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regions for climate change resilience through innovation science and technology

resist will strengthen the resilience and accelerate the transformation and increase adaptive capacity of 12 climatevulnerable eu regions implementing 4 largescale demonstrators of resilient innovations for climate change adaptation cca with quintuplehelix partnerships including 1 in a less developed region and promote transfer of knowhow and innovative solutions to 8 twin regions of which 4 less developed regions through both physical mutuallearning activities and innovative immersive digital twins the consortium will engage eu associations cca research groups scientific experts social engagement and communication institutions innovation agencies and 1 venture capital fund to cocreate and validate innovative solutions raise awareness leverage citizens participation and promote sustainable exploitation of results towards the markets resist will contribute to the eu agenda on cca through intervention in 3 main areaspromote and demonstrate an innovative more participative approach to resilience and cc adaptation in 4 demonstrator and 8 twinning regions including 5 less developed regions in total demonstrating 12 new solution lines accelerating regional resilience and helping reach the adaptationmission objectives of building resilience and upscaling solutions through 100 demonstrators and accelerating the transition in 200 pilot regions and communities by 2030 reaching already 4 and 6 of these aims by 2027 with 4 demonstrators and involvement of 12 regionscodesign and contribute to the development of new regional measures policy instruments and social and technological solutions in 12 regions involving 22m citizens increasing awarenessresilience by 10 and levels of green investments by 20 reducing economic losses due to natural hazards such as floods by 14 and climate protection gap by 50 reduce timetomarketrisk for 100 new cca solutions from providers across europe offering them scaleup for their products
virtual planets to unravel how mantle convection shapes geosphere climate and life coevolution

the earths geosphere hydrosphere atmosphere and biosphere have coevolved together as a single planetary system for billions of years resulting in a complex web of systemic interactions that have shaped the geological record and biodiversity however the complexity of these interactions and the incomplete geological record make it impossible to replay the tape and fully explore the profound mechanisms at play here i propose to uncover how mantle convection shapes with the evolution of both the surface environment and photosynthetic autotrophs to accomplish this ambitious objective i will construct advanced 3d spherical virtual terrestrial planetary systems operating at geological time scales i will explore the responses of global coupled carbonclimatesurface processecoevolution models to cuttingedge 3d spherical geodynamic scenarios over 1 gy timescale the utilization of these innovative models will resolve a series of fundamental questions such as what planetary properties drive fast adaptive radiation what mantlelithosphere properties generate stablevariable environments over geological time throughout this groundbreaking project i will leverage the power of in silico simulations to create selfconsistent virtual terrestrial planetary interiors capable of generating conditions conducive to the evolution of geological and biological diversity to decipher the intricate relationships between model parameters and their effects on geological climatic and biological changes i will employ stateoftheart machine learning classification methods with pandora i am poised to make significant strides in understanding the systemic dynamics behind the profound planetary changes that have shaped earth and potentially other planetary bodies
flexibility services based on connected and interoperable hybrid energy storage system

the large scale integration of renewable energy sources res has introduced a new operating paradigm renewable energy sources are characterized by uncertainty and volatility moreover overloading of transmission and distribution feeders have become more frequent the curtailment of renewable power generation has thus increased contradicting the goals for high shares of res a valuable solution to these challenges is the introduction of flexibility from flexible resources and loads in this context flexchess project proposes cuttingedge solutions based on digital twin concept virtual energy storage systems vess and distributed ledger technology dlt to revolutionize the existing practices based on the aggregation of connected hybrid energy storage system chess flexchess improves the grid stability while increasing the profitability of its installations by guaranteeing various ancillary services at the distribution and transmission network levels flexchess will also ensure the highest level of interoperability of the proposed solutions and enhance the innovation capacity and competitiveness of smes and startups in europe by unlocking access to meaningful information and cocreating new business opportunities this will be achieved by the appropriate promoting of open innovation and making smart technologies an asset for intelligent business in order to validate and evaluate the proposed solutions five pilot sites demonstrations with diverse assets in different european countries are planned the aggregation and optimization of different resources will be extended to take into account not only electrical energy storage systems ess but also multiesss thus flexchess project will define different scenarios allowing to evaluate the performances and flexibility capability of chess flexchess project consortium gathers 3 universities 2 large companies 3dsos 4 smes and 2 ngo
deciphering regulatory principles of proteasome heterogeneity and the degradation landscape in cancer

proteasome activity is crucial to removal of defective or obsolete proteins cell signaling and antigen presentation in cancer proteasomal degradation was shown to play key roles in tumor growth antigenicity and response to immunotherapy yet comprehensive analysis of proteasome subunit composition and the degradation landscape in cancer has not been performed to date rendering our understanding of interpatient proteasome heterogeneity and proteasomedependent mechanisms underlying tumorimmune interactions far from complete our novel unbiased approach mapp for ms analysis of proteasomecleaved peptides is ideally suited to examine the missing link between cellular degradation and cancer immunity we have already demonstrated its utility in identifying degradation events associated with inflammation proteasome cleavage substrate alterations and an antiinflammatory role of the proteasome subunit psme4 in lung cancer we aim to capitalize on our powerful analytical methods vast experience and preliminary data and develop further our cuttingedge technology to shed light on the uncharted area of degradation pathways in cancer we plan to 1 characterize both proteasome composition and the degradation landscape across cancer types and develop mapp further to enable in vivo tissuespecific and proteasometypespecific profiling we strive to provide a near complete narrative of proteasome activity and distribution in tumors and their role in shaping tumorimmune interactions 2 study proteasomedependent mechanisms underlying tumor immunogenicity and response to immunotherapy at the biochemical cellular and physiological levels3 exploit interpatient proteasome heterogeneity for translational opportunities in particular as an adjunct to current immunotherapies cancerdeg will transform our understanding of proteasomal degradation in cancer with important implications for numerous diseases precision oncology and drug discovery
intergenerational transmission of identity in subsaharan africa

in subsaharan africa ssa high levels of ethnic diversity have often been considered in quantitative research as constraining social and economic development yet most of the research on ethnicity and development has given little thought to the complexity of ethnic identities treating ethnic identity as a static affiliation to a single group as such it is not easy to reconcile findings from this literature with more recent empirical work that stress that multiethnicity is not a rare phenomenon in ssa and that ethnic identity identities may be less salient than national identities in response the transmid project intergenerational transmission of identity in subsaharan africa proposes a novel understanding of ethnicity by focusing on the intergenerational transmission igt of identity in ssa by studying which identity traits eg language use religious practice are passed down generations we can gain a more nuanced understanding of ethnicity while considering it both as socially salient and dynamic the project combines insights from the theoretical economic literature on parental investment in igt with perspectives from political science and sociology on institutional factors and socialisation mechanisms transmid relies on economic modelling statistical analyses and firsthand data the projects workflow follows the sequence of intergenerational transmission over generations from marriage decisions to investments in childrens identities first i will focus on understanding the drivers of intermarriages using data from the democratic republic of the congo second i will design a lab experiment in kenya to assess parents preferences regarding their childrens identity eg multiethnicity ethnic and national identities third building on case studies and on a crosscountry longitudinal analysis transmid will provide a comparative perspective on the role of institutional contexts in shaping igt decisions
resilience enhancement of fireprotected steel frames under multihazards

the prosperity and sustained economic growth of societies depend on the safe and continuous operation of infrastructures which can be challenged by the impact of catastrophic hazards eg earthquakes fire tsunami etc the best solution is to ensure infrastructures have adequate resilience against potential multihazards on a scientific knowledge base the proposed mulhazardres project will develop a performancebased methodology for evaluating and improving the resilience of fireprotected steel building structures against earthquake hazards and postearthquake fire hazards that is raising major international scientific and industrial interest this methodology will be sophisticated and practical first collaborative research efforts will be made to assess the vulnerability of fireprotected steel building structures under various earthquake and postearthquake fire scenarios through both experimental and numerical investigations second resilience enhancement technologies will be developed by reducing the damage of sprayapplied fireresistive materials plastic damage of steel components structural residual deformations and combined damage of steel materials because of strong earthquakes and postearthquake fires finally design criteria design methods and lifecycle riskbased estimation approach will be developed within the performancebased methodology to enhance the resilience of fireprotected steel frames against earthquake and postearthquake fire hazards the research outcomes of the proposed mulhazardres project hold the potential to significantly advance the state of the art in better safeguarding the infrastructure systems against multihazards
upgrading geomaterials from waste to resource

upgrade seeks to broaden the research scope of the involved teams focusing on tackling key challenges in geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering specifically it aims to pioneer innovative solutions for repurposing waste geomaterials generated by construction and mining industries worldwide waste geomaterials represents half of the waste volume generated in eu these waste geomaterials generally exhibit poor engineering characteristics that prevent their direct use at constructionmining sites however if adequately treated they could represent an excellent resource for construction purposes with significant money saving and reduction in the environmental footprint thus contributing to the establishment of a circular handlingmanagement of geomaterials to achieve this upgrade will develop protocols software and tools to improve the engineering characteristics of waste geomaterials and to guarantee the performance level over the service life of geostructures built from waste geomaterials considering sitespecific conditions the fundamental concern of upgrade is to promote strategies for sustainable use of waste geomaterials generated by geoengineering activities and to determine how to turn a waste geomaterial into a durable material with a positive revenue stream the originality of upgrades approach is that not only it draws expertise on the environment and geotechnics but also in computer sciences geochemistry analytical chemistry natural resources exploitation and in the circulatory economy we intend to form a multidisciplinary consortium composed of 10 academic and 5 industrial beneficiaries and 6 third country partners which aim to address this problem upgrade will create an international interdisciplinary and intersectoral network of creative and innovative researchers and practising engineers ready to face geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering challenges which arise in the vanguard of technological innovation
responsible teerritories and institutions enable and foster open research and inclusive innovation for transitions governance

the objective of reinforcing is to become the orri open and responsible ri central point of knowledge and expertise easily accessible uptodate and tailored to community needs it will do so by reviewing and exploiting the richness of 10 years of orrirelated initiatives including the rri tools database it will make this knowhow available in the reinforcing onestop source platform together with new communityled resources and pathways to support navigation through them reinforcing is committed to capitalize on eufunded actions and the proven expertise of its partners in both the theory and the practice of orri implementation reinforcing will act as catalyzer of quadruplehelix community members who will codevelop services including policy recommendations of orrirelated initiatives regional and eu to support efficient cooperation and adaptation rather than replication and of orri expertise through the creation of a european map of ambassadors and facilitators a key focus is on financial support of institutional and territorial changes towards fair transitions governance through cascading grants reinforcing will award 96 grants dedicated to boost institutions scaling up their orri experience and to incubate newcomer territories experimenting with orri for the first time mentoring and matchmaking services and training modules are part of the reinforcing wide offer reducing disparities is also a key focus of reinforcing three key gaps balkan territories open innovation and mission projects have already been identified and addressed through specific actions while the overall project contribution to their reduction will be thoroughly assessed the engagement of the global orri network will guarantee wide international cooperation these efforts will result in a number of medium and longterm impacts such as over 150 sustainable individual institutional changes and mainstreaming of excellent open and responsible ri across the era
affective computing models from facial expression to mindreading

mind reading plays an indispensable role in human social interaction and communication one of the key factors in mind reading is facial expression analysis it is thus crucial to understand and model facial behaviors reflecting mental states to enhance communication experience with robots and other intelligent agents in either real social interaction or augmented virtual environments as well consistent crosscultural disagreement about the emotion and intensity conveyed by goldstandard universal facial expressions questions the universality hypothesis in recent years even though automatic facial expression analysis has achieved excellent progress the research of emotion understanding in realistic environment across cultures is still lacking substantial psychological works support the use of the appraisal theory for internal emotion detection through facial behaviors while research in computer science mainly focuses on facial modelling but ignoring the underlying biologicallydriven mechanism therefore we plan to reconstruct facial macro and microexpressions and digitise emotion appraisal collect 4d dynamic 3d facial expression dataset with culture diversity and develop autonomous 4d facial model based on the collected 4d data and cultural emotion appraisal theory and push forward commercialisation acmod project aims to advance the state of the art in understanding and modelling naturalistic facial behaviours in social interaction cross various cultures which is essential to the next generation of humancomputer interaction robotics and augmented virtual reality techniques this project will open up a new avenue for modelling facial behaviors by taking a fundamentally different and interdisciplinary approach combining theories and techniques in eg psychology and computer science with an emphasis on social interaction applications the project will promote knowledge exchange between eu and east asian partners to foster the researchers involved
new physics in parity violation from the thomson limit to the energy frontier

the theory of elementary particle physics the standard model sm provides a successful description of the basic constituents of matter and the forces acting between them however it explains only about 15 of the total mass in the universe not accounting for the dark matter postulated in the face of astrophysical and cosmological data the study of the universe at large shows that our theory of the smallest entities of nature must be extendedin the absence of a direct observation of new particles it becomes increasingly important to determine the parameters of the sm with the highest possible precision as new particles and forces would modify their values through quantum effects the existence of the w and z bosons and later the top quark the tau neutrino and the higgs boson the ultimate discovery of the sm were all inferred from precision measurements before their direct observationsa cornerstone parameter of the sm is the socalled weak mixing angle which relates different sectors of the theory and is particularly sensitive to new physics the objective of this project is to greatly improve its determination at energy scales spanning four orders of magnitude combining information from the lhc with lowenergy data from the mesa accelerator detector techniques developed for the lhc will be used to optimise the measurements at low energy the combination of all measurements will test the energy dependence of the weak mixing angle below the z peak on the resonance and for the first time above the z towards the weak scalereaching these objectives requires improving theoretical predictions in the sm beyond the current state of the art reducing the associated uncertainties the simultaneous interpretation of the weak mixing angle determinations at all energies will test the sm and probe new physics with sensitivity to mass scales ranging from 70 mev up to the order of 100 tev corresponding to length scales of a zeptometer
ecological intensification in horticulture increasing crop quantity and quality by understanding relationships between functional diversity ecosystem services and genotypespecific traits

biodiversity is a vital resource for humanity providing essential ecosystem services for food production agriculture is a main driver of biodiversity loss thus jeopardising the biodiversitybased ecosystem functions and services agriculture itself depends upon the demand for agricultural products is rising so alternatives to conventional intensification are urgently needed ecological intensification strengthens natural processes through regulating and supporting ecosystem services instead of using humanproduced inputs current research on temperate and tropical crops indicates that many crop systems experience pollination deficits limiting crop production effective pollinators have been identified for some crops but we lack a mechanistic understanding of how functional biodiversity translates to gene flow across plantations and thus crop yield and quality how floral traits of different crop genotypes affect gene flow has also received little to no attention this interdisciplinary project is designed to create speciesspecific data showing how pollinator species move pollen and which genotypes of pollen they carry as this determines yield and nutritional quality further this project is dedicated to assessing whether mixed cropping of genotypes can affect pollination services by measuring genotypespecific floral traits and associating traits with variation in pollinator visitations this will create a mechanistic understanding of pollinator movement necessary to develop ecological intensification strategies that use genotypes with specific flower traits to strategically attract and retain the most efficient pollinators the outcome of this research has scientific economic and societal impact by delivering strategies to make food systems more productive while maintaining biodiversity and environmental sustainability in line with the un sustainable development goal zero hunger instead of succumbing to the rising demands on agriculture
deep earths oxygen recycling at subduction zones

in contrast to other known terrestrial planets the earths interior is oxygenbreathing through the sink of oxidised tectonic plates at convergent margins since the late archean to paleoproterozoic recent estimates suggest that the redox capacity of some key subducting chemical elements is not balanced on geological time scales by global magmatism and volcanism thus implying a puzzling deep oxygenation of our planet although current models presume that the redox state of subducting slabs is irreversible my most recent results demonstrate that mixing of fluids from different slab lithologies can dramatically change the redox capacity of such fluids and the deeply subducted residues the oz project will provide an unprecedented quantitative framework to account for such interactions in order to determine the effectiveness of subduction slab fluids to oxidise the mantle wedge and generate the most oxidised magmatism on earth arc magmatism to achieve this ambitious goal oz will address four specific goals 1 the experimental determination of the effect of oxygen fo2 and sulphur fs2 fugacity on the stability of critical mineral assemblages during the prograde metamorphic evolution of serpentinites by using a novel triple capsule buffering technique in high pressure experiments 2 the determination of sulphur mobility at high pressure due to gradients in fo2 and fs2 by means of an original experimental capsule design with interconnected reservoirs representative of the heterogeneity of the slab 3 the characterization of sulphideoxide mineral associations in natural samples from exhumed paleosubduction terranes to demonstrate the scales of fluid mixing in nature and 4 the upscaling of these processes to subduction zones by using two types of equilibrium reactive transport models at the scale of the slab and the mantle wedge