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Hybrid Networked Control for Microgrids (HNCM)

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: France
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022 (HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01, 2022)
Start date: 2023-12-01
End date: 2026-01-31
Duration (months): 26.0
Total project cost (EUR): 195914.88
EU funding (EUR): 195914.88
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

To promote the EU’s sustainable environmental development and decarbonization, increasing distributed renewable energy sources (DRESs) are desirable to be integrated into power grids. Microgrids, as one kind of promising means to integrate DRESs with power electronics technologies, have great potential in future power grids. However, due to the lack of physical inertia, the stable operation of power-electronics-dominated microgrids is suffering significant challenges. The HNCM project is proposed in the context of solving these challenges by providing some scientific foundations that enable the efficient operation of low-inertia microgrids, with particular focus on hybrid modeling, stability analysis, and control design. First, new hybrid models will be set up by incorporating physical properties of each distributed generator (DG) and their interactions with electrical networks. Then, new stability analysis criteria for general microgrids will be derived with the expected dynamic performance by designing electrical-parameter-dependent Lyapunov functions. Finally, flexible distributed robust control approaches will be developed under multi-agent architectures with time-varying interaction topologies among DGs.
European Researchers' Night in Sweden 2024_2025: ForskarFredag 2024_2025 (FF2024_25)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: European Researchers' Night
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Sweden
Call: European Researchers' Night and Researchers at Schools 2024-2025 (HORIZON-MSCA-2023-CITIZENS-01, 2023)
Start date: 2024-06-01
End date: 2026-05-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 317914.29
EU funding (EUR): 300000.0
Participants: 11
Project status: SIGNED

ForskarFredag (Researchers’ Friday) is Sweden’s most widely dispersed science festival. ForskarFredag 2024 and 2025 (FF2024_25) will consist of events arranged in 26 cities and an online programme, open to anyone. In total, FF2024_25 will engage around 53,600 attendees and 1150 researchers. The non-profit association VA (Public & Science) has coordinated FF annually since 2006. FF2024_25 builds on previous years, drawing on experience, contacts and an ever-increasing profile. The FF motto is "Researchers are ordinary people with extraordinary jobs”. At FF2024_25, members of the public will meet researchers and participate in activities designed to stimulate dialogue and show that research is exciting and relevant to everyday life: debates, science cafes, competitions, shows, experiments and hands-on activities. Common themes around EU priorities will inspire activities exploring the role of research in tackling societal challenges. A collaboration with 7 other ERN projects will deliver a set of European-wide activities, highlighting the European dimension of research. Young people aged 6–19 are a key target group. A school programme will offer numerous opportunities for encounters with research. The “Borrow a Researcher” concept will enable 15,000 pupils across Sweden to meet a researcher in school or virtually as a “Researcher at Schools” initiative. Annual national mass experiments (citizen science projects) inviting pupils to work with researchers, will involve appr. 3000 people. Local events (physical and some digital) expected to reach around 35,600 attendees will be organised by 10 Partners and 18 External Partners. Each event builds on local strengths and networks to give the highest possible impact. All event organisers share experiences in a national network. VA is responsible for the coordination, quality assurance, common activities, national identity, awareness campaign and impact assessment of FF24_25.

Keywords: national event,research,science,hands on activities,general public,citizen science,schools,borrow a researcher
Asymptotic analysis of repulsive point processes and integrable equations (ARPIE)

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: Belgium
Call: ERC STARTING GRANTS (ERC-2023-STG, 2023)
Start date: 2025-01-01
End date: 2029-12-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1500000.0
EU funding (EUR): 1500000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

The purpose of this project is to apply and develop robust mathematical methods for solving asymptotic problems on repulsive point processes and partial differential equations. The point processes considered will mostly be taken from the theory of random matrices, such as the eigenvalues of random normal matrices, but we will also consider discrete point processes with a more combinatorial structure, such as lozenge tilings of a hexagon. These models are used in neural networks, multivariate statistics, nuclear physics and number theory, and therefore have been widely discussed in the physics and mathematics literature. We will investigate asymptotic properties of such processes as the number of points (or eigenvalues, or lozenges) gets large. All the point processes considered have in common an interesting feature: they are repulsive, in the sense that neighbouring points repel each other. However, in other aspects these processes are very different from one another, and some of them require completely novel techniques. For example, the tiling models are related to non-Hermitian matrix-valued orthogonal polynomials and two-dimensional point processes are out of reach of standard methods when the rotation-invariance is broken. An important part of the project is to develop novel techniques to analyse these point processes. The last part of the project focuses on integrable partial differential equations. The objective is to develop a new approach for solving long-standing problems with time-periodic boundary conditions. One of the main tools we will use is the Deift-Zhou steepest descent method for Riemann-Hilbert (RH) problems. By solving new problems using this approach, this project will contribute to the development of the method itself. Since the range of applicability of RH methods is very broad, these new techniques are likely to have an impact on a wide spectrum of scientific questions.

Keywords: random matrix theory structured determinants riemann hilbert problems boundary value problems tiling models
Highly Energy-Efficient Resistive Switching in Defect- and Strain- Engineered Mott Insulators for Neuromorphic Computing Applications (MottSwitch)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Materials Engineering
Panel description: Advanced materials development: performance enhancement, modelling, large -scale preparation, modification, tailoring, optimisation, novel  and combined use of materials, etc.
Countries involved: Israel
Call: ERC STARTING GRANTS (ERC-2021-STG, 2021)
Start date: 2022-09-01
End date: 2027-08-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1500000.0
EU funding (EUR): 1500000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

The pressing need for beyond-von-Neumann computing paradigms has triggered intensive efforts into understanding and controlling various resistive switching (RS) mechanisms. This switching, in which the two terminal resistance of a device is controlled by current is at the heart of emerging technologies such as resistive random access memory and neuromorphic computation. These technologies promise to revolutionize artificial neural networks and mimic the behavior of biological brains, triggering a race the for optimal RS materials. In Mott insulators electrical currents can change resistance by orders-of-magnitude due to an insulator-metal phase transition. The volatility of switching in Mott insulators can be adjusted by several tuning parameters, enabling both memory devices and neuron-like functionalities. Moreover, in terms of fundamental switching timescales and energy efficiency, Mott insulators may have very significant advantages over other RS mechanisms. These unique properties have made Mott insulators prominent candidate materials for RS. However, the physical mechanisms behind RS in these materials are not well understood and often uncontrollable, hampering realization of their full potential. We suggest two main routes towards Mott-insulator-based RS with ultrahigh energy efficiency. The first is by switching purely in the electronic sector while minimizing structural distortions. Thus, the low heat capacity of electrons may enable switching with a fraction of the energy required in an insulator-metal transition coupled to a structural transition. The second is absorption of latent heat and/or elastic energy from the surroundings of the switching volume, thus reducing the externally supplied power consumption. Our aim is to use defects, doping and strain engineering to understand and tune RS mechanisms, and develop novel functionalities with ultra-low energy consumption.

Keywords: mott insulator,metal insulator transition,resistive switching,neuromorphic computation,threshold switching,strain engineering,defect engineering
Soteriological Itineraries in the Ancient Mediterranean World (MappingSalvation)

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: France
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022 (HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01, 2022)
Start date: 2023-10-01
End date: 2026-02-28
Duration (months): 29.0
Total project cost (EUR): 195914.88
EU funding (EUR): 195914.88
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

MappingSalvation aims at establishing a novel methodology for the study of salvation experiences and theories, structured around a newly developed epistemic model that allows for a thorough investigation of salvation itineraries across multiple cultural contexts. The geographical-historical framework of reference for this research is the Mediterranean basin in the early Roman imperial age, a world animated by a strong, pervasive desire for salvation, which permeated most areas of human experience: philosophical reflection, religious cults and beliefs, political life and ideology, ritual and divinatory practice. This project relies on the groundbreaking hypothesis that only by conceiving the ancient Mediterranean world as a wide, intricate network of salvation itineraries, can we fully exploit the heuristic potential of the category of ‘salvation’, understand the profound philosophical-religious dynamics of the first centuries AD, and even discover unexpected similarities between this age and our contemporary world, where the needs to save human lives, animal species and our planet are all the more urgent and intense. By analysing the Greek and Latin works of two apparently distant thinkers (Seneca the Younger and Clement of Alexandria), MappingSalvation will attain a twofold aim: first, to validate empirically a new analytical model and taxonomical system for the examination and categorisation of salvation itineraries; second, to inaugurate a wide-ranging discussion around the concept of salvation, and a cooperation among different scholars and fields of expertise that have worked separately until today. If successful, MappingSalvation will revolutionise the way in which we look at salvation in antiquity and beyond, and will establish a shared conceptual apparatus and common epistemic standards for its study.

Keywords: soteriology,post hellenistic philosophy,ancient philosophy and religion,seneca,clement of alexandria,roman imperial religions,early roman empire,history of philosophy,salvation theories
UNLOCKING EFFICIENT BIO-BASED FERTILISERS FOR SOIL SUSTAINABILITY FROM UNDERUTILISED SIDE STREAMS (LANDFEED)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Circular Bio-based Europe
Action type: Innovation actions
Partnership: CBE (JU-JTI)
Countries involved: Spain,France,Greece,Italy,Poland,Hungary,Germany
Call: Production of safe, sustainable, and efficient bio-based fertilisers to improve soil health and quality (HORIZON-JU-CBE-2023, 2023)
Start date: 2024-09-01
End date: 2028-08-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 7997752.75
EU funding (EUR): 6532131.25
Participants: 22
Project status: SIGNED

LANDFEED will focus on creating value from under-utilised waste from the agro-food industry, forestry, urban and natural waste, implementing circular and local solutions that allow waste to be valorised by placing it in a circular framework, and producing innovative biofertilisers to improve Europe's self-sufficiency. In addition to optimising and implementing innovative nutrient recovery technologies, work will be carried out on a new generation of coatings for these bio-based fertilisers, capable of improving their efficiency through controlled nutrient release mechanisms. In this way LANDFEED will contribute to a better management of the fertiliser provided, we will contribute to lower greenhouse gas emissions and a reduced impact on the environment's water resources. LANDFEED will ensure that the solutions and results of the project are locally driven through the different use cases. The use cases will consider all links in the value chain that will participate as lighthouses, serving as demonstrators and disseminators of the technologies, results and applications developed during the project. These use cases will also contribute to the objectives of the Soil Strategy by enabling the restoration of soil health through the enhancement of its specific and functional biodiversity. At the global level, the business model will be defined in its entirety, with the aim of maximising the replicability of these Use Cases and facilitating their implementation in other European areas and regions.

Keywords: bio based fertilisers,circularity,waste,industrial symbiosis platform
Pioneering Self-Encoded Library Strategies for DNA/RNA Binding Proteins (ExSELence)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Proof of concept grants
Action type: ERC actions
Countries involved: Netherlands
Call: ERC PROOF OF CONCEPT GRANTS (ERC-2025-POC, 2025)
Start date: 2025-11-01
End date: 2027-04-30
Duration (months): 18.0
Total project cost (EUR): 150000.0
EU funding (EUR): 150000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

The ExSELence project aims to validate and commercialize an innovative drug discovery platform that addresses key limitations in current screening technologies. Traditional approaches to identifying drug candidates, such as DNA-encoded libraries, face significant constraints when screening certain protein targets, particularly those involved in DNA and RNA processing. Our platform eliminates these constraints through a novel barcode-free approach that combines advanced synthesis methods with sophisticated computational analysis. ExSELence will validate the platform's capabilities through a focused study targeting EXO1, a promising therapeutic target in cancer. The project encompasses both technical validation of the platform and development of a comprehensive commercialization strategy. Technical activities will demonstrate the platform's ability to screen large compound libraries efficiently while identifying selective inhibitors. Commercial activities will explore various exploitation paths, from licensing opportunities to spin-off creation. The platform has shown promising initial results, including the successful screening of libraries containing up to one million compounds. The technology is protected by a recently filed patent application and builds on established expertise in combinatorial chemistry, mass spectrometry, and computational analysis. Success in this project would significantly impact drug discovery by making high-throughput screening more accessible to academic laboratories and smaller research institutions. The platform's unique capabilities could accelerate the development of therapeutics for previously challenging targets, particularly in cancer and genetic diseases where DNA- and RNA-binding proteins play crucial roles. The project's outcomes will include validated screening protocols, initial hit compounds for EXO1, and a clear commercialization strategy.
Human-Centric AI-Enabled Extended Reality Applications for the Industry 5.0 Era (XR5.0)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Digital, Industry and Space
Theme: Digital
Destination: A human-centred and ethical development of digital and industrial technologies
Action type: Innovation actions
Countries involved: Italy,Germany,Portugal,Romania,Greece,Spain,Cyprus,Switzerland,United Kingdom,Denmark
Call: eXtended Reality for Industry 5.0 (IA) (HORIZON-CL4-2023-HUMAN-01-CNECT, 2023)
Start date: 2024-01-01
End date: 2026-12-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 10011765.0
EU funding (EUR): 7633114.13
Participants: 26
Project status: SIGNED

XR5.0 will build, demonstrate, and validate a novel Person-Centric and AI-based XR paradigm that will be tailored to the requirements and nature of I5.0 applications. In this direction, the project will specify structuring principles and blueprints for using XR in I5.0 applications with emphasis on the development of innovative “XR-made-in-Europe” technology that blends with human-centric manufacturing technologies and adheres to European values. The XR5.0 applications will consider the characteristics and context of the worker based on the integration of human-centred digital twins (DTs) that comprise the “digital image” of the worker. At the same time, XR5.0 will design and implement a unique blending of XR technology and advanced AI paradigms, including AI technologies that foster the interplay between humans and AI such as explainable AI (XAI), Active Learning (AL), Generative AI (GenAI), and neurosymbolic learning. The XR5.0 technologies will be coupled with a cloud-based XR training platform for Operator 5.0 applications, which will enable ergonomic and personalized training of industrial workers on popular processes. The XR5.0 paradigm will empower the development of six (6) novel high-TRL pilot applications spanning the areas of AI-based product design, remote and intelligent maintenance of assets, workers’ training, support in product assembly, as well as guidance and instructions for troubleshooting. These applications will be demonstrated in realistic manufacturing environments. Moreover, they will be integrated to the EU XR platform to be developed as part of the call. Most importantly, XR5.0 will build a vibrant community of interested stakeholders around the project’s outcomes. This community will provide a basis for the sustainability and wider uptake of the project’s results towards maximising the impact of the project’s use cases. In this direction, all XR5.0 technologies will be high TRL>=7-8 and ready for immediate commercialisation.

Keywords: extended reality,industry 5 0,mixed reality,artificial intelligence,explainable ai,trustworthy ai,generative ai,human centric digital twins,neurosymbolic learning,training,operator 5 0
Mechanisms of Water Sensing in Plant Roots (WATER-BLIND)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Cell Biology, Development, Stem Cells and R egeneration
Panel description: For all organisms : Structure and function of the cell, cell -cell communication, embryogenesis, tissue differentiation, organogenesis, growth, development, evolution of development, organoids, stem cells, regeneration, therapeutic approaches
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call: ERC STARTING GRANTS (ERC-2024-STG, 2024)
Start date: 2025-04-01
End date: 2030-03-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2069823.0
EU funding (EUR): 2069823.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Water stress is a pressing global challenge for agriculture, particularly given hostile climate change. Plants have the remarkable ability to shape their roots to forage for water. For instance, roots growing through an air-filled space (e.g., soil gap) temporarily halt branching until re-entering moist soil — an intriguing phenomenon called ‘Xerobranching’. In a recent breakthrough, I developed an elegant bio-assay to reveal how roots stop branching by employing the abscisic acid hormone when they lose contact with water (Mehra et al., 2022 Science). However, the mechanisms by which roots primarily ‘sense’ water availability is still a puzzle. My ERC project ‘Water-Blind’ is designed to unravel this mystery and discover ‘how roots sense the absence of water’ to regulate downstream branching response. Built upon my preliminary findings, I hypothesize that roots employ ionic fluxes and mechanosensing pathways to sense water. To test this hypothesis, I will pioneer first-of-its kind screening of ion channel mutants to identify ‘water-blind’ mutants, defective in water perception. Furthermore, I will uncover the underlying molecular networks responsible for this ‘water-blindness’ and ultimately, investigate the consequences of this condition on soil exploration and water foraging. To achieve these ambitious goals, I will exploit interdisciplinary state-of-the-art approaches such as next-generation X-ray computed tomography, phonon imaging, single-cell RNA sequencing and live imaging of advanced biosensors in growing roots tips. My innovative ‘real world’ approaches will generate groundbreaking insights that will significantly advance current understanding of the molecular and cellular basis of water perception in plants. The fundamental knowledge arising from this project will lay a strong foundation for future translational efforts aimed at improving water-use-efficiency and stress tolerance of crops.

Keywords: water stress,aba abscisic acid,root development,root branching