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Twisted Ions – A novel tool for quantum science (TWISTION)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Fundamental Constituents of Matter
Panel description: Particle, nuclear, plasma, atomic, molecular, gas, and optical physics
Countries involved: Finland
Call: ERC STARTING GRANTS (ERC-2021-STG, 2021)
Start date: 2022-09-01
End date: 2027-08-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1499905.0
EU funding (EUR): 1499905.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

One of the most fundamental principles of quantum physics, the so-called wave-particle dualism of quantum objects, is at the heart of a recently developed research field: twisted matter waves. Similar to their well-established photonic counterparts, coherent beams of massive particles can exhibit a screw-like phase front, which causes an orbital angular momentum. Contrary to photons, however, massive quantum systems can be charged, which results in an additional magnetic moment related to the beams’ twist. So far, this unique feature has only been studied using electrons, with immediate impact on fundamental studies and applications in quantum-enhanced microscopy schemes as a magnetic nano-sensor. TWISTION will harness these latest developments but redirects the focus on coherent matter waves of ions. Not only are ionic systems heavier than electrons, importantly they have an internal structure due to bound electrons. This feature, exclusive to composite systems, makes twisted ions especially intriguing as it opens the door to yet unexplored quantum mechanical effects on the internal states, e.g. through a magnetic interaction caused by the magnetic moment induced by the external twist. With these promising prospects in mind, TWISTION will set out to demonstrate the first twisted ion beam, thereby also delivering the first unambiguous result of a coherent ionic matter wave. More importantly, TWISTION intends to explore and reveal in theory as well as in an experiment the effect of an external twist on the internal structure, thereby establishing twisted ions as a novel tool for quantum science. In turn, TWISTION will deliver the first experiment that is exclusively built for the investigation of structured matter waves, whose setup can be fully adjusted to any task-specific requirement for both, electrons and ions. As such, TWISTION aims at redefining the state-of-the-art of this novel branch of quantum science at the interface between optics and atom physics.

Keywords: matter waves,quantum optics,twisted electrons,structured matter waves,wave particle duality
Gradient Clock Synchronization for Networks-on-Chip and Cellular Networks (GradeSync)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Proof of concept grants
Action type: ERC actions
Countries involved: Germany
Call: ERC PROOF OF CONCEPT GRANTS (ERC-2023-POC, 2023)
Start date: 2023-08-01
End date: 2025-06-30
Duration (months): 23.0
Total project cost (EUR): 150000.0
EU funding (EUR): 150000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

In large distributed computing systems there is a big performance advantage when all communication can be carried out synchronously. Current synchronization techniques result in long communication latencies as the systems scale up in size and operating frequency. We identify two key application areas in which this is an immediate and pressing challenge. 1. Large Networks-on-Chip (NoCs) do not operate synchronously, despite the relative ease of design and low-latency communication this would offer. 2. Despite issues of security and availability, current cellphone networks rely on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) such as GPS to obtain tightly synchronized time. We propose the application of Gradient Clock Synchronization (GCS) as a novel clock synchronization method for these applications. GCS minimizes the time offset between close-by parts of the system. This results in much smaller offsets between such parts than standard techniques that aim at minimizing the maximum global offset only. Given that in the above application settings, it is the offset between close-by parts that matters, this enables us to achieve large improvements in performance. In particular, we can eliminate the issues faced by NoC designs and cellphone networks that we pointed out above. The main objectives of the proposed PoC project itself can be stated as follows. - Development, fabrication, and evaluation of an ASIC demonstrator for SoC and NoC clocking. - Development and evaluation of a secure wireless implementation of the GCS algorithm. - Patent protection of the generated intellectual property. - Finding industrial pilot partners for development of products in follow-up projects.
Violence work: Creating and Contesting Colonial Authority on the Ground in Africa through Everyday Violence (VIOLENCE WORK)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: The Study of the Human Past
Panel description: Archaeology and history
Countries involved: Belgium
Call: ERC STARTING GRANTS (ERC-2022-STG, 2022)
Start date: 2023-06-01
End date: 2028-12-31
Duration (months): 67.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1499375.0
EU funding (EUR): 1499375.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

VIOLENCE WORK is a groundbreaking study of everyday violence in Belgian Central Africa—Burundi, Congo, and Rwanda (19th-20th C). Though colonial violence has been studied widely, few have explored how everyday violence enabled colonialism and allowed it to persist. This project combines hitherto neglected source materials and a novel conceptual entry point—violence work(ers)—to foreground the everyday violent practices crucial to creating and maintaining the colonial state. The project’s core claim, and main innovation, is that violence work was not performed exclusively by formal violence workers—the men in uniform—but rather by a range of actors (colonizer and colonized) in- and outside the state. Everyday violence work includes not only direct acts of physical violence (e.g., whipping) but also other forms of punishment, such as incarceration and coercion through the threat of violence, as well as subtler forms of aggression forcing compliance (e.g., harassment) and the ways these different levels of violence reinforced each other. This inclusive definition enables an unprecedented, comprehensive view of the enforcement practices that colonial rule depended on. VIOLENCE WORK opens up new questions about the centrality of violence in theorizing, creating, and maintaining colonialism and the colonial state. This first in-depth, multi-sited, transnational/regional comparative study of everyday colonial violence will undergird further research on how colonial legacies persist and interact with local and new repertoires of violence work, contributing to dismantling persistent colonial myths about these regions and their inhabitants as inherently violent. The online database will be a crucial tool for future researchers and open up many new avenues of research. Its major innovation of a pluralistic approach to everyday violence work will reinvigorate the debate not only about colonial violence but also, ultimately, about colonial states and nation-states more broadly.

Keywords: violence,colonialism,pre colonial,african great lakes history
Development of High Entropy Alloys (HEAs)-based Electrocatalysts for Clean Hydrogen Production via Seawater Splitting (DEEPSEA)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Chemistry
Countries involved: Ireland
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024 (HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01, 2024)
Start date: 2026-02-02
End date: 2028-02-01
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 268568.64
EU funding (EUR): 268568.64
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

The DEEPSEA project aims to harness the unique properties of High entropy alloys (HEAs) to address the critical challenge of efficient and sustainable hydrogen production through seawater splitting. HEAs, composed of five or more metal elements, exhibit exceptional mechanical strength, corrosion resistance, and stability. These characteristics make them promising candidates for advanced electrocatalysts. The DEEPSEA project focuses on predicting novel HEAs using density functional theory, evaluation of thermodynamic quantities and active sites responsible for water oxidation, and guiding practical synthesis. Structural and electrochemical characterization of newly synthesized HEAs will be carried out to confirm the phase formation and electrochemical activity. The primary objective of this project is to study the water-splitting activity of HEAs for green hydrogen production via seawater splitting. The key electrochemical performance metrics including overpotential, Tafel slopes, and long-term stability, will be evaluated to identify the most efficient compositions of HEAs. Various HEA compositions and structures will be optimized to enhance the bifunctional seawater-splitting activity. The project's expected outcomes include the development of HEAs with lower overpotentials than commercial HER/OER catalysts at high current densities and excellent electrochemical stability. This research project will not only contribute to the advancement in clean hydrogen production technologies but also provide valuable insights into the design and optimization of advanced materials for energy applications. By addressing the pitfalls of clean hydrogen production, this project aligns with global efforts to move towards a carbon-emission-free future, offering a promising roadmap for the development of scalable, and efficient clean hydrogen production systems.

Keywords: seawater splitting,hydrogen evolution reaction,oxygen evolution reaction,density functional theory,high entropy alloys
AI-powered Robotic Material Recovery in a Box (RECLAIM)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Digital, Industry and Space
Theme: Digital
Destination: Digital & Emerging Technologies for Competitiveness and Fit for the Green Deal
Action type: Innovation actions
Partnership: AI-DATA-ROBOTICS (co-programmed)
Countries involved: Greece,Malta,Belgium,Spain,Germany,Netherlands
Call: AI, Data and Robotics for the Green Deal (AI, Data and Robotics Partnership) (IA) (HORIZON-CL4-2021-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01, 2021)
Start date: 2022-09-01
End date: 2025-08-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3278725.0
EU funding (EUR): 2934800.0
Participants: 10
Project status: SIGNED

Recyclable materials recovery is a key element of the circular economy and the EU Green Deal. It is typically performed manually at large scale Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) installed close to dense urban areas. Recent advances in AI and robotics have enabled the automation of several MRF activities. However, they target large waste volumes and are not cost-effective for smaller, less accessible areas. To accommodate the latter, portable material recovery units can be deployed nearby. Despite the increasing demand for portable units, offerings lack intelligent, automated components that could significantly increase their productivity. To fill this gap, RECLAIM will develop a portable, robotic MRF (prMRF) tailored to small-scale material recovery. The proposal exploits well-tested technology in robotics, AI and data analytics which is improved to facilitate distributed material recovery. RECLAIM adopts a modular multi-robot/multi-gripper approach for material recovery, based on low cost Robotic Recycling Workers (RoReWos). An AI module combines imaging in the visual and infrared domain to identify, localize and categorize recyclables. The output of this module is used by a multi-RoReWo team that implements efficient and accurate material sorting. Further, a citizen science approach will increase social sensitivity to the Green Deal. This is accomplished via a novel Recycling Data-Game that enables and encourages citizens to participate in project RTD activities by providing annotations to be used in deep learning for the re-training of the AI module. RECLAIM developments will be implemented and repeatedly assessed in demanding, real material recovery tasks. Three different scenarios will attest its effectiveness and applicability in a broad range of locations that face material recovery challenges. This will pave the way for the prMRF market uptake and provide a major boost in making Europe zero polluting, climate-neutral, sustainable and globally competitive.

Keywords: portable material recovery,intelligent autonomous material sorting,solid waste management
POINT OF CARE ULTRASOUND FOR PEDIATRIC LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA (IMCI-PLUS)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Health
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Global Health EDCTP3
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Partnership: EDCTP3 (JU-JTI)
Countries involved: South Africa,Netherlands,Tanzania, United Republic of,Senegal,Rwanda,Switzerland,United States
Call: Implementation research/real life assessment of existing interventions in women and children’s health (HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2023-01, 2023)
Start date: 2024-04-01
End date: 2028-09-30
Duration (months): 54.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4371990.0
EU funding (EUR): 4371990.0
Participants: 11
Project status: SIGNED

IMCI-PLUS is an inter-disciplinary, Pan-African-EU research partnership, with emphasis on capacity strengthening and mutual learning, to improve management of pediatric lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI)–the leading cause of child morbidity and mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)–by working towards the adoption of point of care lung ultrasound (PLUS) into healthcare policy and routine clinical practice. Current Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) guidelines fail to differentiate between uncommon severe bacterial infections and more ubiquitous self-limited viral illnesses; inappropriate antibiotic use is thus widespread and a key driver of antimicrobial resistance. Equally, tuberculosis cases are missed. The World Health Organization has identified the rigorous evaluation of PLUS to treat children with LRTI as a research priority, especially its health/economic impacts and operational barriers. Including diverse settings within 3 SSA countries (Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania), IMCI-PLUS determines real-life health (antibiotic prescription and clinical outcomes) and economic (cost and cost-effectiveness) impact of integrating PLUS into LRTI management through a prospective randomised controlled trial, combined with evidence from implementation research among 8500 children. Stakeholder engagement to assess acceptability and feasibility informs a co-designed implementation package with key uptake barriers explored and addressed. A main barrier—healthcare provider skills gaps—is innovated through AI-enabled automated PLUS interpretation. IMCI-PLUS generates tailored clinical decision tools integrating PLUS to manage LRTI syndromes across a range of epidemiological and healthcare settings. A comprehensive, integrated translational research framework, focusing on mutual learning by involving stakeholders and patients meaningfully during all evidence generation and translation stages, enables adoption of research findings into policy and practice.

Keywords: implementation research,randomized controlled trial,integrated management of childhood infection,capacity building,lower respiratory tract infection
The dynamic structure of protein domains within the cytoplasmic membrane of Escherichia coli (MemProDx)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Life Sciences
Countries involved: Netherlands
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023 (HORIZON-MSCA-2023-PF-01, 2023)
Start date: 2024-08-01
End date: 2026-07-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 187624.32
EU funding (EUR): 187624.32
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Membrane proteins govern how bacteria inside the human body, animals, plants, water sources or soil interact with their environment. Membrane proteins show intricate spatial organization and can be compartmentalized in the membrane, but it is unknown how they dynamically assemble and vanish from membrane domains. In this project, I aim to reveal the dynamic organization of membrane protein domains in the inner membrane of Escherichia coli. I will examine the distribution and dynamics of proteins that engage in protein domains and play crucial roles in the distribution of other proteins in the membrane. These proteins are responsible for functions like membrane protein translocation, quality control, lipid raft formation, and synthesis of the peptidoglycan scaffold. By employing live-cell super-resolution and single-molecule fluorescence imaging, I will observe the assembly, movement, and variations in size and content of protein domains within growing bacterial cells. I will investigate the impact of external conditions like heat- and osmotic stress, starvation, and antibiotics on the dynamics of membrane protein domains. This proposal addresses a fundamental gap in our understanding of the organization of proteins in bacterial membranes and thus offers insights into various processes from chemotaxis to pathogen-host interactions. The development of super-resolution fluorescence microscopy protocols for imaging membrane proteins in live bacterial cells will be a methodological achievement, enabling further advancements in the field.

Keywords: membrane organisation,bacterial cell envelope,membrane proteins,lipid rafts,advanced fluorescence microscopy,super resolution microscopy,live cell imaging,diffusion,bacteria,escherichia coli
Macroeconomic aggregates and heterogeneity (MacHete)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Economic Sciences
Countries involved: Belgium
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024 (HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01, 2024)
Start date: 2025-07-01
End date: 2027-06-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 216240.0
EU funding (EUR): 216240.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

MacHete investigates how macroeconomic changes -such as shifts in inflation or employment- affect different groups within society, and how these diverse impacts shape the broader economy. The project aims to provide fresh insights into how the economy functions and how it can better meet the needs of all social segments. Traditional macroeconomic models often overlook key differences in income, wealth, and behavior, but MacHete integrates these variations by combining micro-level data with macroeconomic aggregates, offering a unique perspective on the dynamics of the broader economy. The fellowship will take place at the Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) at UCLouvain, in collaboration with Professor Francesca Monti. MacHete blends macroeconomic theory with advanced statistical methods and machine learning, employing techniques such as Functional Structural Vector Autoregressions (FSVARs) to model the interactions between macroeconomic shocks and distributional changes. This approach provides deeper insights into how policies and economic fluctuations impact different social groups. Results from MacHete will be disseminated at international conferences. A key project outcome will be a series of papers examining how agents' expectations—particularly regarding inflation and income—evolve in response to aggregate shocks. By studying the distribution of these expectations, the project will uncover how varying beliefs shape individual decision-making and broader macroeconomic outcomes. These findings will equip policymakers with the tools to design interventions that are both effective and equitable, ensuring that policies address diverse expectations and vulnerabilities. Through its innovative methods and focus on heterogeneity, MacHete will produce impactful research that contributes meaningfully to both academic scholarship and policymaking, helping policymakers make informed decisions that promote fairness and efficiency in economic outcomes.

Keywords: macroeconomics,micro level data,distributions,heterogeneity,big data,expectations,inflation,functional svar,data science,dimensionality reduction
Indo-Pacific-European Hub for Digital Partnerships: Trusted Digital Technologies for Sustainable Well-Being (INPACE)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Digital, Industry and Space
Theme: Digital
Destination: A human-centred and ethical development of digital and industrial technologies
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: France,Belgium,Germany,Greece,Portugal,Ukraine,Czechia,Switzerland,Hungary,Georgia,Japan,Singapore,Korea, Republic of,India
Call: International Hub for Digital Partnerships in the Indo-Pacific (CSA) (HORIZON-CL4-2023-HUMAN-01, 2023)
Start date: 2024-01-01
End date: 2027-06-30
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2500000.0
EU funding (EUR): 2500000.0
Participants: 22
Project status: SIGNED

The mission of INPACE is to actively support the implementation of the Digital Partnerships with Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Singapore, and the cooperation with India in the context of the Trade and Technology Council, by creating a sustainable and interactive multi-stakeholder Indo-Pacific European Hub. The INPACE Hub is organised in 3 pillars: Policy (Activity Cluster 1 - Digital Dialogues, Policy and Education), rolling out digital technologies (Activity Cluster 2 - Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Well-being), and pushing key technologies forward (Clusters 3 - Trustworthy Decision Support, 4 - Chips of the Future and 5 - Future Networks). The Hub will create a INPACE Community Platform to support the implementation of Digital Partnerships in the Indo-Pacific. A key element of INPACE is to organise thematically focused discussions on the expert level in 17 areas of strategic interest in Thematic Working Groups. This will lead to detailed and strategic outputs based on analytical work and deep domain knowledge. 28 events, both thematic and integrated, will provide networking opportunities. INPACE combines three levels of interventions, feeding each other: the expert level, the government level, the broader community of stakeholders. INPACE integrates co-creation, stakeholder engagement, community building. Particular attention is given to the impact and implications of digital technologies from the social and humanistic point of view. Regular communications with the EC and policy makers will ensure compatibility with ongoing efforts and priorities. It will also be assured, through the Asian partners, that the counterparts in the partner countries are informed and supportive of the activities. INPACE will from the start embed sustainability in the project execution, aiming at the hub becoming a sustainable long-term expert-driven mechanism for EU-Indo-Pacific collaboration in Digital Technologies and possibly beyond.

Keywords: eu indo pacific,digital partnerships,evidence based policy support,community platform,randi,trusted technologies,industrial,trade,collaboration,entrepreneurship,well being,co creation