Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Integrated Airport Apron Safety Fleet Management (AAS)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Transport (including Aeronautics)
Destination: Aeronautics and air transport
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Germany,Portugal,Austria,Austria,Germany,Spain,Italy,Finland,Germany,Germany
Call:  (FP7-AAT-2007-TREN-1, 2007)
Start date: 2008-05-01
End date: 2011-04-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3543313.0
EU funding (EUR): 2363004.0
Participants: 14
Project status: CLOSED

One of the main challenges in the apron area is that due to many different companies operating on an airport apron, each company brings in the vehicles and equipment it requires to sustain operation. This causes high levels of congestion in ramp areas, which increases the accident rate and the chances of vehicles and equipment being misused. By gaining telematic data on the running times of the various vehicle categories, detailed real-time statistics can be created. This allows advanced fleet management and effective maintenance planning in “off peak periods” helping to reduce the number of vehicles and equipment which is considered necessary to maintain a high level of service. Actual reports on running times allow a good long term budget planning, by showing how many vehicles or pieces of equipment are actually needed to support daily operations. By monitoring the vehicles unnecessary running times can be avoided, reducing costs and environmental impact. This type of information can lead to considerable savings in investment and daily operational costs, and a reduction in vehicles and equipment required, reducing congestion and enhancing safety in apron areas.Therefore, the proposed project AAS will develop, implement and investigate the implications of a cost and safety beneficial high-tech system for comprehensive monitoring and controlling of all GSE vehicles (GSE = Ground Service Equipment), movements at the apron area. Main aims are: - to identify the user needs by a high level airport expert group - to deliver an advanced fleet management concept by maximising the utilization of GSE vehicles - to enhance techniques for cost efficient passenger and luggage flow and efficiency by automatically passing information from GSE-vehicles into the RMS - to improve airport operations by reducing the number of accidents and GSE/aircraft damage repair costs - to deliver integrated knowledge for maintenance and investment planning to apron operating companies

Keywords: cost effieciency,operational costs,fleet management,safety,airport,apron
Sustainable Aquaculture Research Networks in Sub Saharan Africa (SARNISSA)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology
Destination: Sustainable production and management of biological resources from land, forest, and aquatic environment
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: United Kingdom,France,United Kingdom,Thailand,Malawi,Cameroon,Malaysia,Netherlands
Call:  (FP7-KBBE-2007-1, 2007)
Start date: 2008-02-01
End date: 2011-04-30
Duration (months): 39.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1216824.4
EU funding (EUR): 996036.0
Participants: 8
Project status: CLOSED

The project concept is to build a sustainable aquaculture research network based on academics and other professionals between Europe and Africa, with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. The three-year work plan will strengthen alliances among experienced and emergent players in the African and wider aquaculture scene that will build on an existing framework knowledge resource base and exchange platform - the ‘Aquaculture Compendium’. Project partners: Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling (coordinator; UK); CIRAD (France); WorldFish Center (Egypt), CABI (UK HQ); Asian Institute of Technology (Thailand), Bunda College of Agriculture (Malawi); IRAD (Cameroon); and ETC (Netherlands). This consortium has a balance of expertise in aquaculture research, development and policy information technology; ability to work in different linguistic areas; and a track record in the implementation of activities at local to international levels. The project will work across a wide range of stakeholders (researchers, SMEs, government agencies, NGOs, producers and others) throughout Sub-Saharan Africa; between anglophone and francophone regions in Africa; between Africa and Asia; and between Europe and Africa. In 6 Work Packages, the project will deliver (1) the comprehensive interdisciplinary knowledge base required for Sub-Saharan African aquaculture to develop in a sustainable way; (2) a sustainable process to identify and nurture new initiatives for Sub-Saharan African aquaculture research, with key involvement of European stakeholders; (3) learning and adaptation for Sub-Saharan Africa of the processes of aquaculture research–into-practice through multi-stakeholder collaboration of research-to-practice networks developed in Southeast Asia; (4) maximal dissemination of project outputs; and (5) tools to aid policy-making for aquaculture in Africa. Mechanisms will be in place by the project end to enable sustainability of the networks established during the project.

Keywords: sub saharan africa,aquaculture,research,networks
Assessment of the interaction between corals, fish and fisheries, in order to develop monitoring and predictive modelling tools for ecosystem based management in the deep waters of Europe and beyond (CORALFISH)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Environment (including Climate Change)
Destination: Sustainable management of resources
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Ireland,Norway,France,Portugal,Greece,Italy,Netherlands,United Kingdom,United Kingdom,Netherlands,Germany,Ireland,Germany,Denmark,Germany,Iceland
Call:  (FP7-ENV-2007-1, 2007)
Start date: 2008-06-01
End date: 2013-02-28
Duration (months): 57.0
Total project cost (EUR): 10885692.5
EU funding (EUR): 6499905.81
Participants: 18
Project status: CLOSED

In 2006, the UN General Assembly Resolution (61/105) called upon fisheries management organisations worldwide to: i) assess the impact of bottom fishing on vulnerable marine ecosystems, ii) identify/map vulnerable ecosystems through improved scientific research/data collection, and iii) close such areas to bottom fishing unless conservation and management measures were established to prevent their degradation. In European deep waters, in addition, there is now a need to establish monitoring tools to evaluate the effectiveness of closed areas for the conservation of biodiversity and fish and their impact on fisheries. Currently the tools necessary to achieve these management goals are wholly lacking. CoralFISH aims to support the implementation of an ecosystem-based management approach in the deep-sea by studying the interaction between cold-water coral habitat, fish and fisheries. CoralFISH brings together a unique consortium of deep-sea fisheries biologists, ecosystem researchers/modellers, economists and a fishing industry SME, who will collaborate to collect data from key European marine eco-regions. CoralFISH will: i) develop essential methodologies and indicators for baseline and subsequent monitoring of closed areas, ii) integrate fish into coral ecosystem models to better understand coral fish-carrying capacity, iii) evaluate the distribution of deepwater bottom fishing effort to identify areas of potential interaction and impact upon coral habitat, iv) use genetic fingerprinting to assess the potential erosion of genetic fitness of corals due to long-term exposure to fishing impacts, v) construct bio-economic models to assess management effects on corals and fisheries to provide policy options, and vi) produce as a key output, habitat suitability maps both regionally and for OSPAR Region V to identify areas likely to contain vulnerable habitat. The latter will provide the EU with the tools to address the issues raised by the UNGA resolution.

Keywords: deep-sea coral fish fisheries ecosystem-based-management mpa monitoring predictive-modelling
Model driven Soil Probing, Site Assessment and Evaluation (MODELPROBE)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Environment (including Climate Change)
Destination: Environmental technologies
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Germany,Italy,Denmark,United Kingdom,Denmark,Belgium,Russian Federation,Germany,Germany,Netherlands,France,Austria,Czechia,Italy,Germany
Call:  (FP7-ENV-2007-1, 2007)
Start date: 2008-06-01
End date: 2012-09-30
Duration (months): 52.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4679910.67
EU funding (EUR): 3397609.0
Participants: 17
Project status: CLOSED

Conventional techniques for site characterization are time consuming, cost intensive, and do not support decision making. Therefore, new techniques for step by step site characterization strategy with smart feed back loops are necessary. These will be able to support a future “soil framework directive”. Advanced geophysical site characterization techniques combined with new types of vegetation analysis will be developed. Based on these non-invasive surveys, the extension of sources, contamination levels (THP, BTEX, PAH, CHC, explosives, heavy metals and radio nuclides) and soil heterogeneities will be localized first. Hot spots will then be investigated by new direct push probing systems integrated with geophysical & hydrogeological methods and combined with chemical & isotopic contaminant analysis for source localization and identification (environmental forensics). The actually occurring bioprocesses, such as contaminant degradation or precipitation/mobilization processes, will be assessed using biosensors, in situ microcosms, and stable isotope and biomarker analysis. These new techniques and tools will be evaluated against best practice of conventional methods. Therefore, they will be applied at fully equipped and characterized European reference sites available in the project and will be provided to consultants and SME´s for application. Integrated statistical analysis and modelling at different stages of the step by step approach will result in an improved view of soil and subsurface contamination and will provide a sound basis for risk assessment and decision.

Keywords: contaminated site assessment,site characterization,geophysical analysis,biogeochemistry,groundwater hydrology,geostatistical analysis
Synthetic Pathways to bio-inspired information processing (BION)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: Future and emerging technologies
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Italy,United Kingdom,Germany
Call:  (FP7-ICT-2007-C, 2007)
Start date: 2008-04-15
End date: 2011-10-14
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1715126.0
EU funding (EUR): 1303000.0
Participants: 4
Project status: CLOSED

We shall use data from neuroanatomy and neurophysiology as a guide for the fabrication of deterministic and complex self-assembled networks of polymeric non linear elements with adaptive properties. The main objective is the realization of a new technology for the production of functional molecular assemblies, which can perform advanced tasks involving learning and decision making, and which can be tailored down to the nanoscale. The polymer network shall be prepared using molecular deposition and self assembly techniques in two and three dimensions. Electron beams shall be used for microelectrode configurations and for sample modification. Non linear elements will be provided by Schottky junctions, functionalized gold nanoparticles or molecular heterojunctions, which will be statistically dispersed in the matrix, to mimic the synaptic and neuronal distribution in biological systems as obtained from neuroanatomical data. We shall start with polyaniline embedded in ionic polyethyleneoxide, but other polymeric systems will be explored. The polymers will be functionalized to influence the deposition or self-assembly processes. To train the network we shall use mainly electrochemical modification of the polymer conductivity, for which we have already demonstrated the basic functional behaviour. . We shall monitor the network transfer function, for different types of signal input, including signal dependent noise. Artificial Intelligence algorithms and specifically developed statistical correlation techniques shall be used throughout. Upon success, the data shall be compared and connected to electrophysiological data obtained for brain systems of different complexity: first the simpler and more deterministic case of the pond snail and subsequently in the far more complex statistically distributed cases of cognitive processes in the cerebral cortex of the mammalian brain.

Keywords: bioinspired information processing,smart polymeric materials,adaptive networks,self assembly,statistical properties,fluctuations,artificial intelligence,cognitive neuroscience,neuroanatomy
MULTIFUNCTIONAL LAYERS FOR SAFER AIRCRAFT COMPOSITES STRUCTURES (LAYSA)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Transport (including Aeronautics)
Destination: Aeronautics and air transport
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Spain,Sweden,France,Greece,France,United Kingdom,France,Spain,United Kingdom,Switzerland,Spain
Call:  (FP7-AAT-2007-RTD-1, 2007)
Start date: 2008-09-01
End date: 2011-12-31
Duration (months): 40.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4433611.6
EU funding (EUR): 3007603.0
Participants: 12
Project status: CLOSED

The use of composite materials in aeronautics industry has increased constantly over the last 35 years, due mainly to their high specific strength and stiffness combined with the possibility of designing complex geometry components that are more aerodynamically efficient than metals. But due to organic nature of polymeric matrix component, composite materials are electrically and thermally bad conductors and they tend to burn easily, emitting toxic gases and smoke. For that, they require affordable, effective and certifiable protection systems against atmospheric hazards such as icing, as well as fire and burning in case of accidents. Moreover, improved in field inspection techniques are required with the increased use of composite materials. Current technologies address those issues separately; ice protection is usually performed by mean of a metal mesh or foil incorporated into the outer ply of fabric on the skin of the structure, fire protection is performed with thermal barrier coatings on the structures and life monitoring is performed with embedded sensors. All of them add high weight penalty and complexity during the component manufacturing and posterior maintenance, even may go against the structural integrity of the component in some cases. LAYSA project aims for a new multifunctional layer to be integrated into composite structures, with ice and fire protection capacity. This can be achieved by integrating nanomaterials (NMs) such as Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) or Carbon Nanofibres (CNFs) within a polymeric matrix, so that the whole nanocompoiste can be integrated in the composite structure like a layer. The direct benefits of the proposed application include: a) Improve aircraft safety and security, b) Structural weight reduction and simplification of manufacturing processes and maintenance operations due to elimination of current metals mesh or foils, by replacement with multifunctional layer integrated in composite structure.

Keywords: nanomaterials,functional nanocomposites,ice protection,fire protection,sensing
Central European Aeronautical RESearch initiative (CEARES)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Transport (including Aeronautics)
Destination: Aeronautics and air transport
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Hungary,Belgium,Slovakia,Romania
Call:  (FP7-AAT-2007-RTD-1, 2007)
Start date: 2008-04-01
End date: 2010-03-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 128458.0
EU funding (EUR): 128458.0
Participants: 4
Project status: CLOSED

The concept of the CEARES proposal is to establish a well co-ordinated network among the research organisations of the Central - European States for sharing the know-how, the latest research results and to be able to find the contact more easily with the European aeronautics industry. This proposal intends to establish a Central European Research Initiative to foster regional cooperation. The objective is to bring together research centres and universities from the region and give them the possibility to work together. The main tool will be the establishment of a regional network, where key aeronautical research centres and relevant university departments will be invited. The CEARES members will be informed about the capabilities, research activities and research needs of other members through workshops and a dedicated website with an internal, intranet type forum.

Keywords: arranging research and development in new member states,information sharing
Ensuring Advancement in Sandwich Construction through Innovation and Exploitation (EASIE)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Destination: Integration
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Germany,Germany,Finland,France,Germany,France,Hungary,Germany,Germany,Poland,Germany,Croatia,Germany,Spain,Italy,Netherlands,Portugal
Call:  (FP7-NMP-2007-SME-1, 2007)
Start date: 2008-10-01
End date: 2011-09-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4226785.8
EU funding (EUR): 2859900.0
Participants: 19
Project status: CLOSED

Sandwich panels are modern lightweight building components used to cover walls and roofs of buildings and to isolate spaces inside buildings. They are typically made of two thin metal sheets with an insulating core between the faces. The use of sandwich panels is continuously increasing and new application areas are opened in industrial, residential and office buildings. The European Standard for sandwich panels EN 14509 has a lack of rules or requirements for many important areas like fastening of the panels, openings in panels, axially loaded panels and panels stabilizing frame structures. Despite there is a lot of knowledge in different countries on these subjects, no common rules have been developed, thus putting a hinder to the standardisation and leading to barriers for some of these applications.The aim of this project is to overcome these problems and develop solutions and technical guidelines ready for implementation for the revision of the standard EN 14509 which is expected to be finished in 2010. The second goal of the project is to implement the new information in the use in practice, which will be carried out through seminars and practical guidelines as well as e-learning modules. The subjects are of high industrial and user interest. The project introduces guidelines for topics not included in the present version of the standard but will on the base of this research be implemented in a later revision of the standard. The subjects are very important in practice. Practical guidelines and seminars will help and broaden the correct and safe use of sandwich panels in Europe and ICPC. The innovative parts of the project are new applications like the in-plane shear and axial resistance and new fastening systems, which open and broaden the market of sandwich panels.

Keywords: building,construction,sandwich panels,design,retrofitting,lifecycle analysis,en 14509,e-learning
Adaptable Pervasive Flows (ALLOW)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: Future and emerging technologies
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Germany,Germany,Italy,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-ICT-2007-1, 2007)
Start date: 2008-02-01
End date: 2011-07-31
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4150386.0
EU funding (EUR): 3200000.0
Participants: 5
Project status: CLOSED

The objective of the project is to develop a new programming paradigm for human-oriented pervasive applications. This paradigm will enable pervasive technical systems to adapt automatically and seamlessly to humans involved and embedded in them, explicitly supporting people in achieving well-defined goals in dynamically changing environments and contexts. Furthermore, it will enable the integration of humans into pervasive business and working processes in an unobtrusive way. One of the major goals of the project is to design this technology such that the resulting environments are secure and trustworthy. The key concept that will be developed within the project in order to realize these objectives is called Adaptable Pervasive Flow (APF). Many processes in real life are defined in terms of flows either implicitly of explicitly. A flow consists of a set of actions that is glued together by an execution plan in order to achieve a goal under a set of constraints. This resembles the well-known workflow concept. However, APFs represent a much broader concept that enables adaptable pervasive applications. They are situated in the real world, i.e. they are attached to entities like artifacts or people, moving with them through different contexts. While being carried along, they model the behavior intended for their entity and adapt the entity’s environment to this behavior. Thus, when a mobile user carries a flow that specifies his prospective actions, the pervasive computing environment will be set up for him by the flow. The flow itself may also adapt to reflect changes. In order to achieve this, flows are context-aware. They can sense the context pertaining to their entity’s current environment as well as the entity’s actual activities. In the proposed project, new mechanisms, methods, and principles for adaptable flow-based pervasive applications will be investigated, and a respective programming paradigm will be developed.

Keywords: human-orientation,adaptation,pervasive applications,context-awareness,flows