Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Heterogeneous Learning for Natural Language Processing (HELENLP)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Re-integration Grants
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Israel
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2009-RG, 2009)
Start date: 2010-12-01
End date: 2014-11-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 100000.0
EU funding (EUR): 100000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

A major challenge in machine learning and artificial intelligence is to reduce the dependency in full direct supervision and learn from various undirected resources as well. Most successful machine-learning systems require some amount of human supervision. Currently, a dominant paradigm for building a statistical parser, for example, is to first have human annotators to manually parse a large amount of sentences, and then use the parsed sentences to learn the parameters of the parsing system. For example, a parser built using the Penn Tree Bank, a large corpora of parsed sentences from the Wall Street Journal, is expected to parse well newswire text fragments, but not e-mails, which are different in nature. Yet, one would like to employ all data available from various resources, genres and types to build either a general system or a system that is adapted to a particular task. The goal of the proposed project is to design new paradigms for large-scale learning of natural language problems in various languages from heterogeneous data sources of variable size, quality, amount of supervision and type. Our primary objective is to develop theory, design algorithms, analyze them and build systems for processing written and spoken natural language. Furthermore, the world-wide-web and similar available resources contain a huge amount of heterogeneous collections of data. I propose to make use of the heterogeneous data and based on the tools I will develop to build statistical-based automated systems for various natural language processing tasks, with applications ranging from automatic document classification, via a full range of information extractions to speech analysis and recognition.

Keywords: knowledge engineering,computer technology,information technology,natural language processing
In vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy studies of muscle mitochondrial function in mice (INMARESS)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Re-integration Grants
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Italy
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2009-RG, 2009)
Start date: 2010-07-01
End date: 2014-06-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 100000.0
EU funding (EUR): 100000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Alterations in muscle mitochondrial function have been implicated in the pathogenesis of numerous metabolic disorders, including insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and the deleterious effects of aging. However, the precise role for mitochondrial function in these processes remains to be established. In vivo 31P Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (31P-MRS) is an effective technique that permits the non-invasive investigation of skeletal muscle metabolism and transgenic mice are a novel tool for examining the effects of specific genes on mitochondrial function. Combining these two approaches would be a powerful methodology for studying mitochondrial function but its implementation has been limited due to the small volume of muscle from which the MR signal can be obtained and the requirement that the region of interest (ROI) must remain still for the entire duration of these lengthy studies. A new MR-compatible experimental set-up was developed to perform these experiments under low-dose anesthesia to minimize movement with constant physiological monitoring to ensure that the animal remains viable throughout the study. The unidirectional flux of ATP synthesis (Pi-->ATP) will be measured using 31P saturation-transfer MRS in differently modulated mouse models. In vivo MRS enables a unique outlook on skeletal muscle metabolism in situ. Its applications are limited not only to the study of mitochondrial function but may also be applied to other metabolic pathways.

Keywords: magnetic resonance spectroscopy,muscle energetics
Product End-of-Use Management Networks (EOUNETWORKS)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Re-integration Grants
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Israel
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2009-RG, 2009)
Start date: 2010-10-01
End date: 2014-09-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 100000.0
EU funding (EUR): 100000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Increasing rates of consumption and disposal result in products that arrive to their end-of-use stage while retaining economic value and suitable for reuse and recycling. Although theoretically promising, relatively few circular supply loops are self-sustaining in practice. This evidence raises the question of why voluntary economically viable product end-of-use management network of agents that are involved in such activities (i.e., recycler, remanufacturer, consumer, collector, etc.) are not operating on a large scale yet. In response, I argue that such networks are complex systems and not well understood as yet. Therefore, in this research I propose to advance the knowledge and understanding of how such networks of product end-of-use (EoU) agents emerge and evolve in response to market conditions, regulation, and changes in each other’s corporate strategy. I propose to combine industrial ecology and operations management concepts using agent-based models with data from the U.S. and Israel as a tool to examine environmental and economic performance patterns of each agent and the overall network (i.e., the market). The socio-economic rationale for this research is the need for better understanding how to design product EoU collection and processing networks in order to increase dramatically the economic and environmental efficiency of such systems. This research is valuable to policy makers formulating and revising product EoU regulations and to the different EoU agents looking to gain competitive advantage while complying with regulations. It combines methods from the industrial ecology and management disciplines and such interdisciplinary approach to a very timely manner problem aligns well with the work program goals. The researcher had partnered with multiple researchers and industrial contacts to collaborate on this research; these relationships will enable her to disseminate the findings and turn them into applied solutions.

Keywords: waste recycling,business analysis,environmental economics
Business Intelligence for the Masses (BI4MASSES)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Re-integration Grants
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Türkiye
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2009-RG, 2009)
Start date: 2010-07-02
End date: 2014-07-01
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 100000.0
EU funding (EUR): 100000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Whoever can process more data faster and turn it into useful information quickly becomes a global leader in today’s digital world. There may be millions of personal computers and thousands of supercomputers in the world, but the analysis of both stored and streaming data keeps lagging due to the lack of online, easy-to-use, and semi-automated data processing and analytics software. USA has made breakthrough progress over the last decade both academically and industrially in the KDE field and there is ongoing work towards realizing the so called “Business Intelligence (BI) for the Masses” vision. Other recent news suggest that India and China may also be making significant progress in the same direction. Therefore, it is crucial for Europe to boost investments in novel CC-based KDE technologies. This objective of this proposal is to design and implement an on-demand, integrated, and scalable cloud analytics technology with a high potential for wide-scale use and impact. Numerous databases, data processing engines have been developed in the past, but the state-of-the-art in this domain can simply be summarized as “enterprise-class desktop applications”. The proposed project will consist of four major phases each taking about 1 year and each consisting of four parts. PHASE1 is the design and implementation of a scalable distributed cloud infrastructure as a service. It is followed in PHASE2 by the design and implementation of the data mining and reporting service over the infrastructure developed in PHASE1. In PHASE3, we focus on developing the real-time data stream and complex event processing service. Finally, in PHASE4 we will develop and demonstrate the intelligent applications using the platform services developed in phases 2 and 3. We also plan to use open-source software methodologies and tools and provide open access to each architectural layer through web services.

Keywords: data management,autonomic computing,distributed computing,computer systems,database management,cloud computing,data mining,hadoop mapreduce,data stream,cep,saas,web service
New Directions in Efficient and Tamper-Resilient Public-Key Cryptography for Ubiquitous Computing (ND-ETCRYPTOUC)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Re-integration Grants
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Türkiye
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2009-RG, 2009)
Start date: 2010-07-01
End date: 2014-06-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 100000.0
EU funding (EUR): 100000.0
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

Emerging ubiquitous devices such as WSN nodes and RFID tags, which have extremely limited resources, require complex cryptographic algorithms for security &amp; privacy. While widely used cryptographic algorithms are known to be strong against computational resources of an attacker, the real threat comes from fault and side-channel attacks which try to extract the cryptographic key by utilizing the flaws in the implementation of an algorithm rather than the algorithm itself, e.g. side-channel attacks exploit information such as timing, power dissipation or electromagnetic emanation. This threat becomes more significant for WSN nodes, or RFID tags, with limited cryptographic capabilities and air as the easily tappable communication medium. Hence, it is crucial that cryptographic algorithms for these devices are implemented targeting side-channel resistance and tamper-resilience as well as performance. This project has three main objectives: 1) Investigation of efficient frequency domain arithmetic algorithms for standard cryptographic schemes; 2) Investigation of the feasibility of area/power-efficient realization of these algorithms for constrained ubiquitous devices through proof-of-concept implementations; 3) Investigation of the potential inherent tamper-resilience and side-chanel resistance of frequency domain arithmetic for robust cryptographic implementations. This timely and interdisciplinary project will draw knowledge from diverse fields such as hardware engineering and applied mathematics to provide security to emerging ubiquitous devices. It will also help with the successful reintegration of Dr. Baktir into the European Research Area and give him the necessary resources to establish his research in Europe. Furthermore, it will significantly help transfer of knowledge to the host through cutting edge research, lasting co-operation with the third country and training of young researchers, and thus contribute to the European excellence in research.

Keywords: ubiquitous computing,wireless sensor networks,wsn,radio frequency identification,rfid,applied cryptography,rsa,ecc,fourier transform,dft,fft,ic trust,tamper-resilient hardware
Cathode Subsystem Development and Optimisation (CATION)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Joint Technology Initiatives (Annex IV-SP1)
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Fuel Cells and Hydrogen
Action type: Collaborative project
Partnership: FCH (Art-185)
Countries involved: Finland,Finland,Austria,Italy,Denmark,Belgium
Call:  (FCH-JU-2009-1, 2009)
Start date: 2011-01-01
End date: 2014-06-30
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 7108505.76
EU funding (EUR): 2625788.83
Participants: 7
Project status: CLOSED

The main objectives of this proposal is to evaluate different process alternatives and find optimal process and mechanical solutions for the cathode and stack subsystems with the aim of having commercially feasible and technologically optimised subsystem solutions ready for future ~ 250 kWe atmospheric SOFC systems. The aspects taken into account in the development are mainly electrical efficiency, controllability, reliability, mass production and costs effectiveness of developed subsystems and individual components. This project is focused on the development of SOFC system’s air side fluid and thermal management and mechanical solutions, i.e. cathode subsystem and individual components. In large SOFC systems the cathode subsystem is typically the largest source of auxiliary losses and a major factor decreasing electrical efficiency of the system. The reason for this is that almost all components are based on existing products developed for some other purposes and are not optimized for certain SOFC systems. By making cathode side components from the SOFC system point of view, i.e. optimizing the overall system solutions, significant improvements in terms of costs, reliability, performance and lifetime will be achieved. A parallel optimization of the anode subsystem is carried out in the EU funded ASSENT project. The project will further focus on the integration of SOFC stacks in large systems. If large SOFC systems would be realized by simple multiplication of smaller SOFC stacks, the cost of the so-called Balance of Stack components would be very large. The Balance of Stack components includes air- and gas manifolding, stack compression, thermal insulation, electrical insulation, wiring, lead-in’s and sealing. Based on state-of-the-art SOFC stacks this project will develop scalable, cost-efficient Balance of Stack solutions suitable for ~ 250 kW SOFC systems.

Keywords: sofc,cathode subsystem,optimisation
DEGRADATION SIGNATURES IDENTIFICATION FOR STACK OPERATION DIAGNOSTICS (DESIGN)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Joint Technology Initiatives (Annex IV-SP1)
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Fuel Cells and Hydrogen
Action type: Collaborative project
Partnership: FCH (Art-185)
Countries involved: France,Finland,Germany,Italy,Switzerland,Netherlands,Germany
Call:  (FCH-JU-2009-1, 2009)
Start date: 2011-01-01
End date: 2014-06-30
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3253918.27
EU funding (EUR): 1745752.0
Participants: 9
Project status: CLOSED

Today, main expectation for SOFC stationary systems competitiveness is to exceed a durability of 40 000 h, an objective which is not today reached except for very specific designs. A better understanding and detection of the failure mechanisms and the internal condition of stacks is of major importance for the introduction of the SOFC technology. If, massive SOFC stack or auxiliary failure can be easily detected by the control system, it is not currently the case for insidious abnormal operating conditions that accelerate the degradation of the SOFC stack, impacting seriously its performances other the long run and ultimately the life expectancy of the stack. These insidious phenomena can come either from within the stack itself (ex. a SRU distribution channel blocked), or from minor system failures (ex. abnormal decrease of performance of a fuel blower). DESIGN sets out on the detection of slow and hidden phenomena that nevertheless have strong and detrimental long-term effects on the performance and durability of the SOFC stack. The project proposes to study the influence of slowly-damaging conditions on measures performed on the stack sub-components: the Cells, the Single Repeating Units (SRU) and smaller stacks. Identification of characteristic signatures of these degradation phenomena at the lower level will be subsequently transposed at the stack level, to provide a way to diagnose slow degradation phenomena in a commercial SOFC stack, through appropriate data processing of measures provided by limited sensors. The main outputs of the project will be: 1.Identification of relevant sensors and signals to be monitored to diagnose degradation phenomena; 2.A data analysis methodology to be applied to measured signals; 3.A set of characteristic signatures for the different degradation phenomena at the local and stack level, to be compared with the actual sensor signal to diagnose long-term degradation conditions; 4.Recommendations for operation recovery.

Keywords: diagnostic,sofc,degradation
Building Training Programmes for Young Professionals in the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Field (TRAINHY-PROF)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Joint Technology Initiatives (Annex IV-SP1)
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Fuel Cells and Hydrogen
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Partnership: FCH (Art-185)
Countries involved: United Kingdom,Germany,Denmark,United Kingdom,Germany
Call:  (FCH-JU-2009-1, 2009)
Start date: 2010-10-01
End date: 2012-09-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 381370.8
EU funding (EUR): 269105.0
Participants: 5
Project status: CLOSED

Fuel Cells and Hydrogen remain new topics to European professionals’ training agenda(s), despite considerable progress in the integration of these subjects into, for instance, university curricula. Especially those professions with less of a basic materials and process engineering orientation will suffer from a lack of information during their academic or vocational training courses (i.e. manufacturing, component & systems design, etc.). This fact constitutes a major problem for the up-starting European companies in fuel cell and hydrogen business, since the availability of candidates with a FC&H background is low and the basic training of employees has to be provided internally. The project contributes to tackling this training deficit by devising a system of vocational education and training (VET) for post-graduate engineers and scientists, either at a PhD level of education or already employed by a company. Based on an evaluation of current activities, including the many summer schools and short courses already being offered in Europe, a curriculum concept will be developed that offers a system of courses and distance teaching that can be attended in parallel to other studies or professional work. Elements of this concept are to be tested and evaluated. Two groupings of stakeholders (academic institutions as cooperation partners and industry as end user) will be involved in order to gain broad acceptance of the programme developed across the variety of European education systems.

Keywords: education,training,summer schools,professional training
Fostering a Science-based Development of a sustainable Montenegrin Agriculture (AGRISCIMONT)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research Potential
Destination: International Co-operation
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Montenegro
Call:  (FP7-REGPOT-2010-5, 2010)
Start date: 2010-06-01
End date: 2013-11-30
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1247619.46
EU funding (EUR): 1112785.68
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The Biotechnical Faculty in Podgorica (BTF) is the only Montenegrin research institution focussed on agriculture. It performs a very wide range of researches in dialogue with decision-makers (partner of the Ministry of Agriculture for food control and policy drafting) and end-users (extension services). The AgriSciMont project (42 months) aims at strengthening BTF’s excellence through technological, human and partnership fostering and a reorganisation around 3 interdisciplinary research areas (food and feed safety, agro biodiversity conservation and agro-analyses) to converge towards excellence on “Fostering a Science-based Development of a Sustainable Montenegrin Agriculture”. The Action Plan is made of 6 WPs: Technological capacity-building; Human capacity-building and life-long learning; Mobility trainings; Excellence visibility and research strategy consolidation; Increase of visibility and Management. The AgriSciMont project is supported by different bodies and implies 5 collaborative partners. Each partner will actively participate to dissemination activities, management and mobility trainings. Measurable results are: new pieces of equipment; experienced researchers hired; scientific and support trainings lead; subscription to scientific magasines; two-way mobility trainings (31 researchers from BTF for 62 weeks; 14 people from partners for 14 weeks); intensified extension services; farmers’ days, workshops, one international conference; a long-term RTD strategy; attendance to international conferences; an open day; a web-site, regular newsletters; participation into the Food-Clustering initiative; interim and final reports. The expected impacts are an increase of scientific excellence on top EU and national priorities, an international active networking, a step towards a more integrated national and regional system, the recognition of BTF as the best agricultural research centre in Montenegro and the increase of its quality excellence, visibility in the ERA and attractiveness.

Keywords: food and feed safety and quality,agro biodiversity conservation,agricultural analyses,montenegro,sustainable agriculture
Development of educational programmes and training initiatives related to hydrogen technologies and fuel cells in Europe. (HYPROFESSIONALS)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Joint Technology Initiatives (Annex IV-SP1)
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Fuel Cells and Hydrogen
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Partnership: FCH (Art-185)
Countries involved: Spain,Italy,Austria,European organisations area,Italy,United Kingdom,Spain,Germany,France
Call:  (FCH-JU-2009-1, 2009)
Start date: 2011-01-01
End date: 2012-12-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 432116.0
EU funding (EUR): 373537.0
Participants: 9
Project status: CLOSED

Today’s technicians and students are the next generation of potential fuel cell users and designers, and education now is a critical step towards the widespread acceptance and implementation of hydrogen fuel cell technology in the near future. Development of training initiatives for technical professionals will be started aiming to secure the required mid- and long-term availability of human resources for hydrogen technologies. The future initiatives have to be carried out for various educational levels and including industry, SMEs, educational institutions and Authorities. Coordination and cooperation are key factors to fulfil the objective: develop a well-trained work-force which will support the technological development. Contact with other educational programs like Leonardo will be sought.

Keywords: training,hydrogen technologies,fuel cells,education,vocational,skills