Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Safe, Efficient and Integrated Indoor Robotic Fleet for Logistic Applications in Healthcare and Commercial Spaces (ENDORSE)

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: Spain,Cyprus,Greece,Greece,Greece,France,France
Call: Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (H2020-MSCA-RISE-2018, 2018)
Start date: 2018-10-01
End date: 2022-09-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1122400.0
EU funding (EUR): 1122400.0
Participants: 9
Project status: CLOSED

Commercial indoor spaces such as hospitals, hotels, offices offer great potential for commercial exploitation of logistic robotics. Also, offer advantages for their deployment, since they are required by law to meet stringent building codes, and therefore the navigation space exhibits some structure. In addition, they offer reliable communications infrastructure, since this is required for normal business operation. Thus, commercial spaces are rightfully considered the next great field of logistic robotics deployment. Despite these advantages, today, few solutions exist, and these solutions do not trigger widespread acceptance by the market. This is because existing systems require costly infrastructure installation (arrays of peripheral sensors, mapping, etc.); they do not easily integrate to corporate IT solutions and as a result, they do not fully automate procedures and traceability; they are limited to a single type of service, i.e. transfer of goods. Through transfer of knowledge, multidisciplinary research and cross-fertilization between academia and industry, ENDORSE will address the aforementioned technical hurdles. Four innovation pillars will be pursued: (i) infrastructure-less multi-robot navigation, i.e. minimum (if any) installation of sensors and communications buses inside the building for the localization of robots, targets and docking stations; (ii) advanced HRI for resolving deadlocks and achieving efficient sharing of space resources in crowded spaces; (iii) deployment of the ENDORSE software as a cloud-based service facilitating its integration with corporate software solutions such as ERP, CRM, etc.; (iv) reconfigurable and modular hardware architectures so that diverse modules can be easily swapped. The latter will be demonstrated and validated by the integration of an e-diagnostic support module (equipped with non-invasive sensors/devices) and the Electronic Health Records (EHR) interfacing, which will serve as an e-diagnostic mobile station

Keywords: infrastructureless localization algorithms simultaneous localization and mapping slam data fusion healthcare non invasive sensors medical diagnosis support cloud computing
BEOL technology platform based on ferroelectric synaptic devices for advanced neuromorphic processors (BeFerroSynaptic)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Germany,Germany,Italy,Italy,Germany,Italy,Switzerland,Greece,France,Netherlands
Call: Unconventional Nanoelectronics (H2020-ICT-2019-2, 2019)
Start date: 2020-01-01
End date: 2023-10-31
Duration (months): 46.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3998928.75
EU funding (EUR): 3998928.75
Participants: 14
Project status: SIGNED

The increasing amount of data that has to be processed in today’s electronic devices requires a transition from the conventional compute centric paradigm to a more data centric paradigm. In order to bridge the existing gap between memory and logic units that is known as the classical von Neumann bottleneck the concept of physical separation between computing and memory unit has to be repealed. Neuro inspired architectures constitute a promising solution where both logic and memory functionality become synergized together in one synaptic unit. Our project BeFerroSynaptic addresses the specific challenges of the H2020-WP 2018-2020 by targeting for the development of electronic synaptic devices based on one of the most power-efficient memory technologies – the ferroelectric polarization switching. The ultimate goal of the BeFerroSynaptic project is to develop a ‘ferrosynaptic’ technology platform featuring back-end-of-line (BEOL) integrated Hf(Zr)O2-based ferroelectric field-effect transistors (FeFETs) and ferroelectric tunnelling junctions (FTJs) on top of an existing CMOS technology. Our attempt is to demonstrate the feasibility (TRL 4) of the ‘ferrosynaptic’ concept in an extremely energy-efficient neuromorphic computing architecture. To ensure a realistic endeavour, the ambitious challenges will be tackled by building the complementary FTJ and FeFET device development on existing technologies and adapt it to BEOL integration on top of a CMOS technology, and building on existing neuromorphic processor designs that will be adapted to the ‘ferrosynaptic’ technology. The BeFerroSynaptic consortium assembles a significant amount of resources and expertise. It includes representatives both from the academic and research community as well as from industry. The consortium is composed of 11 partners, of which 5 RTOs partners (CEA, NaMLab, NCSRD, IUNET, HZB), 4 universities (UZH, ETH, UG, TUD as project consultant) and 2 industrial partners (X-FAB, IBM).

Keywords: beol integration,synapse,neuron,neuromorphic,spiking neural network,ferroelectric tunnel junction,ferroelectric field effect transistor,fefet,ferroelectric hfo2
PRISENODE: Privacy- and secuRity-aware solutIons in SoftwarE-defiNed fOg Data cEnter (PRISENODE)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Individual Fellowships (IF)-Global Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Information Science and Engineering
Countries involved: Italy,Australia
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2018, 2018)
Start date: 2020-01-01
End date: 2022-12-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 275209.92
EU funding (EUR): 275209.92
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

Major technological trends in information technology such as cloud computing, big data, and mobile computing are based on powerful computing resources. The ever-increasing demand for computing resources has led companies and cloud service providers (CSPs) such as Google, Amazon, and Microsoft to build large warehouse-sized data centers called cloud data centers (CDCs). CSPs incorporate software-defined networking (SDN) and virtualization in their CDCs to ensure full utilization of server resources and reduce the power and electricity that are consumed. Applying SDN in CDCs provides reliable Quality of Services (QoS) and satisfying the user-centric Quality of Experience (QoE) in CDCs that are called software-defined cloud data centers (SDDCs). SDDC faces resource management problem and under threaten of security and privacy issues. To the best of my knowledge, no any practical tool can provide robust solutions to these problems, and further investigation is needed. In this project, I integrate fog technology with SDDCs and design a scalable fog network to manage the cloud service demands as well as providing secure processing and traffic data privacy in SDDC. I named this project PRISENODE: Privacy- and secuRity-aware solutIons in SoftwarE-defiNed fOg Data cEnter. My project targets fog data center (FDC) which consists of SDN-enabled switches that are instantiated on an SDDC server and serving as edge switches (Fog Nodes; FNs). FNs accommodate small-size flows with limited response time and deliver high user QoE. In this way, I design a fundamental tool (open-source software) together with a holistic business model for privacy- and security-aware data traffic passed through SDN-enabled switches FDCs/CDCs. The salient feature of my project is to jointly monitor network traffic, validate network traffic policies, and detect malicious entities in the cloud system as well as introducing related security- and privacy-aware defenses in SDDCs.

Keywords: cloud data center cdc,fog data center fdc,software defined networking sdn,security and privacy issues,network traffic,resource management
Polymer Radicals as doublet emitters for Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (PROLED)

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: Chemistry
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2019, 2019)
Start date: 2020-10-01
End date: 2022-09-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 212933.76
EU funding (EUR): 212933.76
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Stable neutral π-radicals can utilise up to 100% of excitons as doublet emission in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), thus circumventing the limitations of traditional fluorescent (singlet) and phosphorescent (triplet) emitters. Our aim is to develop polymer radicals as a new class of highly luminescent emitters by chemically coupling stable radical molecules into suited polymer backbones. This will interconnect the benefits of low-cost solution-based processing of conjugated polymers and the attainable high efficiency of doublet emission from π-radicals. Novel polymers will be synthesized and scrutinized using a range of state-of-the-art spectroscopic techniques. The most promising polymers will be selected for OLEDs fabrication using solution-based methods. Polymer radicals exhibit simultaneously optical, electronic and magnetic properties. This will open new possibilities not only for OLEDs but also for other fields, such as photovoltaics, polymer magnetics, lightweight batteries and supercapacitors, spintronics and antistatic coatings for consumer electronics.
OsteoCalcin Autophagy to reJuvenate motoneuronAL function (CAJAL)

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: Life Sciences
Countries involved: France
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2020, 2020)
Start date: 2021-06-01
End date: 2023-05-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 184707.84
EU funding (EUR): 184707.84
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Brain aging is characterized by a progressive decline of our nervous system functions. Elucidating the underlying mechanisms is of vital importance and represents an unmet medical need. Recent studies have highlighted the molecular contribution of several organs in brain aging, and emphasize the importance of systemic milieu in the control of cognitive fitness. Host has identified Osteocalcin (Ocn), a bone-derived hormone, as a rejuvenating systemic factor that improves memory in aged-mice. However, the impact of systemic factors in our locomotor functions and their therapeutic potential remain unexplored. CAJAL aims to elucidate the role of the pro-rejuvenating hormone Ocn in the age-related motoneuron (MN) and locomotor dysfunctions. Our preliminary data show that Ocn receptor is highly expressed in spinal MNs and that Ocn influences MN autophagy, an essential endogenous mechanism for locomotor performance. We propose to analyse the potential protective role of Ocn-autophagy in MNs to maintain locomotor activity. By shedding light on key molecular mechanisms fostering MN homeostasis, CAJAL could lead to new therapeutic strategies to treat/prevent age-related decline of locomotor system. The specific objectives are: 1) Characterize the impact of systemic milieu/Ocn in regulating autophagy in spinal MNs 2) Analyze the therapeutic potential of Ocn in age-related locomotor decline 3) Decipher the role of Ocn-dependent autophagy in locomotor function and its signalling pathway The project is designed to extend my scientific expertise and transfer my knowledge in autophagy and MN homeostasis to Host. Project and risk management, intellectual property rights, and communication activities are meticulously planned. We have generated the required molecular tools and mouse models, as well as strong collaborations with international experts in autophagy, neuroendocrinology and aging. Supervisor experience together with INEM represent the best environment to develop CAJAL.

Keywords: ageing,autophagy,locomotor performance,motoneurons,systemic factors
Degradation of ozone-depleting methyl halides in the troposphere characterized by isotopes (DEMETROPIS)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Individual Fellowships (IF)-Reintegration panel
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Environment and Geosciences
Countries involved: Germany
Call: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF-EF) (H2020-MSCA-IF-2015, 2015)
Start date: 2016-10-01
End date: 2018-09-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 159460.8
EU funding (EUR): 159460.8
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The stratospheric ozone layer is an important shield to protect life on earth. Most of the short-waved UVB radiation is absorbed which otherwise would cause skin cancer and genetic damage. Destruction of the ozone layer by halogen radicals was discovered in the 1970s and consequently production of many halogenated compounds was curtailed. Methyl chloride (CH3Cl) and methyl bromide (CH3Br), important contributors of halogens in the stratosphere, are emitted by both natural and anthropogenic sources but significant gaps remain in the calculated atmospheric budget due to uncertainties concerning formation mechanisms and/or overestimation of degrada-tion processes. In this study a conceptual framework will be developed to apply innovative multi-element isotope analysis (2H, 13C, 81Br, 37Cl) for delineating sources and sinks of methyl halides, reducing the budget uncertainties and discrepancies. The specific aim is to isotopically identify and characterize oxidation of methyl halides by hydroxyl radicals, the main degradation process, both to understand the fate of these important pollutants in the environment but foremost to resolve the impact on any future isotope based approach for source apportionment. The results of this project will also have broader impact as the information and interpretational frameworks developed will be applicable to research on other environmentally relevant gases, e.g. greenhouse gases. Returning to the EU the applicant will expand his own doctoral experiences obtained in Sweden, and bring to the proposed work his innovative experiences and techniques on CFCs developed through his current post-doctoral research in Canada. Therewith this project not only counteracts brain drain but, based on the unique combination of expertise of all contributors, the applicant will be able to bring his past and current research skills and insight to bear to start developing his own research career within the proposed field.

Keywords: methyl chloride,methyl bromide,ozone depletion,source apportionment,global mass balance,hydroxyl radical reaction,multi dimensional isotope analysis,d13c,d37cl,d81br
Safe and Readily Authenticated Pharmaceutical dosage forms (tablets) (SRAP)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Secure societies - protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: Switzerland
Call: Engaging SMEs in security research and development (H2020-SMEINST-1-2016-2017, 2017)
Start date: 2018-04-01
End date: 2018-09-30
Duration (months): 6.0
Total project cost (EUR): 71429.0
EU funding (EUR): 50000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The occurrence of cross-border illicit trade and seizures of counterfeit goods by EU-authorities continues to rise year on year. The OECD and the EU’s Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) estimate that imports of counterfeit and pirated goods are worth nearly half a trillion dollars a year, or around 2.5% of global imports, with US, Italian and French brands the hardest hit. In the EU, the Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) requires the introduction of a full tracking and tracing system by February 2019. Medicine packs will need to contain a unique identifier (2D barcode) and an anti-tampering device (such as labels), i.e. a technical means to ensure that the content of the package has not been tampered with. At present, there is no technology available on the global market which allows a true authentication of pharmaceutical products themselves, all initiatives so far concentrate on packaging only. SRAP technology overcomes this gap. SRAP is compatible with future FMD regulations; and can provide for fast, reliable and full tracking-and-tracing along the supply chain without the need to destroy product during authentication, while enabling true authentication on the product level - not just the package; and if necessary SRAP solutions provide for a database-independent authentication in the field (via mobile phone) – a very strong set of functionalities that combine to an extremely strong USP. The objectives of feasibility study are as follows – identify 3 potential commercial partners from pharmaceutical industry, define full-scale terms of reference jointly with the 3 partners identified and prepare a full business plan for a new joint venture entity.

Keywords: special microstructures,self authentication of tablets,falsified medicines directives fmd
RELUCTANT ELECTRIC MOTOR (RELOTOR)

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: 2019-05-01
End date: 2019-08-31
Duration (months): 4.0
Total project cost (EUR): 71429.0
EU funding (EUR): 50000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Demand for electricity is anticipated to grow worldwide by 2.3% annually to 2035 due to expanding industrial activity to meet the rising population needs. To meet escalating energy needs sustainably, development of cleaner energy sources would be ideal, but green technologies are relatively immature or adopted at very slow rates. An alternative solution is mandatory efficiency improvement in electric motors, the largest single consumer of electricity, using 45% of global energy. We at Simel S.p.A, manufacturers of AC induction motors, identified the need to develop high efficient motors for fixed speed applications. Currently, permanent magnet, PM motors can reach up to 95% efficiency but are dependent on rare earth element magnets predominantly controlled by China, to achieve such performance. With these crucial elements susceptible to price fluctuations coupled with projected 7.3% rise in annual demand, motors could be expensive for turn-key integrators. While electric motors independent of magnets have been developed, they still fall short in terms of: lower efficiency of 85%, large size for the same power output as a PM motor, depend on electronic variable frequency drives, VFD to function, which use extra energy. We therefore developed RELOTOR, a synchronous motor with efficiency of 95%, without the need of rare earth element magnets or VFD, making it a cost competitive solution, for ventilation and gear box manufacturers, our target buyers. The market for electric motors is expected to grow €68.2B in 2016 at a CAGR of 7.3% to €127.3B in 2025. Phase 1 will be used to assess technical viability of RELOTOR and development of exploitation strategy as well as search for demonstration and commercialisation partners. An outline of for Phase 2 activities to get RELOTOR market ready by 2021 will be devised. For the company, we anticipate RELOTOR will generate a turnover of €17.35M and profit of €9.89M translating to a ROI of 2.66% by the 5th year on the market.

Keywords: reluctance motor,synchronous motor,asynchronous motor,stator,rotor,variable frequency drive
ANTarctic Sea Ice Evolution from a novel biological archive (ANTSIE)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Consolidator grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Earth system science
Panel description: Physical geography, geology, geophysics, atmospheric sciences, oceanography, climatology, cryology, ecology, global environmental change, biogeochemical cycles, natural resources management
Countries involved: United Kingdom,United Kingdom
Call: ERC Consolidator Grant (ERC-2019-COG, 2019)
Start date: 2020-06-01
End date: 2025-11-30
Duration (months): 66.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1999928.75
EU funding (EUR): 1472783.75
Participants: 2
Project status: SIGNED

Antarctic sea ice is a critical component of Earth’s climate system. Seasonal fluctuations support unique ecosystems and impact planetary albedo, ocean-atmosphere exchanges of heat and climatically-active gases (e.g. CO2), and formation of intermediate and deep water masses which create the world’s largest sink of heat and carbon. The properties of the sea-ice pack are complex: despite its climatic significance, Antarctic sea ice is challenging to observe and to model, leading to low confidence in future projections in a warming climate. The geological record offers a longer-term context for recent trends. At the last glacial maximum (LGM) a likely doubling of Antarctic sea-ice extent relative to today is hypothesised to have driven an ocean drawdown of atmospheric CO2. However, a combination of sparse empirical datasets and uncertainties in sea-ice modelling means that the properties and climatic impacts of the LGM Antarctic sea-ice pack are poorly understood. The narrow focus of the geological record on key primary producers and grazers further limits our understanding of Antarctic ecosystem responses to changes in sea ice. ANTSIE will exploit a unique biological archive of Antarctic sea-ice conditions to generate a novel ecosystem perspective on the patterns and properties of sea ice during and since the LGM. ‘Antarctic mumiyo’ sequences are preserved remains of regurgitated stomach contents from snow petrels, which feed within and at the edges of the sea-ice pack. A network of mumiyo sequences, which sample across the climatically important Weddell Sea region, will be geochemically analysed to determine snow petrel diet and sea-ice properties with unprecedented century-scale resolution. The results will be used to evaluate new state-of-the-art simulations of the LGM sea-ice pack. By integrating multi-disciplinary perspectives, ANTSIE will provide new understanding of Antarctic sea-ice controls and impacts, to facilitate improved confidence in future project.

Keywords: paleoceanography,organic geochemistry,climate modelling