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Going Viral: Music and Emotions during Pandemics (1679-1919) (GOING VIRAL)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: The Study of the Human Past
Panel description: Archaeology and history
Countries involved: Austria
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): 1499379.0
EU funding (EUR): 1499379.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Within day of Covid-19 reaching Europe in early 2020, music had emerged as one of the most prominent media for emotional engagement with the effects of lockdown, sickness and grief. Its remarkable primacy for expressing, navigating and shaping emotional pandemic experiences was quickly picked up by researchers and journalists who showed an immediate interest in finding evidence both for the role of music in past pandemics and for continuities across time. It quickly transpired, though, that they lacked established categories, shared methodologies and sufficient historical knowledge to describe and to compare the phenomenon adequately. The study of music in pandemics, and especially of its emotional significance, is both underdeveloped and urgently needed - and has the potential to constitute a major new field of research on music, emotions and pandemics alike. GOING VIRAL will be the first study to provide a comparative history of the imbrication of music in the emotional experiences of pandemics. Its major research aims are - to develop an innovative conceptualisation and methodology for studying music and emotions across history, building on the equally well-regarded approaches "musicking as social practice" and "emotions as embodied practices"; - to generate ground-breaking historical knowledge about music's emotional dimensions in three major pandemics - the Plague, Cholera and Spanish Flu - in Vienna beginning in the 17th century, highlighting both difference and continuity; - to provide a solid conceptual, methodological and historical foundation for comparative studies on music, emotions and pandemics across a vast range of disciplines. GOING VIRAL's results will not only be applicable in related historical settings but also enable a meaningful interdisciplinary discourse with the social and natural sciences about music end emotions in pandemics, including Covid-19.

Keywords: history of emotions music and emotions history of pandemics history of medicine early modern history modern history historical anthropology of music history of the body history of the senses
Integrating novel data, artificial intelligence and molecular behaviour to expand functional characterization of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPfun2)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Staff Exchanges
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Life Sciences
Countries involved: Italy,France,Hungary,Germany,Spain,Belgium,Argentina
Call: MSCA Staff Exchanges 2023 (HORIZON-MSCA-2023-SE-01, 2023)
Start date: 2024-10-01
End date: 2028-09-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1656000.0
EU funding (EUR): 1656000.0
Participants: 15
Project status: SIGNED

Nearly two decades ago, the unveiling of intrinsically disordered proteins/regions (IDPs/IDRs) disrupted the longstanding structure-function paradigm, challenging the notion that well-defined native protein structures are indispensable for function. IDPs possess the unique ability to sample ensembles of different three dimensional conformations, leading to transition pathways that have a crucial role in various unique molecular functions. However, despite their importance, our understanding of IDPs is limited due to the challenges of studying such dynamic and large molecular systems experimentally, relegating their characterization to computational methods. Although the recent breakthrough in artificial intelligence (AI)-based protein structure prediction methods has raised the awareness of the scientific community about the IDR prevalence in proteomes (up to 50% of residues in higher organisms), their ability to predict reliable IDP ensembles and explain their function remains completely unexplored. Building upon the IDPfun Consortium and in collaboration with the ELIXIR IDP Community and the ML4NGP COST Action, the proposed IDPfun2 Consortium brings together 7 European and 5 Argentinian leading institutions with complementary expertise in data management, machine learning and structural biology. IDPfun2 will combine state-of-the-art AI-based computational technology and novel data to advance the characterization of IDPs and their molecular behaviour also taking into account alternative molecular and evolutionary contexts. The Consortium will establish new standards and formats to better grasp the complexity of IDPs and provide training ground for a new generation of scientists. The ultimate goal of IDPfun2 is to translate the acquired knowledge into major international protein databases, benefiting the broader scientific community and accelerating biomedical applications with a direct impact on health and diseases.

Keywords: intrinsic disorder in proteins,databases,prediction,machine learning,ontology,protein structure
Crystalline Oxides Platform for Hybrid Silicon Photonics (CRYPTONIT)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Advanced grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Systems and Communication Engineering
Panel description: Electrical, electronic, communication, optical and systems engineering
Countries involved: France
Call: ERC ADVANCED GRANTS (ERC-2022-ADG, 2022)
Start date: 2024-01-01
End date: 2028-12-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2499986.0
EU funding (EUR): 2499986.0
Participants: 2
Project status: SIGNED

Silicon (Si) photonics stands as a solid candidate to address the scaling challenges of emerging communication systems with an ever-growing number of interconnected devices. However, Si has major physical limitations that prevent on-chip integration of key functions: strong two-photon absorption limiting nonlinear optical devices, Si centrosymmetry preventing fast optical modulation, and an indirect bandgap nature hindering light emission and amplification. The common solution to overcome these limitations is the hybrid integration of various materials on Si, each addressing one specific limitation. However, this strategy requires a dedicated technology for each material to be integrated, which compromises cost and scalability. In this context, the CRYPTONIT project will explore a new paradigm for Si photonics based on the hybrid integration of multifunctional zirconia-based crystalline oxides (c-oxides), providing several physical properties non-existent in Si: strong nonlinearities, ferroelectricity and light amplification. The original idea is to develop hybrid superlattices, comprising multiple nano-scale layers of different c-oxides to combine key optical functionalities, using a common Si-compatible fabrication process. The project will focus on the demonstration of advanced nonlinear and optoelectronic devices on Si, operating in the near-infrared for the development of highly-efficient and broadband photonic integrated circuits. The main objectives are: i) The development of a hybrid Si photonics platform based on multifunctional c-oxide superlattices; ii) The demonstration of high power and broadband frequency comb sources (strong nonlinearities and amplification); and the demonstration of high-speed >100 GHz optical modulators based on Pockels effect (ferroelectricity). These objectives are ground-breaking in nature and will open new horizons for research and applications in communications, sensing, and quantum photonics.

Keywords: silicon photonics,hybrid integration,crystalline oxides,photonic devices,pockels effect,optoelectronics
Deep Culture - Living with Difference in the Age of Deep Learning (DEEP CULTURE)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Advanced grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Texts and Concepts
Panel description: Literary studies , literature,  philosophy
Countries involved: Netherlands
Call: ERC ADVANCED GRANTS (ERC-2023-ADG, 2023)
Start date: 2024-12-01
End date: 2029-11-30
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2500000.0
EU funding (EUR): 2500000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

In 2022, the world appeared transformed by a new consumer artificial intelligence (AI), which has dazzled observers with the ability to generate text, images or music. This transformation has been brought about not by general AI but by deep learning, a specific subset of machine learning that has come to dominate AI scientifically and commercially. This has given rise to an emergent ‘deep culture’, which is produced with universal data extraction and on an industrial scale. While these developments have led to much public anxiety, we lack an understanding of the fundamental shift in cultural relations through deep learning, and what this means for cultural production and analysis. DEEP CULTURE is the first project to develop ‘deep culture’ as an object of study as well as a method and capacity to attend to this historical moment. It claims that the relations between culture and deep learning can be reconfigured if humanistic ideas are included, which address the complexities of culture and values of difference. To this end, the project advances a radical interdisciplinary framework at the intersection of digital humanities, cultural studies and computer science. DEEP CULTURE has three main objectives: i) to develop a critical inquiry about deep culture through epistemic translations of keywords and practices in deep learning; ii) to advance methodologies for a critical inquiry with deep culture by reconfiguring current deep learning techniques and practices through humanistic ideas and values; iii) to promote productive, critical relationships with and beyond deep culture by collectively contesting deep learning’s cultural enactments and co-producing new ones with diverse publics. Empirically, the project is situated at three archival sites: historical, real-time and incidental archives. Based in Amsterdam, DEEP CULTURE is led by the first Distinguished University Professor in AI and Humanities and an expert on interdisciplinary research collaborations.

Keywords: digital humanities,cultural production,artificial intelligence,deep learning,archives,difference,ethico politics
Research and Innovation cooperation for SusTAinability and reaching EU missioNs objeCtives (RISTANC)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Mission
Theme: Other missions
Destination: Other missions
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Slovenia,Austria,Sweden
Call: Experimental local action for EU missions: knowledge institutions as focal points of transdisciplinary research and innovation activities with European outreach (HORIZON-MISS-2024-CROSS-02, 2024)
Start date: 2025-11-01
End date: 2028-10-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1967266.25
EU funding (EUR): 1967266.25
Participants: 11
Project status: SIGNED

Addressing EU Missions and tackling complex sustainability challenges requires radical collaboration across sectors and disciplines, led by knowledge institutions to bridge local actions with European-wide networks for broader impact. The RISTANC project focuses on the implementation of the EU Mission Restore our Oceans in Slovenian seas, part of a transboundary region of the Northern Adriatic. It emphasizes a bottom-up methodology and social innovation to attract new commitments and funding sources in the regional innovation ecosystem, and to offer solutions with scalability across the EU. Our multi-stakeholder consortium pulls together expertise from across the social sciences, humanities, arts, and marine sciences, all integrated by holistic thinking. We design two demo solutions towards the objective of the Mission and support 5-8 projects by third parties (local communities, artists, innovators etc.). Key local stakeholders design and conduct locally-relevant transdisciplinary research, which is connected to two world-class universities to foster mutual learning and collaboration with other regions. We offer practical policy briefs for decision-makers at local, national, and EU levels. We develop a new microcredential course, offer trainings on transdisciplinarity, and review two study programmes going beyond a routine quality assurance – all to strengthen the capacity of the scientific community of researchers, and the management of knowledge institutions. Further, we launch 25+ art-science, ocean literacy, and public engagement activities to reach 1,200-2,000 citizens, civil society, and maritime practitioners. We take this to the EU level through strong dissemination across EU Mission platforms, transdisciplinary scientific and arts communities and science-policy interfaces to improve EU readiness to tackle future complex sustainability issues and to enhance knowledge about the diversity of local contexts in implementing Mission-oriented research.

Keywords: transdiscipinary research,sustainability science,transformation,action science,restoration of seas,governance of seas,coastal communities,climate change,marine biodiversity,marine pollution
Democracy-Migration Paradox: Anti-Immigrant Attitudes and Commitment to Democracy (DEMIG)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Institutions, Governance and Legal Systems
Panel description: Political science, international relations, law
Countries involved: Türkiye
Call: ERC STARTING GRANTS (ERC-2025-STG, 2025)
Start date: 2026-05-01
End date: 2031-04-30
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1499812.0
EU funding (EUR): 1499812.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

The emerging paradox between widespread support for liberal democracy and rising anti-immigrant attitudes across Europe and the Middle East presents a critical challenge to democratic governance. This contradiction threatens core democratic values, as societies that advocate equal rights simultaneously adopt exclusionary attitudes. The Democracy-Migration Paradox (DEMIG) project investigates this complex relationship, exploring how negative attitudes toward immigrants can coexist with, and potentially undermine, democratic principles. DEMIG’s strength lies in its integration of frontier theoretical research and cutting-edge methodological innovation. Theoretically, DEMIG examines how anti-immigrant attitudes intersect with democratic values, exploring whether exclusionary attitudes lead to selective adherence to democratic principles, where citizens uphold ideals in theory but resist applying them to specific groups. This sheds light on the tension between democratic ideals and exclusionary practices, offering deeper insights into the ongoing crisis of democracy. Methodologically, DEMIG distinguishes itself through AI-assisted survey techniques and longitudinal surveys with embedded experiments to measure attitudes toward immigrants and democracy across diverse contexts. DEMIG will develop an AI model that generates precise, bias-resistant survey questions, advancing survey implementation and an experimental panel study. By minimizing social desirability bias and improving survey quality, DEMIG sets new standards in survey research, providing accurate measurements of how immigrant attitudes interact with democratic attachment. Insights from DEMIG will help policymakers craft inclusive migration policies, while its methodological breakthroughs will provide lasting resources for future research on migration and democracy. By advancing new approaches and addressing an urgent issue, DEMIG will make a transformative impact in both political science and survey methods.

Keywords: democratic attachment,anti immigrant attitudes,democratic erosion,ai in survey research,experiments,social desirability bias
Fluid gap Electro-Active-Polymer machines for a new generation of mechatronic systems (flEAP)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Systems and Communication Engineering
Panel description: Electrical, electronic, communication, optical and systems engineering
Countries involved: Italy
Call: ERC STARTING GRANTS (ERC-2024-STG, 2024)
Start date: 2025-01-01
End date: 2029-12-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1486161.0
EU funding (EUR): 1486161.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

While mechatronic solutions become increasingly pervasive, there are areas, such as the space or the ocean depths, that are still difficult to reach and exploit through conventional technologies. Yet, such areas represent an immense source of materials and energy. A bottleneck is represented by actuation/generation technologies, which struggle in unconventional environments. Electrostatic drives based on electroactive polymers (EAPs) have long been regarded as a potentially game-changing solution, as they rely on lightweight materials and feature no rigid moving parts, but their applicability has been severely hindered by reliability and performance limitations. Recently, fluid-gap transducers (FGTs), which leverage combinations of dielectric polymers and liquids, have emerged as a breakthrough, as they have shown potential for reaching significantly improved performance and lifetime. With this project, we will push FGTs beyond their limits, making them able to operate in low pressure atmospheres for space applications, or underwater and at high pressures for application in the marine environment. To achieve these goals, we will 1) expand base knowledge on the working principle of FGTs, 2) develop new operating principle concepts based on highly unconventional material combinations, enabled by our recent findings, such as low-pressure air/vacuum dielectric gaps, or high-permittivity mildly-conductive “leaky” dielectric liquids, 3) provide proof of concept and validation of such new paradigms in a number of relevant scenarios, including FGT-driven robotic systems able to operate in vacuum (for space applications) or underwater/at high pressure, and scaled prototypes of distributed energy harvesters from sea waves. This project will mark a leap in the field of electromechanical drives and allow mechatronic devices to reach frontiers that are unthinkable with conventional technology.

Keywords: electroactive polymers,dielectric fluids,hasel,space applications,wave energy
Trial PlAtform foR 5G EvoluTion – Cross-Industry On Large Scale (TARGET-X)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Digital, Industry and Space
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Smart Networks and Services
Action type: Innovation actions
Partnership: SNS (JU-JTI)
Countries involved: Germany,Spain,Italy,Poland,Türkiye,Netherlands
Call: SNS Large Scale Trials and Pilots (LST&Ps) with Verticals (HORIZON-JU-SNS-2022, 2022)
Start date: 2023-01-01
End date: 2025-10-31
Duration (months): 34.0
Total project cost (EUR): 14464116.26
EU funding (EUR): 13162555.38
Participants: 15
Project status: SIGNED

The fifth generation of wireless technology (5G) has arrived and is being rolled out globally. First industrial sectors such as manufacturing are testing the capabilities of 5G showing great potential for ubiquitous connectivity. With the sixth generation (6G), wireless communication will bring new features, improved performance, and functional benefits to several industrial sectors. The TARGET-X project envisions accelerating the digital transformation of key verticals: energy, construction, automotive, and manufacturing using large-scale trials in multiple testbeds. By demonstrating, validating, and evaluating the potential of 5G/6G in real environments, the most advanced 5G/6G technologies such as real-time communication, localization, self-description, digital twinning, and sensor-network data fusion can be tested and evaluated. The focus of the evaluation is on KPIs and especially KVIs, such as sustainability, safety, security, and privacy. Based on these KVIs, new business models and a methodological assessment framework for economic and societal evaluation will be developed. The development of the solutions will be supported and guided by the TARGET-X community, a network of SMEs, IT- and OT-partners, and up to 100 FSTP third parties, bringing together a strong consortium with SMEs and innovation drivers. To reach TARGET-X's goals, a selection of use cases will be established for all verticals in the existing 5G testbeds. New 5G/6G features will be developed and integrated into the testbeds and validated in evolved use cases. The FTSP projects will both deliver new use cases and technical contributions. A large number of FTPS participants will strengthen the 5G/6G ecosystem. Results of the project will be discussed with 6G-SNS projects and used for standardization, also in the different verticals.

Keywords: trial sites,manufacturing,energy,automotive,construction,5g,6g,digital transformation,real time,mmwave,localization,self description,digital twinning,economical and societal evaluation
An Artificial Intelligent Aided Unified Network for Secure Beyond 5G Long Term Evolution (NANCY)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Digital, Industry and Space
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Smart Networks and Services
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Partnership: SNS (JU-JTI)
Countries involved: Greece,France,Slovenia,Italy,Cyprus,Spain,Germany,Luxembourg
Call: Trustworthy and Reliable End-to-end connectivity Software platforms (HORIZON-JU-SNS-2022, 2022)
Start date: 2023-01-01
End date: 2025-12-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 6447428.13
EU funding (EUR): 5999797.63
Participants: 25
Project status: SIGNED

The overall aim of NANCY is to introduce a secure and intelligent architecture for the beyond the fifth generation (B5G) wireless network. Leveraging AI and blockchain, NANCY enables secure and intelligent resource management, flexible networking, and orchestration. In this direction, novel architectures, namely point-to-point (P2P) connectivity for device-to-device connectivity, mesh networking, and relay-based communications, as well as protocols for medium access, mobility management, and resource allocation will be designed. These architectures and protocols will make the most by jointly optimizing the midhaul, and fronthaul. This is expected to enable truly distributed intelligence and transform the network to a low-power computer. Likewise, by following a holistic optimization approach and leveraging the developments in blockchain, NANCY aims at supporting E2E personalized, multi-tenant and perpetual protection.

Keywords: dynamic resource management ai based b ran orchestration trustworthy cooperative access mechanisms quantum key distribution mechanisms