDE will facilitate seamless integration between the iterative cycle's modules, enabling users to develop efficient, compliant, and trustworthy AI solutions more effectively and responsibly. The project aims to significantly impact European AI development, aligning with the region's guidelines and values. Through innovative techniques and methodologies based on the collaboration of a multidisciplinary team of 16 partners from 10 countries, ACHILLES will foster a strong AI ecosystem that respects privacy, security, and ethical principles across various sectors. By validating the results in real use cases (including healthcare, ID verification, content creation and pharmaceuticals), ACHILLES will showcase its practical applicability and potential for widespread adoption.

Keywords: artificial intelligence,machine learning,intelligent systems,trustworthy ai,compliance,efficiency,robustness,fairness
Novel brain health solutions across four focus areas: Prevention and care, Methods and data, Innovation and society, and Ethics and well-being (NOVEL)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Countries involved: Finland,Sweden,Hungary,Estonia,United Kingdom,Belgium,Spain,Canada,Germany,United States,Norway
Call: MSCA COFUND 2023 (HORIZON-MSCA-2023-COFUND-01, 2023)
Start date: 2024-12-01
End date: 2029-11-30
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2005920.0
EU funding (EUR): 2005920.0
Participants: 37
Project status: SIGNED

The NOVEL Postdoctoral Programme pioneers in merging diverse socio-cultural and scientific expertise to forge new brain health solutions, energizing regional, national and global development. It integrates neuroscience, data science, innovation management, and social and legal studies across four synergetic research areas: Prevention and Care, Methods and Data, Innovation and Society, Ethics and Wellbeing. This initiative thrives on cooperation with companies, health organizations, patient groups, and universities, offering a rich training blend through compulsory non-academic secondments, mentoring, and dynamic summer schools. Targeting under-represented and minority scientists across different disciplines, NOVEL encourages applicants to work on their research projects within an inclusive community-based platform, ensuring equal opportunities. The merit-based selection process is transparent, conducted by external international assessors. NOVEL’s training goals are multifaceted: nurturing research excellence and inclusivity, fostering broad intersectoral networks, embracing Open Science, and aspiring to be a global benchmark in brain health research training. The training is structured into three pillars: enhancing disciplinary skills, developing transferable competencies in innovation, management, leadership, and ethics, and boosting active parnerships and stakeholder engagement. Mandatory and optional secondments with NOVEL partners underscore its comprehensive intersectoral approach. The programme promises attractive employment conditions, including 36-month contracts, competitive compensation, strong local support systems, and an inspiring environment for research and collaboration. Each fellow receives guidance from multiple supervisors and a mentor, facilitating both conventional and innovative career trajectories, positioning NOVEL at the forefront of research training in brain health.

Keywords: brain health,innovation,prevention,care,imaging,data,ethics