Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Development of electrochemical water based in-situ TEM and study of platinum based nanoparticles potential- and time-dependent changes (ELWBINSTEM)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Intra-European Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Germany
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IEF, 2013)
Start date: 2014-04-01
End date: 2016-03-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 168794.4
EU funding (EUR): 168794.4
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The project at hand proposes to develop an advanced electrochemical characterization in-situ water-based TEM (ElWBinsTEM) technique with nanometre resolution. Going beyond the state-of-the-art, this technique will provide at least 10 times higher resolution with a possibility of sub-nanometre resolution. It will enable me to obtain the necessary insights and breakthroughs related to platinum based nanoparticles potential- and time-dependent changes. The results will be beneficial for academia and industry alike in two separate ways: one is the introduction on new technique which will enable the observation of in-situ electrochemical processes like dealloying and degradation and the other one is a deeper understanding of the potential dependent changes occurring on energy conversion materials like platinum nanoparticles. New insights can potentially inspire new concepts for the synthesis of more stable low temperature fuel cell catalysts, resulting in a faster commercialisation of this perspective sustainable technology. The development of ElWBinsTEM technique will provide scientific tool to study also any other energy conversion and storage materials. There is strong scientific evidence that the proposed technique can be successful, due to the fact that sub-nanometre water based in-situ TEM has been recently achieved and that the principle of electrochemical in-situ TEM was already shown, however with relatively poor resolution. In this project, the idea of bringing electrochemical control in to commercial thin-window in-situ TEM cell is coupled with excellent supervision in the fields of applied electrochemistry and in-situ TEM microscopy in an prestigious institution Max-Planck for Iron Research in Düsseldorf, Germany with all the necessary facilities required for the proposed research. The applicant will receive world-class training and expertise which will be a great boost for his European career development.

Keywords: electrochemistry,transmission electron microscopy,tem,in-situ tem,platinum,platinum alloy,nanoparticles,catalyst,pem fuel cell,stability,degradation,size effect,composition effect
Coordination And Migration of Cells during 3D Vasculogenesis (CAMVAS)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Outgoing Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Spain
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IOF, 2013)
Start date: 2014-10-01
End date: 2017-09-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 254474.1
EU funding (EUR): 254474.1
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Cell migration is the core of myriad of phenomena in health and disease. Physical forces exerted during collective cellular motion trigger structural adaptations and signaling events that are of paramount importance in tissue engineering, stem cell differentiation and cancer. A spectacular example of coordinated movements towards a useful endpoint is vasculogenesis, the formation "de novo" of a network of vessels and capillaries from dispersed endothelial cells. In tissue engineering, precise control of the process of vasculogenesis is essential to create 3D tissue constructs with a proper nutrient and oxygen availability. Such control will only be possible with a deep understanding of cell-cell and cell-matrix mechanical interactions, and biochemical guidance of migrating cells during early 3D vasculogenesis. Providing a theoretical model, experimentally validated, of such multicellular self-organization would highly help in modulating the final architecture of the vascular network. In this project microfluidic experiments are proposed to engineer vasculogenesis within 3D gel matrices, mimicking the native cell environment. The expertise of the outgoing host on microfluidics will ensure the experimental control of chemical and mechanical factors coupled with image acquisition. A continuum-discrete multiscale model, tuned to reproduce mechano-chemical guidance of collectives of cells will be developed in parallel. Measurements of cell-matrix tractions in 3D will be performed at the European host for further mechanical characterization. Traction measurements will be coupled with microfluidics to provide in vitro observations at a high spatiotemporal resolution and extensively validate the in silico model. While advancing the control of 3D vasculogenesis, the project will generate precious knowledge and innovative methodologies that will benefit European research on stem cell mechanobiology during tissue regeneration and in the future, cancer research.

Keywords: vasculogenesis,collective migration,multiscale modeling,3d traction measurement,computational biology,biophysics,biological engineering,cell mechanobiology
LEarning of Archaeology through Presence (LEAP)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Intra-European Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Spain
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IEF, 2013)
Start date: 2014-05-01
End date: 2016-07-14
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 223002.2
EU funding (EUR): 223002.2
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Virtual Archaeology (VA) is a well established area at the intersection of Cultural Heritage (CH) and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). The main goal of VA is currently to build 3D reconstructions of objects and sites for research and dissemination. However, thanks to the interactive character of Virtual Reality (VR), it offers many other benefits, such as the understanding of the culture those artefacts and sites belong to. This partially overlaps with the concept of Cultural Presence (CP), a notion still under development in the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) field. The LEAP Project (LEarning of Archaeology through Presence) aims at developing this crossroad area by researching, implementing and evaluating an innovative conceptual and technological framework, based on a re-definition of the HCI concept of CP, which will enhance the understanding of past societies by experts and audiences through the experiencing of immersive, populated, interactive reconstructions of archaeological sites. Based at the Department of Humanities and the SPECS Lab of the Pompeu Fabra University, LEAP will firstly build a new theoretical and methodological framework. Secondly, it will design and implement different virtual reconstructions of the Bronze Age site of Cerro de la Encina (Granada, Spain). Finally, it will design a quantitative and qualitative evaluation methodology specific for CP, and it will evaluate the cognitive, emotional and learning impact of the virtual reconstruction on a selected group of end-users. LEAP will establish trans-disciplinary synergies; it will contribute to advance scientific knowledge both in VA and Presence; it will enhance transfer of knowledge between experts and audiences; and it will foster collaboration between university departments. Thus, by allowing users to leap into the past, the project will constitute also a leap for the scientific field of VA.

Keywords: virtual archaeology,cultural presence,evaluation
Sintering Behavior in Steels containing New Alloying Systems (SINT-NAS)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Intra-European Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Austria
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IEF, 2013)
Start date: 2015-01-12
End date: 2017-11-16
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 186783.6
EU funding (EUR): 186783.6
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Powder Metallurgy (PM) is a Sustainable Manufacturing Technique which allows producing cost effective, near-net-shape metallic products by die-pressing metal powder followed by sintering at elevated temperature to consolidate the material. In the last years, the increasing cost and volatility in prices of the common alloying elements (Cu, Ni and Mo), demands the research of new alloying alternatives to maintain a competitive position. This work considers the possibility of introducing elements such as Mn and Si, extremely effective for improving properties but very sensitive to oxidation. Previous studies have shown the potential good properties of materials produced by mixing plain iron base powder with small amounts of an Fe-Mn-Si master alloy. However, in order for these master alloys to become a real alternative, they still need to gain the credibility of the PM-users. This project is aimed to define optimum conditions for processing steels containing Fe-Mn-Si, providing enough experimental data to evaluate the robustness of the final product. Firstly, oxidation/reduction reactions between solid and gaseous phases will be studied with advanced thermal analysis techniques coupled with mass spectroscopy. Secondly, sintering conditions will be optimized, maximizing properties while reducing cost. Evaluation of mechanical properties and fracture mechanisms will show the actual effect of oxides on mechanical properties to decide whether or not is worth improving the processing conditions to aim complete reduction of oxides. The final step is a study of robustness where a number of samples will be sintered and tested after performing deviations from the optimum conditions. The aim is to evaluate the sensitivity of the product to changes in the process. The results from this project are expected to position Fe-Mn-Si master alloys as a real option in the PM-market, by enforcing their reliability and providing suitable processing-guidelines to the PM parts manufacturers.

Keywords: powder metallurgy,sintered steels,oxidation-sensitive alloying elements,advanced thermal analysis techniques,optimization of processing conditions,product robustness assesment
Sustainable Supply Chains Design for Energy and Products: Environmental and Economic Criteria (SSCD)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Incoming Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Hungary
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IIF, 2013)
Start date: 2015-06-01
End date: 2018-06-01
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 190113.6
EU funding (EUR): 190113.6
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The integration of process, supply chain, and network design with sustainability is the main focus of this proposal. The goal of the proposed work is to aid the cost-effective improvement of the sustainability and general environmental performance of manufacturing processes and business supply chains. This is to be done by combining concepts and methods from the P-Graph framework for network and process design, with process and supply chain concepts, and ideas and methods from sustainability and sustainable environmental management. The concrete result is expected to be a computer-aided methodology for designing manufacturing processes and sustainable supply chains in terms of cost and sustainability metrics by utilizing the P-graph framework. The methodology will be embedded in practical software suitable for incorporation into existing computer-aided processes and supply chain design. The proposed work would be an outcome of the fellow (Heriberto Cabezas) and the research group led by the creators of the P-Graph framework at the University of Pannonia. The fellow currently serves as Senior Science Advisor to the Sustainable Technology Division at the Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and he has been creator of much of the theory underlying the development and application of science-based metrics to sustainability. The p-graph framework provides a mathematically rigorous procedure for synthesizing optimal and alternative suboptimal networks subject to multiple objectives and constraints, which include profitability and sustainability in the proposed methodology. Specifically, to evaluate the sustainability of a given process under construction including its supply chain, sustainability metrics are inherently incorporated into the design procedure.

Keywords: sustainability,supply chain,design,engineering,footprint,emergy,cost,economics,p-graphs,process graphs,environmental
ADS 3D Viewer: a 3D Real-Time System for the Management and Analysis of Archaeological Data (ADS3DV)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Intra-European Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IEF, 2013)
Start date: 2014-10-01
End date: 2016-09-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 231283.2
EU funding (EUR): 231283.2
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

ADS3DV will focus on the development of a 3D real-time system (3D viewer) for the management and analysis of archaeological data. The aim of this interactive application is not just the visualization of 3D archaeological data, but also the creation of an effective tool for the analysis and interpretation of the archaeological record. Thanks to ADS3DV, in fact, multiple experts will share and analyse 3D replicas of the archaeological excavation record, which will also be revisited and subject to new analytical techniques over the long term. In the past ten years the use of 3D technology in archaeology has demonstrated the strong potential of this new tool to support communication and recording of cultural heritage. However, its efficacy for data analysis and interpretation has not yet been fully tested. The 3D viewer will be developed as a tool for the ADS (Archaeology Data Service), a major cyber-infrastructure developed at the University of York. This collaboration will be instrumental in defining significant data properties and developing appropriate archival standards. Thanks to the ADS 3D viewer users will be able to analyse and interpret the archaeological record not just from text information and 2D representations of the archaeological excavation, but interacting in real-time with its millimetric 3D reproduction. The possibility to share complex 3D models of archaeological sites and monuments, and the interpretations made by archaeologists during the excavation process on the web, will promote discussion between scholars and represents a revolutionary change in the discipline. The development of the ADS 3D viewer will raise and improve the visibility of European expertise amongst the global scientific community in the preservation and analysis of three dimensional data, strengthening the leadership of Europe in the development of cyber-infrastructures that promote the preservation and dissemination of 3D data.

Keywords: 3d viewer,3d documentation,3d reconstruction,digital archaeology,digital heritage,3d models,excavation,linked open data,semantic interoperability,cyber-infrastructure,digital publication
Digital artefacts: How people perceive tangible cultural heritage through different media. (DIGIFACT)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Intra-European Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IEF, 2013)
Start date: 2014-09-15
End date: 2017-06-16
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 231283.2
EU funding (EUR): 231283.2
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

DIGIFACT aims to improve our understanding of how people perceive artefacts through different media. It will clarify the role of 3D technologies in the perception of archaeological artefacts, which are critical to our European heritage, and answer 3 specific research questions: How do people experience artefacts in a museum? How do 3D technologies help overcome problems encountered if artefacts cannot be touched in a museum? How can 3D replicas be used to help improve visitor experience of authenticity and understanding? This work is an intellectual development of the candidate’s doctoral study which analyzed how both undergraduate students and expert archaeologists perceive artefacts in different media states and how background knowledge influences this perception; the results of this study reinforced the idea that people think with objects and that interaction with objects is critical for determining their function. To answer the stated questions, the research will collect data on how visitors experience the archaeological record in a museum through different media (tactile experience, visual examination, 3D virtual interaction, etc.). The candidate will work at the McDonald Institute, in collaboration with the Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology in Cambridge, developing a research programme to feed into the redevelopment of the World Archaeology Gallery over the next five years. In order to explore how people perceive museum artefacts through different media, the fellow will videotape volunteer participants at the MAA while they interact with selected artefacts through different forms of media. Speech and gestures will be analysed with methods borrowed from Cognitive and Information Science, to see how the medium (e.g. tactile experience vs interaction with 3D virtual copies) influences the way people describe and understand objects. Training will be received in museum curatorship, outreach programs, database design, and social sciences research methods.

Keywords: digital heritage,3-d,archaeology,artefacts,museum,cultural heritage,public,cognition,perception,digital humanities,media
Increasing the genetic variation of wheat germplasm by introgressing Thinopyrum intermedium chromosomes and chromosome segments. (INTERMEDIUM)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Intra-European Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IEF, 2013)
Start date: 2014-07-01
End date: 2016-06-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 231283.2
EU funding (EUR): 231283.2
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Wheat is the predominant cereal in Europe and one of the major export products of the European Union. There is an increasing demand to preserve EU wheat-production potential and ensure long-term food security for European citizens. However, wheat is facing such major challenges as climate change, and the narrowed genetic background of cultivated wheat cannot surmount such difficulties. Wild relatives possess great genetic diversity, including tolerance to abiotic stresses, perenniality and disease resistance. The transfer of genetic diversity from wild species to wheat could give valuable responses to the effects of climate change. Breeding a new wheat variety takes 7-10 years, so in order to develop new, competitive varieties by 2020, initial crosses need to be done now. Species belonging to the Thinopyrum genus are of particular importance as they provide perenniality, salt and drought tolerance and disease resistance. The present study aims to provide innovative tools for shaping more efficient breeding programmes in the future. A new crossing strategy will be presented, resulting in genome-wide introgressions from wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium) in only two generations. Subsequently a new Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) marker technology will be developed by exploiting recent advances in Next Generation Sequencing platforms (NGS) to provide cheap and easy to use molecular markers for Marker-assisted Selection (MAS) in breeding programmes. Introgressions will be validated by modern molecular cytogenetic techniques (genomic in situ hybridization, fluorescence in situ hybridization) and phenotyping will be carried out for disease resistance and perennial growth habit. The exploitation of these valuable tools in wheat improvement will enable the breeding of competitive varieties adapted to the changing environment at a lower cost, thus increasing the economic potential of the EU.

Keywords: wheat,thinopyrum intermedium,pre-breeding,wheat/alien introgressions,next generation sequencing,single nucleotide polymorphism,kaspar,hrm,in situ hybridization,perennial,leaf rust resistance
Advanced Coordination Paradigms for FiWi Enhanced HetNets and Smart Grid Applications (SMART-FIWI-HETNETS)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Incoming Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Spain
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IIF, 2013)
Start date: 2014-03-01
End date: 2015-02-28
Duration (months): 12.0
Total project cost (EUR): 115018.3
EU funding (EUR): 115018.3
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Converged fiber-wireless (FiWi) access networks may be viewed as the endgame of broadband access. Most of the past layer-2 and layer-3 FiWi research activities have been focusing on cascaded Ethernet passive optical network (EPON) and WLAN-mesh networks, or to a lesser extent also WiMAX. In this proposed research project, we explore new interdisciplinary possibilities and investigate novel ways of exploiting low-cost Ethernet based FiWi access networks to address key open research challenges of emerging 3GPP LTE-Advanced heterogeneous networks (HetNets). The objectives of the research project are threefold. First, we design and investigate high-capacity low-latency next-generation PON based mobile backhaul infrastructures with direct communications between collocated optical network units and base stations or WiFi access points as well as multi-failure recovery capabilities. Second, we develop and evaluate the performance of advanced traffic steering techniques based on cell association, biasing, re-selection, and dual-mode user equipment assisted base station/access point switching and combine them with real-time self-healing techniques to develop self-healing solutions for FiWi enhanced HetNets with multipath WiFi offloading capability of mobile data traffic. Third, we study the potential and involved technical challenges of enhancing FiWi access networks with wireless and passive fiber optic sensors to enable machine-to-machine (M2M) communications. We investigate the coexistence performance of event-driven M2M traffic and conventional human-to-human (H2H) traffic taking emerging low-power WiFi and Sub 1 GHz WLAN technologies into account and develop energy- and traffic-aware contention resolution and coordination techniques for event-driven M2M communications in FiWi-HetNet based smart grid communications infrastructures with reduced signaling overhead, decreased M2M access delay, and wide area situational awareness (WASA) for fast fault recovery in smart grids.

Keywords: backhaul sharing,coexistence,fiber-wireless (fiwi) broadband access networks,hetnets,lte-advanced,m2m communications,ng-pon,renewables,self healing,small cells,smart grid,wifi offloading.