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Promoting SMART agricultural WATER management in Bosnia and Herzegovina (SMARTWATER)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Spreading excellence and widening participation
Programme: Widening participation and spreading excellence
Theme: Improved access to Excellence
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Italy,Spain,Italy,Bosnia and Herzegovina,Portugal
Call: Twinning (H2020-WIDESPREAD-2020-5, 2020)
Start date: 2021-01-01
End date: 2024-06-30
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 891757.5
EU funding (EUR): 891757.5
Participants: 6
Project status: SIGNED

The main objectives of SMARTWATER are: 1) to reinforce the networking, research and innovation capacities of the University of Banja Luka (UNI-BL), University of Sarajevo (UNSA) and other institutions from Bosnia and Herzegovina in the field of sustainable agricultural water management; and 2) to increase their competences and fund-rising skills for a successful participation in the EU Research and Innovation Programs. The project will develop a large set of joint activities promoting networking, joint experimental fields, research cooperation and the exchange of knowledge and experts on specific topics, which are compatible with the overall national research strategy and include the application of smart technologies (cloud-based and remote sensing) in agricultural water management, optimization of water-energy-food nexus and climate change impact and adaptation measures. SMARTWATER foresees the publication of joint research documents in international conferences and peer-reviewed journals. The project will provide technical assistance and expertise to improve research and innovation capacities of BH institutions and delineate adequate national research strategies and policies for the future. The project will boost the S&T capacity through a series of capacity building actions focusing mainly on the early stage researchers. These include advanced training courses, participation in a joint MSc program, summer schools and hands-on workshops on R&I funding. A modern scientific strategy for stepping up and stimulating scientific excellence and innovation capacity will be outlined following a multi-stakeholder participatory approach. An effective communication and dissemination strategy for the adequate promotion of twinning activities and ensuring the expected impacts at regional, national, EU and global level will be adopted. The activities will be carried out in collaboration with three reputed EU international research partners (CIHEAM-IAMB, CSIC and ISA), and SME.

Keywords: early stage researchers,networking,advanced course,summer school,msc study,smart sensing,evapotranspiration,irrigation,knowledge transfer,dissemination,staff exchange,sandt capacity
Law of the Sea and Hybrid Warfare (LOSFARE)

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: Norway
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2020, 2020)
Start date: 2022-04-01
End date: 2024-03-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 214158.72
EU funding (EUR): 214158.72
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

LOSFARE focuses on the practice of States in imposing navigational restrictions on foreign ships and aircraft in densely navigated maritime regions in the context of hybrid warfare and hybrid conflict. Foreign ships that were navigating through important chokepoints of maritime commerce have recently been repeatedly subjected to the use of force or coercion by the coastal State of the relevant strait, incl. the Kerch Strait incident in November 2018 and the Strait of Hormuz incidents in the summer of 2019. These incidents have been characterised as examples of hybrid warfare. Hybrid warfare/conflict poses new challenges for the rights of navigation in important maritime routes. LOSFARE seeks to determine how the law of the sea can contribute to ensuring the rule of law in major commercial shipping routes that are impacted by hybrid warfare/conflict. The objective of LOSFARE is to analyse the legitimacy of naval hybrid warfare/conflict by identifying the limitations under the law of the sea to the jurisdiction of States in imposing their political influence on other States. To reach this aim, LOSFARE scrutinises State practice and examines whether it has affected the state of the law. This project seeks to verify if State practice demonstrates the emergence of a new concept of hybrid naval warfare/conflict which should be distinguished from the traditional phenomena of naval warfare and law enforcement. LOSFARE also examines if the concept of hybrid warfare/conflict is useful for assessing the (il)legality of an aggressor’s actions in the maritime domain. As a result, LOSFARE will provide States and decision-makers the knowledge necessary to respond to the challenges posed by hybrid warfare/conflict. LOSFARE will address this need not only by publishing research articles and organising topical workshops, but also via the conclusion of a roadmap-brochure for the policy-makers on how to determine the applicable legal framework in naval hybrid conflict.

Keywords: law of the sea,navigation,hybrid warfare,international humanitarian law,law enforcement,international security law,eu maritime security strategy,russian federation,united states,iran,nato
cAPTor captures Advanced System Threats (CAPTOR)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Secure societies - protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: Spain
Call: Critical infrastructure protection topic 7: SME instrument topic: “Protection of Urban soft targets and urban critical infrastructures” (H2020-SMEINST-1-2014, 2014)
Start date: 2014-10-01
End date: 2015-02-28
Duration (months): 5.0
Total project cost (EUR): 71429.0
EU funding (EUR): 50000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

CAPTOR is a set of tools whose main objective is to characterize, identify and detect APT’s as well as minimize their impact in the target organization. CAPTOR should be able to operate in complex environments, like Urban Critical Infrastructures, where IT, industrial, energy and network infrastructures must be protected from security threats. The most important innovation of CAPTOR is the application of a set of techniques and methodologies known as anomaly detection, which will be later explained and an approach more akin to classic intelligence as opposed to the malware-detection-centered approach used by the vast majority of proposed commercial solutions. S2’ s objective is to position CAPTOR as a leading European toolset to protect Critical Infrastructures in general and Urban Soft Targets and Critical Infrastructures in particular. Advances in the integration of ICT technologies in urban areas and their infrastructures have brought undeniable advantages to the cities economic management, inhabitability and have helped to reduce their environmental impact. Unfortunately, together with these advantages, many cyber security vulnerabilities have been introduced in infrastructures where these threats have never before been taken into account. The threat posed by cyber terrorists and cyber criminals continually grows and organizations are increasing their awareness of the possibility of an incident. An APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) is a planned multimodal attack targeted at a specific organization or infrastructure, where several types of malware, under control of a command center is combined with techniques like social engineering, use of insiders or access through third parties, with the objective of gaining access to critical physical or virtual assets and, exfiltrate information, obtain economic advantage or sabotage infrastructures. APTs are the most important kind of cyber attacks a critical infrastructure can suffer today.

Keywords: advanced persistent threats,apts,anomaly detection
Globalisation, Europe and Multilateralism - Sophistication of the Transnational Order, Networks and European Strategies (GEM-STONES)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Innovative Training Networks (ITN)-European Joint Doctorates
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Social Sciences and Humanities
Countries involved: Germany,Italy,Germany,Italy,Switzerland,Belgium,Belgium,United Kingdom,Canada,Japan,United Kingdom,Denmark
Call: Innovative Training Networks (H2020-MSCA-ITN-2016, 2016)
Start date: 2016-09-01
End date: 2020-08-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3843713.31
EU funding (EUR): 3843713.31
Participants: 14
Project status: CLOSED

This is a European Joint Doctorat (EJD) gathering 16 partner organizations from 3 different continents. It includes 5 EU HEIs, 3 non-EU HEIs, 3 Think Tanks, 2 MNEs, 1 SME, 1 NPO & 1 EU Intitution. It's shared research agenda on "Globalisation, Europe and Multilateralism" seeks to unpack the growing "Sophistication of the Transnational Order, Networks and European Strategies" in light of the EU's attempts at regime complex management. To this effect, the EU's response to international institutional proliferation is alternatively analyzed through the lens of its ability to provide purposeful complex regime management in light of its institutional capacities, network capacities, relative capacities and framing capacities. Collectively GEM-STONES will increase the breath of regime complex management theory as its postulates are confronted with the specific experience of the EU. The project will also expand the state-of-the art in EU studies, notably on the EU's external action. The research will ultimately sketch a nuanced, innovative, and interdisciplinary answer to the question: how does the EU contributes towards the management of institutional proliferation? To meet this research objective, while also strengthening the EU's innovation capacities, GEM-STONES will select and train 15 highly competitive ESRs. Its chosen interdisciplinary research and training methods bridg a variety of SSH disciplines. Each ESR will accomplish a specific research project as part of the overall agenda. Ultimately, if successful, ESRs will be awarded a Double Degree from two of the project's HEIs. Training is to be an integrated curriculum designed to foster structured PhD training at the EU level, and allow for novel public-private collaborations. The 180 ECTS worth of training will be provided through research, education & practice and will incl. a significant internship.

Keywords: international institutional proliferation,regime complex management,eu s external action,international relations,regulatory international political economy,comparative politics
High Bandwidth Flexible Satellite communication System for 1 Gigabit/sec communications (HIGDARS)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Space
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: Israel
Call: Engaging SMEs in space research and development (H2020-SMEINST-1-2016-2017, 2017)
Start date: 2018-02-01
End date: 2018-07-31
Duration (months): 6.0
Total project cost (EUR): 71429.0
EU funding (EUR): 50000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

HIGDARS- High Gain deployable adaptable reflector for satellites. The objective of the HIGDARS project is to develop a commercial Broad band Telecommunication system in KA band, for small satellites at first, using an innovative Expandable High Bandwidth parabolic Antenna with a smart error correction and optimization (Beam Shaping) sub reflector. Using the advancement in materials, a low mass and small volume when stowed antenna is being developed made of SMP (shape memory polymer). The material allows for a very low mass fold-able antenna that requires no mechanisms or mechanical parts. In addition, an innovative feed system for KA band in a cubesat is being developed with an adaptive sub reflector. The sub reflector with the help of many Piezo actuators and flexible reflective surface is able to change it's own shape and thus optimize the main reflector and also perform beam shaping for better and flexible coverage on Earth. This system demonstration will be able to provide a link of 1 Gigabit per second from a 6U cubesat. this is 500 times the best systems available today (providing from 0.25 up to 2 megabits/sec).Applications such as HDTV, Ultra HDTV (4K), Mobile TV, In-flight Internet, Fast Internet, and bi-directional satellite to cellular device communication, amongst others, are driving insatiable demand for satellite communications bandwidth. This demand pushes satellite manufacturers to build satellites with bigger Antenna sizes, higher transmitting power and higher receiver sensitivity. The new small satellite constellation companies are offering continues large amounts of data, imagery and communications, all needing a high level link not available today for these satellites. In the small satellite (cubesat) constellations large Parabole Antennas do not exist, the antennas are still either tape measure, or patches. An innovative technology is needed to both address the technical challenge and enable further expansion of satellite services.

Keywords: leo low earth orbit,geo geostationary orbit
Axions and relatives across different mass scales (AxScale)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Fundamental constituents of matter
Panel description: Particle, nuclear, plasma, atomic, molecular, gas, and optical physics
Countries involved: Germany,Switzerland
Call: ERC Starting Grant (ERC-2018-STG, 2018)
Start date: 2018-11-01
End date: 2025-04-30
Duration (months): 78.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1134375.0
EU funding (EUR): 517267.5
Participants: 2
Project status: SIGNED

Pseudoscalar QCD axions and axion-like Particles (ALPs) are an excellent candidate for Dark Matter or can act as a mediator particle for Dark Matter. Since the discovery of the Higgs boson, we know that fundamental scalars exist and it is timely to explore the Axion/ALP parameter space more intensively. A look at the allowed axion/ALP parameter space makes it clear that these might exist at low mass (below few eV), as (part of) Dark Matter. Alternatively they might exist at higher mass, above roughly the MeV scale, potentially as a Dark Matter mediator particle. AxScale explores parts of these different mass regions, with complementary techniques but with one research team. Firstly, with RADES, it develops a novel concept for a filter-like cavity for the search of QCD axion Dark matter at a few tens of a micro-eV. Dark Matter Axions can be discovered by their resonant conversion in that cavity embedded in a strong magnetic field. The `classical axion window' has recently received much interest from cosmological model-building and I will implement a novel cavity concept that will allow to explore this Dark Matter parameter region. Secondly, AxScale searches for axions and ALPs using the NA62 detector at CERN's SPS. Especially the mass region above a few MeV can be efficiently searched by the use of a proton fixed-target facility. During nominal data taking NA62 investigates a Kaon beam. NA62 can also run in a mode in which its primary proton beam is fully dumped. With the resulting high interaction rate, the existence of weakly coupled particles can be efficiently probed. Thus, searches for ALPs from Kaon decays as well as from production in dumped protons with NA62 are foreseen in AxScale. More generally, NA62 can look for a plethora of `Dark Sector' particles with recorded and future data. With the AxScale program I aim at maximizing the reach of NA62 for these new physics models.

Keywords: dark matter,axion,proton fixed target
Comprehensive two-dimensional liquid chromatography for the characterization of protein biopharmaceuticals at the protein level (LCxLCProt)

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: Belgium
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2018, 2018)
Start date: 2020-01-01
End date: 2020-12-31
Duration (months): 12.0
Total project cost (EUR): 89160.0
EU funding (EUR): 89160.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Protein biopharmaceuticals, which globally represent about 20 % of the total pharmaceutical market, are becoming increasingly popular in the treatment of various diseases. Experts forecast that over 50 % of new drug approvals in the next decade will be for biologics, especially monoclonal antibodies. Very accurate structural characterization and purity analysis is required during both the development of the new drugs, and later during manufacturing for quality control purposes. Biopharmaceutical protein molecules are very large and heterogeneous, which makes their characterization very difficult. The goal of this project is to develop novel methods for the characterization of protein biopharmaceuticals at the protein level based on comprehensive two-dimensional liquid chromatography (LC×LC). Two approaches will be explored: the use of reversed phase separation mechanism in both dimensions with parallel gradients, and application of thermally responsive stationary phases for thermal modulation of LC×LC fractions. Parallel gradients provide the greatest orthogonality when the separation mechanisms in both dimensions are correlated, and allow the use of short modulation periods, which together lead to a dramatic increase in peak capacity (as demonstrated in preliminary experiments). Thermally responsive stationary phases allow trapping of the analyte bands at elevated temperatures, and their release at low temperature. This is compatible with intact protein analysis, especially when ion exchange is used in the first dimension of the LC×LC system. It is expected that the research will result in new, cutting edge methods for the analysis and characterization of protein biopharmaceuticals that will be applicable under the good manufacturing practice (GMP) conditions, improving the quality assurance/quality control and increasing the confidence in the pharmaceuticals.

Keywords: comprehensive two dimensional liquid chromatography,protein biopharmaceuticals,intact proteins,thermal modulation
Lagrangian Modeling of Denitrification and Nitrous Oxide Production in Soils (RW3D-US)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Individual Fellowships (IF)-Reintegration panel
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Environment and Geosciences
Countries involved: Denmark
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2019, 2019)
Start date: 2021-01-01
End date: 2023-06-02
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 219312.0
EU funding (EUR): 219312.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

During the fellowship, the experienced researcher Christopher V. Henri and his supervisors Anker Lajer Højberg and Jens Christian Refsgaard of the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) will lead an effort improving the prediction of nitrate levels and of the production of nitrous oxide in soils by developing advanced and accurate modeling techniques. The widespread use of agrochemicals has led to the contamination of many surface and groundwater bodies around the world. Nitrate is a highly problematic contaminant due to its adverse effect on human health and on ecosystems. Understanding the fate of nitrate in the subsurface is, however complex. Indeed, the pollutant undergoes in many cases a sequential biochemically induced degradation, which will reduce levels but also produce nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas. Today, numerical models are essential in the management of such groundwater contamination. Yet, virtually all available numerical solutions for reactive transport in soils use Eulerian methods that present serious numerical issues, which significantly reduce their applicability. The proposed project will represent a breakthrough in our representation of reactive transport in unsaturated soils by developing a stable and reliable Lagrangian method able to simulate reactive systems as the Nitrate biodegradation. The method will also allow to identify key processes triggering reactions in soils, which is primordial to improve our management of groundwater contaminations and to better understand the implication that the subsurface production of nitrous oxide can potentially have on climate. The project will also allow the high-potential applicant to secure a position in Europe and the world-class host institution to maintain excellence through a series transfer of knowledge, training and communication strategy.

Keywords: agricultural groundwater contamination,nitrate,unsaturated porous media,numerical solutions,lagrangian vs eulerian,denitrification,nitrous oxide
Developing advanced vibration performance assessment for new generation of lightweight pedestrian structures using motion platform and virtual reality environments (vPERFORM)

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: United Kingdom
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2019, 2019)
Start date: 2020-10-01
End date: 2022-09-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 224933.76
EU funding (EUR): 224933.76
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Newly embraced use of lightweight (and high-strength) materials in construction has led to development of exceptionally beautiful and slender structural forms, especially in case of landmark public structures such as footbridges as well as walkways and corridors between buildings, at airports and shopping malls. These pedestrian structures are more sensitive to human-generated dynamic loading than ever before and their design is governed by vibration serviceability limit state. Pedestrians start interacting with these structures under certain conditions resulting in vibration-dependent dynamic force and unacceptably large errors in predictions of the actual vibration response. This project, vPERFORM, will transform the current design practice by developing reliable predictive models of vibration performance of lightweight pedestrian structures. For the first time, vertical vibration conditions under which the interaction occurs will be identified and the interaction modelled to reflect experimental observations. In addition, influence of visual cue (of the environment in which structure resides) on the interaction will also be studied for the first time. I will employ a multidisciplinary approach by combining analysis techniques from human motion science and mathematical modelling with structural engineering application. I will collect unique experimental data in a purpose built VSimulators (VSim) motion platform facility that incorporates virtual reality (VR) headset for simulating realistic structure environments. I will develop and validate a model for the interaction paving the way for achieving more efficient and sustainable design solutions.

Keywords: footbridge,pedestrian,vibration serviceability,interaction,kinematics,kinetics,locomotion,machine learning,design