Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Digital, autonomous, Intelligent and Synchronous system for Continuous identification, Optimization and Value Extraction of Resources from the end-of-use built environment (DISCOVER)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Digital, Industry and Space
Theme: Industry
Destination: Climate neutral, Circular and Digitised Production
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Spain,Poland,Greece,France,Belgium,Portugal,Netherlands,Germany
Call: Intelligent data acquisition and analysis of materials and products in existing built works (RIA) (HORIZON-CL4-2023-TWIN-TRANSITION-01-TWO-STAGE, 2023)
Start date: 2024-06-01
End date: 2028-05-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 6501851.36
EU funding (EUR): 5997208.5
Participants: 14
Project status: SIGNED

DISCOVER aims to develop an autonomous, synchronous, continuous and intelligent identification and data analysis system for materials and products in existing end-of-life built works. The proposed approach will provide key stakeholders, including academia research performers, along with construction industry representatives, with data-driven insights to make deconstruction more efficient, optimise the use of resources, improve the environmental footprints and enhance the circularity of construction and demolition, unlocking the potential of end-of-life built works, which will become material banks. The expected outcomes include an autonomous robotic platform coupled with continuous identification tools to scan built works and provide synchronous quantitative and qualitative data from different materials, including complex and concealed elements. Artificial intelligence algorithms will allow a rapid analysis of the properties and characteristics of components, and feed the automated scan-to-BIM model creation. The multi-dimensional BIM, including selective demolition processes, labour productivity, and technical planning, will become a Digital Twin of the demolition site optimised by social, economic, and environmental multi-criteria assessments. This approach will highly contribute to significantly increasing the supply of traceable and sustainable construction materials and products for enhancing their wider market acceptance, following the waste hierarchy. The social impacts of digital transformation in the construction sector will be considered, and also new professional development tools for the relevant stakeholders will be proposed. The system will be tested in 4 different real demolition sites (Spain, Portugal, Poland and Belgium), offering a complete range of built work typologies and wide geographical coverage to demonstrate the replicability potential of DISCOVER, increasing the project dissemination capacity and awareness among the construction sector.

Keywords: construction,demolition,robotics,gpr,libs,ai,bim,digital twins,reuse,recycle,lca,lcc,social impact,mooc
Identifying the mechanisms of phenotypic robustness using fluctuating asymmetry (SymFish)

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: Life Sciences
Countries involved: Finland
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024 (HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01, 2024)
Start date: 2025-04-01
End date: 2027-03-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 226276.8
EU funding (EUR): 226276.8
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Phenotypic robustness, the capacity for organisms to buffer their development against internal and external perturbations, controls the strength of the links between phenotypes, genotypes, and environments. Despite its importance linking scales of biological organization, we have a poor understanding of how phenotypic robustness works—for example, the degree to which it is heritable, if the same mechanisms control both intrinsic and extrinsic robustness, or if it is correlated across organ systems. Working with Dr. Claudius Kratochwil in the Integrated Evolutionary Biology group at the University of Helsinki (UH), Finland, I will investigate the mechanisms of robustness using fluctuating asymmetry as an indicator of robustness. I will take advantage an ongoing hybrid cross of cichlid fishes in the lab, the offspring of which exhibit increasing rates of left-right color pattern asymmetry compared to their symmetrical parents. In research objective O1, I will identify the genomic basis of phenotypic robustness by selecting for increased and decreased color pattern asymmetry in this hybrid cross, and use whole genome sequencing to identify loci associated with decreased symmetry. In O2, I will test for gene-environment interactions in robustness by raising fish from asymmetrical and symmetrical populations at high and low temperatures and testing whether these populations exhibit different reaction norms. In O3, I will test whether robustness is correlated across organ systems by measuring asymmetry in other traits (paired fins, gills, jaws, eyes, and lateral line neuromasts) in the most and least asymmetrical fish from the cross. I will ask whether selecting for asymmetry in color patterns has also increased asymmetry in these traits.

Keywords: phenotypic robustness,fish,association mapping
Precision climate resilience for agriculture and forestry sectors in the European boreal regions (Precilience)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Mission
Theme: Adaptation to climate change
Destination: Adaptation to climate change
Action type: Innovation actions
Countries involved: Finland,Denmark,Norway,Estonia,Netherlands,Sweden,Germany
Call: Testing and demonstrating transformative solutions increasing climate resilience of the agriculture and/or forestry sector. (HORIZON-MISS-2023-CLIMA-01, 2023)
Start date: 2024-05-01
End date: 2028-10-31
Duration (months): 54.0
Total project cost (EUR): 10470249.0
EU funding (EUR): 9999999.0
Participants: 17
Project status: SIGNED

Climate change affects Boreal regions and their communities severely as these areas are warming three times faster than the global average. Primary producers, such as farmers and forest owners (actors), face a significant challenge when it comes to adapting to these changing conditions. They need tested, proven solutions to help them adapt and so become a resilient primary production sector. We need to bridge the gap between science, which has the knowledge and solutions, and targeted practical implementation with local actors who will use them. Precilience therefore applies an inclusive and collaborative approach to test and demonstrate various solutions for increasing climate resilience in the EU Boreal region. The most effective measures are tailored to their location. We will collaborate regionally, including with authorities, to find the most relevant risks and suitable nature-based solutions. Together, we will co-create the most impactful adaptation portfolios for changing conditions in the agriculture and forestry sectors of 11 focal regions in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Norway and Sweden. 4 replicating regions will also benefit from the lessons learned and demonstrated solutions (DK,FI,NO,SE). We demonstrate hands-on solutions with local actors under 8 themed demonstrations: a) Co-create adaptation strategies; b) Diversify agricultural production; c) Sustainable water management and recycling; d) Soil function enhancement by closer-to-nature management and improvers; f) Assess vulnerable forest types; g) Innovative forest regeneration in drought-prone sites; h) Closer-to-nature forest management; i) Use climate-considerate tree material to replant forests. We work with local stakeholders to further develop certain demonstrations. This involves targeted collaborations based on stakeholder mapping and categorisation. We involve all levels of stakeholders from small fast reacting units for localised fast impact to large organisations with long-term impact.

Keywords: resilient agriculture,co creation of climate adaptation
Agile Ultra-Scale Communications Using Optical Arbitrary Waveform Generation and Measurement (TeraGEAR)

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: Germany
Call: ERC PROOF OF CONCEPT GRANTS (ERC-2023-POC, 2023)
Start date: 2024-01-01
End date: 2025-06-30
Duration (months): 18.0
Total project cost (EUR): 150000.0
EU funding (EUR): 150000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

TeraGEAR aims at exploring and verifying the innovation potential of a novel class of optical signal-processing systems that might be of transformative impact to optical communications. On a technical level, the project builds upon novel schemes for optical arbitrary waveform generation and measurement (OAWG/OAWM) that combine advanced photonic integrated circuits (PIC) with chip-scale frequency comb sources and that can address two key challenges of optical communications: The testing and characterization of high-speed transceivers with symbol rates approaching or even exceeding 200 GBd, and the agile assignment of physical-layer resources in software-defined optical networks. TeraGEAR will focus on analyzing the innovation potential of the envisaged schemes, building upon a unique and highly distinct value proposition with clear advantages over competing solutions. Aiming at a start-up company, we will pursue a two-step strategy, exploiting the strong complementarity of the addressed challenges on the market side: While test and measurement equipment is a performance-driven high-margin market that is well suited as an entry point for novel technologies with disruptive performance advantages, optical transceivers and communication networks offer high volumes that allow to scale the business once the technology base has been established. Beyond the direct techno-economic impact, the TeraGEAR concepts might be key to sustain the evolution of powerful communication infrastructures that build the foundation of modern society. While the technological foundations have been established in the framework of the ERC Consolidator Grant TeraSHAPE, the focus of TeraGEAR will be on exploring the associated application and market potential, on developing concepts for viable products, and on formulating a business plan and an implementation strategy. The project will rely on close interaction with industrial lead customers, mediated by an external industry expert.
Towards ‘youth boards’ in nonprofit sport organisations: a youth focused citizen social science for inclusive sport services (YOUTHMOVE)

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: Belgium
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024 (HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01, 2024)
Start date: 2025-09-08
End date: 2027-09-07
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 200400.0
EU funding (EUR): 200400.0
Participants: 2
Project status: SIGNED

With ongoing migration waves, new questions arise about the integration of migrants, especially migrant youth who have emerging double cultural identities. Not understanding its value and having double consciousness may lead to further stigmatisation, (self)exclusion and conflict among communities. These already affect young people's sport & PA (physical activity) trends as they lean towards separate(d) sports clubs, a more ethnopluralist form of involvement through sport or an effort to gain a form of cultural capital. This project aims to design a 'youth board' model for nonprofit sports organisations (local sports clubs, sports federations) to achieve culturally diverse sports services. The project will prioritise empowering the agency of young people from a multidisciplinary perspective through youth-focused citizen social science and implement digital youth participatory action research titled DigY-PAR via conventional and digital data collection methods (e.g. digital storytelling and crowdsourcing). Inductively, we will embrace an intersectional perspective and analyse youth sports participation trends by conducting qualitative and quantitative data-collecting techniques. In the project, I will use Du Bois's (1903) double consciousness concept to analyse the affect of having multiple cultural identities with migrant youth and, overall, how it affects their sports participation trends. The project will also involve a secondment with Sport.Brussels organisation to cooperate in preparing and operating the 'youth board' as a model for sports organisations. Overall, the project will help me to develop new research skills about digital humanities, cultural emotion studies, youth involvement and state-of-the-art quantitative research techniques, allow me to be part of diversity efforts and experiment with co-creating a youth-led, innovative digital governance mechanism 'youth board' in one of the leading sports organisations of Belgium, Sport.Brussels.

Keywords: social inclusion through sport,integration of youth migrants,youth involvement
Physics-Informed AI platform for modeling of industrial cyber-physical systems (Simularge)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: European innovation ecosystems
Theme: Elevating the scalability potential of European business
Destination: Elevating the scalability potential of European business
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Türkiye
Call: Women TechEU (HORIZON-EIE-2021-SCALEUP-01, 2021)
Start date: 2022-06-01
End date: 2022-11-30
Duration (months): 6.0
Total project cost (EUR): 107142.86
EU funding (EUR): 75000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Simularge aims to reduce the manufacturing waste within Europe and beyond. Industrial waste makes up at least 50% of global waste, and much of that waste is the result of poor-quality products from manufacturing processes. Simularge will help workers reduce waste and lower the cost of quality, as bad quality creates waste. Simularge patent-pending deep-tech solution (WO2021118478) combines physics-Informed AI platform for modeling of industrial cyber-physical systems. It will optimize the production operations, minimize the use of raw materials, optimize the quality of products, and will help detecting in-time defective raw materials and products. The combination of these processes will contribute to reduce carbon footprint. Besides, by optimizing the energy usage and eliminating defected parts based reuse, a huge contribution will be made towards zero emission. Simularge does not require any knowledge about a specific programming language as it is a No-Code platform, it includes mechanics, AI, and analytics for the developer GUI. The App Gui shows the different functionalities with warning and alerts such as (Optimum Pressure, Temperature, etc.). Then the set of parameters will apply to the machine that is part of the production and manufacturing process. According to GMI3, the digital twin market size exceeded €4.2Bn in 2020, and it is expected to grow at over 35% CAGR between 2021 and 2027. We aim to target the smart manufacturing market, as we believe that our solution will be a perfect match and this programme will accelerate our business' reach. Simularge platform aims to reach €1M (ARR) within 2 years and €56M (ARR) within 5 years.

Keywords: machine learning,artificial intelligence,web based application development,cloud computing,mechanical engineering,cyber physical systems
Exploring novel bio-based materials and their applications in conservation and restoration with a new interdisciplinary team (BIOBASED2UC)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area
Programme: Widening participation and spreading excellence
Theme: Attracting and mobilising the best talents
Destination: Attracting and mobilising the best talents
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Panel: Information Science and Engineering
Countries involved: Portugal
Call: ERA Chairs (HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-TALENTS-01, 2023)
Start date: 2025-03-01
End date: 2030-02-28
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2119785.79
EU funding (EUR): 2119785.79
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

When searching for sustainable materials, bio-based materials obtained from renewable sources are a promising solution for the future and a priority for the European Union. BioBASED2UC intends to expand a new line of research at the University of Coimbra (UC), that lies on two vectors: 1) the development of bio-based materials (focus on nanocelluloses), and 2) application of the bio-based materials in the conservation and restoration of historical cellulosic objects (focus on paper documents). For that, a new interdisciplinary team will be created under the coordination of the ERA Chair holder, aimed to establish a permanent research group in the field beyond the duration of the project. The ERA Chair holder will be Professor Naceur Belgacem, that, in addition to being a prolific researcher, has a long experience (16 years) in coordinating research groups and institutions. He will be assisted by the internal team of UC and an international advisory board. Besides the development of new products and methodologies, BIOBASED2UC will: strengthen human capital resources at the UC with better-trained researchers and technicians in the two vectors of the proposal; boost the quality of the scientific research developed at UC by succeeding in publishing in high impact journals and in obtaining competitive funding; increase the visibility of UC in bridging interdisciplinary areas within the European Research Area; build a network with the Paper Conservators in Portugal (museums, archives and libraries) with the introduction of the new sustainable approaches. These institutional changes will, in the long term, positively contribute to the achievement of a stronger and more circular economy regionally and across Europe taking a step forward towards the sustainable preservation of cultural heritage, as well to have a new market for nanocelluloses, and creation of new jobs. The UC is committed to taking the necessary measures to support the sound implementation of the project.

Keywords: bio based nanomaterials renewable resources sustainable materials preservation of cultural heritage historical objects conservation and restoration interdisciplinary research team
Festival der Wissenschaft Kiel Region 2022/2023 (SCIENCE4FUTURE)

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: Germany,Denmark
Call: European Researchers' Night 2022-2023 (HORIZON-MSCA-2022-CITIZENS-01, 2022)
Start date: 2022-03-01
End date: 2023-12-31
Duration (months): 22.0
Total project cost (EUR): 292590.0
EU funding (EUR): 204813.0
Participants: 22
Project status: CLOSED

Successfully launched in 2016, the hugely popular European Researchers’ Night will return in 2022/23 to the Kiel region as a true science festival with a much greater scope in terms of geography, duration and activities. Not only will it bring together all of Kiel region’s 12 research organisations comprising all academic disciplines showcasing their scientists and work to the public, but will also include for the first time activities organised by researchers from Denmark and the European University of the Seas (SEA-EU). Another novelty will be an extended programme of pre-events as well as the school programme with Rent-a-Scientist and Rent-a-Science-Film formats across the region’s five major cities (Kiel, Rendsburg, Eckernförde, Plön, Preetz). This will enhance awareness of the project and its messages and likely attract up to 20.000 visitors each year. Finally, the NIGHT will offer for the first time both online and in-person formats to include more researchers, to reach an even wider audience and to increase the long-term impact by making recordings available after the event. SCIENCE4FUTURE will focus on the themes of Sustainability, Digitality and Europe. A more sustainable approach to the environment, the economy and society supported by research-based digital innovations is the pre-requisite to a prosperous future in Europe and our activities will each be associated with at last one of the Horizon Europe Missions. With the support of over 40 German and Danish institutions, the active involvement of over 300 researchers in the design and delivery of the programme and partners from SEA-EU as well as the public, private and non-governmental sector, SCIENCE4FUTURE thus establishes itself as the only cross-border NIGHT and the largest public event dedicated to science-communication and science-education in Northern Germany.

Keywords: outreach,education,research,inclusion,diversity,sustainability,europe,mobility,teachers,ethics,non formal education,innovation,non governmental sector,public sector,science
Feedbacks On eXtreme STorms by Ocean tuRbulent Mixing (FOXSTORM)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Consolidator grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Earth System Science
Panel description: Physical geography, geo logy, geophysics, atmospheric sciences, oceanography, climatology, cryology, ecology, global environmental change, biogeochemical cycles, natural resources management
Countries involved: Germany
Call: ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANTS (ERC-2022-COG, 2022)
Start date: 2024-04-01
End date: 2029-03-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2346039.0
EU funding (EUR): 2346039.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

I propose to use autonomous underwater ocean glider vehicles with a newly developed airborne deployment system to measure ocean turbulence in extreme storms, such as hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical storms. These will be the first vertically resolved measurements of ocean turbulence in extreme storms, and will lead to a new understanding and improved estimates of the ocean mixing that is responsible for setting upper ocean temperatures - a crucial and poorly constrained feedback on storm intensity. By combining the observations with turbulence-resolving large eddy simulations, performed on high performance computational clusters, a new observationally-constrained model of the ocean-storm mixing feedback will be constructed that fills a much needed gap in the coupling of extreme storms to the ocean. This is crucial since extreme storms are increasing in strength and frequency through climate change, and are leading to record damages and loss of life in coastal communities. Such measurements are only now possible, since my research team has played a major role in pioneering the use of microstructure turbulence measurements from autonomous underwater gliders, particularly in stormy conditions. The final outcomes of the project will consist of (i) an airborne deployment system for the study of extreme events using autonomous vehicles, (ii) the first observations of upper ocean turbulence and mixing in extreme storms, (iii) a sequence of turbulence-resolving numerical simulations that, together with the observations, will identify and quantify processes responsible for setting upper ocean heat fluxes and turbulent structure in extreme storms, and (iv) a new parameterisation for ocean mixing in extreme storms that quanties the ocean-storm feedback, and its implementation in the forecasting model of the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF).

Keywords: turbulence,mixing,tropical cyclones