Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Small - and nano - scale soft phononics (Smartphon)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Advanced grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Products and processes engineering
Panel description: Product and process design, chemical, civil, environmental, mechanical, vehicle engineering, energy processes and relevant computational methods
Countries involved: Germany
Call: ERC Advanced Grant (ERC-2015-AdG, 2015)
Start date: 2016-09-01
End date: 2021-12-31
Duration (months): 64.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2181250.0
EU funding (EUR): 2181250.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Colloid and polymer science allows the engineering of acoustic and optical material functionalities of hierarchical structures on various length scales commensurate with and well below the characteristic length scales of phonons and photons. Periodic structures act as both hypersonic phononic and visible light photonic crystals (phoxonics). We recently extended the decade-old field to hypersonic phononics. Many important questions in this young field are just being raised and require new conceptual and technical approaches to address them. Powerful synthesis and assembly methods are able to create novel structures to host unconventional properties of flexibility and multi-functionality, locally resonant hypersonic soft metamaterials and topological phononic insulators. To complement our best world-wide Brillouin spectroscopy for retrieving the dispersion relations in transparent structures, two new experimental techniques based on laser-induced high frequency phonons and tapered fiber optomechanics will be implemented to engineer strong wave-matter interactions. Band structure calculations will be used as tools to model and predict the acoustic wave propagation in composite structures of varying symmetry, architecture and topology of the building components. Our novel approach, together with intricate methods of processing such materials at a large scale, shows the outline of the emerging field of polymer-and colloid-based phononics. Promising applications range from tunable responsive filters and one way phonon waveguides to compact acousto-optic devices and sensors and from hypersonic imaging to materials and devices, which allow for directed heat flow and recovery. To access such fundamental concepts a detailed understanding of phonon propagation in nanostructured media is a precondition. This proposal ensures that we will hear much more about currently unknown and unexpected properties and functions of soft phononics and will open up many new lines of research.
QUantum INTErface between Superconducting circuits and Spin ENSemble (QUINTESSENS)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Individual Fellowships (IF)-Standard European Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Physics
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF-EF) (H2020-MSCA-IF-2015, 2015)
Start date: 2016-03-01
End date: 2018-02-28
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 183454.8
EU funding (EUR): 183454.8
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The ever shrinking size of field effect transistors for digital electronics has now reached a boundary where fluctuations in the position of a single dopant can have a significant influence on the performance of the transistor and quantum effects cannot be neglected any more. These two effects therefore represent a size limit, preventing the microelectronics industry from further downscaling and performance increase of MOSFET transistors. This calls for a breakthrough. Rather than being a drawback one can take advantage of quantum and dopant effects to build a quantum analogue of the classical electronics. To build this Quantum Electronics one would need basic quantum elements: good quantum memory, quantum bus, quantum processor, and of course and efficient interface between these elements. Superconducting circuits have already been shown to be efficient as quantum bus or quantum processor, but can only hold quantum information for tens of microseconds. In this project I propose to build a long lasting quantum memory and interface it, quantum coherently and efficiently, to a superconducting quantum bus. I will use an ensemble of spins of bismuth dopants implanted in silicon as a quantum memory. Bismuth spins have been recently proven to be able to hold quantum information over several seconds when immersed in a small magnetic field, bringing them to a so-called clock transition. I will interface this good quantum memory with superconducting circuits, bringing together a good quantum memory with a quantum bus and processor. Building this unit in silicon, I will benefit from tremendous material development made by the microelectronic industry over the past 50 years.

Keywords: quantum electronics,quantum memory,superconducting circuits,bi spin ensemble,clock transition
Metal oxide nanocrystals as optically driven dynamic manipulators of local (opto)electronic properties (MOPTOPus)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Individual Fellowships (IF)-Global Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Physics
Countries involved: Italy,United States
Call: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF-GF) (H2020-MSCA-IF-2015, 2015)
Start date: 2016-10-01
End date: 2020-03-01
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 262269.0
EU funding (EUR): 262269.0
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

Contactless manipulation of nanomaterials to map critical properties at their native length scale is of major importance for the study of the local structure-properties relationship. To this aim we will implement plasmonic degenerately doped metal oxide nanocrystals (MO NCs) with carrier densities around 10^21 cm^-3 and localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPRs) in the near infrared (NIR) as optically driven contactless nanostructures to dynamically manipulate local optoelectronic properties. Capacitive charging upon photo-doping enables the optical regulation of their carrier density, leading to contactless nano-gates for the nanometer scale manipulation of local potentials. Intentional charge release upon plasmon induced ‘hot’ electron extraction through excitation of the LSPR facilitates local charge transfer, resulting in a light driven nano-manipulator converting local light energy into electrical energy based entirely on optical triggers. Appropriately designed MO core-shell NCs will be prepared to establish photo-doping, charge storage and ‘hot’ electron extraction, and to extract critical physical and chemical parameters. The nano-devices will be employed to actively manipulate and elucidate the local optoelectronic properties of layered two dimensional materials which are extremely susceptible to local electrostatic field and potential changes. Hybrid structure formation is accomplished by depositing the MO nano-devices on top of the nanostructure, while nanoscale manipulation of the local potential and/or localized charge transfer is triggered by light pulses, leading to a contactless nano-device for local optoelectronic manipulation. The successful participation in the MCIF will enhance the innovative potential of the fellow diversifying her individual competences, allowing her to acquire new knowledge and open career possibilities by establishing a new research vision with high potential for applications in interdisciplinary fields.

Keywords: photo doping,plasmon induced hot carrier extraction,transition metal dichalcogenides,metal oxide nanocrystals,layered two dimensional materials,optically driven nano device
Direct cooling of dipolar molecules (coolDips)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Individual Fellowships (IF)-Reintegration panel
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Physics
Countries involved: Germany
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2016, 2016)
Start date: 2017-05-01
End date: 2019-04-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 159460.8
EU funding (EUR): 159460.8
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Full quantum control of molecules has been an outstanding goal for decades. Cooling molecules provides a most promising answer to address this challenge. With recent progress in experimental quantum physics, such cooling is finally within reach. The aim of this project is to demonstrate the novel technique of molecular laser cooling for a gas of barium monofluoride molecules. Realizing a cold gas of these dipolar molecules will pave the way for a large number of novel and interdisciplinary applications ranging from few- and many-body physics to cold chemistry and tests of fundamental symmetries. The combination of this unique research project with the excellent environment for training, networking and research at the University of Stuttgart will ideally prepare the applicant, Dr. Tim Langen, for a future career as an independent research group leader.

Keywords: laser cooling,cold molecules,quantum gases,precision measurements
Computational modelling for personalised treatment of congenital craniofacial abnormalities (CAD4FACE)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Human Diseases
Panel description: Medical technologies and tools for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of human diseases, therapeutic approaches and interventions, pharmacology, preventative medicine, epidemiology and public health, digital medicine
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call: ERC Starting Grant (ERC-2017-STG, 2017)
Start date: 2018-03-01
End date: 2025-02-28
Duration (months): 84.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1498772.0
EU funding (EUR): 1498772.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Craniosynostosis is a group of congenital craniofacial abnormalities consisting in premature fusion (ossification) of one or more cranial sutures during infancy. This results in growth restriction perpendicular to the axis of the suture and promotes growth parallel to it, causing physical deformation of the cranial and facial skeleton, as well as distortion of the underling brain, with potential detrimental effects on its function: visual loss, sleep apnoea, feeding and breathing difficulties, and neurodevelopment delay. Conventional management of craniosynostosis involves craniofacial surgery delivered by excision of the prematurely fused sutures, multiple bone cuts and remodelling of the skull deformities, with the primary goal of improving patient function, while normalising their appearance. Cranial vault remodelling surgical procedures, aided by internal and external devices, have proven functionally and aesthetically effective in correcting skull deformities, but final results remain unpredictable and often suboptimal because of an incomplete understanding of the biomechanical interaction between the device and the skull. The overall aim of this grant is to create a validated and robust computational framework that integrates patient information and device design to deliver personalised care in paediatric craniofacial surgery in order to improve clinical outcomes. A virtual model of the infant skull with craniosynostosis, including viscoelastic properties and mechano-biology regulation, will be developed to simulate device implantation and performance over time, and will be validated using clinical data from patient populations treated with current devices. Bespoke new devices will be designed allowing for pre-programmed 3D shapes to be delivered with continuous force during the implantation period. Patient specific skull models will be used to virtually test and optimise the personalised devices, and to tailor the surgical approach for each individual case.

Keywords: bespoke devices,tailored surgical procedures,craniosynostosis
Optical transmission based on integrability and nonlinear Fourier transform (OMICRON)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Individual Fellowships (IF)-Standard European Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Information Science and Engineering
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2016, 2016)
Start date: 2018-01-12
End date: 2020-01-11
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 195454.8
EU funding (EUR): 195454.8
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Optical fibre systems form the backbone of global telecommunication networks and carry the bulk of the world's data traffic, serving as a key component of information and communication technology. Although over the years, these systems have become increasingly complex, the quality of optical system performance is still affected by the same key physical features: chromatic dispersion, fiber Kerr nonlinearity, and optical noise. Most of the current optical networks exploit the techniques that were originally developed for linear channels. Thus, it is not surprising that nonlinearity has a detrimental impact on such systems. It has been predicted that, within the next decade the existing optical fibre technology will approach the "nonlinear transmission limit'', which caps the achievable rate of error-free data transmission. Thus, in order to reach a the higher capacity of optical fibres it is necessary to shift the relevant information and communications technology paradigm by introducing truly nonlinear modulation, transmission, and signal processing techniques. The aim of this project is to develop ground-breaking visionary concepts and approaches to unlock the capacity of fiber-optic communications beyond the limits of current technology by treating optical fiber as the inherently nonlinear medium it is. Our paradigm-shifting approach is based on the concept mathematical notion of integrability and the related nonlinear Fourier transform-type processing of optical signal, which allow us to use of the fibre nonlinearity in a constructive way. This multidisciplinary project, grouping together the mathematical theory of intergability, advanced signal processing, the physics of nonlinear waves evolution, solitons, and noise interaction with nonlinear excitations, combined with the optical transmission methods and purposes, is aimed at the development of fundamentally new communication technologies to satisfy current and future technology challenges.

Keywords: optical communications,coherent communications,nonlinear signal processing,nonlinear schroedinger equation,inverse scattering,solitons,stochastic dynamics,numerical analysis
Unfair transitions? A critical examination low-carbon energy pathways in the EU from a domestic energy vulnerability perspective (TRANSFAIR)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Individual Fellowships (IF)-Standard European Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Social Sciences and Humanities
Countries involved: Spain
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2016, 2016)
Start date: 2018-03-15
End date: 2020-03-14
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 158121.6
EU funding (EUR): 158121.6
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Energy transitions towards sustainability are driven by the need to reduce the environmental impacts of energy consumption, namely those related to carbon emissions. However, it is feared that a large scale deployment of low-carbon solutions that disregards pre-existing socio-economic and material inequalities may result in transitions deepening disparities or creating new energy-related vulnerabilities. Such prospect is particularly worrying as tens of millions of EU households are currently experiencing energy poverty, i.e., they are unable to access socially- and materially-necessitated levels of domestic energy services. Against this background TRANSFAIR aims to identify, conceptualise and empirically substantiate the ways in which the EU’s “transition to a low-carbon, secure and competitive economy” may (or not) be reproducing and reinforcing current energy vulnerability trends in Member States. To this end the research will combine the political ecology and environmental justice frameworks with transitions theory and multi-level governance perspective, conduct a critical, integrative review of scientific and policy literature and carry out an empirically-based examination of two complementary case studies: renewable electricity cooperatives in Spain and advanced thermal retrofits of multi-family buildings in Hungary. The experienced researcher Dr Sergio Tirado Herrero will carry out the research in an internationally renowned political ecology and environmental justice research centre – the Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technologies (ICTA) of Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) – under the supervision of Prof Giorgos Kallis, TRANSFAIR will equip the experienced researcher with advanced qualitative data collection and analysis skills and further his understanding of new theoretical frameworks. It will also help him develop other transferable skills through a secondment in the Spanish renewable electricity cooperative ‘Som Energia’.

Keywords: energy poverty,vulnerability,transitions,political ecology,environmental justice,renewable energy,energy efficiency,spain,hungary
The Flagship ERA-NET — FLAG-ERA III (FLAG-ERA III)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)
Theme: EIC Pathfinder
Destination: Tackling grand interdisciplinary science and technology challenges
Action type: ERA-NET Cofund
Partnership: FLAG-ERA III (ERA-NET)
Countries involved: Germany,Estonia,Spain,Spain,Italy,Israel,Bulgaria,Greece,Hungary,Lithuania,Slovenia,Sweden,Türkiye,Belgium,Romania,Slovakia,Latvia,France,Netherlands,United Kingdom
Call: ERA-NET Cofund for FET Flagships (H2020-FETFLAG-2018-02, 2018)
Start date: 2018-12-01
End date: 2024-11-30
Duration (months): 72.0
Total project cost (EUR): 20241134.03
EU funding (EUR): 6679574.2299999995
Participants: 24
Project status: SIGNED

FLAG-ERA, the Flagship ERA-NET, gathers national and regional funding organisation with the goal of supporting, together with the European Commission, the FET Flagship initiatives and more generally the FET Flagship programme. Most funding organisations in Europe participate, either directly or as associated members. FLAG-ERA contributes to the construction of the two Flagship initiatives on Graphene and Human Brain research, through a range of activities such as the launch of joint calls supporting transnational projects in synergy with the Flagships, contribution to the Flagship partnering framework, identification of potential partnering projects, information on funding opportunities for the Flagships, and networking events. The activities in FLAG-ERA are organised around periodic events gathering all stakeholders and structured in sessions dedicated to the various objectives and related tasks of the project. FLAG-ERA is implemented as a sequence of ERA-NET projects. FLAG-ERA III is the third ERA-NET project, starting in December 2018 for a period of 6 years, and covering the FLAG-ERA Joint Transnational Calls (JTC) 2019 and JTC 2021.

Keywords: fet flagships,graphene flaghip,human brain project,flagship partnering model,partnering projects,support era net,european research area
Tackling the environmental concerns for deploying geothermal energy in Europe (GEOENVI)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Secure, clean and efficient energy
Theme: Low-cost, low-carbon energy supply
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Iceland,Italy,Italy,Italy,Italy,Türkiye,Hungary,Belgium,Belgium,France,France,France
Call: Market Uptake support (H2020-LC-SC3-2018-RES-SingleStage, 2018)
Start date: 2018-11-01
End date: 2021-04-30
Duration (months): 30.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2495871.5
EU funding (EUR): 2495871.5
Participants: 18
Project status: CLOSED

The advantages of using geothermal for power production and H&C are little known. Recently, deep geothermal energy production in some regions is confronted with a negative perception, and a special attention from some decision-makers, in terms of environmental performance, which could seriously hamper its market uptake. Media reports focus more on disadvantages than advantages. As a result, decision makers and potential investors have concerns about possible environmental impacts and risks involved in implementing geothermal projects, and social resistance often results in practical obstacles - such as significant slowdowns - to the deployment of the deep geothermal resources. The first objective of the GEOENVI project is to make sure that deep geothermal energy can play its role in Europe’s future energy supply in a sustainable way. It aims to create a robust strategy to respond environmental concerns (by environmental concerns we mean both environmental impacts and risks): • by assessing the environmental impacts and risks of geothermal projects operational or in development in Europe, and • by providing a robust framework to propose recommendations on environmental regulations to the decision-makers, an adapted methodology for assessing environment impact to the project developers, and finally • by communicating properly on environmental concerns with the general public. Secondly, GEOENVI aims at engaging with both decision-makers and geothermal market actors, to have the recommendations on regulations adopted and to see the LCA methodology implemented by geothermal stakeholders. The engagement with stakeholders includes to share knowledge by adopting an open and FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable) data approach.

Keywords: geothermal,renewable energy,europe,environment,impact,regulations,life cycle assessment,tools,methodology,harmonization
Evaluation of LAminate composite Distortion by an Integrated Numerical-Experimental approach (ELADINE)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Smart, green and integrated transport
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Clean Sky 2
Action type: Innovation actions
Partnership: CS2 (Art-187)
Countries involved: Spain,Romania
Call: Spring-in prediction capability for large integral wing structure [SAT] (H2020-CS2-CFP09-2018-02, 2018)
Start date: 2019-09-01
End date: 2022-02-28
Duration (months): 30.0
Total project cost (EUR): 749125.0
EU funding (EUR): 749125.0
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

Evaluation of LAminate composite Distortion by an Integrated Numerical-Experimental approach The consortium is proposing a method to evaluate the distortion of laminate composites in a number of scenarios, starting from test coupons manufacturing, measurements of distortion and correlation to the numerical tool that will evaluate a sub-scale demonstrator and in the end a full 7 meter composite wing.

Keywords: composite materials,coefficient of thermal expansion,liquid resin infusion,finite element analysis,experimental validation