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vibroacoustic model order reduction

vamor contributes to a more sustainable and quieter future for europe noise pollution has arisen as one of the key factors towards the degradation of the quality of life in european societies adding noise treatments commonly leads to an increase in mass andor volume usage harming the sustainability of the respective products eg leading to heavier vehicles to avoid such solutions and striving for the sustainability and optimal acoustic behaviour of products vibroacoustic design needs to be pushed earlier in their design phase additionally product sustainability can be also enhanced by exploiting the information included in sound waves emitted during their operation detecting potential malfunctions in that context efficient physicsbased sound modelling is a key enabler towards not only optimized and sustainable acoustic profiles through efficient design procedures but also affordable socalled digital twins that monitor product performance in real time to this end the overarching goal of vamor is to provide high level scientific and transferable skills training on a new generation of efficient vibroacoustic modelling techniques socalled model order reduction mor strategies to a group of high achieving competent doctoral candidates to promote a quieter and more sustainable environment this will be achieved by combining an excellent research programme with an exemplary interdisciplinary training programme vamor brings together a remarkable consortium which combines research leading academic institutions with a constantly innovating wide variety of industrial partners working on software material testing design and sound enhancement by deploying such an intersectorial multidisciplinary consortium vamor guarantees the creation of a coordinated research environment to develop and exploit novel tools for the efficient simulation of noise and vibration and promote sustainability and acoustic comfort of products
beyond compliance rethinking the effectiveness of regional human rights regimes

the european african and interamerican human rights regimes seem not to be effective visvis nondemocratic states besides undermining the international rulebased order this situation has dire implications for human rights victims conventional theories based on the experience of the european court of human rights ecthr equate the effectiveness of regional courts with compliance this perspective is inadequate to explain the status quo where illiberal states may execute individual rulings while violating the underpinning norms scholarship on the global south suggests that the experiences of the interamerican court of human rights iacthr and the african court of human and peoples rights acthpr offer an underexplored potential to increase our understanding and a great potential to draw lessons for the european context which is increasingly dealing with illiberal regimes from a compliance perspective the iacthr and the acthpr have been hardly effective yet if we take broader societal impact as an indicator their experiences might indeed provide us with important insights the project asks what are the limitations and possibilities for human rights regimes to be effective in nondemocratic contexts it starts from the working assumption that regimes can only be effective if they make full use of their oversight powers exhaustiveness and empower domestic activists in their mobilization responsiveness it tests this view by analyzing how the three regimes have enforced their norms against states engaging in 1 violence 2 legal repression andor 3 rule of law violations based on case law analysis and interviews it will develop an empirically based theory on effectiveness in three steps 1 a historical analysis to identify the three regimes founding goals 2 an empirical analysis of the extent to which they have adhered to these goals visvis illiberal states 3 a normative framework on how they can enhance their effectiveness
rethinking and reshaping the eus democracy support in its eastern and southern neighbourhood

shapedemeu sets out to rethink reshape and review the eus democracy support policies in its eastern southern neighbourhoods amidst the increasing contestation of the eu and the weakening impact of its policies in the neighbourhoods shapedemeu applies an entirely novel approach to democracy support the approach conceives of democracy support as a social practice requiring the collective democratic learning of all stakeholders involved the consortium will pilot test a democracy learning loop to create new channels and tools for interaction between the eu and its neighbours and transfer these findings into policy recommendations for an improved eu policy toolkit shapedemeu represents a multinational and multifaceted research consortium of academic think tank and civil society institutions based in the eu and the southern and eastern neighbourhoods the consortium will apply mixedmethods to collect assess and generate policies related to democracy support in the six case countries of lebanon palestine tunisia ukraine georgia and armenia we will investigate the role of eu member states key eu institutions third country actors and international organisations the project results will lead to improved eu practices in the region in all project phases the impact of gender equality digital transformations in democracy support will be examined the findings will be communicated and disseminated through shapedemeus comprehensive democracy support database and an online digital dashboard our results will contribute to the creation of sustainable tools for an eu policy toolkit that supports democracy in its southern eastern neighbourhoods thus increasing the eus accountability transparency effectiveness and trustworthiness and making neighbourhood countries more resilient equitable and responsive to local needs
the neural correlates of object location memory

remembering where things are for example where you parked your car is essential in everyday life without spatial memory we would continuously be engaged in looking for our car keys phone or glasses despite its obvious importance a lot is still unknown about object location memory olm this proposal aims to uncover mechanisms underlying olm specifically taking into consideration the influence of object knowledge on olm eg if an object is owned or familiar these factors will be explored by examining individual differences sex differences and ageing in wp1 and testing the neural correlates of olm in wp2with this aim the following specific objectives have been establishedtest individual differences in olm sex differences and ageing conducting online studies to understand how o reported sex differences relate to the cognitive mechanisms involved in olm o ageing affects the cognitive mechanisms involved in olmtest how object knowledge eg familiarity and ownership affects olm in fmri studies we will concurrently acquire neural activation and memory data to oexplore the brain areas involved in olm otest whether object knowledge effects on olm are reflected in neural activity of brain areas responsible for the representation of peripersonal reachable and extrapersonal out of reach space otest whether neural activation at encoding is predictive of spatial memory error otest whether these effects occur upon memory retrieval or already at the stage of encoding ie during object perceptionbuild a dynamic causal model of typical healthy olm which can be used as a baseline for studies on atypical olm eg dementiathe results obtained from this multidisciplinary project will be relevant in the fields of gerontologydementia research cognitive psychology cognitive science cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychology and will inspire future applications for populations with atypical olm
era chair in internet of underwater things at labust

uwinlabust project aims to create conditions and opportunities at the university of zagreb faculty of electrical and engineering and computing unizgfer in croatia for high quality researchers and research managers to move and engage to achieve excellence in a sustainable manner within the area of internet of underwater things iout at the laboratory for underwater systems and technologies labust the objectives of the uwinlabust project are 1 to recruit prof roee diamant from university of haifa as era chair holder who will establish his own team consisting of 3 postdocs a technology transfer officer and a group leader 2 to achieve excellence in the research area of iout a network of smart interconnected underwater objects with particular focus on 3 strategic research domains a underwater sensor communications b underwater acoustic signal processing and c underwater collaborative autonomy 3 to ensure sustainability of the achieved excellence and 4 to increase uwinlabust group scientific involvement and visibility these objectives will be reached through a set of strategic measures expert visits and outgoing study visits for providing knowledge transfer research innovation management trainings and establishment of technology transfer office for transferring results from academia to industry new msc and phd courses to ensure knowledge transfer to new generations organization of workshops summer schools and conferences for strengthening links to industry endusers and the scientific community ministry of science and education of croatia has provided a letter of commitment guaranteeing additional financial support for equipment and infrastructure to uwinlabust project from european structural and investment funds dean of unizgfer also committed to ensuring additional financial research support
leap in advancing of critical quantum key distributionspace components

laiqa comes as a technology intensive research and innovation action aiming to develop and advance critical components and technologies necessary to build a global spacedbased quantum network laiqa envisions to realize unconditionally secure quantum communications over long distances bringing functional qkd components together with advanced system integration techniques towards deployable spaceqkd systems the projects objectives will include the development of spacedeployable highbrightness 1550 nm entangled photon pair source epps a spacesuitable decoy state bb84 prepare and measure pm source a photonic integrated epps for nextgeneration onboard sender stations a quantum memory for longdistance entanglement distribution an advanced fibercouplingadaptive optics system for converged spaceterrestrial qkd segments and software components towards the optimization of laiqa architecture the project will demonstrate pm and entanglement based qkd systems both in labterrestrial fso testbeds and in field demonstrations in helmos optical ground station ogs laiqa will also mobilize its consortium to prioritize standardization activities that focus on space components for pm and entanglementqkd consider interfaces and parameters for them to propose specification standards and potentially trigger new standardization activities within eu
nature for insurance and insurance for nature

naturebased solutions nbs can provide means to regulate ghg in the atmosphere mitigate climate hazard risks through mass stabilisation water flow regulation wind dissipation and temperature regulation remove particle pollution and improve air quality protect soil and biodiversity and enhance climate resilience the naturance project will examine technical financial and operational feasibility and performance of solutions that are built upon and combine disaster risk financing investments with naturebased solutions to this end we will stimulate dialogues knowledge sharing and mutual learning across different areas of policy and practice our ambition is not only to produce a comprehensive and collaborative assessment of naturebased insurance and investment solutions from societal and business perspective our ultimate goal is to encourage adoption of jointly elaborated principles performance metrics and recommended approaches to analysis and design in accordance with eu framework for sustainable finance the project will establish a network of existing networks by connecting existing major knowledge networks and fostering crossdomain knowledge sharing and collaborative marketplace for innovative naturebased insurance investment solutions initiate and organise innovation finance and policy labs seeking to assess existing and explore new areas for insurance investment solutions and revenue models supporting nbs analyse policy and governance conditions that are conducive to or hamper adoption of sustainable and equitable innovative green insurance and investment solutions for nbs and identify examples of inspirational practice and policy reforms unlocking their business potential and scaling up their deployment analyse models methods scenarios and metrics used for assessing riskreduction performance of nbs as well as their wider societal benefits and contribute to a better integration of ecosystem and economic risk modelling build awareness and capabilities for green financial innovations so to creating conditions for inclusive and transformative change in regions embarked in the mission on climate adaptation societal transformation
tracing queer citizenship over time ageing ageism and agerelated lgbti politics in europe

sexual and gender diversity are constitutive elements of democratic societies which have been targeted by extremeright populism and other antidemocratic forces taking queer citizenship as a set of criteria through which democracies can be evaluated trace explores the extent to which the eu has influenced local political and sociolegal advancements in lgbti rights narratives and experiences over time to respond to this aim trace develops an innovative agesensitive analytical lens focused on ageing ageism and agerelated lgbti politics through which progress and backlash in countries that experienced substantial changes in their intimate citizenship regimes will be investigatedtrace uses a multiscale lifecourse approach centred on genderedsexed processes of ageing in the context of a rapidly changing europe lgbti elders carry a unique embodied knowledge of struggle and resistance offering a precious lens through time from once criminalized outlaws to the intimate citizens of todays eu lgbtifreedom zone who outlasted a variety of challenges including the aids pandemic and related stigma the countries included in this research are portugal italy greece malta and slovenia offering a comprehensive overview of changes across time and space in europe including the impacts of religion and secularism traditional and advanced intimate regimes and the relation to the eu lgbti evolving framework with a focus on the south as an imagined political space of silence and resistance the research enables an indepth portrait of different regions of southern europe today grounded on the life stories of older adults whose lifespan accompanies these changes their shared and untold past of oppression will inform scholarly knowledge regarding current and future policymaking particularly timely in a rapidly changing europe grappling with the expansion of populism and antigender backlash
synthetic neurons and artificial photoactivated synapses

the brain is a complex network of interconnected neurons that communicate through synapses synaps aims to for the first time mimic such synapses using liposomes as artificial cells and visible light to trigger a signal from a sender to a receiverliposome mimicking such communication processes will help with understanding how complex natural emergent properties arise and could ultimately allow for the construction of a chemical computer synaps will excel beyond the stateoftheart by maintaining chemical isolation between liposome interiors ensuring local timebound communication between connected liposomes and using light as an external stimulus and fuel these concepts are essential to construct artificial tissues that can communicate on an individual liposometoliposome basis in contrast to the stateoftheart where communication generally occurs with the bulk solution to achieve this a messenger compound will be locally photosynthesised through transmembrane electron transfer by porphyrin dimers that portray a chargetransfer excited state the liposomes will be organised into a synaptic cleft through the use of synthetic complementary clustering compounds that provide stable adhesion between sender and receiver liposomes the messenger compound will be recognised by reversible and selective membranespanning receptors in the receiver liposome that will output the signal through fluorescence in addition a reaction cascade network will be constructed involving the messenger to produce an artificial action potential that is a transient peak in the concentration of the messenger ensuring a timebound dissipative signal altogether synaps will provide advances in systems chemistry by providing a nanoscale platform for communication between chemically isolated systems but also results that are useful for applications such as lighttochemical energy conversion chemical sensing and smart drugdelivery
innovations in detecting and disrupting crimeasaservice operations

safehorizon offers computer law enforcement agencies leas emergency response teams certs and computer security incident response teams csirts a toolbox with underdevelopment and improved opensource solutions that will be simple to plugandplay maintain and adapt saferhorizon aims to disrupt caas by harnessing intelligence collected from internetfacing services the clear deep and dark web public dumps and leaks from ransomware groups and hacking forums and channels as well as datasets from leas and security providers and using machine learning ml to identify correlations and extract actionable evidence that can be used in court beyond crawling for information safehorizon will actively search for possible leaks of information on illegal services forums and software that would allow leas to track down users developers and operators safehorizon will deliver i a toolkit that is broken down into individual and interoperable easytouse tools in the form of docker containers ii a monitoring platform that integrates the output of these tools iii a correlation engine to find the connections among diverse and big datasets and iv datasets and notebooks that will be shared with all eu leas and vetted organisations and companies to enable the easy uptake and processing of data to deliver tangible results moreover safehorizon aims to give cybercriminals a taste of their own medicine by eg spreading disinformation on hacking carding forums and channels to dismantle their rings of trust
multisensing tool for minimally invasive surgery

palpable introduces a new generation of mis minimally imvasive surgery tools a novel tactile sensing probe as a palpation tool for identification and visualization of tissue abnormalities mis has several advantages reduced tissue damage postoperative analgesic requirements blood loss decreased hospitalization time better cosmetic results but there is limited or none visual haptic and tactile feedback insitu along with issues of tool dexterity these issues can lead to accidental tissue damage the probe diam 5mm length 1520mm incorporates multiple sensing modalities and a thin flexible pneumatically actuated endeffector 3dof 180deg with distributed sensors for distributed tactile sensing the probe consists of the photonic sensing elements and a sphere held at the end of a circular tunnel by a steady flow of air the sphere is free to rotate in all directions and can move into the channel when pressed against the airflow when rolling over tissue the displacement depends on the tissues stiffness and is picked up by the optical fibre above it optical intensity variation in the sensing element is used to identify tissue stiffness variations the principle of measurement used is extrinsic light intensity modulation provided through optical fibres a nonplanar photonics circuit 200m waveguide 8bit colour depth for haptic sensor array is developed and interfaced with the probe this circuit will be engraved on ultrathin polymeric foil the foil sensing elements are distributed around along the probe for multiple sensor inputs for palpation ie stiffness distance and curvature that are then fused to provide the overall tissue situation using thin foils allows for ease of integration with the probe and a straightforward manufacturing process to enable low cost in large volumes the end effector is made from disposable or sterilizable materials both options will be explored for recyclability or reusability respectively
scalable fullcycle marine litter remediation in the mediterranean robotic and participatory solutions

seaclear20 will develop a holistic approach to address the full cycle of marine litter towards the mission to restore protect and preserve the health of our oceans seas and waters by 2030 to this end we aim to prevent and reduce marine litter pollution particularly plastics and microplastics in the mediterranean via i community activation citizen empowerment and participatory practices for identifying sitespecific measures for marine litter prevention and reduction supporting the implementation of the wfd and msfd ii scaling up and demonstrating the seaclear20 system an innovative solution with teams of autonomous intelligent robots for effective monitoring and collection of marine seafloor and surface litter iii providing solutions for valorization of the collected litter via better sorting and recycling iv adding novel dimensions in policy making by providing evidence for new legislation and the implementation of existing rules to achieve good environmental status and v accelerating the uptake of our solution by demonstrating its scalability and replicability to the mediterranean basin and beyond in three fullscale demonstrations three pilot tests and at least five associatedregion projectsseaclear20 impact ranges from the reduction of upstream and beach litter via public awareness and citizen activation through effective litter monitoring using both robotic mapping and public reporting in a gamified app to direct collection of at least 57 of existing litter in the areas covered by the robot teams with options for valorization the singular selling point of seaclear20 is our unique blend of technological innovation ii iii communityactivation i and policymaking ivwe achieve all this by exploiting consortium expertise in public engagement policymaking robotic perception and control artificial intelligence marine technology and operations and litter sorting and recycling