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justwater water decision making tools for informed hydro politics in italy

italy is the 1st european country to export crops irrigated from depleted groundwater sources justwater will uncover exactly where in italy exportled irrigation agriculture is exploiting the most vulnerable groundwaters and waterscarce areas identifying bad virtual water gis hotspots justwater is a research aimed at providing italian water experts and water decisionmakers with a set of tools for informed actions in the realm of the hydro politics of the country justwater connects irrigation patterns to cropexports trends in italy producing gis maps graphic charts and socioeconomic data to enhance waterrelated decisionmaking through virtual water analysis the novelty of this research is the connection among subnational levels of analysis regional and district level to global virtual water flows exploring their social and environmental effects and paying attention to gender issues exploring the connection between irrigation trends and patterns of agricultural exports will lead to better understanding national water politics in italy and can be replicated in other droughtprone eu countriesthe researcher will get training and knowledge transfer enhancing her employability and career prospects the project will enhance the visibility of university of bergamo in the forefront institutions that are active in both virtual water issues and water gender enquiry thanks to the gendertransformative tools enacted by the project interdisciplinary in nature justwater will draw upon insights from human geography political economy and political ecology introducing the subnational scale of analysis constitutes a substantial theoretical innovation in the virtual water literature which has so far concentrated on the global and national scale justwater will provide policyoriented tools and endusers data to serve citizen science and open science practices allowing not only interoperability of research outputs but also replicability in other countries
ramification of braid groups and their related structures

the proposed project brings together neha nanda a young researcher who finished her phd this summer and who already has a number of publications and preprints and an experienced researcher john guaschi who is full professor at universit de caen normandie they propose to study certain ramifications of braid groups and related structures namely the virtual twin groups and the relations of these groups with virtual doodles that play the rle of planar analogues of knots in r3 the main aims of the project are1 understand better the pure twin groups by studying some of their invariants such as their virtual cohomological dimension and look for good presentations for them using fadellneuwirthlike short exact sequences 2 following the construction of surface braid groups from artin braid groups generalise the pure twin groups to surface pure twin groups obtain presentations of these groups and seek doodlelike structures to which they correspond3 construct new virtual doodle invariants some being analogous to those known for knots and links the aim being to classify virtual doodlesbeing at the intersection of several domains the general setting of the project is active and competitive as well as being ambitious the project is innovative not just for the choice of problems to be studied but also because its members have complementary interests and skills in algebra lowdimensional topology and combinatorial group theory the project members will also be able to count on the expertise of other mathematicians in caen working in related areas as well as the dynamic network of the research group in caen including meetings organised by members of the gdr tresses the regional artiq project in collaboration with computer scientists in rouen and schools such as winterbraids
next genenration of xray metrology

due to increased demand for semiconductor devices lowpower electronics electric vehicles sensors iot internet of things new complex thin film materials are constantly engineered by sophisticated mbe molecular beam epitaxy pvd physical vapour deposition or ald atomic layer deposition xrays are well suited to assess the crystalline structure of new thin film materials due to the intrinsic properties of xrays to probe material on the subnanometer scale these crystal properties film thickness composition strain stress interdiffusion and epitaxial relation are then correlated to the electronic properties sirius xray solutions is an innovative german sme with the mission to develop and manufacture highperformance customised xray instrumentation for semiconductor and material characterisation applications after years of rd it has developed xrs semi a compact 1m x 1m advanced xray metrology instrument which combines a newly developed xray optic stateoftheart detector fast control software and fast accurate data analysis software xrs semi is used to assess the crystalline structure of new thin film materials due to the intrinsic properties of xrays to probe material on the subnanometer scale xrs semi has been sold and validated to prestigious research institutions and innovative smes such as the fraunhofer institute for photonic microsystems the university of leuven lumiphase ag and soitec the xray metrology instrument developed by sirius can measure at least 10 times faster than the competition with a selling price 2 times lower it addresses the growing niche market 200mm wafers within the semiconductor market of xray metrology for mems photonics and sensorswithin the womentecheu programme sirius xray solutions will finalise and integrate the software toolbox based on machine learning and theoretical models simulation into the sirius xrs platform to optimise the softwares analytical performance
accelerating biofilm matrix dispersion with deep eutectic solvents

a growing demand for clean water is driving the increased adoption of waterrecycling and waterdesalination particularly in waterstressed regions these processes are highly dependent on the use of membrane filtration technology efficient operation of these membranes is hampered by biofouling which is typically managed by chemical treatment amongst endusers in the water treatment sector there is a marketpull towards more greensustainable chemicals and this combined with the limited effectiveness of existing biofouling control products has created the substantial commercial opportunity described in this proposal the unique idea in this proof of concept is to use natural deep eutectic solvents nades as a nontoxic and tuneable solution for biofouling mitigation preliminary data from the pis erc grant absolute has demonstrated that novel nades formulations an effective safe scalable and economically viable solution for biofouling mitigation the project deliverables includei a composition for a nadesbased biofouling control product that exceeds the performance of the closest competing product and is superior in terms of reduced toxicity and higher biodegradabilityii a patent filing and a scalable commercialisation strategyiii data that confirms the cost benefits of the nades composition in key industrial sectorsiv demonstration data in to obtain feedback from endusers partners and potential investors these deliverables will advance the technology towards rapid commercialisation via a university spinout company
quantum information processing in highdimensional ion trap systems

quantum processors have taken the binary paradigm of classical computing to the quantum realm and are starting to outperform the best classical devices yet neither the underlying quantum information carriers nor many of the targeted problems naturally fit into this twolevel paradigm in this project i aim to break this paradigm instead of restricting the rich hilbert space of trapped ions to only two levels the proposed research will make full use of the multilevel qudit structure as a resource for quantum information processing this will unlock unused potential within quantum processors and bring nearterm intermediatescale quantum devices into a regime well beyond classical capabilities furthermore the availability of highperforming qudit quantum hardware will stimulate a rethinking of the way we approach quantum information processing this ambitious goal will be achieved by designing and implementing a trappedion quantum processor tailored for qudits building on the full toolbox of atomic physics this device will benefit from ongoing developments for binary systems while featuring significantly extended capabilities including novel ways of interacting qudits for resourceefficient processing using this hardware we aim to achieve two objectives first we will develop tools for and demonstrate native qudit quantum information processing from simulation to computation second we will show that the platform outperforms not only qubit systems but also the best classical devices through the demonstration of a quantum advantagei am convinced that this project will stimulate a number of research directions beyond its immediate goals from applicationtailored quantum computing to advanced quantum communication and quantum metrology my strong background in several quantum technology platforms as well as my track record in multilevel quantum information processing puts me in a unique position to realize the ambitious goals of this project
radio stars and exoplanets discovering the space weather of other worlds

a fundamental goal of astronomy in the coming decades is to determine whether a planet around another star could be habitable an important piece in this habitability puzzle is the environmental conditions of an exoplanet the space weather it experiences however determining the space weather conditions around a star has been challenging because of the limited sensitivity of lowfrequency radio telescopes a lowfrequency radio detection of a star or exoplanet can provide evidence of plasma ejection from the star or a direct measurement of an exoplanets magnetic field strength such information determines if a planets atmosphere can survive the onslaught of stellar activity recently i achieved the first lowfrequency detections of quiescent stars via a novel polarisation technique using the telescope lofar the radio emission is likely generated by starplanet interactions representing a new way to discover exoplanets and characterise their space weather environment these first detections represent the tip of the iceberg in terms of other detectable stellar systems as i expand my observations over the northern sky i am on the precipice of conducting the first ever population analysis of the types of stars that emit at low frequencies revealing whether they are orbited by exoplanets and what environmental conditions such planets experiencethis grant will allow me to scale my new lowfrequency calibration and polarimetric techniques to determine the space weather of stars and exoplanets via 1 determining the radio periodicity from starexoplanet interactions 2 directly detecting radio emission from an exoplanet and 3 tracing the kinematics of ejected stellar plasmasuch information will facilitate a leap in our understanding of the plasma environments around stars and the underlying laws governing the generation of planetary magnetic fields information that will guide us in the coming revolution in exoplanet habitability
energy storage in molecules

esim will create the scientific basis for a radically new technology addressing the pressing challenges of scalable clean energy storage the esim strategy is to use the conformational degrees of freedom of organic molecules and to create dense molecular arrays of scalable dimensions on a surface to avoid the limits of battery technology based on ions flow and on environmentally harmful substances esim will provide the proof of principle that storing energy in molecules is feasible constructing laboratory devices and validating the scientific and technological basis for novel energy storage devices esim will produce scientific and technological achievements well beyond the fields of the individual partners involving chemistry physics and simulation tools the added value of our interdisciplinary approach will enable the development of methods and materials for an efficient storage of energy in specific degrees of freedom of organic molecules on a supporting surface ultimately leading to an environmentally friendly recyclable way of producing storing and using energy molecules will be designed and synthesized to first capture a possible deviation from the microreversibility principle and demonstrate energy pumping and storing in a few specific intramolecular mechanical degrees of freedom then 2d molecular layers will be developed to efficiently store this energy using electric fields and inelastic electrons as a second energy source as a proof of principle esim will produce a device based on a bimetallic cantilever to store and release energy from the active molecules esim will maintain close contact with industry via regular meetings esimindustry days involving nanotechnology startups energy providers and hightech smes to favour exchange and synergy towards the identification of innovative potential technology transfer esim will use public talks scientific workshops and scientific publications to reach the broadest possible audience
tailoring and extending chemicallyassisted spinning to textiles incorporating liquid crystalenhanced functionality

responsive and smart textiles are a next frontier of research to add new useful functionality to commodities we already use in our daytoday lives by allowing us to replace energyconsuming electronic sensors for detecting or responding to stresses and harmful conditions they can contribute to a safer greener and more sustainable world the jump from concept to product however has been fraught with issues how can we incorporate novel materials of interest such as liquid crystals or colloidal suspensions with a liquid armor functionality into fibers that we can then incorporate into textiles in this project i will use a microfluidic wet spinning technique i developed to incorporate functionality into fibers made from textilegrade polymers smart yet comfortably wearable garments i will focus on two functionalities responsiveness to volatile organic compounds enabled by liquid crystals and responsiveness to ballistic impacts provided by liquid armor i will assess the performance of these fibers to the applied stresses as well as incorporate them using embroidery and weaving into fabrics and evaluate their performance in prototype wearable garments
computational chemical and biotechnology solutions to improved dna data storage from inproduct information and cryptography to longterm archiving

modern informationbased society largely relies on trusted information storage in a large variety of setups ranging from longterm digital archiving to embedding information into products dna is a promising future storage medium for such diverse applications as it offers sustainable and robust longterm information storage at extraordinary information density dna will also never become obsolete however longterm dna archival storage is still very expensive in didax we will develop new approaches to dna storage based on novel encoding and decoding algorithms new reduced cost synthesis approaches and new embedding technologies specifically we will provide i synthesis encoding and decoding methods for efficient reduced cost archiving using standard and composite dna ii inproduct information storage technologies including encapsulation and embedding as well as tailored coding and reconstruction approaches iii methods for efficient labeling and cryptographic authentication and iv efficient and new approaches to photolithographybased synthesis and composite synthesis of dna to enable reducedcost dna storage we will demonstrate endtoend poc systems for reducedcost archival storage inproduct information storage as well as dnabased authentication protocols the didax project will expand the longterm applicability of archival dnabased data storage through significant improvements in cost furthermore didax will broaden the range of dnabased information technologies and lead to applications realizable in the short term by developing inproduct information storage solutions and dnabased authentication protocols didax methodology is highly interdisciplinary building on expertise in computer science engineering chemistry material science and in building complete dna based storage systems didax impact spans applications and technology domains and will be disseminated and exploited to benefit european society and industry
a step change in prediction mapping acceptance testing and costeffective mitigation for railway noise and vibration

quieterrail aims to introduce a step change in predicting and mapping railway noise and vibration in the acceptance testing of rolling stock and in promoting costeffective noise mitigation the established twinsbased approach for rolling noise is extended to include curves squeal noise models are developed including flanging noise and multiple wheelrail contact points proposals are made for improving the cnossos curve noise factor based on project results to add flexibility to acceptance testing transposition methods are developed and tested for situations where there are larger differences eg between slab and ballast track measurement uncertainty in passby noise is studied including the effects of site geometry a virtual test method for the noise from freight wagons is proposed and information is gathered on the noise from trains with new propulsion technologyquieterrail produces guidelines and a data analysis tool for costeffective noise mitigation by controlling rail roughness using onboard measurement systems it also provides an opensource tool for whole track system optimisation addressing life cycle costs noise and vibration simultaneously the goal is to enhance the costeffectiveness and social benefits of railway infrastructure by reducing externalitiesa fastrunning hybrid vibration prediction method will be enhanced to include features pertinent to urban situations it will be implemented in a gisbased environment to allow mapping of vibration alongside noise the database with soil impedance and transfer functions and building correction factors will be substantially extended a trackindependent vehicle indicator is developed to allow a first step towards quantifying the vibration emission of trains and the introduction of vibration limit valuesextensive noise and vibration measurements at a mainline site and on an urban light rail network provide for validation of the results and expansion of relevant databases
microwave metadevices based on electrically tunable organic ionelectron conductors

mimetic will lay the foundation for a new generation of electrically reconfigurable microwave devices actively tuned by organic electrochemical transistors a class of electronic devices that exploits the unique properties of organic mixed ionelectron conductors the project will study the unexplored fundamental properties of these emerging materials in the microwave spectrum as well as address the groundbreaking implications of this novel metadevice tuning strategy within the fields of tunableprogrammable metasurfaces for largearea microwave optics wireless communication and untethered bioelectronic interfaces indeed despite their widespread use in printed electronics energy harvesting organic bioelectronics and neuromorphic devices the exceptional potential of organic electronic materials and transistors has in fact been largely overlooked in the context of microwave technology the ambitious plan of mimetic has thus the following objectives i the microwave characterization of organic mixed conductors across the 1100 ghz range thus validating this metadevice tuning strategy in a frequency range that is expected to have significant relevance for present and future wireless technologies eg 5g and 6g ii the realization of reconfigurable metasurfaces on largearea and thin flexible substrates adopting only highthroughput deposition techniques iii the demonstration of a novel class of microwave devices and metadevices that exploit the unique capabilities of organic mixed conductors in particular towards the realization of wireless bioelectronic interfaces for healthcare and distributed sensing as well as of neuromorphic and exotic photonicsmimetic will thus expand the already remarkable technological significance of organic mixed ionelectron conductors by establishing a new generation of microwave devices and metadevices with radically enhanced pervasiveness and utility as well as create new interdisciplinary research opportunities
quality of service enhancement with resilient routing and machine learning

by now the internet has become a topmost critical infrastructure current technology trends point toward a new era of dependable internet which includes the concepts of the internet of everything network intelligentization vehicletoeverything communication augmented and virtual reality applications and many others telesurgery autonomous driving industry 40 and the stock market are just a few examples of the emerging missioncritical services that involve telecommunication and on which both people and governments increasingly rely to address the rising challenges of these new missioncritical applicationbased concepts ultrareliable and lowlatency communication channels have to be established despite this reliance on the internet nowadays it often falls behind the needs and expectations to enable the advent of a truly dependable internet the main goal of qoserm is to drastically improve the most important quality of service qos metric the endtoend availability that measures the fraction of time in which two endpoints are able to communicate to create such a reliable internet we have to step further from protecting only the classical single network equipment failures and ensure that telecommunication remains operational in the presence of largescale regional failures caused by natural or manmade disasters too to this end qoserm forges two major building blocks into an overarching framework namely 1 enhanced time series prediction techniques for predicting future spare link bandwidths and 2 scalable resilient routing algorithms for utilising the spare link capacities for sending redundant data between the communicating endpoints thus my findings will combine the strengths of artificial intelligence and combinatorial optimisation which are two fields with very different philosophies while the former says that data is better than algorithms the creed of the latter is contrary algorithms are better than data