Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Anticorruption Policies Revisited. Global Trends and European Responses to the Challenge of Corruption (ANTICORRP)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Socio-economic sciences and Humanities
Destination: The Citizen in the European Union
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Sweden,Germany,Italy,United Kingdom,Greece,Netherlands,Italy,Italy,Germany,Bulgaria,Switzerland,Hungary,Türkiye,United Kingdom,Belgium,Romania,Latvia,Slovakia,Croatia,Kosovo
Call:  (FP7-SSH-2011-1, 2011)
Start date: 2012-03-01
End date: 2017-02-28
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 10534878.45
EU funding (EUR): 7999182.0
Participants: 22
Project status: CLOSED

The central objective of ANTICORRP is to investigate and explain the factors that promote or hinder the development of effective anticorruption policies and impartial government institutions. ANTICORRP directly addresses the objective in the Work Program by examining what the causes of corruption are, how corruption can be conceptualized, measured and analysed, what the impact of corruption on societies is and how policy responses can be tailored as to deal effectively with this phenomenon. The starting point for this project is the following: The knowledge about the very negative impact that corruption has on a great number of factors that are important for human well-being (economic prosperity, population health, life satisfaction, gender equality, social trust, political legitimacy, etc.) is now well established. At the same time, knowledge about how corruption can be successfully fought by political means is much less developed. While this project concentrates on corruption in Europe, ANTICORRP also has a global scope. The project will identify general global trends concerning corruption and select ‘over-performing’ and ‘under-performing’ countries in terms of their progress towards less corrupt governance regimes and conduct more detailed qualitative analyses of these cases. The project includes participants from anthropology, criminology, economics, gender studies, history, legal studies, political science, public policy and administration and sociology at twenty-one units in sixteen European countries. Research will be conduced using a various set of methods including historical case-studies, large-scale surveys and ethnographical approaches. The project will strive to ensure that the research findings are spread to policy makers and the general public by using high profile multimedia and data visualisation tools as well as research-to-policy workshops at different levels and for different target audiences.

Keywords: corruption,anti-corruption,impartial government,bribery,integrity,transparency,accountability,governance,civil society,universalism,political culture,political participation,discrimination
Innovative Social Services platform (INNOSERV)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Socio-economic sciences and Humanities
Destination: Growth, employment and competitiveness in a knowledge society
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Germany,Germany,Denmark,Hungary,Italy,United Kingdom,France,Norway,Belgium,Ireland
Call:  (FP7-SSH-2011-3, 2011)
Start date: 2012-02-01
End date: 2014-01-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1793116.92
EU funding (EUR): 1487816.0
Participants: 11
Project status: CLOSED

Our consortium will investigate innovative approaches in three fields of social services: health, education, and welfare. To do so, we will focus on two levels: (i) the status quo of research in these fields and (ii) the input from practitioners who have developed innovative social services. Special attention will be paid to the transferability of elements, the European value, effects on gender and migration issues as well as on promoting equality and building sustainability, future scenarios involving the quality of services in different perspectives (policy makers, service organizations, user groups etc.), and the accessibility and affordability of services. Thus, our proposal will combine the practical knowledge of praxis organizations with the input from research findings in order to unclose new perspectives and future trends. In a rather unique way using new media and innovative technologies, we will produce distributive material (videos, picture samples, case study brochures) to discuss innovative case studies from all over Europe with stakeholders and researchers. Our main communication tools are based on information technologies, completed by regional workshops. The involvement of many and various national and international stakeholders is the decisive feature of the proposal. We plan to use a peer recommendation approach as well as a snowball sampling method in order to collect and identify good practice examples of innovative services. The disseminating strategy will follow a twin-track approach so that all different kind of stakeholders can benefit from the process as well as from the final product of the project. The final product will be a report indicating the key trends and key elements of innovative services in the fields of health, education, and welfare. It can be used to identify further research agendas as well as to develop new models of social services or to implement existing innovative approaches.

Keywords: innovation,social services,general interest,heath,care,welfare education
Monitoring public opinion on Nanotechnology in Europe (NANOPINION)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Destination: Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Austria,Israel,United Kingdom,Belgium,Denmark,Spain,Czechia,Germany,France,Lithuania,Spain,Italy,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-NMP-2011-CSA-5, 2011)
Start date: 2012-05-01
End date: 2014-10-31
Duration (months): 30.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2328406.06
EU funding (EUR): 2087600.0
Participants: 20
Project status: CLOSED

NANOPINION will provide a multi-tasking and enlivening online science-technology-social media-based platform for learning, information, outreach, dialogue and monitoring for young people, general public and consumer opinion on NT, realising the need for enhanced communication and dialogue between science and society for successful technology development and societal acceptance. A central dialogue arena of both physical and virtual aspects will be created to establish a dynamic outreach and dialogue model that will address the public in the high street via street knowledge and opinion labs, and other target groups in a variety of interactions in live events, online project portal, and web 2.0 tools. Controversial issues will be discussed on range of channels in order to establish a trustworthy and informed dialogue with the public. The engagements will be monitored continuously, and citizens opinions of NT will be gathered and traced using validated online and offline tools, thus providing clear direction and challenges driven by the citizens opinion regarding communication, NT fields, regulation, governance, research, social implications and education of NT. Past FP6/7 projects will be extensively used as prime knowledge, information and education resources for the project. NANOPINION will contribute to awareness and interest raising in the realm of NT, by engaging all age groups in the wider public in informing and discussion surrounding NT. We aim for the project to serve as an access bridge between FP7 and FP8 thus provides the EC with insights for policy framing concerning NT. The NANOPINION takes the debate to the outdoor arena dealing with “tough to reach” audience, that usually do not participate in science debates. Also, The project is going to offer experimental NT curriculum for high school that will carried out in EU, Associated countries and Russia. This curriculum will ne used for a future bacaloriate/ A level/ matriculation program of study NT.

Keywords: science-technology,dialogue,monitoring,media,society,communication,regulation,research,education,governance
Chemical biology of sphingolipids: fundamental studies and clinical applications (CHEMBIOSPHING)

Framework: FP7 — Ideas
Programme: European Research Council
Theme: European research council
Destination: Advanced grants
Action type: Support for frontier research (ERC)
Panel: Materials and Synthesis
Countries involved: Netherlands
Call:  (ERC-2011-ADG_20110209, 2011)
Start date: 2012-06-01
End date: 2017-05-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2999600.0
EU funding (EUR): 2999600.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Sphingolipids are major components of the human cell and are involved in human pathologies ranging from lysosomal storage disorders to type 2 diabetes. Here, we propose to establish an integrated research program for the study of sphingolipid metabolism, in health and disease. We will combine state-of-the-art synthetic organic chemistry, bioorganic chemistry, analytical chemistry, molecular biology and biochemistry techniques and concepts and apply these in an integrated chemical biology approach to study and manipulate sphingolipid metabolism in vivo and in vitro, using human cells and animal models. The program is subdivided in three individual research lines that are interconnected both in terms of technology development and in their biological context. 1) We will develop modified sphinganine derivatives and apply these to study sphingolipid homeostasis in cells derived from healthy and diseased (Gaucher, Fabry, Niemann-Pick A/B disease) individuals/animal models. This question will be addressed in a chemical metabolomics/lipidomics approach. 2) We will develop activity-based probes aimed at monitoring enzyme activity levels of glycosidases involved in (glyco)sphingolipid metabolism, in particular the enzymes that - when mutated and thereby reduced in activity- are responsible for the lysosomal storage disorders Gaucher disease and Fabry disease. 3) We will develop well-defined enzymes and chaperone proteins for directed correction of sphingolipid homeostasis in Gaucher, Fabry and Niemann-Pick A/B patients, via a newly designed semi-synthetic approach that combines sortase-mediated ligation with synthetic chemistry. Deliverables are a better understanding of the composition of the sphingolipid pool that are at the basis of lysosomal storage disorders, effective ways to in situ monitor the efficacy of therapies (enzyme inhibitors, chemical chaperones, recombinant enzymes) to treat these and improved semi-synthetic proteins for enzyme replacement therapy.

Keywords: activity-based probes,bio-orthogonal chemistry,chemical biology,glycobiology,modified metabolites,stable isotope labeling,semi-synthetic proteins,glycoconjugate synthesis,design and synthesis
Novel uses for graphene (NOVGRAPHENE)

Framework: FP7 — Ideas
Programme: European Research Council
Theme: European research council
Destination: Advanced grants
Action type: Support for frontier research (ERC)
Panel: Condensed matter physics
Countries involved: Spain
Call:  (ERC-2011-ADG_20110209, 2011)
Start date: 2012-05-01
End date: 2017-04-30
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 991691.0
EU funding (EUR): 991691.0
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

Models for novel uses of graphene, not feasible in other materials, will be developed. Emphasis will be made on properties unique to graphene, like its extremely high stiffness, flexibility, tunable metallic features, and very low mass density. Novel applications will be studied in the areas of i) structural deformations and modulation of electronic properties, ii) spin manipulation, and iii) optoelectronics and plasmonics.

Keywords: spintronics
Rheology of the continental lithosphere, a geological, experimental and numerical approach (RHEOLITH)

Framework: FP7 — Ideas
Programme: European Research Council
Theme: European research council
Destination: Advanced grants
Action type: Support for frontier research (ERC)
Panel: Earth system science
Countries involved: France,France
Call:  (ERC-2011-ADG_20110209, 2011)
Start date: 2012-08-01
End date: 2017-07-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2645000.0
EU funding (EUR): 2645000.0
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

A better comprehension of the rheology of the lithosphere is required to relate long and short term deformation regimes and describe the succession of events leading to earthquakes. But our vision of the rheology is blurred because gaps exist between visions of geologists, experimentalists and modellers. Geologists describe the evolution of a structure at regional-scale within geological durations. Specialists of experimental rheology control most parameters, but laboratory time constants are short and they often work on simple synthetic rocks. Specialists of modelling can choose any time- and space-scales and introduce in the model any parameter, but the resolution of their models is low compared to natural observations, and mixing short-term and long-term processes is uneasy. It seems now clear that there is not one rheological model applicable to all contexts and that rheological parameters should be adapted to each situation. We will work on exhumed crustal-scale shear zones and describe them in their complexity, focussing on strain localisation and high strain structures that can lead to fast slip events. A number of objects will be studied, starting from geological description (3D geometry, P-T-fluids estimates and dating), experimental studies of rheological properties of natural sampled rocks and numerical modelling. We will set an Argon-dating lab to work on dense sampling for dating along strain gradients in order to overcome local artefacts and quantify rates of strain localisation. We will deform in the lab natural rocks taken from the studied objects to retrieve adapted rheological parameters. We will model processes at various scales, from the lab to the lithosphere in order to ensure a clean transfer of rheological parameters from one scale to another.

Keywords: rheology,continents,strain localisation,experimental deformation,radiometric dating,argon,numerical modelling,structural geology
Precision Measurements of Fundamental Constants (MEFUCO)

Framework: FP7 — Ideas
Programme: European Research Council
Theme: European research council
Destination: Advanced grants
Action type: Support for frontier research (ERC)
Panel: Fundamental constituents of matter
Countries involved: Germany
Call:  (ERC-2011-ADG_20110209, 2011)
Start date: 2011-12-01
End date: 2016-11-30
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2158800.0
EU funding (EUR): 2158800.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The fine structure constant α, the masses and magnetic moments of elementary particles like the electron or proton, and others are fundamental quantities which determine the basic structure of the universe. They can not be predicted by theory, but their precise determination is required to enable the comparison of theoretical models with experimental observations at the highest possible level. The improvement of these quantities beyond the present level of accuracy represents a significant challenge for modern metrology. We propose ambitious experiments and measurements to substantially improve the precision of a number of fundamental constants, namely the electron and proton mass, the fine structure constant α, the magnetic moment of the proton and of the bound electron, and the Q-value of the 3H-3He decay for an improved sensitivity limit in the determination of the electron-antineutrino rest mass. Using single-ion storage in a well-defined small volume with perfectly controlled electromagnetic fields for nearly unlimited periods of time, we will measure the eigenfrequencies of the particles with unprecedented precision in dedicated Penning traps. From those values, fundamental properties such as the magnetic moment, atomic and nuclear mass or, equivalent, binding energy can be extracted. This will reveal the strength of all interactions present in the quantum mechanical system. Our new results combined with established theories will yield values for fundamental constants like the electron mass and the fine structure constant α. In order to meet these challenges novel trap geometries, ultra-sensitive and low-noise single-ion detection techniques will be developed and combined with other technological advances in order to enable us to reach up to one order of magnitude improved values for the quantities mentioned above.

Keywords: fundamental constants,penning traps,precision measurements,fundamental interactions
Ultrafast Quantum Physics in Amplitude and Phase (ULTRAPHASE)

Framework: FP7 — Ideas
Programme: European Research Council
Theme: European research council
Destination: Advanced grants
Action type: Support for frontier research (ERC)
Panel: Condensed matter physics
Countries involved: Germany
Call:  (ERC-2011-ADG_20110209, 2011)
Start date: 2012-04-01
End date: 2017-03-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2490000.0
EU funding (EUR): 2490000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Ultrafast phenomena related to and/or accessible only via the absolute temporal phase of electronic, vibrational and spin coherent excitations in condensed matter are studied via electromagnetic transients in the multi-terahertz regime. The project also includes innovative aspects of quantum optics, femtosecond lasers and terahertz technology. Four central objectives are as follows: (i) Establishing rapid quantum oscillatory motion as the earliest regime in the dynamics and transport of electrons in solids. Fundamental phenomena like the temporal buildup of effective mass in semiconductors and Zitterbewegung in graphene are accessed directly. (ii) Studying nonclassical light emission predicted to emerge after non-adiabatic perturbation of ultrastrongly coupled systems of light and matter. The quantum properties of radiation released by such processes are investigated at the uncertainty limit between amplitude and phase of the light field. (iii) Observation and control of charge and spin electronic properties of solids under extremely high transient electric or magnetic bias provided by a novel source of phase-locked multi-terahertz pulses allowing analysis with a resolution significantly below half a cycle of light. (iv) Field-resolved photon-echo studies in the mid infrared. Unprecedented insights into complex phenomena like the interplay between low-energy degrees of freedom in high-temperature superconductors and intermolecular motion in liquids are envisioned. New developments in ultrabroadband terahertz technology will enable the experiments: (a) Generation of phase-locked electromagnetic transients with precisely controlled shape of the electric field like quasi-monopolar terahertz shock waves or single-cycle pulses with field amplitudes up to 30 MV/cm. (b) Coherent detection of electric fields with bandwidth up to 200 THz and sensitivity at the uncertainty limit, giving access to the quantum properties of electromagnetic waves in amplitude and phase.

Keywords: ultrafast phenomena in condensed matter quantum coherence quantum dynamics optical phase control terahertz technology
Light on the Dark: Probing Dark Matter, Dark Energy and Dark Ages (LIDA)

Framework: FP7 — Ideas
Programme: European Research Council
Theme: European research council
Destination: Advanced grants
Action type: Support for frontier research (ERC)
Panel: Universe sciences
Countries involved: Switzerland
Call:  (ERC-2011-ADG_20110209, 2011)
Start date: 2012-09-01
End date: 2017-08-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2499935.0
EU funding (EUR): 2499935.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Despite impressive progress in cosmology over the last decade, our understanding of the universe is still limited particularly in some Dark Areas: Dark Matter, Dark Energy & Dark Ages, where progress is particularly difficult. I propose to build a focused research group in a unique environment at the crossroad of astrophysics, cosmology and fundamental physics. The goal is to shade new “Light on the DArk” (LIDA) using new analysis techniques and new observations coming from two complementary surveys. The first survey will target the fifty most massive strong lensing galaxy clusters and will shade new lights: i) on the nature of the Dark Matter through constraints coming from: the detailed mass distribution, the importance of substructures, and possible measurement of Dark Matter particle decay or self-annihilation, ii) on the most distant galaxies and the identification of the nature of the sources participating in the cosmic-reionization and ending the Dark Ages, iii) on the nature of the Dark Energy, through the accurate modeling of numerous multiple images in the best lensing clusters. Second, with wide field imaging and spectroscopic surveys of the galaxy distribution we will probe new cosmological tests: i) the combination of galaxy-galaxy weak lensing and galaxy clustering in the framework of the halo model, ii) the measurement of the angle distribution of galaxy pairs, and thanks to the huge volume probed by the BOSS survey, iii) the test of the isotropy principle at various location of the surveyed volume. Finally we will prepare for the next generation of cosmological surveys by conducting an emission line galaxies redshift survey (e-BOSS) similar as those planned by the future facilities such as BigBOSS and EUCLID. The LIDA project can started now, and will benefit from: new data collected by both space and ground-based telescopes over the next five years, as well as an active and vibrant work location in one of the best ranked university in Europe.

Keywords: gravitational lensing - cosmological surveys - multi-object spectroscopy
Quantum Optical Interfaces for Atoms and Nano-electro-mechanical Systems (INTERFACE)

Framework: FP7 — Ideas
Programme: European Research Council
Theme: European research council
Destination: Advanced grants
Action type: Support for frontier research (ERC)
Panel: Fundamental constituents of matter
Countries involved: Denmark
Call:  (ERC-2011-ADG_20110209, 2011)
Start date: 2012-07-01
End date: 2017-06-30
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2493000.0
EU funding (EUR): 2493000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Quantum interfaces capable of transferring quantum states and generating entanglement between fields and matter are set to play a growing role in the development of science and technology. Development of such interfaces has been a crucial component in quantum information processing and communication. In the past decade quantum interfaces between atoms and optical photons have been extensively explored by a number of leading groups. Quantum state transfer between light and atoms, such as quantum memory and quantum teleportation, entanglement of massive objects, as well as measurements and sensing beyond standard quantum limits have been demonstrated by the group of the PI. We propose to develop a robust, integrated and scalable atom-light interface and to incorporate it into a hybrid multi-facet quantum network with other relevant quantum systems, such as nano-mechanical oscillators and electronic circuits. Towards this ambitious goal we will develop room temperature atomic quantum memories in spin protecting micro-cells (mu-cells) and opto-mechanical and electromechanical strongly coupled systems. Interfacing atoms, electronic circuits and nano-mechanical oscillators we will perform ultrasensitive quantum limited field and force measurements and quantum teleportation of states across the range of these systems. In the fundamental sense, this research program will further broaden the horizons of quantum physics and quantum information processing by expanding it into new and unexplored macroscopic domains.

Keywords: quantum state generation and control,quantum measurements and sensing of forces and fields,entanglement,quantum memory,opto-mechanical interactions,electromechanical coupling.