Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
GNSS for mass-market Internet-of-Things tracking applications (UBIGNSS)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Space
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: France
Call: Engaging SMEs in space research and development (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

Our project intends to foster Internet-of-Things tracking applications by delivering a breakthrough GNSS-based sensing technology that is low-power and low-cost. GNSS are historically designed for autonomous positioning, such as car navigation systems and imply high battery needs for the receivers. Observing that tracking applications do not require the asset to know its own position, but rather the application itself, our innovation introduces a new system approach for small battery-powered electronic devices using low-power wireless connectivity. With our solution, they can only sense the GNSS signals, and the position is computed in a cloud-based server, whereby power consumption is not an issue. By offering a 10X decrease in power consumption compared to state-of-the-art technologies and matching with IoT networks constraints, our technology meets the crucial requirements in terms of power consumption, costs, and services in order to address the most significant opportunities in the assets (pallets, trailers, livestock…) and personal (people, belongings, pets...) tracking markets. Delivered as geolocation cloud services, the solution under development will enable the tracking system providers to tackle mass-markets needs on top of which: - For professional use-cases: Insuring Return-on-Investment by achieving a cost-effective tracker that lasts as long as the object without replacing cells. - For consumer use-cases: Managing end-user acceptance by reaching a compact design while showcasing sufficient autonomy. The feasibility assessment will focus on the economic viability and on the necessary steps for a successful go-to-market strategy. While this project covers world-wide challenges in different verticals (logistics, manufacturing, agriculture, consumers), Europe is at the heart of our developments because: 1) Europe is currently the de facto cradle of IoT wireless networks 2) It will contribute to make Galileo the default option for IoT tracking applications

Keywords: gnss galileo gps lpwan iot tracking
Intuitive, rapid and efficient in-situ measurement of complex transparent 3D objects with a focus on cultural heritage artifacts (Transparent3D)

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: Greece
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2019, 2019)
Start date: 2021-03-15
End date: 2023-06-11
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 153085.44
EU funding (EUR): 153085.44
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Transparent 3D will create an easy-to-use, non-contact measurement hardware and software package to dramatically reduce the cost of measuring complex transparent objects by greatly accelerating and streamlining the measurement procedure. The technique used will be based on the principle of non-contact high-incidence structured light. The hardware and software package will employ a combination of artificial intelligence, augmented reality, structured light, data fusion and human operator real-time feedback in order to optimize and simplify the full 3D reconstruction process of complex transparent objects. The feature of real-time feedback and guidance to human operators in particular would allow a non-expert to acquire a complete measurement of a transparent object in the minimum amount of time and with the minimum amount of raw data, thus making the process practical, cheaper, less demanding in terms of data storage and more accessible to curators and novice users. This unprecedented and markable improvement will make the process fast and cheap enough to enable the 3D documentation of thousands of sensitive transparent 3D cultural heritage objects in situ. The impact of the platform created and its competitive advantages over existing techniques will be demonstrated in the field with a multi-national cultural heritage case study conducted at three cultural heritage institutions in Greece, Italy and France. This proposal was also submitted in last year's Standard EF MSCA funding round (Proposal No. 841298) with the same acronym 'Transparent3D' and received the EU Commission's Seal of Excellence on 19/03/2019. Since then reviewer comments have been addressed and an extra case-study partner has been added to the list of supporting institutions (The Androidus Project Tank).

Keywords: 3d measurement,cultural heritage,complicated geometry,transparent object measurement
Soft Template Mediated Peptide Crystallisation (ASPIRATION)

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: Chemistry
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2020, 2020)
Start date: 2021-10-01
End date: 2023-09-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 224933.76
EU funding (EUR): 224933.76
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Peptides are recognised for being highly selective and efficacious signalling molecules that bind to the specific cell surface receptors or ion channel where they trigger intracellular effects. They are relatively safe compared to small molecule-based drugs and are well tolerated in the human body. Peptide therapeutics exhibits an excellent opportunity in the pharmaceutical industry as their target specificity is much better than small molecules drugs, while the production cost and complexity are lower than protein-based biopharmaceuticals. In the past decade, peptide therapeutics have gained a wide range of applications in medicine and biotechnology. Currently, there are more than 60 US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved peptides medicine on the market and this is expected to grow significantly with 140 peptide drugs in the clinical trials and more than 500 peptide drugs in pre-clinical phase. Despite several advantages of peptide drugs, poor physical and chemical stability, and a short circulating plasma half-life are major issues related to the peptide drugs. Furthermore, these issues could be easily resolved by determining and studying the crystal forms of the peptides. Crystalline peptide not only improves the physical and chemical stability of the peptides but also improves processability and reduces the production cost. This action aims to introduce a peptide crystallisation method based on a soft template strategy where peptide building blocks i.e. amino acids or other short peptides will act as templates for the crystallisation of peptide drugs. This will be a low cost and scalable approach for crystallising peptides and gaining insight into the structural determination of peptides. Also, an in-depth understanding of the thermodynamic and kinetic processes that drive the crystallization for a specific peptide is required before the critical process parameters can be altered to achieve control over nucleation and crystal growth.

Keywords: peptide crystallisation,soft templates,cocrystallisation
CAMART2 (CAMART2)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Spreading excellence and widening participation
Programme: Widening participation and spreading excellence
Theme: Improved access to Excellence
Action type: Framework Partnership Agreement
Countries involved: Sweden,Sweden,Latvia
Call: Teaming (H2020-WIDESPREAD-2014-1, 2014)
Start date: 2015-04-29
End date: 2020-04-28
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 0.0
EU funding (EUR): 0.0
Participants: 4
Project status: CLOSED

The proposed project CAMART2 is aimed to upgrade the existing “Excellence Centre of Advanced Material Research and Technology at the Institute of Solid State Physics University of Latvia” (CAMART:ISSP) to a new significantly stronger Centre of Excellence. The upgrade will enable efficient transfer of new materials and technologies into products for commercial and public benefits based on exchange of knowledge and synergy with innovation-intensive Consortium partners – KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Acreo Swedish ICT. The partners are worldwide-recognized leaders in research and innovation having pursued a number of successful commercialization projects and are parts of the innovation system in Stockholm, Kista. Specialization of CAMART:ISSP is defined according to RIS3 topic of Latvia “Smart materials, technology and engineering systems” and EC defined KETs – Advanced Materials, Photonics, Nanotechnology and Micro- and Nanoelectronics. The R&D&I activities at the Centre of Excellence will be focused on: 1) Thin films and coating technologies; 2) Functional materials for electronics and photonics; 3) Nanotechnology, nanocomposites and ceramics; 4) Computational material science by atomistic scale modelling of technologically important materials and devices. The implementation of CAMART2 will increase the level of commercialisation of research in Latvia and Baltic Sea region, enhance cooperation between business and academics paving way for innovation-based economic growth, diminishing the disparities between Latvia and well-performing Member States.

Keywords: materials science,innovation,industry,advanced materials,photonics,nanotechnology,micro and nanoelectronics
An innovative hybrid propulsion and generation system for yachts (HYBRID_BOATS)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Smart, green and integrated transport
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: Italy
Call: Small business innovation research for Transport (H2020-SMEINST-1-2015, 2015)
Start date: 2015-12-01
End date: 2016-05-31
Duration (months): 6.0
Total project cost (EUR): 71429.0
EU funding (EUR): 50000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The project HYBRID_BOATS will develop and launch on the pleasure boat market a hybrid type of propulsion and generation system for yachts, which can even be retrofitted on engines installed in boats already circulating. The project will tackle the problem of noise and air pollution deriving from the operation of diesel engines in yachts, both while sailing and when docked. The average fuel consumption of this type of craft is considerable and this leads to a very large quantity of pollutants released into the atmosphere, which has a significant, damaging effect on the surrounding environment. Moreover these engines - even those of the latest generation - are particularly noisy, and noise pollution has repercussions on both the marine environment and comfort inside the boat. Furthermore, to generate electric power when the boat is docked, the engines must even operate during the night. We estimate that our solution offers the following advantages over a traditional yacht currently available on the market: • 25% lower fuel consumption, thanks to the ability to sail at moderate speeds with excellent fuel management, since the system includes a specially optimised operating mode ("e-shaft mode") in which both propeller shafts are driven by a single diesel engine; • a 25% average decrease in pollution due to a significant reduction in CO2, NOX, SOX and particulate, because the boat can sail at moderate speeds with excellent fuel management; • substantially lower noise and vibration, which enables the user to remain at anchor for a suitable number of hours in conditions of total comfort - a feature that is strongly desired by boat owners. Diesel Center aims to install 220 hybrid propulsion kits in 5 years, which will result in the following overall reductions in atmospheric emissions: 5.5 tonnes of CO2, 860 tonnes of NOX, 960 tonnes of SOX and 22 tonnes of particulate.

Keywords: hybrid propulsion,boat,fuel consumption,pollution,protected marine areas
Frontiers of Usable Security – Principles and Methods for Administrator and Developer Usable Security Research (USECFrontiers)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Computer science and informatics
Panel description: Informatics and information systems, computer science, scientific computing, intelligent systems
Countries involved: Germany
Call: ERC Starting Grant (ERC-2015-STG, 2015)
Start date: 2016-08-01
End date: 2022-01-31
Duration (months): 66.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1498976.0
EU funding (EUR): 1498976.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Usability problems are a major cause of many of today’s IT-security incidents. Security systems are often too complicated, time-consuming, and error prone. For more than a decade researchers in the domain of usable security (USEC) have attempted to combat these problems by conducting interdisciplinary research focusing on the root causes of the problems and on the creation of usable security mechanisms. While major improvements have been made, to date USEC research has focused almost entirely on the non-expert end-user. However, many of the most catastrophic security incidents were not caused by end-users, but by developers or administrators. Heartbleed and Shellshock were both caused by single developers yet had global consequences. The recent Sony hack compromised an entire multi-national IT-infrastructure and misappropriated over 100 TB of data, unnoticed. Fundamentally, every software vulnerability and misconfigured system is caused by developers or administrators making mistakes, but very little research has been done into the underlying causalities and possible mitigation strategies. I aim to extend the frontiers of usable security by conducting foundational research into USEC methods for developers and administrators. To this end I will research and systemize the hitherto unexamined human factors in a carefully selected set of problems currently faced by developers and administrators, specifically: authentication, secure messaging, systems configuration, intrusion detection, and public key infrastructures. From this pioneering research I will extract and develop principles, methods, and best practices for conducting usability studies and research with these actors and establish a foundation for this emerging research field. In addition to these foundational methodological results, I expect to make fundamental advancements in the above application research domains by including the human factors in these currently purely technical research areas.

Keywords: usable security and privacy,methods reserach
Climate Security with Local Authorities (CLISEL) From insecurity takers to security makers: mobilizing local authorities to secure the EU against the impacts of climate change in Third Countries (CLISEL)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Secure societies - protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Italy,Switzerland,Sweden,United Kingdom
Call: Ethical/Societal Dimension topic 3: Impact of climate change in third countries on Europe's security (H2020-DRS-2015, 2015)
Start date: 2016-05-01
End date: 2019-04-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1740330.0
EU funding (EUR): 889205.0
Participants: 5
Project status: CLOSED

CLISEL proposes an innovative approach to the question of how Europe can be secured from the impacts of climate change in Third Countries. Most academic and policy initiatives to date have focused on the direct security impacts of climate change in Third Countries and/or on the indirect impacts on international security (e.g. concerning regional economic or political stability). While those initiatives offer invaluable insights, CLISEL is based on the presumption that many indirect impacts on Europe’s security emerge and are felt at the local scale, within Europe itself. This is overlooked by most existing initiatives on the so called climate-security nexus, and the conditions under which local authorities act upon climate change (in)security within their operations are not well understood. To fill this gap, CLISEL explores the climate-security nexus from the perspective of local administrations and communities, based on the idea that innovations in the exercise of regulatory power of local authorities can contribute to enhance the understanding of the indirect security implications of climate change in Third countries, as well as to take proactive action. In particular, CLISEL looks at the issue of climate-induced migration, an issue often cited as an indirect security dimension of climate change, from the perspective of local administrators in Sardinia. The aim is to understand the extent to which migrants from ecologically vulnerable Third Countries are perceived as a security issue, the reasons why that is (not) the case, as well as the policies and actions through which local administrators can ward off the emergence of security crisis within their territory.

Keywords: local authority,climate change
The Refugees’ Right To Housing: State Policies and Housing Commons in Istanbul, Athens and Belgrade (RE-HOUSING)

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: Social Sciences and Humanities
Countries involved: Netherlands
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2017, 2017)
Start date: 2018-09-01
End date: 2020-08-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 165598.8
EU funding (EUR): 165598.8
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The ongoing refugee streams that derive mainly from the Middle East and North African conflict areas are a central issue to the growing socio-spatial debate about the different facets of contemporary crisis. The moving populations that cross boundaries heading to the European North, destabilize both territorial certainties and established governance politics. A noticeable body of literature is currently emerging, exploring aspects of social philanthropy, humanitarianism, NGOs’ activities and State immigration policies related to the ongoing refugee crisis in Europe. However, there is little attempt to research how the refugees themselves self-organize, and enact the production of collective housing and shared common spaces based on principles of self-organization and mutual help. The proposed project aims to fill this gap. Following the recent spatial approaches on “commons” and “enclosures” the research project intends to explore forms and modes of refugee led solidarity housing commons, and compare and contrast these with State-run refugee camps. The project focuses empirically on Turkey, Greece and Serbia and in particular, in Istanbul, Athens and Belgrade. These cities are at the epicentre of the refugee crisis. Since, March 2016, when the borders in Balkan countries were closed for all third-country migrants and the EU-Turkey deal was signed, thousands of refugees were trapped in Turkey, Greece and Serbia. It is estimated that there are more than 500 thousand refugees in Istanbul waiting to cross the borders to Europe. Athens is the main refugee transit city in Greece with almost 20 thousand refugees whilst approximately 10 thousand refugees are currently trapped in Belgrade. This project aims to examine the refugees’ right to housing as it is expressed by the Turkish, Greek and Serbian States housing policies and the way these policies relate to the solidarity housing practices in each country.

Keywords: housing,refugees,commons,istanbul,athens,belgrade
Bismuth Redox Catalysis for Sustainable Organic Synthesis (Let-it-Bi)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Synthetic Chemistry and Materials
Panel description: New materials and new synthetic approaches, structure-properties relations, solid state chemistry, molecular architecture, organic chemistry
Countries involved: Germany
Call: ERC Starting Grant (ERC-2019-STG, 2019)
Start date: 2020-02-01
End date: 2025-07-31
Duration (months): 66.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1498750.0
EU funding (EUR): 1498750.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Homogeneous catalysis based on transition metals has become an indispensable strategy in the development of efficient methodologies for organic synthesis, finding application in a wide variety of processes across the chemical sciences. Inspired by the wealth of reactivity in this area, we present a proposal that departs from transition metal catalysis and aims at unlocking the potential of bismuth (Bi) as a sustainable catalyst, unravelling novel and unknown catalytic redox processes for organic chemistry. The main goal of this project is to translate the unique properties traditionally associated to transition metals to a main group element. Let-it-Bi is a quest to disclose the remarkable potential of a commonly overlooked element of the periodic table such as bismuth, in the field of catalysis and organic synthesis. Being an earth abundant, non-toxic and inexpensive element, bismuth represents an excellent candidate to be explored in catalysis and to study its fundamental reactivity. In the first part of this proposal, we describe the design of a novel Bi(III)⇄Bi(V) redox cycle towards the formation of synthetically relevant and challenging C‒C, C‒Halogen, C‒N and C‒O bonds. The last part proposes the expansion of this concept to an unprecedented Bi(I)⇄Bi(III) redox cycle. Such a unique redox system will find application in the activation of small molecules (H2, NH3, B‒H and Si‒H bonds) for the functionalization of simple and largely available olefins. In addition to provide a solution to the price, toxicity and environmental issues associated to transition metal-based transformations, this proposal aims at the exploration of uncharted territories in the area of homogeneous catalysis; thus discovering and providing novel reactivities for organic synthesis which remained elusive to date. Noteworthy, preliminary results accompany both parts demonstrating the feasibility of the proposed research.
Automatic Sentiment Estimation in the Wild (SEWA)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Theme: Content technologies and information management: ICT for digital content, cultural and creative industries
Action type: Innovation actions
Countries involved: Germany,Germany,Estonia,Hungary,United Kingdom,United Kingdom
Call: Multimodal and Natural computer interaction (H2020-ICT-2014-1, 2014)
Start date: 2015-02-01
End date: 2018-07-31
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3639875.0
EU funding (EUR): 3259250.0
Participants: 6
Project status: CLOSED

Automatic Sentiment Estimation in the Wild

Keywords: multimodal hci,face to face computer mediated interaction,affective computing,audio visual human behavior sensing and understanding,recommendation system,social game,serious game