Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
SElf-Adaptive and Automated LEARNing Framework for Smart Sensors (SEA2Learn)

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: Belgium,France
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2021 (HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01, 2021)
Start date: 2022-09-01
End date: 2024-08-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 175920.0
EU funding (EUR): 175920.0
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

Smart Sensors are key components for the upcoming Green and Digital European era. Recently, novel emerging electronics components – such as high energy-efficient many-core application processors featuring a power consumption of few tens of mWs – have enabled high-accurate on-device inference capabilities, i.e. Deep Learning inference, to extract high-level information from sensor data. However, this technology improvement is not sufficient to ensure robust solutions suitable for consumer and industrial applications. The main issue comes from the wide variety in real-world test conditions and, consequently, the lack at design-time of representative (labelled) sensor data, needed to train DL inference networks. For this reason, the currently used “train-once-and-deploy-everywhere” design process for edge intelligence has proved to be weak, even after an endless cyclic procedure involving data collection, model training and in-field testing. This limitation is addressed by the SEA2Learn project by developing energy-efficient and real-time mechanisms to adapt the inference capabilities of resource-constrained smart sensors based on the stimulus from the surrounding environment. The proposed strategy, which is unprecedent in this domain, aims at placing in the same training loop multiple smart sensor nodes that interact with a Learning Agent. The latter will leverage a new class of lightweight methods belonging to the Continual Learning (CL) domain operating on unlabelled multi-sensor data. Thanks to the envisioned SEA2Learn framework, the embedded intelligence can adapt over time based on real-world data, making the design process more robust and 10-100x faster than today. To realize this vision, the fellow’s expertise in HW/SW design for embedded machine learning will be complemented by the Continual Learning knowledge of the hosting research group at KU Leuven and enriched by a tight collaboration with an SME that manufactures IoT platforms for edge computing.

Keywords: continual learning,smart sensor,edge computing,adaptive systems,ultra low power
‘The world is bigger than five’: Identity, discourse, and the transformation of Turkey’s foreign policy since 2011 (IDandTFP) (IDandTFP)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Social Sciences and Humanities
Countries involved: Germany
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2021 (HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01, 2021)
Start date: 2022-09-01
End date: 2024-08-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 173847.36
EU funding (EUR): 173847.36
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

ID&TFP examines Turkey’s foreign policy reorientation during the 2010s and contributes to academic debates on foreign policy transformation and foreign policy's role in domestic politics. During the Justice and Development Party (AKP)’s first decade in power, it prioritised Turkey’s European Union (EU) membership and sought to increase Turkey’s influence through soft power instruments. However, soon after the Arab Spring protests broke out in 2011, the AKP began asserting its ambition to shape the Middle East in its vision by supporting political actors affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Libya and Syria. It has been portraying Turkey as the leader of the Muslim world, championing the Palestinian cause, building an international coalition to combat Islamophobia, and calling for the reform of the international order. ID&TFP seeks to understand (a) why a reorientation was perceived as necessary and possible by the Turkish decision-makers and (b) the role it has been playing in the AKP governments’ efforts to change the domestic order in its attempt to extend its religious-nationalist hegemony over Turkish politics. It connects foreign policy and domestic politics through a focus on identity, and offers to study a wide range of primary sources to understand the articulation of Turkish identity in the foreign policy discourse and to explain how identity has been instrumentalised in domestic politics. Through the case study, ID&TFP explores why and how foreign policies transform and how foreign policy is used to establish and stabilise a domestic political order, which are issues central to foreign policy analysis. ID&TFP also contributes to the literature on discursive policy analysis by providing a critical explanation of why particular policy discourses become dominant, how they contest the dominant orders, and understanding of how support for or compliance with certain policies is generated.

Keywords: foreign policy analysis foreign policy reorientation turkey poststructuralism discourse analysis identity
Impact of foreshock transients on near-Earth space (WAVESTORMS)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Consolidator grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Universe Sciences
Panel description: Astro -physics/ -chemistry/ -biology; solar system; planetary systems; stellar, galactic and extragalactic astronomy; cosmology; space sciences; astronomical instrumentation and data
Countries involved: Finland
Call: ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANTS (ERC-2023-COG, 2023)
Start date: 2024-09-01
End date: 2029-08-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1998084.0
EU funding (EUR): 1998084.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

This project addresses major open questions in plasma physics: the dynamics of collisionless shocks, their impact on the downstream medium and particle acceleration. Collisionless shocks are powerful particle accelerators, ubiquitous in astrophysical plasmas. Recent works suggest that the dynamics of the shock precursor, or foreshock, contributes greatly to shock acceleration. Here we use near-Earth space as a natural laboratory to quantify the impact of transient kinetic structures forming in the foreshock. These foreshock transients are particularly intriguing because in addition to contributing to acceleration at the shock itself, they impact geospace as a whole in driving swift, intense wave storms in Earth's magnetosphere. In this proposal, I present recent data revealing that these waves accelerate energetic electrons in Earth's radiation belts, connecting for the first time the dynamics of two major acceleration sites at Earth. This issue has never been explored because of considerable challenges: multi-point in situ observations and global kinetic simulations are needed to unravel the complex processes at work. The WAVESTORMS project makes full use of recent advances on both of these fronts to resolve the impact of foreshock transients on near-Earth space in a holistic manner. Using a flagship kinetic model of the global magnetosphere and high-fidelity space- and ground-based measurements, we will (1) fully characterise their interaction with the shock and their contribution to shock acceleration, (2) quantify the radiation belt response (acceleration and losses), (3) connect our findings to the solar wind context, to finally (4) quantify their global impact on near-Earth space. My expertise in foreshock physics and in combining multi-mission data and cutting-edge simulations puts me in a unique position to lead this project. Our results will constitute a breakthrough in our understanding of near-Earth space dynamics and particle acceleration in general.

Keywords: foreshock foreshock transients bow shock particle acceleration radiation belts ulf waves global hybrid simulations magnetospheric physics
A Semantic 3D Energy Model for Prosumer With Integrated Photovoltaics Systems (S3EM)

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: Denmark
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023 (HORIZON-MSCA-2023-PF-01, 2023)
Start date: 2025-02-01
End date: 2027-01-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 214934.4
EU funding (EUR): 214934.4
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

To achieve the EU's green transition goal, Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) is widely adopted. However, the efficiency of most BIPV systems is limited as they primarily utilize the rooftop space of buildings. Using both the rooftop and facade surfaces of buildings can improve the surface utilization of BIPV systems, but it also poses new challenges, including the heterogeneity and incompleteness of sensor data for semantic 3D reconstruction of buildings, various unstable factors affecting BIPV design and layout, and the necessity to coordinate and integrate BIPV systems with other energy systems. This project aims to develop a Semantic 3D Energy Model (S3EM) for BIPV systems, which leverages multi-modal data to construct accurate 3D representations of solar radiation and electrical potential across building surfaces, enabling the optimal placement of BIPV components and their smooth integration with other energy systems. To achieve the research goal, this project proposes three work packages, including:1) Constructing high-precision and complete 3D semantic models of buildings by leveraging the complementarity of multi-modal data, 2) Optimizing the design and placement of BIPV components on building surfaces by considering multiple factors, 3) Integration and coordination of BIPV systems with other energy systems using multi-agent reinforcement learning methods. S3EM specifies the resources needed for this project, including the quality and capacity of the host, mentors, data, and experimental facilities. This project will enhance the scientific skills and innovation capability, expand research horizons, and establish research collaborations of the applicant. A two-way knowledge transfer approach in energy big data, building modeling and energy system analysis is proposed to ensure benefits between the applicant and the host. S3EM will make a significant contribution to the state of the art in renewable energy production forecasting and the EU climate goals.
Design of novel Magnetic Graphene Oxide Nanozyme platform for Theranostic applications (MagGraphZyme)

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 2021 (HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01, 2021)
Start date: 2023-06-01
End date: 2026-05-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 261380.64
EU funding (EUR): 261380.64
Participants: 3
Project status: SIGNED

MagGraphZyme aims at the development of a new hybrid multiplatform capable of triggering the intracellular production of reactive oxygen/nitrogen species (ROS/RNS) for inducing cell death in cancer cells. The proposed hybrid nanosystem, based on the combination of magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs), nitrogen doped graphene oxide (N-GO) and a polymer (PLGA) shell, will improve ROS/RNS production due to the synergistic effects of all components regarding their catalytic activity as peroxidase-mimetic nanozymes. The control of this catalytic activity will be performed by heating the intracellular level via the activation of the constituent MNPs through a remotely applied magnetic field. Thus, a novel approach for intracellular ROS/RNS production and quantification will be implemented. Furthermore, with the aim of understanding the different cells’ pathways involved in the toxicity and the final death of the cells, these hybrid system will be evaluated to investigate pathway-specific ROS/RNS induction of apoptosis and ROS-response mechanisms. Thus, I will study signaling pathways which are known to be influenced by the production of these species. To this end, I propose detailed physical and chemical studies, down to the atomic level, of the MNPs@N-GO-PLGA systems for identifying the relationships between catalytic efficacy and active atomic sites within the structures. These works will be developed by a motivated researcher with a strong background in MNPs, who will enhance and diversify his skills in advanced microscopy techniques and will acquire competences in bio-medicine. This multidisciplinary and innovative proposal will strengthen the collaboration between the hosting institutions, will enable the European hosting institution to reinforce crucial competences in the understanding & production of multifunctional materials and will contribute to improving oncological applications, which is one of the most important scientific challenges with a high social impact.

Keywords: magnetic nanoparticles,nanozymes,electron microscopy
Optic MISS System II (Optic MISS)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: The European Innovation Council (EIC)
Theme: EIC Accelerator
Destination: Other destinations
Action type: EIC actions
Countries involved: Israel
Call: EIC Accelerator 2024 - Short application (HORIZON-EIC-2024-ACCELERATOR-01, 2024)
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2499000.0
EU funding (EUR): 2499000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Pathkeeper Surgical Ltd (PKS) developed a Machine-Vision Image Guided Surgery system that allows spine surgeons to perform fast, cost-effective, radiation-free spinal navigation. Our Spine Navigation System provides real-time 3D images using machine-vision, camera-based technology. The system performs real-time tracking of the anatomy and the surgeon's hand & drill, thus giving the surgeon accurate and timely feedback on the position S/he is in. The real-time feedback allows surgeons to be 5X more accurate in screw placement versus the best robotic navigation system today. Moreover, O-MISS is planned to reduce the entire workflow time to less than 15 seconds for patient registration out of the 30 minutes it takes competitor systems for the process of registration. O-MISS system leverages machine vision to segmentally register individual vertebrae in seconds, accounting for intersegmental motion and maintaining accuracy throughout the entire procedure. The use of machine-vision image-guided surgery systems in the operating room (“OR”) instead of X-ray-based guidance is the only way to eliminate all radiation associated with navigation in the OR while facilitating a fast, efficient, and extremely accurate surgical experience. PathKeeper emerged when Dr Josh Schroeder, an experienced orthopedic spine surgeon, shared his frustration with existing spinal surgery technologies, with Erez Lampert, a medical device industry veteran. Erez had recently left Align Technologies, where he developed the ground-breaking and commercially successful iTero Element, an innovative intraoral scanner renowned for its ability to generate highly precise 3D digital impressions of teeth and oral structures.

Keywords: spine surgery,optically controlled surgery
Anisotropic geometric variational problems: existence, regularity and uniqueness (ANGEVA)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Mathematics
Panel description: All areas of mathematics, pure and applied, plus mathematical foundations of computer science, mathematical physics and statistics
Countries involved: Italy
Call: ERC STARTING GRANTS (ERC-2022-STG, 2022)
Start date: 2023-09-01
End date: 2028-08-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1492700.0
EU funding (EUR): 1492700.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

The focus of this project is to advance the theory of anisotropic geometric variational problems. A vast literature is devoted to the study of critical points of the area functional, referred to as minimal surfaces. However, minimizing the surface area is often an idealization in physics. In order to account for preferred inhomogeneous and directionally dependent configurations and to capture microstructures, more general anisotropic energies are often utilized in several important models. Relevant examples include crystal structures, capillarity problems, gravitational fields and homogenization problems. Motivated by these applications, anisotropic energies have attracted an increasing interest in the geometric analysis community. Moreover in differential geometry they lead to the study of Finsler manifolds. Unlike the rich theory for the area functional, very little is understood in the anisotropic setting, as many of the essential techniques do not remain valid. This project aims to develop the tools to prove existence, regularity and uniqueness properties of the critical points of anisotropic functionals, referred to as anisotropic minimal surfaces. In order to show their existence in general Riemannian manifolds, it will be crucial to generalize the min-max theory. This theory plays a crucial role in proving a number of conjectures in geometry and topology. In order to determine the regularity of anisotropic minimal surfaces, I will study the associated geometric nonlinear elliptic partial differential equations (PDEs). Finally, in addition to the stationary configurations, this research will shed light on geometric flows, through the analysis of the related parabolic PDEs. The new methods developed in this project will provide new insights and results even for the isotropic theory: in solving the size minimization problem, in the vectorial Allen-Cahn approximation of the general codimension Brakke flow, and in the Almgren-Pitts min-max construction.

Keywords: geometric measure theory,geometric analysis,anisotropic energies
Geometric Analysis and Surface Groups (AnSur)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Advanced grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Mathematics
Panel description: All areas of mathematics, pure and applied, plus mathematical foundations of computer science, mathematical physics and statistics
Countries involved: France
Call: ERC ADVANCED GRANTS (ERC-2022-ADG, 2022)
Start date: 2024-01-01
End date: 2028-12-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2325043.0
EU funding (EUR): 2325043.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

We propose to study links between curves in flag manifolds, surfaces solutions of geometric partial differential equations in some affine symmetric spaces, and functions on the moduli space of curves. We will consider the relevant energy functions on the moduli spaces of those curves, or on the moduli space of Anosov representations for periodic data, in particular in the context of positivity. Amongst our concrete ambitious goals are: obtain topological invariant through quantising Anosov deformation spaces, define and compute volumes of Anosov deformation spaces and prove recursion formulae for them, find surfaces in symmetric spaces associated to opers and the relevant higher-rank Liouville action, solve special cases of the Auslander conjecture using foliated spaces. More specifically, the backbone of this project is to explore a general class of functions on moduli spaces of Anosov representations and, beyond, of uniformly hyperbolic bundles. Then, we propose to identify the family of curves that will be possible asymptotic boundaries -- in the spirit of quasisymmetric curves in the sphere -- the periodic ones corresponding to Anosov representations. We will prove the existence and uniqueness of surfaces bounded at infinity by these curves. Going back, we will consider the area of such a surface, both at critical points on the moduli space, and as a renormalising function allowing to consider volumes of these moduli spaces. Finally, we will consider the space foliated by surfaces solutions of the asymptotic datum, and define entropy.

Keywords: discrete subgroups of lie groups,poisson algebras,character varieties
EU-CONEXUS ENABLES - Promoting excellence through innovative eco-systems (EU-CONEXUS ENABLES)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area
Programme: Widening participation and spreading excellence
Theme: Improved access to Excellence
Destination: Improved access to Excellence
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Romania,Cyprus,Greece,France,Spain,Lithuania,Croatia,Germany,Ireland,Ukraine
Call: European Excellence Initiative (HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-ACCESS-03, 2023)
Start date: 2024-02-01
End date: 2029-01-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4966092.56
EU funding (EUR): 4966092.56
Participants: 18
Project status: SIGNED

The concept of EU-CONEXUS ENABLES is built upon the strong foundation of our Alliance within the Joint Research Area as an excellent network for cooperation between the partners with several points of gravity such as the 4 Joint Research Institutes (an outcome of H2020-SwafS project) - Coastal Engineering Institute, Environmental Sciences and Biodiversity Institute, Life Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, Social, Culture and Human Sciences Institute, and the Doctoral School framework of EU-CONEXUS European University. The project is devoted to promote scientific and academic cooperation between the members of the alliance in the same time with an effective implementation of ERA policy agenda main objectives. Using as thematical background 4 major challenges, the project is dedicated to achieve specific objectives that are aligned with mostly all of the ERA goals. The scope of the EU-CONEXUS ENABLES project is to create the framework of an innovative ecosystem promoting sustainable synergies between the alliance and its partners such as the fellow municipalities, other stakeholders, in order to develop long term solutions for Smart Urban Coastal Sustainability challenges, based on the Digital Twin approach. The project is focused on one hand to raise excellence in value creation through deeper and geographically inclusive cooperation, and on the other hand to the societal based topics and needs coming from our supporting ecosystems of stakeholders. The project will also offer training and capacity-building programs for researchers, promoting a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.Through hackathons, capacity building, and knowledge exchange activities, the project will engage experts, researchers, and stakeholders in the development and implementation of innovative Digital Twin solutions. Citizen engagement in participatory science activities will also be facilitated, encouraging evidence-based policies and interventions.