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liquidcrystal enabled universal optical reconfigurable integrated circuit engineering

in liquorice we will build an operational proofofconcept of a generalpurpose programmable photonic processor this processor is intended to provide the photonics community with a flexible rapid prototyping technology similar in use as an electronic fpga to stimulate new innovation and accelerate the adoption of photonic chip technology in diverse applications beyond the traditional photonics markets of telecom and datacom in particular we want to test this new photonic chip for use in programmable photonic test measurement equipment this is an application space where the chips flexibility is exceptionally useful and which we have identified as an accessible beachhead market generic programmable circuits consist of a large mesh of optical waveguides connected together by electrically controlled phase shifters and tunable couplers the liquorice proof of concept will address a key challenge with these largescale circuits the difficulty of addressing thousands of electrooptic actuators we approach this problem by using a liquidcrystalonsilicon lcos microdisplay backplane on which we bond our photonic waveguide circuits the lcos driver can address the liquid crystal underneath the waveguides in a granular way controlling the flow of light on the chip this will also give us a direct software interface as a display through which we can configure the chip for optical routing and wavelength filtering these basic functions will then be used to implement common optical measurement routines such as an optical spectrum analyzer or an autocorrelator and tested in the labas part of liquorice we will further look into the exploitation potential of the technology specifically we will evaluate the viability of a spinoff company with the longterm ambition to become a viable alternative to custom photonic chips for emerging photonics markets
greek populism a political history

greekpop is a groundbreaking interdisciplinary research project aimed at redefining the study of european populism by redirecting attention from contemporary political developments to the historical and cultural legacy of populist mobilization on the continent while populism has garnered global attention prompting scholars in other regions of the world to grapple with the historical roots of the phenomenon in their respective nations european scholarship has lagged behind this project seeks to begin bridging this gap by providing a case study of the early legacy of populism in greece a notable hub of populist movements in the european south employing a mixedmethods approach that combines natural language processing and collective action frame analysis greekpop leverages an extensive dataset of parliamentary debates campaign speeches and newspaper editorials to offer a comprehensive examination of greek populism from the nations inception to the late 1960s by embracing historical social political and cultural perspectives in an interdisciplinary manner greekpop ushers a nuanced understanding of populisms profound impact on greek society enriching our grasp of populisms enduring influence on political culture and institutions ultimately greekpop aims to inspire similar initiatives at the wider european level by showcasing its theoretical and methodological model as a basis for a comparative research agenda that will encompass several national case studies to produce a comprehensive history of european populism greekpops findings and dissemination approach will inform and educate policymakers the media and the wider public assisting them in acquiring a broad historically and culturallyconscious understanding of the populist phenomenon and enabling them to reflect better on how to mitigate its adverse effects on european societies thus securing the resilience and inclusivity of our democracies
more than green lighthouses of transformative naturebased solutions for inclusive communities

translighthouses aims to gather evidence on material and immaterial results of nbs in order to rethink and reframe the main elements that compose the complexity of creating social and ecologically just nbs more than a driving process the collaborative work on planning and making nbs functional might stimulate a more concerted response towards environmental and climate crises increasing the commitment of different stakeholders and upscaling their own spheres of action translighthouses adopts a nonlinear perspective and opens up space for the adoption of a fluid and organic position that is able to integrate the diversity of subjects institutions knowledges practices and values translighthouses ambition is to become a european reference on sociopolitical challenges for supporting nbs projects and solutions the sociopolitics dimension will be part of the public agenda for nbs towards systemic change this ambition will be achieved by assessing the benefits and limitations of nbs cocreation that have already been implemented and designed tested and disseminated economically and socially fairer guidelines for nbs implementation for this purpose the project will conduct a thorough assessment grounded on a transdisciplinary approach and critical analysis constituting a welloiled network of citizens local governments scientific institutions and civil societybased partners which acts across borders disciplines and sectors translighthouses will lead research on activities aiming to implement socioeconomic and political changes capable of enabling pathways for a socially and ecologically just implementation of nbs translighthouses integrates a network of nbs lighthouses for urban rural coastal and forested areas in 10 eu countries and 6 noneu
increasing expertise in micro and nanoplastics analysis through twinning action

the inplastwin main goal is to strengthen the joef stefan institute jsi slovenia and the agricultural university of athens aua greece research and innovation capacity in micro and nanoplastics mnps analysis through networking knowledge sharing and research collaboration with leading european institutions this will be achieved by fostering strategic partnerships with the flemish institute for technological research vito belgium the institute of marine research imr norway and technical university of denmark dtu renowned for their expertise in mnps analysis access to advanced equipment and training will empower jsi and aua to excel in mnps analysis including extraction quantification identification characterization and plastic additive analysis aua with its hydroponics and crop cultivation experience will share its insights while gaining knowledge on mnps generation from agricultural plastics and its effects on crop quality collaboration with the ngo foodscale hub fsh serbia will expand the reach of jsi and auas research and reputation and raise awareness about plastic pollution in the agrifood sector moreover twinning activities with vito imr and dtu will facilitate skills transfer for efficient project management and administration the project also prioritizes promoting diversity inclusion and ethical practices within jsi aua and fsh all representing widening countries the inplastwin objectives will be achieved through welldefined twinning activities including shortterm exchanges of both earlystage and senior researchers organization of training and workshops thematic scientific meetings and dissemination of findings within the scientific community industries and the public inplastwin aims to advance mnps research foster partnerships disseminate knowledge and promote responsible research practices in mnps analysis which will ultimately contribute to improved environmental sustainability and food safety
european training network on postdigital computing postdigital

the future economic growth in europe requires engineers and researchers capable to design develop and implement new information technologies to support explosive datadriven transformation of economy public and government activities the analysis of this data demands a massive increase in processing power and communication bandwidth current information computing and processing technologies strongly rely on the classical digital approaches and architectures developed by von neumann however technological progress rates of digital technologies are flattening out and are about to hit their ultimate physical ceilings end of moores law this growing gap between what is demanded and what can be delivered becomes exacerbated by the increasingly inacceptable energy consumption of the global ict infrastructure whose relevance is amplified by the pressing and approaching climate crisis in this situation both academic and industrial ict research has started to investigate and invest in socalled unconventional natureinspired approaches to computing which radically depart from the classical digital paradigm european doctoral network on postdigital plus brings together internationally leading teams from academia research centres and leaders of industry including ibm thales hewlett packard enterprise belgium and three regarded startups ncodin akhetronics and vlc photonics in the field of optical computing to train a cohort of 15 doctoral candidates in the interdisciplinary fields of emerging disruptive neuromorphic computational technologies and their applications postdigital plus has the ambition and the vision to create a new generation of scientific and industrial leaders that will greatly contribute to strengthening europes human resources and industry competitiveness in future digital and post digital economy and technology
automated online monitoring of smart composite structures

composite materials are characterised by their unique smart capability of integrating nanomaterials and permanently installed sensing devices to enable accurate monitoring of the structural integrity however the fullscale industrial use of smart composites is hindered by the lack of wireless and easytoinstall embeddable sensors automated and reliable data processing methods for damage diagnosis and prognosis in reallife operational conditions accurate modelling tools standardisation procedures and trained operators the assess project aims to address all these issues and bridge the gap between research and industry by designing manufacturing and testing newgeneration smart fibre reinforced polymer frp composites through the research activities of 12 doctoral candidates dcs the assess consortium will leverage multidisciplinary collaborations between worldleading organisations in structural health monitoring materials and computer science aerospace and civil engineering to develop a novel research training programme in europe for the structural integrity of smart compositesthrough extensive research training events and secondments dcs will embrace diverse emerging technologies such as smart composites advanced simulations wireless sensors artificial intelligence datadriven approaches and digital twins these technologies will be key enablers towards industry 40 and the internet of things for the most strategic industries in europe such as aviation space and wind energy and support their future careers in these fields smart composites will empower safer more lightweight and structurally efficient composite aerospace components and wind turbine blades which in turn will contribute to reduce material waste aircraft fuel consumption c02 emissions and enhance renewable wind energy production hence assess will play a pivotal role in the context of future european green energy and transportation
phase change material in district heating with model predictive control

rapid escalation of building energy use has raised concerns all over the world and existing predictions express that this increasing trend will aggravate energy crisis and serious environmental problem the district heating dh system that incorporates renewables and the thermal energy storage component shows favorable prospects as a supplier to serve residential and commercial consumers for space heating and domestic hot water the operation temperature of the dh system is becoming lower to achieve a more energy efficient sustainable and ecoefficient system this trend results in the performance degradation of the thermal storage when integrating the water tank to the dh system resulting in potential economic losses meanwhile a large heat storage and released rate cannot be achieved for the water tank with the limited size under the low temperature operation conditions compared with sensible heat thermal energy storage the latent heat thermal energy storage lhtes is advantaged by its use of phasechange materials pcms with high energy storage density at a nearconstant phasechange temperature to enable an energy efficient low temperature dh system an appropriate storage medium with great thermophysical properties and low cost will be selected the technical viability and practical applicability of the entire heating system will be experimentally and numerically investigated a hybrid agentbased model predictive control mpc framework will be further built as a promising solution to achieve an effective energy management for the low temperature dh combined lhtes system it is projected that the energy and economic performance of the dh combined lhtes system could be guided by the agentbased mpc the capability of the agentbased mpc for performance enhancement will be finally calibrated and evaluated and highquality experimental research will be conducted for the validation of this hybrid control method outputs
experimental replication of historical reanalysis processes

background in historical linguistics reanalysis is described as process by which speakers assign a new meaning to a superficially unchanged element reanalysis is basic to grammar change however due to the methodological difficulty of studying change on the basis of historical texts and limitations in the understanding of associated social processes current research struggles to explain both why and when reanalysis occurs and why it spreads between speakersaim exrean has three main innovative objectives a to develop a methodology that allows replicating historical reanalysis processes in a laboratory setting b to determine in which context types reanalysis occurs c to determine which social languagespecific and individual factor favor or disfavor reanalysis and its actualization approach the exrean project is the first of its kind to systematically examine reanalysis and actualization processes in a laboratory setting exrean brings together and integrates insights from historical linguistics psycholinguistics and social psychology using experimental paradigms from natural language comprehension and artificial language learning participants from typologically diverse languages will be trained to replicate three attested historical reanalysis processes from different grammatical domains the project will test the hypothesis that reanalysis processes can be predicted from exposure to bridging contexts social factors such as arousal and familiarity individual differences in habit tendency and blocking effects arising from previous experience with languageinnovation and impact exrean breaks new ground by developing a methodology by which hypotheses on processes of language change can be submitted to rigorous testing it will establish the necessity to define reanalysis not only as a cognitive but also as a social process in doing so exrean will establish a new historical linguistics that understands itself as a predictive science
digital neuroanatomy in squamates from endocast to brain morphology

in the absence of brain tissues preserved in the fossil record vertebrate endocasts provide the only direct evidence of brain evolution through deep time and the possibility to infer cognitive and sensory abilities of extinct taxa however the validity of paleoneurological studies critically depends on the reliability of endocasts as a proxy for brain morphology the variable brainendocast correspondences found between and within modern vertebrate lineages prevent any generalizations to date a detailed understanding of brainendocast relationships in extant vertebrates is thus extremely important in order to avoid erroneous interpretations based on endocast morphology alone neurosquam aims to study the brainendocast relationships in the clade of squamata including lizards and snakes despite previous studies reporting a wide range of brain versus endocranial cavity proportions in lizards our understanding of squamate brainendocast relationships remains limited by combining 3d imaging and 3d geometric morphometrics on a wide range of species this research will provide a detailed and updated assessment of the brainendocast relationships in squamata i will explore how these relationships vary between and within species in order to understand the different ecobiological factors that may impact the correspondence between brain and endocast in addition the comparison of morphometric data obtained from different 3d imaging techniques will provide new insights into the impact of fixation and staining on tissue shrinkage by identifying reliable tissuespecific correction factors to adjust for shrinkage this project will provide a starting point for future neuroanatomical studies seeking to use data from different imaging protocols neurosquams originality and interdisciplinary nature will generate exceptional datasets and highprofile outputs and establish the applicant as an innovative leader in functional and comparative paleo neuroanatomy
seastars sustainable emission abatement strategies technologies for advanced revolution ships

seastars main objective is to demonstrate a welltowake ghg emissions reduction of minimum 30 by 2030 compared to 2008 as well as a 20 energy efficiency improvement compared to 2022 reference performance on eight marketready vessel designs 4 retrofits and 4 newbuilds addressing inland short and highseas shipping by combining different emission reduction and efficiency improvement technologies that will be market ready by the end of the eu project the project aims at incorporating different technical efficiency measures directly related to the vessels hydrodynamic by propellerhull optimization and air lubrication implementation the vessels machinery by selecting different technologies such as fuel cells electric motors integrated solar panels sails and electrochemical storage systems and the vessels energy by exploring different alternative fuels such as biofuels hydrogen methanol lng ammonia and different energy treatment systems like fuel preparation fuel reforming cold ironing precombustion and postcombustion carbone capture storage ccsthrough the use of an advanced design methodology derived from systems engineering se known as modelbased systems engineering mbse and a phased assemblytoorder approach seastars will help shipowners not only to evaluate the vessels emission reduction and efficiency enhancement but also to generate appropriate actiontime plans for the decarbonization process and to quantify the related investment decisions so to adapt their fleet to be always in line with the imposed regulation emission reduction and efficiency improvement technologies are designed as modules that can be added scaled up or replaced in phases over time into a ship that is designed in a flexible and traceable way enabling decreasing emissions progressively while maintaining a reasonable investment risk controlled by the shipowners
understanding aneuploidy tolerance in cancer by studying early embryogenesis

can we study complex cancer biology by using a more predictable and structured model of embryogenesis many of the hallmarks of cancer biology are shared with the biology of embryos sustained proliferation migratory behavior angiogenesis immune system suppression and in my opinion the most fascinating the tolerance of genome instabilitychromosome segregation errors and resulting aneuploidy are an important source of intratumor heterogeneity therapy resistance and metastasis in cancer on the other hand aneuploidy is detrimental during development however despite the detrimental effects of aneuploidy most human preimplantation embryos are mosaics of euploid and aneuploid cells and the proportion of aneuploid cells is progressively depleted from embryos as the cell differentiation progresses from the blastocyst stage onwards therefore could it be the undifferentiated state or dedifferentiation of cells that might play a role in aneuploidy tolerance here i plan to study and compare aneuploidy tolerance during embryogenesis and in cancer and investigate if differentiation and dedifferentiation of cells play a role in this phenomenon in the suggested experiments i will examine cells response to chromosome segregation errors in human embryonic stem cell gastruloids hesc colorectal cancer organoids cc and normal colon organoids nc after aneuploidy induction with msp1 inhibitor cenpe inhibitors specifically i will assess the cell proliferation rate cell cycle progression and apoptosis with livecell imaging as well as transcriptional profiles using singlecell rnaseq next i will assess the same phenotypes after the addition of different growth factors that change the differentiation state of the cells ultimately i would like to find the patterns shared between cancer cells and embryonic stem cells which could be exploited for novel cancer therapies that would not be detrimental to somatic cells
asexual reproduction through clonal seeds mechanisms to application

some plant species have abandoned sex and produce clonal seeds by apomixis here we will explore how this occurs and exploit these insights to develop novel breeding technologies in contrast to most eukaryotic species in which reproduction is sexual a minority of plants and animals have evolved alternative asexual reproductive strategies in plants apomixis allows clonal transmission of favorable hybrid genotypes through seeds over unlimited generations hybrid crop varieties are stressresistant and highyielding due to hybrid vigor yet they reproduce sexually the introduction of apomixis in hybrid crops would allow stable inheritance of hybrid vigor through seeds in perpetuity and eradicate the need to continuously remake hybrids by crossing however our knowledge of the genetic and molecular basis of apomixis remains incomplete and blueprints for synthetic apomixis in crops must be establishedthis project will decipher the function and evolution of a novel parthenogenesis gene that i recently demonstrated causes asexual embryo formation in naturally apomictic dandelions harnessing and extending fundamental findings synthetic apomixis systems will be developed in two important vegetable crops hybrid lettuce and tomato allowing the full complement of hybrid traits to be faithfully inherited through seeds ultimately apomixis in crops could revolutionize the 22 billion hybrid seed industry make hybrid seeds readily available for all and facilitate sustainable highperformance agriculture around the worldspecifically this project will involve1 deciphering how a parthenogenesis gene homologue functions during sexual reproduction2 optimizing the expression of parthenogenesis factors through evolutionary insights and mutagenesis3 engineering synthetic apomixis a holy grail of plant breeding in two important dicot crop species by skipping meiosis and triggering parthenogenesis