Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Price jump dynamics and evolution of market panic (PRICE JUMP DYNAMICS)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Intra-European Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IEF, 2011)
Start date: 2012-09-01
End date: 2014-02-28
Duration (months): 18.0
Total project cost (EUR): 150278.85
EU funding (EUR): 150278.85
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The proposed project studies the dynamics of extreme price movements, or price jumps, using high-frequency data of financial assets. In the first stage of the project, fellow address the issues of price jump indicators in the multivariate context as opposed the univariate price jump indicators dominating the literature. Then, he will compare his indicators with those in the literature using Monte Carlo analysis as well as real data. In the second stage, he focuses on the price jump dynamics methodology, which is rarely touched in the literature. First, he develops the two-stage method, where he first identifies price jumps using the previous mentioned indicators, and, in the second, step he estimate the market dynamics in different market regimes defined through the presence of jumps. He further extends the model and joins both stages into one. This new model based on the maximum likelihood will estimate price jumps and their dynamics in one step and thus provide more robust results. He further applies the methodology on the simulated data and the empirical high-frequency data for various stocks or stock market indices. Thus, he obtains the quantitative description of phenomena like information spread across financial markets—price jumps serves as a proxy for moment when information hits the market—or even market panic. The results can be directly applied to study financial integration of different markets, their stability in the financial crisis, contagion of market panic and to propose more efficient policies and construct more robust portfolios. Finally, fellow proposed a theoretical model based on the continuous-time DSGE methodology, which set the theoretical grounds for the observed phenomena. When fitted on the data, the model will significantly extend the current understanding of the financial markets and provides new theoretical methodology.

Keywords: financial econometrics,price jumps,market panic,herding behavior,financial stability,financial integration,dsge model
Pressure Oscillations: A New Lung Therapy Approach (PRESSUREOSCILLATIONS)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Incoming Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Switzerland
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IIF, 2011)
Start date: 2012-09-01
End date: 2013-08-31
Duration (months): 12.0
Total project cost (EUR): 128182.1
EU funding (EUR): 128182.1
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Device (CPAP) has been used as an effective way for the treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea. It provides air at positive pressure through a nasal or facial mask, creating a pneumatic splint that keeps the pharyngeal airway open during inspiration and expiration. However, many negative side effects have been reported including reduction in the cerebral blood flow (CBF). Pressure oscillations will be superimposed on the pressure signal produced by the CPAP to reduce its pressure requirement and eliminate some of the side effects. Airway pressure fluctuations stimulate the release of Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) and may assist in relieving the collapsed airway associated with OSA by oscillating its compliant structure. Clinical trials will be conducted to assess the lung performance under pressure oscillations. Some of the side effects will be assessed, in particular the effect of the new technology on the cerebral blood flow. A computational dynamic model will be developed to assess the general performance characteristics of the new methodology. The new technology will be a platform for several other methodologies to treat respiratory ailments.

Keywords: cpap,pressure oscillations,cerebral blood flow
Longitudinal analysis of human CD4+FOXP3+ regulatory T cell subpopulations in acute graft-versus-host disease. (TREG-IN-GVHD)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Intra-European Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: France
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IEF, 2011)
Start date: 2012-04-01
End date: 2014-03-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 193594.8
EU funding (EUR): 193594.8
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is an increasingly used intensive therapy to treat patients with hematological malignancies and other life-threatening hematological and genetic diseases. Acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) is the main complication of HSCT and an important cause of mortality. Cellular therapy with CD4+FOXP3+ regulatory T cells (Treg), a population with potent immunosuppressive properties, has proven highly effective in mouse models of GVHD; however, translation of this approach into humans has been difficult because of the identification of several distinct subsets of human Treg and the observation that an inflammatory environment may cause conversion of human Treg into effector T cells with pro-inflammatory functions. However, the notion of Treg cell plasticity remains highly controversial because of the heterogeneity of the Treg population and because clear evidence for lineage reprogramming is not available. The question whether Treg are a stable lineage is of paramount importance for the potential application of Treg therapy in the clinic. The main goal of this project is to promote the fundamental knowledge of human Treg subpopulations and to define their role in preventing aGVHD. We will characterize the heterogeneity of the Treg compartment using an efficient and robust single-cell analysis pipeline. Since the lymphopenic environment and inflammation created by conditioning treatment prior to HSCT may favor Treg conversion, we will determine a potential plasticity of Treg subpopulations in cell-based assay systems and by studying chromatin modifications at the loci of lineage-specific transcription factors and cytokine genes. Furthermore, we will analyze the role of Treg subsets in aGVHD, to define potential correlations with disease severity and response to treatment. This approach may identify new biomarkers for early diagnosis and steroid-resistant GVHD.

Keywords: immunology,hematopoietic stem cell transplantation,graft-versus-host disease,cd4+foxp3+ regulatory t cells,cellular plasticity
Nano-Architectures for Ultrafast Optoelectronics (NANOULOP)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Incoming Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Germany
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IIF, 2011)
Start date: 2012-09-01
End date: 2014-08-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 174475.2
EU funding (EUR): 174475.2
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

We propose to fabricate nano-patterned electronic circuits to demonstrate the control of the electronic motion by ultrafast photonic tools. Nanowires and nanosheets will play an important role to build the nano-architecture which allows the direct measurement of the photo current induced by intense, near single-cycle light fields with stable well-defined waveforms. Much attention will be focused on gallium nitride nanowires and titanate nanosheets due to their unique optical and electrical properties and their potential for applications in nanoelectronics. The growth of gallium nitride will be carried out by molecular beam epitaxy. Titanate nanosheets which are wide band gap semiconductor single crystals will be synthesized by exfoliation of layered titanate oxides. Furthermore, assemblies of multilayer films in which the nanosheets are used as building blocks will be fabricated via the layer by layer method. The nanomaterials will be used as bridges between two gold electrodes to build the nano-architectures for attosecond measurements. A valence band electron in a wide band gap solid can find itself promoted by an intense optical field into the conduction band, either by direct photon absorption, multi photon absorption or adiabatic interband tunneling. A second synchronized near single-cycle near-infrared field with well defined waveform will induce an electron momentum asymmetry resulting in a measurable electric current which can be controlled by waveform of the laser pulse. Such operation would enable the detailed understanding of the charge transport processes in direct time-domain, such as dephasing and electron scattering, in low dimensional systems. This project would help not only to demonstrate light-field control of electron motion in low- dimensional systems but also to develop ultrafast electronic technologies like logic circuits performing at optical frequencies in low-dimensional materials.

Keywords: nanoelectronics,spectroscopy,surface physics,optical and dielectric properties,physics of semiconductors,inorganic chemistry,surface chemistry
Tears in Mexico: A Cultural History of Emotions and Motivations (MEXTEARS)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Outgoing Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IOF, 2011)
Start date: 2013-02-01
End date: 2016-01-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 290488.7
EU funding (EUR): 290488.7
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

This project will open up new horizons for the study of Mexican history and culture by bringing analytical approaches from research on the history and theory of the emotions to bear on key questions concerning the configuration of the social compact. The project objectives are: (1) To develop a new approach to Mexican history and culture based on an analysis of emblematic instances of public weeping as a richly expressive mode of emotional display that can illuminate how the emotions work and do things; (2) To make a contribution to the emerging cross-cultural, comparative field of research on emotions through the prism of Mexico; (3) To build a team of researchers dedicated to the cross cultural study of the emotions in relation to Europe’s colonial legacies. The objectives will be achieved through a sustained period of research and training at Mexico’s premier Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), working alongside leading scholars in the field, and drawing on the unrivalled resources available there, leading to the acquisition of new knowledge, skills, and competencies, which will be transferred back to the European Union. In turn, this will enable a decisive and long-term advance in career development, and ultimately contribute to enhance ERA research excellence.

Keywords: humanities,latin american studies,mexican culture and history,emotions research,european colonial legacies
“New Bi-Functional Catalyst and Meso-porous Layer for PEM Fuel Cells: Low Loading of Pt Nanoparticles on One Side of a Hydrophobic CNF Layer” (BI-NANO PT/HYDRO CNF)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Intra-European Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IEF, 2011)
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 200371.8
EU funding (EUR): 200371.8
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) in combination with hydrogen are considered one of the best candidates to help to mitigate the climate change. However, there are still some challenges to release this technology to the market. One of the main costly issues for its commercialization is the amount of the platinum (Pt) that is used as catalyst, especially in the cathode where the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) takes place. Even though progress has been made during the past years decreasing the Pt loading, the utilization and stability of Pt must be increased to meet the application demands by changing the current commercial carbon support (mainly Vulcan XC-72). Here it is proposed the use of a hydrophobic carbon nanofiber (CNF) layer as Pt support that combine high stability to oxidation, high specific surface area without micropores and large pore volume. The first part of the project consists of the growth of a CNF layer, which is directly grown on one side of a carbon paper substrate. The first objective of the project is the direct deposition of Pt nanoparticles on only one side of the CNF layer while avoiding a deep penetration of the Pt particles and maintaining certain hydrophobicity. The external location of the Pt particles, close to the central membrane, is crucial for a high fuel cell performance. On the other hand, certain hydrophobicity is needed to improve the evacuation of water formed in the cathode eliminating, or at least reducing, the use of PTFE. The second objective is the study of the influence of the addition of proton conductive polymers in the electrocatalytic ORR of the electrode. Finally, the last objective is the fuel cell electrochemical characterization of the electrodes by preparing membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) by using commercial and/or in-house prepared anodes and membranes, so that the fuel cell performance can be measured and compared with a commercial MEA based on Pt/Vulcan XC-72.

Keywords: catalyst,platinum,carbon nanofibers,hydrophobicity,proton exchange membrane fuel cells,cathode,membrane electrode assembly
Dynamic Networks for Lexical Access: Design, Navigation and Interface. (DYNNETLAC)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Intra-European Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: France
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IEF, 2011)
Start date: 2012-06-25
End date: 2014-06-24
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 260758.8
EU funding (EUR): 260758.8
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

.Lexical insertion is a very important process in the production of language, whether verbal or written. It is often metaphorically stated that words are stored in a mental dictionary, called lexicon. The general belief is that the more entries in the lexicon, the better. But having a large number of stored data is not useful if we do not have the right tools to access the information we need. We know also from experience that the lexical choice is not always easy, and sometimes we fail to reach that precise word to express a certain idea, even though we know it exists. Psycholinguists call this fact the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon or, more technically, dysnomia or anomia. Access to data from the lexicon depends on two factors: a) how words are organized, and b) which mechanisms exist to access the data. Complex Network theory (Newman, 2003) can help to both tasks: organization and navigation of the lexicon. Words can be organized by means of two-layer networks with a double dimension: syntagmatic and paradigmatic. Methods taken from DNA regulatory networks can help to design efficient and affordable navigation mechanisms capable to change the configuration while walked, in order to adjust to the necessities of the user. Therefore, this proposal aims using mildly bio-inspired dynamic complex networks to develop a computational implementation of computer-assisted writing to help users in cases of lexical access disorder, or dysnomia. The topic is related to complex network theory and semantics of natural languages. But the project also affects psychology and psycholinguistics, provided that it deals with a language disorder; cognitive modeling, when trying to simulate the organization of memory; natural language production, because we want to model an interactive mechanism to assist it, as well as biologically inspired theoretical computer science, when we take the model of genetic regulation to improve navigation.

Keywords: humanities: language generation,dysnomia,complex networks,graph navigation,bio-inspired networks
3D Stereoscopic Interactive User Interfaces (3STARS)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Intra-European Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IEF, 2011)
Start date: 2012-10-01
End date: 2014-09-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 200371.8
EU funding (EUR): 200371.8
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Stereoscopic display devices have recently been introduced in the consumer market. Through these displays users can perceive the depth of three-dimensional content. Up until now this possibility was the privilege of immersive environments such as the CAVE. This led three-dimensional user interfaces to remain confined to research and hi-tech professional environments. Instead, consumer stereoscopic displays have the potential of bringing true 3D visualization and interactivity to everyone. However, recent research has highlighted that knowledge on the design of 3D UIs is still in its early stages, especially in the field of 3D visualization tools. The 3STARS project will explore novel strategies for designing 3DUIs making use of stereoscopic displays. We will explore how the depth dimension can convey information and provide new interaction possibilities. To reach these goals, a multimodal approach will investigate how low-cost devices, together with these new displays, can provide semi-immersive 3D visualization tools able to support users in analysing data. The project will contribute towards the establishment of a body of knowledge supporting the design, development and evaluation of 3DUIs supporting visualization tasks – some among the major challenges in the fields of 3D interaction and visualization. Dr. Adalberto Simeone, who has experience both in the development of Information Visualization tools and 3D environments, will implement this 24-months project, with the career goal to reach a position of international authority in the field of 3D interaction.

Keywords: computer graphics,virtual reality,3d user interfaces,information visualization,scientific visualization,visual analytics,human-computer interaction,evaluation methodologies
Stochastic Model Predictive Control, Energy Efficient Building Control, Smart Grid (SMPCBCSG)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Outgoing Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Switzerland
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IOF, 2011)
Start date: 2014-03-01
End date: 2016-02-29
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 178233.6
EU funding (EUR): 178233.6
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Energy efficient building control can have a major impact on reducing the overall energy consumption since a large part of today's energy is consumed in buildings. The use of model predictive control (MPC) together with weather and occupancy predictions is a promising approach to realize significant energy savings. The control of power grids is of major concern due to the increasing number of renewable energy sources which introduce additional variability. This can be mitigated against by making use of additional storage, e.g. by leveraging the thermal energy storage of buildings. These areas demand for advanced and novel control solutions, which can handle uncertainty, large-scale systems, distributed systems, and predictions of the future system behavior. The aim is to use recent advances in random convex programming, couple these to MPC and develop a novel stochastic MPC formulation that is tractable for large-scale systems. The key objectives of this project are: - Development of stochastic MPC strategies, which address the above challenges. - Development, implementation and testing of a new energy efficient control strategy for buildings on a test-bed at UC Berkeley. - Formulation of tractable dynamic power flow problems involving a stochastic formulation and including buildings as additional storage in the formulation. The project is designed as a structured two-year program, where the first year is carried out at the University of California, Berkeley under supervision of Prof. Tomlin and the second year is carried out at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich under supervision of Prof. Morari. The project will provide the fellow with excellent opportunities to further develop her competences and skills. Furthermore, it will strengthen the collaboration and establish a research network between the two hosts and contribute to Europe's excellence and competitiveness.

Keywords: stochastic model predictive control,random convex programming,chance constraints,building control,hvac systems,power grids,demand response,power flow optimization,smart grids
Touch and action in spatial perception (TOUCHANDACTION)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Intra-European Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IEF, 2011)
Start date: 2012-04-27
End date: 2014-04-26
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 200371.8
EU funding (EUR): 200371.8
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

When we notice a mosquito on our arm, we can easily reach out without much conscious thought. This simple act conceals a difficult computational problem for the brain. When a stimulus is applied to the skin, the initial representation is a somatotopic map of the skin surface, which takes no account of the position of the limb. Given the movable nature of some body parts, for tactile information to be used in orienting behavior, the representation of its location must be remapped to reflect the position of the limb in external space, in a process named tactile remapping. Despite the key motor component implicit in this framework, to date, tactile remapping has been studied exclusively in the context of perceptual systems. This project builds on the idea that tactile processing should not be categorized as an encapsulated module for perception alone, but as a part of a larger system whose final purpose is spatially-coordinated action (reaching, looking, grasping). Hence, this proposal aims at revealing the putative relation between the motor system and tactile perception in external space. The line of research is scientifically challenging but bears the promise of bringing groundbreaking insights into how the brain represents external locations. In essence, this fellowship explores the intriguing possibility that, from the brain's point of view, space is simply a construct of the motor system. The topic of this research is clearly multidisciplinary as it spans several research areas such as cognitive psychology, neuropsychology and neurophysiology. It combines several methods: psychophysics, electroencephalography and non-invasive brain stimulation. Finally, this research would be conducted in the group of Prof Haggard, at the Institute Cognitive Neuroscience (University College London), who has several years of internationally-competitive track record in cognitive neuroscience of sensorimotor systems, precisely the aspect that motivates the present proposal.

Keywords: experimental psychology,cognitive science,behavioural sciences,tactile processing,tactile remapping,motor system,transcranial magnetic stimulation,electroencephalograpy,psychophysics,body represention