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local accessible urban digital and sustainable factories new european bauhaus approach to open and decentralised urban manufacturing

covid19 pandemic manifested the vulnerability of industries the unpredictability of external shocks and evidenced that traditional solutions do not suffice societal transformation and appropriate innovation models along with new technical solutions are seen as important pillars in solving environmental problems today seeds of this societal and industrial transformation exist digital communities gather around opensource innovative projects makers create collectives of professionals artists and tinkerers in tierplaces cocreate solutions smes looking for more sustainable new business models are inventing circular and sensemaking businesses in various territories usercentric agile cocreation is a very well known development practice that can be expanded to the whole manufacturing chain the transition to a low carbon resource efficient circular and sustainable bioeconomy with its technological potentials and proven applications and initiatives like the new european bauhaus offers solutions to the challenges society is facing today lauds factories is an innovative concept aiming to create small versatile factories in local and urban areas to cocreate and produce customised products in small series it seeks to incorporate innovative and active resiliency capabilities at production and supply chain levels to support a green circular and digital transformation it can enable artists creatives and entrepreneurs to test new ideas and products and reduce the carbon footprint by cutting transportation costs and time it also aims to create a more personalised experience for customers enhance their satisfaction loyalty and dynamize the job market the key exploitable results include a sustainable model for local manufacturing an updated digital product passport for transparency and innovation services for makerspaces smes and creatives
the humantech nexus building a safe haven to cope with climate extremes

the hut will employ innovative disaster risk reduction solutions accounting for the potential variations induced by climate change this will involve integrating and leveraging best practices and successful multidisciplinary experiences that have been recently developed within various territorial contexts by leading european research groups institutions and stakeholders to deal with extreme climate events the projects main ambition beyond the state of the art is to promote the best set of transdisciplinary risk management tools and approaches that could be adopted and used extensively across europe in as many situations as possible the activities of the project will be developed considering the following main critical dimensions transdisciplinarity systemic risk coproduction crossfertilization transferability and longterm legacya set of ten demonstrators will constitute a multihazard arena wherein possible disastrous events associated with climate extremes will be dealt with jointly by representatives of the scientific and technical communities practitioners policymakers and local communities the events associated to climate extremes that will be considered in this project are forest fires including wildland urban interface fires meteorologicalhydrologicalagricultural droughts including associated water shortage heatwaves weatherinduced landslides including debris flows fluvial and pluvial floods storms including heavy rain hail thunderstorms and storm surges the hut will mainly focus on the prevention and preparedness phases of the disaster risk management cycle explicitly considering climate change scenarios and integrating the proposed set of solutions for the various events considered over short from days to several months and longterm from years to decades time horizons
plant adaption to elevated temperatures mitigating crop losses caused by climate change

agricultural ecosystems are severely pressed by global warming elevated temperature consequence of climate change is causing dramatic crop and economic losses while threaten the healthy and sustainable living standards of most european citizens predictions on increased ambient temperatures between 154c pose on danger food security globally for the coming years in the context of european research council erc consolidator grant idrica683163 our lab found that vascular brassinosteroid receptors can confer resistance to several abiotic stresses without penalizing plant growth disclosing a yet unexplored innovation potential eu patent application p6100130ep 2021 these findings were initially obtained in the model arabidopsis and the emerging hypothesis has been now tested in brassinosteroid mutants of cereal sorghum we found that hypocotyl and mesocotyl growth on selected mutants is compromised upon elevated temperatures in both arabidopsis and sorghum respectively supporting conserved mechanisms across species these findings enable a novel highthroughput htp screening capacity for compoundsbiologicals to overcome the most damaging impacts of warming in crops upon initial htp screening this proposal aims to enter into a valorization path towards lead generation through a computationallyassisted screening cascade to identify costeffective lead compounds that can improve crop yield at elevated temperatures overall planet takes the opportunity for transferring proprietary knowhow into value to marketcreating innovation in the agricultural industry
a multiisotope assessment of the past arctic nutrient cycle

the ongoing radical decline in seaice cover and the greenland ice sheet gis melt is causing the oceans in the arctic to freshen in the western north atlantic decreasing salinity again results in changes in ocean stratification and a shift in the nutrient distribution between atlantic and pacificsourced waters stratification and nutrient flux strongly impact surface productivity and phytoplankton community structures but the collective influence of these mechanisms is not yet known and might regionally vary the aim of pnut is to study the effects of seaice loss gis melting and watermass redistribution of nutrients during previous warming phases of the deglacial and holocene to achieve this i will investigate the effects of past climate change on nutrient distribution and utilization by phytoplankton off greenland for a high spatial and regional evaluation the study is based on five available sediment cores one from the east greenland shelf and five cores along a northsouth transect from baffin bay to the west greenland shelf in a novel approach i will differentiate between silicic acid utilization based on silicon isotope compositions of sea ice and springsummer bloom diatoms silicic acid concentrations will be evaluated based on silicon isotope compositions of sponge spicules the net productivity nitrate utilisation and stratification will be investigated based on bulk sedimentary nitrogen isotope analyses the new results will be combined with records of sea surface temperature diatom abundance primary productivity watermass mixture stratification and seaice extent to synthesise a synoptic understanding of the influence of further future warming on the arctic marine nutrient cycle and the biological pump
heterogeneous integration for connectivity and sustainability

the challenges and major hiconnects objectives are to transform the centralized cloud platform to decentralized platforms which include edge cloud computing in a sustainable energyefficient way this will bring cloud services including artificial intelligence ai closer to the iot endusers which enables them to really use the cot and iot efficiently the technologies underpinning this revolutionary step include the development of highperformance computing storage infrastructure network interfaces and connecting media and the analysis of iot sensors and big data in realtime this major step forward will enable for example the mobile clients during the 5g deployment phase and 6g exploration to move among different places with minimum cost short response time and with stable connection between cloud nodes and mobile devicesthe main underlying technology to be developed by the hiconnects consortium comprising large industrial players universities and rtos and many smes can be summarized under the title heterogenous integration hi which is needed to meet the computing power bandwidth latency and sensing requirements for the next generation cloud and edge computing and applications the hi revolution brings the electronic components and systems ecs into a new domain which combines traditional silicon wafers integrated circuit ic inp based high speed electronics and si and inp photonics devices and interconnectthe hiconnects ambition is to demonstrate through hi development a leap in computing and networking reliability and performances across the full vertical and horizontal ecs value chain ie essential capabilities and key applications in a sustainable way in addition hiconnects will focus on the development of next generation design algorithms equipment hwsw systems and systems of systems sos
unique noninvasive pacemapping system to identify subjects at risk of arrhythmic sudden death

sudden sudden cardiac death scd is a common cause of adult mortality in western countries accounting in europe for about 350 000 cases annually most scds are caused by ventricular arrhythmias generated from an arrhythmogenic substrate present within the heart paradoxically despite the existence of efficient preventive therapies the sole available predictor of scd is a measure of cardiac contractility an indirect metric which applies only to a subset of patients at present most patients at risk cannot be identified preemptively to prevent sudden death my aim is to develop a novel noninvasive bodysurface mapping and pacing system which will allow detection of cardiac signals related directly to the substrate responsible for lethal arrhythmias for efficient scd prediction the unique approach proposed to achieve this objective will consist in 1 combining electrocardiographic mapping and ultrasonic pacing technologies during cardiac signal acquisition from a highdensity array of body surface electrodes 2 characterizing microscale temporal spectral and spatial features of substrate signals at baseline and during pacing to unmask hidden signals 3 establishing critical signal features specific of arrhythmogenic substrates using multiparametric signal analysis on the body surface based on unique electrophysiological data from explanted human hearts and from scd survivors 4 developing risk prediction scores from wellphenotyped groups of patients monitored by implanted devices this project will constitute a new paradigm in clinical cardiac investigations and allow a major breakthrough in the prevention of premature arrhythmic deaths in the world the capability of detecting and influencing cardiac electrical signals will also dramatically impact the management of populations suffering from other cardiac pathologies enabling earlier diagnosis of heart disease and better guidance to drug interventional or preventive therapies
ending covid 19 variants of concern through cohort studies endvoc

the endvoc consortium will support the european and global response to the covid19 pandemic and variants of concern voc through well characterised cohorts and linked with existing european and international initiatives endvoc consists of 19 partners in europe uk spain italy germany netherlands norway italy south america brazil and peru africa mozambique south africa nigeria and 13 anticov african countries middle east palestine and asia india pakistan philippines with a focus on countries affected by vocs and vois we will elucidate the global circulation of the current and emerging sarscov2 vocs and their characteristics including transmissibility pathogenicity and propensity to cause reinfection to support best control strategies and the development of diagnostics evaluate the impact of vocs on the effectiveness of different vaccines and vaccination strategies and assess the implications of vocs on the choice of optimal treatment options endvoc will also investigate how vocs alter longterm postinfection sequelae and where new vocs emerge within hosts using our clinical cohorts we will inform future preparedness and response working closely with international and national public health organisations and existing cohort consortia specific beyond stateoftheart components of endvoc include the use of novel phylogenetic prediction tools and mathematical modelling generation of powerful cohorts through sentinel surveillance in low and middle income settings and cohorts of travellers to increase our global reach use of novel predictive modelling of clinical outcomes by voc and comorbiditytreatment and evaluation of differences in natural and vaccine immunity by voc antiviral screening models within cohorts and an artificial intelligence driven tool for the prediction of long covid
stem and equality diversity and inclusion an open dialogue for research enhancement in portugal

the step project aims to enhance the scientific capacity and innovation of the consortium partners with a principal focus on the instituto politcnico de bragana ipb portugal and to raise its research profile in the field of science technology engineering and maths stem throughout the crossfertilisation with the social sciences and humanities in particular by introducing in the stem domain the equality diversity and inclusion edi principles that have considerable potential in terms of solving the global challenges for wellbeing and the quality of life the 4 internationally researchintensive leading partners in the project will accompany and guide ipb resources and competencies will be shared and advanced across strategic plans for improving and empowering the ipbs capacitybuilding focus areasthe activities targeting the researchers and administrative and managerial staff will strengthen the scientific excellence innovation capacity nonacademiaacademia collaboration and skills for research communication and societal acceptance social sciences and humanities ssh involvement in the stem areaactivities for researchers will include mobility rounds master classes training industry and ssh mentoring attendance at conferences and workshops this project will lead to an increased number of highimpact articles research grants eu projects service contracts to the international and nonacademic sectors respectful of the edi principles new research topics and widescale impactthe twinning programme will gradually shift focus from research to innovationdriven implementation of the promising research outcomesaltogether the eufunded step project will help the ipb become a regional actor for edistem innovation studies
snetp strengthening to consolidate collaboration within and beyond the nuclear sector

snetp is an european technology platform founded in 2007 as a stakeholder forum recognised by the european commission to act as a key actor in driving innovation knowledge transfer and european competitiveness its main role is develop research and innovation agendas and roadmaps for action at eu and national level to be supported by both private and public funding it mobilises various stakeholders to deliver on agreed priorities and share information across the eu snetps is focused on nuclear fission technologies but it also fosters networking opportunities and international cooperation in order to address crosssectorial challengessnetp has a mature structure reflecting these three strategic themes in its three pillars nugenia esnii and nc2i which have wellestablished programs and governance thanks to dedicated ec funded projects for succeeding in their missionsthe aim of snetpforward project is to help the association consolidating its structure strengthening its position in the setplan and among the european etips enhancing its ability to interact with the european and international associations and organisation and last but not least to be engaged in the innovation world by boosting the innovation capacities of its members
intelligent system for improved efficiency and effectiveness intelligent system for improved efficiency and effectiveness of the customs control of passenger baggage from international flight arrivals

the bagintel project will provide robust ai based information utilization and decision support tools within the context of advanced detection systems to support customs for increased effectiveness and efficiency of the customs control of air traveller baggage in inland border airports while minimizing the human customs resources needed this aim addresses the challenge of maintaining effective and efficient customs control of passenger baggage in the situation of the substantial growth of the volume of air travellers arriving in inland border airports with the limited human customs resources available for this aim the project will develop an integrated system solution comprising 1 new ai powered functionality for enhanced detection of contraband in xray scanning of luggage 2 ai camera based endtoend reidentification of luggage 3 digital twin for system visualisation and performance optimization for the operational context of an airport 4 use case for test demonstration and evaluation in 3 european airports a small a medium sized and a big airport and 5 wide dissemination and elaboration of easytouse training material for end users for the customs bagintel solution aims to increase the successful detection of contraband in luggage by at least 20 demonstrate the possibility and utility in automatically to derive risk indicators from external data such as the advanced passenger information demonstrate the effectivity of ai camera based reidentification of luggage when the traveller carries it into the customs space at the exit of the carousel area increase the fluidity of passenger flow and control by at least 20 decrease the customs personal resources mobilisation by at least 20 derive data useful in flights risk assessment derive data useful in flights risk assessment demonstrate the autolearning capacity of this smart risk engine
sustainable solid state sodium batteries

the liion battery developed in the last 30 years is a very successful technology however it now faces the challenge of powering the emobility revolution requiring a large increase of raw resources availability at this point in history given the roadmap of the european green deal and the need to reduce co2 emissions such a scale up should be seen as a unique opportunity to eliminate unsustainable elements from the batteries yet the liion battery relies on a series of elements that are critical most importantly li co and natural graphite moreover the safety of liion batteries is often in question and their energy content still needs to increase to satisfy the demand for extended driving ranges in this context 4sbatt aims to develop a solidstate battery based on na rather than li representing the best solution in terms of four key parameters sustainability energy density specific and volumetric readiness of adoption ie compatibility with existing liion production lines and safety to achieve such a challenging goal 4sbatt will operate at the crosssection between inorganic chemistry materials science and engineering my team and i will develop a combined computational and experimental approach based on density functional theory and in situ xray diffraction during synthesis that will allow us to explore large amounts of temperaturedependent multicomponent phase diagrams for various classes of materials thereby we will design and prepare novel nabased inorganic compounds for positive electrodes solid electrolytes and negative electrodes then the physical properties of materials and composite electrodes will be characterized to understand improve and engineer their performances finally we will assemble solidstate batteries based on na and sustainable elements such as fe mn and si intrinsically safe due to the nonflammable solid electrolyte and targeting record energy densities of 300 whkg and 750 whl at the cell level
reuse of excavated soil in 3d printing of sustainable earthbased mixtures for low energy buildings

modern construction materials are energyintensive and therefore the construction industry can reduce emissions by developing alternate building materials and adopting innovative construction technologies there is an upsurge of interest in earth building technologies but there are associated limitations such as labour cost and construction time on the other hand the construction and demolition of infrastructure produce a surplus of excavated soils that ends up at landfills in this scenario processing these soil wastes locally and integrating them in buildings as earthbased construction materials using 3d printing technology is an ideal solution therefore the project assesses the technical feasibility of reusing the excavated soil for producing earthbased composites with sustainable additive combinations for enabling 3d printing an industrial byproduct such as ground granulated blastfurnace slag ggbs is proposed as an additive with other inorganic admixtures in trace quantities for treating the soil the rheological parameters the timedependent green strength development characteristics and the longterm compressive strength characteristics of the soil treated with additives will be studied the microstructure of the hardened earth mixes will be used for explaining their mechanical performance the project will deliver promising earth mix combinations that are environmentally friendly printable and made from byproducts resources and excavation soil wastes the outcomes of the project will be instrumental in delivering the decarbonization goals of the construction industry this project is supported by the excellent research environment provided by the host dr perrot at ubs and prof habert at eth zürich with stateoftheart facilities for research development testing and training this project offers unique scientific opportunities that enable the candidate to return to mainstream research and excel in future career perspectives
neuronal basis of group cooperation and social ties in monkeys and humans

the negative impact on societys mental health by social distancing during the current covid19 pandemic highlights the importance of social interactions in maintaining a healthy life reputation cooperation and an individuals social ties play a crucial role in social interactions my proposal will examine the interdependence and neural correlates of these psychological processes i hypothesize that a social ties strength influences cooperative behavior similarly cooperative behavior fosters social ties further i hypothesize that the interplay of neuronal activity in the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex dmpfc and insular cortex underpins these processes my recent studies of human and nonhuman primate dmpfc showed its involvement in encoding social processes yet its role in cooperation and social tie formation is unclear to test these hypotheses we will first characterize the neuronal representations underlying group cooperation second we will identify the neuronal mechanisms underlying fundamental behavioral processes in forming and maintaining social ties during naturalistic interactions in monkeys third we will compare in a new world monkey and humans the association between group cooperation and social ties formation and maintenance this new line of investigation will shed light on how elementary social computations during group interactions such as social dilemmas are computed at the singleneuronal and population levels within the primate brain overall this proposal will allow us to study social interactions in a way that has never been done before and will lay the foundation of future work in my independent laboratory by using an innovative approach this project aims to identify the brains mechanisms underlying the formation of nonkin and nonreproductive alliances the information gleaned from this work will lay the groundwork for a comprehensive behavioral and neuronal mechanistic understanding of social ties