Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Towards Energy-Efficient Tbps Wireless Links (TeraGreen)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Digital, Industry and Space
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Smart Networks and Services
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Partnership: SNS (JU-JTI)
Countries involved: Netherlands,Sweden,Germany,Greece
Call: Microelectronics-based Solutions for 6G Networks (HORIZON-JU-SNS-2023, 2023)
Start date: 2024-01-01
End date: 2027-12-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 5200599.5
EU funding (EUR): 4990648.88
Participants: 7
Project status: SIGNED

The exponential demand on global wireless data streaming services is pushing current communication network technologies to their limits. To respond to this demand, future 6G networks will depend on Tbit/sec data rate transmission via easily deployable and energy-efficient wireless links. Current 5G wireless systems, characterized by their small spectral bandwidths and high power electronics are fundamentally limited in terms of achievable data rates vs energy consumption. TeraGreen develops a new disruptive technology path for sustainable and scalable commercial exploitation of the THz spectrum for energy-efficient and Tbit/sec wireless communication links enabled by a unique combination of: • Quasi-optical MIMO antennas where a record number of wide-band data signals are being transmitted in parallel through a point-to-point wireless link with an unpresented low level of radiated energy. • Low-energy consumption and record wideband THz transmitters and receivers, in one of the most advanced silicon process in the world with great commercialization potential. • A novel baseband with zero-crossing modulation enabling energy-efficient wideband communication using 1-bit A/D conversion with temporal oversampling. TeraGreen is expected to reduce the power consumption in future 6G base stations by a factor of at least 1000 in terms of energy per bit, while increasing the aggregated data rates by a factor of at least 10. TeraGreen will perform several wireless link demonstrations to showcase its commercial use for wireless backhaul and fixed wireless access. The partners of TeraGreen form a unique European value chain of scientific and technology leadership in their respective fields. The success of TeraGreen will help Europe to be on the foremost frontier in the evolution of mobile networks towards 6G and beyond.

Keywords: thz,antennas,electronics,baseband
The Palladates Venture (PallaVen)

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: Physics
Countries involved: Spain,United States
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024 (HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01, 2024)
Start date: 2026-09-01
End date: 2029-08-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 420966.72
EU funding (EUR): 420966.72
Participants: 2
Project status: SIGNED

The discovery of high-temperature superconductivity in cuprates gave rise to a wide field of research in condensed matter physics. After many decades of searching, superconductivity in a nickelate was reported for the first time in 2019. This gave rise to what some have called the "nickel age", providing a family of compounds analogous to cuprates that may shed some light on these fascinating materials. Now, in 2024, we see the need to open a new research front to this decades-long enigma of high-temperature superconductivity. In this project, at the frontier between physics and chemistry, we aim to synthesise and study a new family of palladium-based materials, analogous to the already studied cuprates and nickelates. We plan to apply new ideas to synthesise these compounds and tune their properties. We will also use different techniques to analyse and understand the physics of these oxides and ultimately be able to observe superconductivity in the palladium family. The results we obtain will certainly help in our understanding of the phenomenon of high-temperature superconductivity in any scenario. However, if superconductivity is also observed in any of these materials, we could be looking at the advent of a new age, which we could call the "palladium age".

Keywords: transition metal oxides,palladates,high pressure synthesis
Rediscovering the Wanderer: restoration of sympathico-vagal disbalance in irritable bowel syndrome by neuromodulation – a novel therapeutic concept (RESILIENCE)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Prevention,  Diagnosis and T reatment of Human Diseases
Panel description: Medical technologies  and tools for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of human diseases, therapeutic approaches and interventions , pharmacology, preventative  medicine, epidemiology and public health , digital medicine
Countries involved: Netherlands
Call: ERC STARTING GRANTS (ERC-2022-STG, 2022)
Start date: 2023-05-01
End date: 2028-04-30
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1500000.0
EU funding (EUR): 1500000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Common colloquial phrases like ‘gut feeling’ or ‘butterflies in my belly’ are not just idioms but reflect on the unique communication between gut and brain. The principal interface for this interaction is the autonomic nervous system — a largely subconscious system that manages bodily functions through a delicate balance between its two branches: the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. The vagus nerve is the main component of the latter. Diminished vagal tone resulting in increased sensitivity to pain is characteristic for many chronic pain disorders, including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). People with IBS have frequent and often severe abdominal pain. While its etiology remains poorly understood, IBS is now assumed to be caused by a malfunctioning of the gut–brain axis, often manifesting in sympathetico–vagal disbalance. However, no established therapies currently target this neurological disturbance. I hypothesize that restoring the sympathico–vagal disbalance through autonomic neuromodulation can be an important novel therapeutic target in IBS. To achieve this, I will use transcutaneous electrical vagus nerve stimulation via the auricular nerve. I will also develop a novel multimodal ‘vagal-autonomic neurosignature’ through combining actively and passively recorded biometrics and high-power field neuroimaging. This profile will allow identification of patients who could benefit from the new treatment approach. Simultaneously, I will investigate mechanisms of action in a comprehensive manner, using experimental models and tools I have previously developed. My project is foreseen to fundamentally change the therapeutic landscape of IBS and other pain disorders by providing high-quality clinical and mechanistic evidence for the efficacy of vagal neuromodulation. Identifying a neurological signature of patients that likely benefit from this approach would represent a major break-through in individualizing therapeutic efforts in IBS.

Keywords: irritable bowel syndrome,gut brain axis,vagus nerve,visceral pain,neuroimaging,multi modal biomarker
Doctoral School PALPROX “Proxies from Small Vertebrates in Prehistoric Archaeology" (PALPROX)

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: Social Sciences and Humanities
Countries involved: Spain,Poland,France,Portugal
Call: MSCA Doctoral Networks 2024 (HORIZON-MSCA-2024-DN-01, 2024)
Start date: 2025-10-01
End date: 2029-09-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2537094.96
EU funding (EUR): 2537094.96
Participants: 8
Project status: SIGNED

The Doctoral School PALPROX fosters a unique interdisciplinary and collaborative research frame in which the Doctoral Candidates will work on their Individual Research Projects around a common program: The use of small vertebrates as a proxy in Prehistoric Archaeology. We aim to focus on the studies of Late Pleistocene small vertebrates to gain insight into the studied taxonomic groups found in archaeological sites, but also to face the new challenges posed by interdisciplinary approaches to archaeological studies, and their contributions to the debate about climate change and biodiversity loss. Small vertebrates, due to their reduced size, small habitat ranges and in most cases low mobility, are known to be more sensitive to regional changes than large mammals and plants, especially in Europe where mountain ranges and sea barriers block their retreat to the south. In addition, fossil small vertebrates can help to modern conservation biology, providing predictive clues based on long-term biodiversity archives. In general, knowledge of the small vertebrate Quaternary record can help to better understand current extinction dynamics, response to climate changes or ecological turning points. Finally, taking advantage of synergies with other disciplines, fossil small vertebrates studies have incorporated new methodologies such as Geometric Morphometrics, Oxygen Isotope studies or ancient DNA, and introducing Geospatial and MaxEnt tools into the analyses of both fossil and modern specimens. These approaches very much complement, but do not replace, a basal training in the fundamental methods based on osteological and morphometric description. As a result, PALPROX will support promising Doctoral worldwide candidates passionate about interdisciplinary research, supporting the increasing diversity of career paths in Europe’s research landscape and providing fellows with the training, mentoring and career development support needed to become leaders in academia and beyond.

Keywords: late pleistocene,small vertebrates,taxonomy,taphonomy,geometric morphometrics,oxygen isotope analysis,adna,quantitative methods,palaeoenvironment,gis,maxent,ecological niche model
Physics-Informed Surrogate Modeling for Offshore Helical Pile Design Optimization (PISMO)

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: Information Science and Engineering
Countries involved: Norway
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024 (HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01, 2024)
Start date: 2026-04-01
End date: 2028-03-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 251578.56
EU funding (EUR): 251578.56
Participants: 2
Project status: SIGNED

The development of offshore wind turbine (OWT) foundations toward larger sizes and deeper embedment presents challenges for traditional foundations, which have long installation times and cause significant environmental disturbances. Helical piles, with their distinct installation method, offer shorter installation times and reduced environmental impact, making them a strong candidate for OWT foundations. However, the lack of efficient methods to assess offshore HP load-bearing performance under various conditions limits their broader application. This project aims to develop an open-source decision-making tool to optimize offshore HP design using data-driven techniques. By incorporating physics-informed machine learning algorithms (PIA), the tool will enable surrogate modeling to replace traditional numerical analyses, allowing accurate predictions of HP’s static and dynamic performance, including installation effects. This will improve design processes, reduce costs, and contribute to sustainable offshore engineering practices. The fellowship has three key Research and Innovation Objectives (R&IO): (1) to establish a validated numerical model that simulates HP load-bearing performance, including installation effects, which will form a database for (2) developing PIA-based data-driven models to assess HP capacity. These models will then be integrated into (3) an open-source decision-making tool using reliability-based foundation design approach (RBFDA) to optimize HP design under various conditions. The fellowship will be conducted at NGI, Norway, with a secondment at OsloMet, Norway. The skills gained will enable the researcher to become an expert in HP technology and support the pursuit of a tenure-track position. Furthermore, the project aligns with the European Green Deal and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by contributing to clean energy and sustainable engineering.

Keywords: helical piles,offshore wind turbine,data driven design,physics informed algorithms,sustainable offshore engineering
INTELLIGENT RADIATION DOSE MONITORING PLATFORM FOR NEXT-GENERATION PREDICTIVE MEDICAL INNOVATION IN ROMANIA (IDMP)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: The European Innovation Council (EIC)
Theme: EIC Accelerator
Destination: Other destinations
Action type: EIC actions
Countries involved: Romania
Call: EIC Accelerator 2025 - Short application (HORIZON-EIC-2025-ACCELERATOR-01, 2025)
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2500000.0
EU funding (EUR): 2500000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

This proposal aims to improve radiological safety and operational efficiency in computed tomography imaging by developing the Intelligent Dose Management Platform (IDMP) - an AI-powered software solution with a strong focus on patient safety, radiation monitoring, and patient traceability across clinical workflows. We deal with real-world problems that have been overlooked by the system: the lack of efficient, compliant, and predictive monitoring of radiation exposure. As the number of CT scans in Europe continues to grow annually by 3–5%, concerns around patient overexposure to radiation remain insufficiently addressed by the existing digital infrastructures. Thus, the IDMP tackles this gap by providing real-time dose monitoring, AI-guided protocol optimisation, predictive analytics, and automated reporting - all fully integrated with the hospital systems. The objective will be achieved through the advancement of a cloud-native, interoperable system, supported by federated learning to protect patient data while training accurate AI models. The platform will be tested and validated in collaboration with early adopters in Romania and Eastern Europe, where demand for dose management tools is rising and competition is low. By introducing predictive analytics and personalised recommendations, the project supports a shift from reactive to proactive radiation safety management. The project directly addresses EU priorities in digital health innovation, radiation safety, and responsible use of AI in clinical environments. It contributes to improved healthcare outcomes, regulatory compliance, and the creation of digital health jobs, aligning with the objectives of the Work Programme on health resilience, digital transformation, and patient-centred care. The primary societal impact of the IDMP lies in its direct contribution to public health by reducing the unnecessary radiation exposure, which affects millions of patients annually across the European Union.

Keywords: radiation dose monitoring,patient traceability,predictive ai reports,patient safety,proactive radiation safety management,ai powered software solution,patient centred care,human ai interaction
ELectoral information and analYSis System for the enhancement of democrAcy (ELYSSA)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Proof of concept grants
Action type: ERC actions
Countries involved: France
Call: ERC PROOF OF CONCEPT GRANTS2 (ERC-2022-POC2, 2022)
Start date: 2022-10-01
End date: 2024-03-31
Duration (months): 18.0
Total project cost (EUR): 150000.0
EU funding (EUR): 150000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

ELectoral information and analYSis System for the enhancement of democrAcy. Building on the expertise in electoral analysis developed within the ERC TARICA (Political and Socio-institutional Change in North Africa), the ELYSSA project (ELectoral information and analYSis System for the enhancement of democracy) aims at facilitating access to electoral information by providing different categories of users (NGOs, media, political actors, cooperation institutions) with tools for the analysis of voting and political change in the post-2011 Maghreb. The project consists in the development of a tool for exploration, visualization and analysis of electoral data. The ELYSSA platform will allow for in-depth, multi-scalar analysis of electoral results, the establishment of electoral time series and dynamic electoral analyses, as well as correlation analyses between voting results and socio-economic data. The proposed analysis tools address a variety of needs, enabling users to manipulate election data autonomously to form independent opinions and make informed decisions.
Pharmacoepigenetics for precision medicine in type 2 diabetes (Proceed)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Proof of concept grants
Action type: ERC actions
Countries involved: Sweden
Call: ERC PROOF OF CONCEPT GRANTS2 (ERC-2022-POC2, 2022)
Start date: 2023-10-01
End date: 2025-03-31
Duration (months): 18.0
Total project cost (EUR): 150000.0
EU funding (EUR): 150000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The prevalence of diabetes will rise to ~592 million in 2035. Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a leading cause of death through its vascular complications. High glucose increases the risk for complications, and thereby suffering for patients and costs for society. It is important that patients with T2D receive an optimal therapy that lowers blood glucose. Metformin is first-line T2D therapy. However, ~30% of patients do not respond to metformin. Currently, there are no biomarkers that predict the response to metformin. We discovered blood-based epigenetic markers that could discriminate between responders/non-responders to metformin in drug-naïve patients with T2D. This epigenetic tool may be further developed to help patients with T2D receive an optimal therapy. The aim of PROCEED is therefore to develop and commercialize our pharmacoepigenetic tool. We expect this biomarker tool to aid clinical decision-making in T2D therapy.
Hybrid nanoporous materials for the separation of fluid mixtures (NanoSep)

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: Physics
Countries involved: France
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2021 (HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01, 2021)
Start date: 2023-02-01
End date: 2025-01-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 176276.16
EU funding (EUR): 176276.16
Participants: 4
Project status: CLOSED

Nanoporous solids in interaction with fluids are ubiquitous in our environment. Benefiting from a large specific surface area, nanoporous materials interact strongly with fluids, which makes them an excellent choice for fluid separation applications. But for new applications to emerge, a deeper understanding of the behavior of confined fluid mixtures within multiscale porous materials is required, which is made difficult by the rich behavior of nanoconfined fluids, and the geometric and chemical heterogeneities displayed by most porous materials. The objective of this proposal is to understand how the behaviors of fluid mixtures confined within heterogeneous porous materials impact large-scale fluid demixing properties, and how can this knowledge be used for designing efficient nanoporous filters. To do so, I will set-up a multiscale numerical procedure that extrapolates molecular simulation results to the macroscale through a two-step bottom-up approach. The two fluid mixtures CO2/N2 and CH4/N2 have been chosen for their high environmental and industrial relevance. This bottom-up investigation will allow for the exploration of the equilibrium and transport properties of the confined fluid mixtures for a large range of surface and geometrical properties of the nanoporous material, and address the issue of transport and demixing of fluids in heterogeneous porous materials. This investigation will also help foresee the potential of hybrid porous organosilica for the separation of CO2/N2 and CH4/N2 mixtures.

Keywords: soft matter,nanofluidics,porous media,biomimetics,hydrodynamics,thermodynamics,diffusion,subcontinuum physics,molecular dynamics
Spatial evaluation and quantification of soil multifunctionality potential and actual state across Europe. (SEQoSOIL)

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: Environment and Geosciences
Countries involved: France,Netherlands
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2021 (HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01, 2021)
Start date: 2023-04-01
End date: 2025-06-30
Duration (months): 27.0
Total project cost (EUR): 211754.88
EU funding (EUR): 211754.88
Participants: 5
Project status: SIGNED

Soils sustain a multitude of functions contributing to the provision of ecosystem services to human society. The quantification of these functions is a key prerequisite to develop sound policy intervention for their protection and enhancement, as well as to recommend adequate soil management practices to land users. In the European Union (EU), however, there is currently limited knowledge of how the supply of soil functions and their interactions differ spatially with land use type, soil characteristics, climate and management. SEQoSOIL will make the first spatially explicit and quantitative evaluation of soil multifunctionality across the countries of the EU. It will explore the current state of soil multifunctionality, but also the potential – that is, the maximum that a soil can offer based on inherent soil indicators not affected by management practices. This project proposes an ambitious and comprehensive work plan divided in four innovation objectives: i) quantify soil functions of importance, ii) their potential and state, iii) identify synergies and trade-offs between them, and iv) map this information across the EU. The functions quantified will be primary productivity, water purification and regulation, carbon storage and climate regulation, nutrient cycling and provision of habitat for biodiversity. Publicly available datasets on soil, climate and management will be analysed through a combination of well-establish statistical methods and innovative elements in an interdisciplinary approach. The expected results have the capacity to significantly increase our understanding of how the function delivery varies spatially in the EU and which functions to prioritize on different soil and land use types to optimize multifunctionality towards a desired state. SEQoSOIL is timely because it will directly contribute to the implementation of EU environmental policies and management actions such as the Green Deal for Europe and the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030.

Keywords: digital soil mapping,soil assessment,soil functions,soil,ecosystem services,geostatistics,statistical modelling,mapping