Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Language assessment in virtual mobility initiatives at tertiary level – teachers’ beliefs, practices and perceptions (ASSESSnet)

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-2018, 2018)
Start date: 2019-10-01
End date: 2021-09-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 160932.48
EU funding (EUR): 160932.48
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Virtual mobility (VM), also termed as telecollaborative or virtual exchange (VE), entails a situation, in which students interact and cooperate, and thus engage in intercultural exchange, with peers from partner institutions by means of online communication tools. VM is reported to have a positive impact on students’ personal growth, foreign language (FL) competences as well as intercultural and transversal skills. Being easily accessible to students from different cultural, geographical, linguistic and economic backgrounds, as well as to students with disabilities, VM promotes inclusive education and social equity. VM is a relatively new trend in education, which is reflected in the scarcity of publications and teacher education opportunities in this area. This project addresses the topic of assessment in virtual mobility projects in FL courses at tertiary level. In particular, this mixed-methods research aims to explore, both longitudinally and cross-sectionally, assessment practices as well as the FL teachers beliefs’ about the shape and the content of assessment in virtual contexts. Assessment tools and course syllabi used in virtual exchanges will be analysed to gain insight into the level of constructive alignment between the tools, tasks and learning objectives in VM projects. The data will be collected by means of both qualitative and quantitative instruments: a questionnaire, a online reflective journal, semi-structured interviews and a document analysis framework. The research findings will be used to formulate practical recommendations for improving assessment in VM projects and set up a collection of real-life examples of promising practices illustrating effective efforts of planning and administering assessment in virtual projects in Europe and beyond. The practical implications will be of relevance to stakeholders ranging from teachers, teacher educators, curriculum designers, researchers, to policy-makers.

Keywords: assessment,foreign language learning and teaching,virtual mobility,telecollaboration,higher education,intercultural competence,multimedia literacies
Natural Hands for Intuitive Virtual 3D Interaction (CLAP)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Proof of concept grants
Action type: ERC actions
Countries involved: Spain
Call: ERC-Proof of Concept (ERC-2017-PoC, 2017)
Start date: 2019-01-01
End date: 2020-07-31
Duration (months): 19.0
Total project cost (EUR): 149701.0
EU funding (EUR): 149701.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Human-computer interaction (HCI) and Virtual reality (VR) are two fields that are succeeding to break from the research setting into the market. The CLAP project follows this trend and will introduce practical advances into both HCI and VR. In a nutshell, it will enable users to interact with digital content directly with their hands. CLAP is sustained on recent research carried out in the ERC Starting Grant 'Animetrics', which enables interactive simulation of natural hands. Thanks to the results in Animetrics, it is possible to see a high-quality virtual copy of the user's own hands in a virtual world, naturally interact with digital content, and create new interaction possibilities. The CLAP project will aid in the setup of a market-ready software solution, which can be embedded in third-party application-development environments (e.g., game development software), and coupled to hand-tracking hardware solutions. Developers will obtain in a seamless manner virtual hands which can be robustly coupled to other content. Prior to this proposal, we have verified market interest on the proposed software solution. Major global players in the software field are working on HCI/VR projects, including hand tracking. But they all miss solutions for natural hand simulation which allows applications with digital objects are naturally and intuitively manipulated. Our proposed solution could play a key role in future developments. A major action in the project will be to determine the best business model (i.e., b2b or b2c), and plan further development steps accordingly.

Keywords: virtual reality,human computer interaction
Identification and functional characterization of mammalian enhancers and transcriptional co-factors during cellular signaling and cell fate transitions (Enhancer ID)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Consolidator grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Integrative Biology: from Genes and Genomes to Systems
Panel description: Genetics, epigenetics, genomics and other ‘omics studies, bioinformatics, systems biology, genetic diseases, gene editing, innovative methods and modelling, ‘omics for personalised medicine
Countries involved: Austria
Call: ERC Consolidator Grant (ERC-2014-CoG, 2014)
Start date: 2015-09-01
End date: 2022-01-31
Duration (months): 77.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1999906.0
EU funding (EUR): 1999906.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

A major goal in biology is to understand how gene regulatory information is encoded by the human genome and how it defines different gene expression programs and cell types. Enhancers are genomic elements that control transcription, yet despite their importance, only a minority of enhancers are known and functionally characterized. In particular, their activity changes during cellular signalling or cell type transitions are largely elusive. Furthermore, fundamental questions about transcriptional co-factors have remained unanswered even though they regulate enhancer activities and have become attractive therapeutic targets, e.g. for cancer treatment. Here, I propose a functional genomics approach in mammalian cells with three specific objectives: First, we will identify and functionally characterize transcriptional enhancers in selected human and mouse cells using the recently developed quantitative enhancer activity assay STARR-seq. Second, we will determine enhancer activity changes quantitatively during steroid hormone signalling, cell differentiation, and malignant transformation to reveal enhancers that are important for these processes. Third, we will systematically dissect the functional relationship of enhancers and transcriptional co-factors. This proposal uses emerging in-house technology to address fundamental questions in enhancer biology and complement the genome-wide profiling of gene expression and chromatin states (e.g. by ENCODE). We will gain insights into the genomic organization of active enhancers and reveal chromatin or sequence features associated with dynamic activity changes. I also expect that we will be able to define co-factor requirements for enhancer function and reveal if different types of enhancers exist. Given our expertise in experimental and computational approaches and STARR-seq, I anticipate that we reach our aims and make major contributions to the understanding of gene regulation in mammals.

Keywords: enhancers,crms,transcriptional co factors,transcription factors,transcription factor motifs,functional enhancer assays,starr seq
MEsmerizing Thermal Annihilation Method to Obliterate Radicals PHOtoinduced in Substances for Increasing Spin polarization (METAMORPHOSIS)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Proof of concept grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Physical and analytical chemical sciences
Panel description: Analytical chemistry, chemical theory, physical chemistry/chemical physics
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call: Call for proposals for ERC Proof of Concept Grant (ERC-2020-PoC, 2020)
Start date: 2020-11-01
End date: 2022-04-30
Duration (months): 18.0
Total project cost (EUR): 150000.0
EU funding (EUR): 150000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The use of hyperpolarized 13C magnetic resonance (HP 13C MR) to perform radiological scans can provide novel information for medical diagnostic purpose. HP 13C-molecules are injected intravenously and allow performing metabolic imaging, highlighting diseased tissues and treatment response. HP 13C-urea is also a potential nontoxic alternative to gadolinium-based contrast agents for MRI. Hyperpolarization aims at dramatically increasing the 13C MR signal by dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP), which requires the use of free radicals. The presence of free radicals prevents the storage and transport of HP 13C-molecules which thus need to be prepared a few minutes prior to injection using hot water as dissolution medium. Within the framework of the ASSIMILES project, it was already demonstrated that by using photo-induced free radicals, HP 13C-molecules can be polarized and then extracted in the form of frozen solution following the annihilation of the free radicals. The aim of METAMORPHOSIS is to implement and commercialize devices compatible with the creation and annihilation of photo-induced free radicals in a controlled and reproducible manner, and that can be easily transferred in and out of a cryogenic environment. This innovation is expected to lead to a paradigm shift for 3 main reasons: (a) it will eliminate critical failures related to the dissolution process currently used to prepare doses of HP C-molecules for injection; (b) it will remove the need for synchronizing production and injection since doses can be polarized ahead of time; (c) it will become possible to place the polarizer in a remote location because doses can be stored and transported. The overall objective is to provide a complete solution to prepare and deliver HP 13C-molecules to MRI suites. Unlike with the current dissolution DNP method, the MRI suite would not need to be equipped with a polarizer, which could instead be remotely located in another building or in a nearby facility.

Keywords: hyperpolarized 13c,metabolic imaging,dynamic nuclear polarization,photo induced radicals,contrast agents,transportable,metabolic substrates
Local thermal and thermoelectric transport in 2D transition metal dichalcogenide based nanostructures and devices (THERMIC)

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: Greece
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2020, 2020)
Start date: 2021-11-01
End date: 2023-10-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 165085.44
EU funding (EUR): 165085.44
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Energy transport phenomena such as thermoelectricity and heat flow are fundamental issues of basic research as well as a key scientific problem of many technological applications. The need for the development of high efficient two-dimensional (2D) materials arises from new challenges brought by the quest of continuous improvement and miniaturisation of micro- and nano-devices. Therefore, high quality functional 2D based structures are highly attractive for numerous applications in nanotechnology and energy harvesting. THERMIC is an ambitious project which aims to investigate nanoscale energy dissipation and transport in novel 2D transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) material nanostructures, i.e., van der Waals heterostructures, and sub-micrometre lateral graphene-TMD heterojunctions. The project is built on two main pillars: (a) the development of novel TMD based nanostructures and devices using epitaxial growth techniques and lithographic patterning methods and (b) the investigation of local thermal and thermoelectric transport in the fabricated 2D nanostructures by means of scanning probe microscopy. Understanding of local energy transport phenomena in the proposed nanostructures will be crucial for the design of next-generation optoelectronic and thermal devices based on TMD materials. The cutting-edge research proposed here can offer innovative solutions to open issues in different research areas ranging from nanoelectronics, optoelectronic devices, thermal barriers, telecommunication and signal processing, and further boost the integration of TMD materials in the main semiconductor industry.

Keywords: 2d materials,phonon transport,thermoelectricity,thermal management,local seebeck coefficient
Deriving novel micro biomechanical indices based on clinical imaging and computational simulation data and analysis using machine learning for assessment of cerebrovascular and cognitive health (NeuroVascularHealth)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Spreading excellence and widening participation
Programme: Widening participation and spreading excellence
Theme: Other Widening
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Countries involved: Türkiye
Call: Widening Fellowships (H2020-WF-03-2020, 2020)
Start date: 2022-10-17
End date: 2024-10-16
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 145355.52
EU funding (EUR): 145355.52
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

The objectives of this project proposal are to develop computational tools to assess the cerebrovascular health and early detection of cognitive diseases. Furthermore, the prognosis of the disease after the diagnosis is another objective of this proposal. To achieve the objectives, imaging modalities and simulation tools will be used together. Data from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)/computer tomography (CT)/ultrasound (US) will be interpreted to obtain information about the tissue and flow and geometry. Computational simulation tools will be used generate detailed hemodynamic data and derive abstract indices. All these indices and imaging data will be combined to correlate them to the disease characteristics.

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics,3d modelling,geometric characterization,ultrasound
Bio-inspired Technologies for a Sustainable Marine Ecosystem (ECOBOTICS.SEA)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Research and innovation staff exchange
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Information Science and Engineering
Countries involved: Estonia,Italy,India,Germany,Spain,Spain,Portugal,Portugal
Call: Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (H2020-MSCA-RISE-2018, 2018)
Start date: 2019-01-01
End date: 2024-10-31
Duration (months): 70.0
Total project cost (EUR): 404800.0
EU funding (EUR): 404800.0
Participants: 10
Project status: SIGNED

ECOBOTICS.SEA is a future-oriented 4-year research project with a research-driven human-resources training network in its center. ECOBOTICS.SEA focuses on the research of underwater robotics and biomimetics concepts and technology, targeting problems and needs in the real world that are related to the study of biospheres, species and ecosystems and their preservation. 8 Early-Stage Research Projects (ESRP) compose the research plan. The research to be carried out in these 8 ESRP is organized into 5 scientific work packages. The core of the research activities is constituted by 88 months of secondments within the partner network which are essential for ensuring the required knowledge and know-how transfer between the partners. The partner network is composed by 3 universities and R&D institutes and 3 companies located in European member states, plus 1 R&D in Third Countries. The consortium is highly interdisciplinary, aggregating excellence from various domains, including robotics,biomimetics for water/underwater systems, automation, biology, ecosystem preservation, entrepreneurship and anthropology applied to species preservation. Workshops, summer schools and international conferences serve as complementary measures, not only for further stimulating the exchange of knowledge and providing training, namely to the ESRs, but also for achieving the 4 scientific objectives as specified in the proposal. ECOBOTICS.SEA also incorporates a detailed and well defined career and risk management and training towards application-oriented R&D. Finally, the project is planned to establish an open community that will grow over time and enlarge its impact during and beyond the period of this project, resulting in a lasting, truly international R&D and business network beyond the project’s lifetime.

Keywords: robotics,biosphere
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TRANSITIONS LABORATORY (SENTINEL)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Secure, clean and efficient energy
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Germany,Austria,Spain,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Greece,Switzerland,Netherlands,Netherlands,Denmark,United Kingdom
Call: Modelling in support to the transition to a Low-Carbon Energy System in Europe (H2020-LC-SC3-2018-NZE-CC, 2018)
Start date: 2019-06-01
End date: 2022-11-30
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4898340.0
EU funding (EUR): 4898340.0
Participants: 14
Project status: CLOSED

The transition to a low-carbon energy system will involve a major redesign of the energy system, primarily around renewable sources. Existing energy system planning models are insufficient for guiding this transition, primarily because they do not capture enough of the technological, geographic, and societal details that are important when designing an energy system around new renewable sources of energy. Expanding such models to capture these details would make them even less comprehensible and transparent than they are now. Instead, we propose a new modelling framework, the Sustainable Energy Transitions Laboratory (SENTINEL). Extensive collaboration with stakeholders will inform the development and refinement of the SENTINEL framework, both through an initial evaluation of user needs, and then through a set of participatory case studies. The SENTINEL framework will be completely modular in structure. Many separate models will each go into a great deal of detail about specific aspects of the transition to a low-carbon energy system. The models will be able to be easily linked together to answer a wide range of different questions. Since any given user is likely to need to use only a subset of the models, the task of understanding how those models operate will be manageable. All of the models and data will be accessible via an online platform. The platform will contain a user interface, as well as making source code and data open source, supplemented by supporting documentation and guidance. This will enable other models to be added to the SENTINEL framework and online platform over time. We will disseminate the results and promote the platform to the appropriate target audiences: policy-analysts; model developers; and research scientists. We will organize an annual conference, to build a community of model users and developers to carry this work forward. We plan to continue the platform and conferences long after the project is completed.

Keywords: energy modelling,energy transition,climate mitigation,open modelling,transparency
Turning Disabilities into New Possibilities with the Easiest-to-Use Myoelectric Hand Prothesis in the World (Adams Hand)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Innovation in SMEs
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: Italy
Call: SME instrument (H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-1, 2019)
Start date: 2019-10-01
End date: 2020-03-31
Duration (months): 6.0
Total project cost (EUR): 71429.0
EU funding (EUR): 50000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Globally there are an estimated 3 million people that are in need of arm prosthetics. Standard prosthetics are expensive, and they need to be replaced every 3 to 5 years, making it a burden on those who need it. Standard prosthetics also do not give users the range of motion and freedom need to be most useful to them. Only a small proportion of amputees can afford high tech protheses. Adam’s Hand (A Dialogic, Adaptive, Modular, Sensitive Hand) is an innovative myoelectric hand prosthesis based on a revolutionary mechanism – patented in Italy, patent-pending in EU, USA, China, India - that moves all fingers with just one motor (instead of the state-of-the-art 5-6 motors poli-articulated devices), making it extremely easy to control. Adam’s Hand provides a fuller range of motion and control for users, acting more like a living hand, also being lighter, more compact, less loud and presenting higher autonomy. The number of people who will require an amputation will double by 2050. Having a device that allows you to have a functioning limb will allow people to have more freedom in their everyday lives. Adam’s Hand’s innovation represents a growing trend in the mechatronic research field, allowing for the design of robust, lightweight and easy-to-control end-effectors and in high-resistance 3D printing that allows for the fast production of tailor-made and highly-customizable prosthetic devices. This gives us a SOM of €300 million. People with disabilities make an enormous contribution to European society, but often face barriers that prevent them from participating in society on an equal basis with others. At BionIT Labs, our mission is to improve the quality of life for people with disabilities by creating innovative and affordable technology that can “Turn their disabilities into New Possibilities”, allowing users to operate with ease in any environment.

Keywords: hand prothesis,adaptive,customizable,3d printing,myoelectric,inclusion,amputees,disabilities,underactuation,robotics,end effectors