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Impact Aware Manipulation by Dexterous Robot Control and Learning in Dynamic Semi-Structured Logistic Environments (I.AM.)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Germany,Switzerland,Sweden,France,Netherlands,Netherlands,Netherlands
Call: Robotics in Application Areas (H2020-ICT-2019-2, 2019)
Start date: 2020-01-01
End date: 2023-12-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4585485.0
EU funding (EUR): 4357985.0
Participants: 9
Project status: SIGNED

Europe is leading the market of torque-controlled robots. These robots can withstand physical interaction with the environment, including impacts, while providing accurate sensing and actuation capabilities. I.AM leverages this technology and strengthens European leadership by endowing robots to exploit intentional impacts for manipulation. I.AM focuses on impact aware manipulation in logistics, a new area of application for robotics which will grow exponentially in the coming years, due to socio-economical drivers such as booming of e-commerce and scarcity of labor. I.AM relies on four scientific and technological research lines that will lead to breakthroughs in modeling, sensing, learning and control of fast impacts: 1) I.Model offers experimentally validated accurate impact models, embedded in a highly realistic simulator to predict post-impact robot states based on pre-impact conditions; 2) I.Learn provides advances in planning and learning for generating desired control parameters based on models of uncertainties inherent to impacts; 3) I.Sense develops an impact-aware sensing technology to robustly assess velocity, force, and robot contact state in close proximity of impact times, allowing to distinguish between expected and unexpected events; 4) I.Control generates a framework that, in conjunction with the realistic models, advanced planning, and sensing components, allows for robust execution of dynamic manipulation tasks. This integrated paradigm, I.AM, brings robots to an unprecedented level of manipulation abilities. By incorporating this new technology in existing robots, I.AM enables shorter cycle time (10%) for applications requiring dynamic manipulation in logistics. I.AM will speed up the take-up and deployment in this domain by validating its progress in three realistic scenarios: a bin-to-belt application demonstrating object tossing, a bin-to-bin application object fast boxing, and a case depalletizing scenario demonstrating object grabbing.

Keywords: robot control,robot learning,high speed impact robotics
Functional Encryption Technologies (FENTEC)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Secure societies - protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens
Theme: Improve cyber security
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Partnership: Cybersecurity PPP (cPPP)
Countries involved: Germany,Spain,Belgium,Finland,Switzerland,Slovenia,France,United Kingdom
Call: Cybersecurity PPP: Cryptography (H2020-DS-LEIT-2017, 2017)
Start date: 2018-01-01
End date: 2021-02-28
Duration (months): 38.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4223141.25
EU funding (EUR): 4223141.25
Participants: 11
Project status: CLOSED

Functional encryption (FE), has been recently been introduced as a new paradigm of encryption systems to overcome all-or-nothing limitations of classical encryption. In an FE system the decryptor deciphers a function over the message plaintext: such functional decryptability makes it feasible to process encrypted data (e.g. on the Internet) and obtain a partial view of the message plaintext. This extra flexibility over classical encryption is a powerful enabler for many emerging security technologies (i.e. controlled access, searching and computing on encrypted data, program obfuscation…). FENTEC’s mission is to make the functional encryption paradigm ready for wide-range applications, integrating it in ICT technologies as naturally as classical encryption. The primary objective is the efficient and application-oriented development of functional encryption systems. FENTEC’s team of cryptographers, software and hardware experts and information technology industry partners that will document functional encryption needs of specific applications and subsequently design, develop, implement and demonstrate applied use of functional cryptography. Ultimately, a functional encryption library for both SW and HW-oriented application will be documented and made public so that it may be used by European ICT entities. With it, the FENTEC team will build emerging security technologies that increase the trustworthiness of the European ICT services and products. Concretely, the FENTEC team will showcase the expressiveness and versatility of the functional encryption paradigm in 3 use cases: • Privacy-preserving digital currency, enforcing flexible auditing models • Anonymous data analytics enabling computation of statistics over encrypted data, protecting European Fundamental Rights of Data Protection and Privacy • Key and content distribution with improved performance & efficiency as foundational technology for establishing secure communication among a vast amount of IOT devices.
NanoPhOtonic devices applying SElf-assembled colloIDs for novel ON-chip light sources (POSEIDON)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)
Theme: EIC Pathfinder
Destination: Novel ideas for radically new technologies
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Germany,Germany,Spain,Spain,Germany,Czechia,United Kingdom,United Kingdom
Call: FET-Open Challenging Current Thinking (H2020-FETOPEN-2018-2019-2020-01, 2019)
Start date: 2020-01-01
End date: 2023-12-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3164363.75
EU funding (EUR): 3066620.0
Participants: 8
Project status: SIGNED

Silicon photonics made tremendous progress in the last decade and promises far more cost effective photonic integrated circuits (PICs) than competing III-V semiconductors. However, a monolithically integrable, mass-manufacturable light source is missing. All approaches of heterogeneous integration of III-V light sources are costly and not highly scalable, creating massive cost and complexity barriers for the commercialization of PICs. The ground-breaking aim of POSEIDON is to develop a radically new bottom-up approach towards multi-scale, on chip self-assembly of active colloids based on low cost colloid technology. For the first time this encompasses the entire process chain of computer-aided design, controlled synthesis, hierarchical assembly, optoelectronic integration and device fabrication. By controlling and designing self-assembly processes directly on a device, addressing length scales from nm to 100’s of μm simultaneously, our approach allows to fabricate functional nanophotonic components with 3D, single-nm resolution integrated into complex PICs. The ambitious goal of POSEIDON is to thereby develop electrically pumped light sources which can be monolithically integrated into the back-end of CMOS chips. This breakthrough overcomes the limitations of top-down PIC fabrication and tears down the massive cost and complexity barriers initially mentioned. The short term benefits can be quantum leaps in data center energy efficiency and network performance, enabled by the project targeting the usual Datacom wavelengths, and cheap yet powerful optical sensors. In the long run a revolutionary platform for generic PICs consisting of monolithically integrated active colloidal components (light sources and detectors), Si/Si nitride photonics and CMOS electronics can emerge from POSEIDON. This will transform Europe’s industrial landscape and provide sustainable solutions to societal challenges across ICT, quantum technologies, energy, environment, health and security.

Keywords: nanophotonics,self assembly,integration,electrically pumped light sources,colloids
Electronic structure and energy descriptors for molecular crystals from quantum crystallography and X-ray charge density analysis (XQCR)

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: Denmark
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2017, 2017)
Start date: 2018-04-01
End date: 2020-03-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 212194.8
EU funding (EUR): 212194.8
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Most of the known organic compounds exist in crystalline form, and their stability, electronic properties and reactivity depend upon the electron density distribution in the molecules and the intermolecular interactions. This project aims to develop methods in the field of quantum crystallography to estimate accurate electronic and chemical properties of molecular crystals from a combination of ultra-high resolution X-ray /neutron diffraction experiments and quantum chemical calculations. Experimental X-ray wavefunctions will be derived by fitting against high-resolution diffraction data, and hence they are expected to be superior to the wavefunctions from pure quantum chemical calculations. These X-ray wavefunctions will be exploited to derive not just the accurate electron density distribution but also the energies in crystalline materials. The results from the X-ray wavefunctions will be compared against those from the conventional X-ray charge density multipolar modeling and high level density functional theory calculations. Intended outcomes of the action include experimental values for intermolecular energies, crystal lattice energies, electronic band gaps and ionization energies. The band gap energies for known organic semiconductors will be calibrated against available spectroscopic data. The fundamentally novel approach proposed in the action will represent the first attempt to derive the energy levels in crystals from diffraction data. These descriptors will be applied to study unexplored types of chemical bonding, intermolecular interactions, and the electronic structure of molecular crystals. Thus a subatomic-level understanding of how molecules bind to each other, and their energetics in crystals will help the rational design of new crystal forms, leading to 'crystal engineering' of pharmaceutical drugs with better efficacy, and functional organic materials with useful properties as opposed to trial-and-error based approaches.

Keywords: crystallography,charge density analysis,intermolecular interactions,crystal engineering
Therapeutic potential of recombinant antibodies to neutralize immunogenic peptides in celiac disease (GIPTRAP)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Individual Fellowships (IF)-Society and Enterprise panel
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Life Sciences
Countries involved: Spain
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2020, 2020)
Start date: 2022-01-01
End date: 2023-12-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 160932.48
EU funding (EUR): 160932.48
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Celiac disease affects about 1% of the population worldwide. It is an autoimmune disease triggered by gluten intake in genetically predisposed individuals. Celiac disease causes intestinal villi atrophy that results in a deficient absorption of nutrients and other risks. Gluten major sources are wheat, rye, barley and some oats. Currently, the only effective treatment is a permanent gluten free diet (GFD). However, a fully GFD is difficult to achieve. The average daily gluten intake in celiac patients is estimated to be 150-400 mg, when 50 mg are enough to damage the intestine of most celiac patients. Accordingly, symptoms persist in 65% of patients, with only 8% reaching complete gut recovery. Preliminary data showed that an antibody raised against the most immunogenic gluten peptide suppressed 90% immunogenicity of hydrolyzed gluten ex vivo. This project proposes a novel therapeutic strategy to alleviate the effect of exposure to gluten for celiac patients not completely responsive to GFD. I aim to assess the potential of anti-Gluten Immunogenic Peptides (GIP) antibodies as therapeutic tools by evaluating their effectiveness to neutralize GIP in vitro and ex vivo. I will develop improved humanized recombinant versions of anti-GIP antibodies, analyze their performance and stability, and optimize their production in mammalian cell cultures in collaboration with partner biotech companies and academia research groups with long experience in the field, bringing novel transferable knowledge to the host institution. The recombinant antibodies will also be explored for their improved performance in diagnostic applications for determining GIP excretion. This Fellowship will allow to extend my existing network beyond Academia towards Biotech Industry and will provide me with significant experience to mature towards independent project management in industrial research in the fields of recombinant protein production and immunotherapy.

Keywords: celiac disease,gluten immunogenic peptides gip,anti gip antibodies,humanized antibodies,antibody production,mammalian cell cultures,lentiviral vectors,antigen neutralization therapy
Leveraging the potential of historical spy satellite photography for ecology and conservation (EcoSpy)

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: Germany
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2017, 2017)
Start date: 2018-12-01
End date: 2020-11-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 171460.8
EU funding (EUR): 171460.8
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Conservation planning and action critically relies on information about dynamics in ecosystems, habitats, and species’ populations in order to define baselines, set conservation targets, and to identify areas for protection and restoration activities. Following the opening of the Landsat archives, remote sensing became a key technology for providing information to conservation, but many world regions experienced widespread changes in habitats and species populations prior to the Landsat history (1980s). In EcoSpy we propose to pioneer the broad-scale use of recently declassified historical, global, high-resolution spy satellite photographs from the Cold War era (Corona) to extend the temporal scale of ecological and conservation remote sensing studies as far back as the 1960s. We will integrate Corona with Landsat and GoogleEarth Images in three proof-of-concept studies to test the usability of Corona for conservation research and applications. We will assess changes in (1) ecosystems of conservation concern, by identifying long-undisturbed forests and their fragmentation in Romania, (2) endangered species habitats, by analyzing saiga antelope habitat in Kazakhstan, and (3) keystone species’ population dynamics, by analyzing population density of steppe marmots in Kazakhstan. Additionally, we will carry out a synthesis study on uses and benefits of Corona imagery for ecology and conservation worldwide. EcoSpy is deeply interdisciplinary, located at the intersection of ecology, conservation science and remote sensing. Scientifically, EcoSpy will enhance the long-term understanding of ecological processes such as fragmentation, range shifts and population dynamics, and will extend availability of high resolution remotely sensed data by two decades prior to Landsat. EcoSpy will inform conservation action such as identifying priority conservation areas and defining conservation baselines for vulnerable habitats and species, advancing conservation and ecology worldwide.

Keywords: historical spy satellite photography,remote sensing,corona,historical ecology,habitats of conservation concern,endangered species distribution,keystone species population density
Linked Irish Traditional Music Project (LITMUS)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Individual Fellowships (IF)-Society and Enterprise panel
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Social Sciences and Humanities
Countries involved: Ireland
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2016, 2016)
Start date: 2017-07-01
End date: 2019-06-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 187866.0
EU funding (EUR): 187866.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The LITMUS (Linked Irish Traditional Music) project will focus on the development of the first linked open data (LOD) framework tailored to the needs of Irish traditional song, instrumental music, and dance (ITM), as well as European and non-European traditional musics primarily propagated through oral transmission. LOD connects data from within & beyond knowledge domains; LOD ontologies are specially designed to represent knowledge structures and relationships. The few existing LOD music ontologies do not adequately express ITM & other oral traditions, making LITMUS significant. Project activities include ontology development, LOD infrastructure creation, & development of a publicly-accessible LOD pilot. LITMUS will impact the larger European cultural heritage community & beyond, providing a framework for other organisations to model & publish their own similar collections in LOD; reifying latent shared properties & traits anecdotally known to exist in the folk music of countries with strong socio-historical links. The researcher is uniquely positioned for implementing the LITMUS project through her combination of depth & breadth of knowledge in ITM, research in music information scholarship, & technological skills. Through LITMUS, the researcher will gain new technical skills, apply knowledge in multiple areas, gain insight into LOD industry research; synthesize current knowledge with new approaches using LOD, & gain high-level publication & presentation opportunities, thus greatly enhancing her employability in the non-academic sector. A variety of non-academic and academic audiences will be engaged in dissemination & communication of project results through presentations, demonstrations, videos, & workshops, including interdisciplinary music audiences. LITMUS will add value to ITMA's existing role as Project Partner & Content Provider for Europeana/Europeana Sounds whilst establishing ITMA as an international research focal point for LOD & traditional musics.

Keywords: linked open data,ontology,irish traditional music
CAPITA: Child Abuse Prevention International Training and Access (CAPITA)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Proof of concept grants
Action type: ERC actions
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call: ERC-Proof of Concept-2016 (ERC-2016-PoC, 2016)
Start date: 2017-10-01
End date: 2019-03-31
Duration (months): 18.0
Total project cost (EUR): 149159.0
EU funding (EUR): 149159.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

This Proof of Concept proposal is a rare opportunity to translate social program innovation into international impact. Every year, a billion children worldwide are victims of child abuse. The highest rates are in low-and-middle-income countries, affecting children of all ages (WHO, 2012). A small number of child abuse prevention programs for young children have been tested in high-income countries and commercialized. This makes them inaccessible to the vast majority of families at risk of abuse in the developing world. Since 2013, our ERC starter grant has aimed directly at innovation. Working with UNICEF and the WHO, we have developed and tested a 14-session, family-based child abuse prevention program specifically for low-income contexts, and for worldwide free availability: the ‘Sinovuyo Caring Families Program’ New and robust scientific results have shown substantive reductions in child abuse for families participating in the program. There is already extensive demand for scale-up from policy partners, in over 16 countries in multiple regions. This proposal also presents extraordinary value-for-money, with co-funding for training and implementation already identified by agencies including USAID, Catholic Relief Services and governments in low-income countries. This grant would allow forming a strong and focused innovation team to provide the support needed by these partners for proof-of-concept scale-up in 16 initial countries. It will develop training, supervision and cultural adaptation guidelines. It will also support sustainable impacts through capacity-building a new non-profit entity being established by UNICEF and WHO to provide long-term management of the program scale-up. This proposal has potential for massive social impact: to reduce an acute social problem that disproportionately affects the poorest, most vulnerable and least able to protect themselves. This is not an opportunity to miss.

Keywords: child abuse,prevention,adolescents,training,innovation