Dragon09/odtu_chatbot huggingface dataset:
direct detection of coherent signals using fano devices

this erc poc project aims to explore the commercial potential of a new and promising approach for realizing cheap integrated detectors with low energy consumption for use in highspeed interconnects eg within datacenters the innovative idea behind these new types of devices denoted fano detectors is based on highquality research carried out under our erc adg fano our longterm goal is to establish a startup company and develop a transceiver product that can directly be sold to datacenters such as facebook and google the main activities in this project focus on maturing the technology investigating the product feasibility and developing the business case to establish the foundation for a startup company to mature the technology we will develop a portable demonstration unit pdu and test advanced functionalities of the fano detector this pdu will be used to demonstrate our technology at trade fairs and conferences facilitating early engagement with customers the product feasibility study will enable us to determine whether it is possible to develop a full transceiver product by a tech startup or not based on our determined position in the market from the product feasibility study we will build the required team and prepare a business plan the deliverables of the project are a fano detector pdu bill of materials product specification sheet and a business plan a technical risk is the present lowresolution fabrication offered by foundries we have identified an alternative design to mitigate this the commercial risk is that it could be too ambitious for a startup to build a full transceiver product in this case alternate routes such as licensing of the technology or partnering with oems will be considered market reports show that the revenue of datacenter optical transceivers will continue to grow at a cagr of 15 reaching 11b by 2026 the optical transceiver market remains fragmented with a low barrier of entry for new tech companies
dynamically managed selfcooling hpc data centers

dyman targets the development of a completely new design of adsorption chillers based on the following innovations 1 new lowtemperature adsorbents achieving high capacities at very low driving temperatures below 50 c 2 new type of adsorption heat exchangers made of 3d printed structures integrating the adsorption material into a porous structure which reduces the internal thermal resistances and improvement of heat transfer by twophase flow enhancing the heat transfer rate and reducing the internal electricity consumption of the unit additionally the project aims to develop at second core concept to further develop an existing twophase cooling system for highperformance computing servers to handle thermal loads more efficiently from nextgeneration processors goals include increasing cooling capacities for processors generating high heat fluxes like the nvidia h100 chip which produces 70 wcm2 an additional objective is to recover 50 of waste heat from processors to generate additional cooling power through a sorption heat pump combining twophase cooling directly with heatpowered cooling could significantly improve efficiency over conventional air or waterbased cooling methods alone the objective here is to 1further develop the present twophase cooling system to work in an efficient way in combination with the sorption heat pump concept 1 2 development of new evaporator with new advanced surfaces for high heat transfer coefficients 3 development of new condenser integrated with the heat adsorber of sorption heat pump this is a crucial component that can improve the efficiency of the whole integrated system to recovery up to 50 of rejected heat furthermore the cooling data center management is a complex engineering system with interactions with different components of the data centers so dyman proposes a new way of active management of the data center integrating the cooling system as part of the optimization of processor management
closing the loop in dynamic vision from single photons to behaviour in extreme light environments

driving along a treelined avenue we have all experienced how the rapid succession of light and shade disrupts our vision such conditions push even synthetic sensors to their limits but many animals master these challenges on a dailyand nightlybasis indeed a high dynamic range of sensory information is a hallmark of natural environments explaining how sensory information is processed with the limited bandwidth in neural circuits is key to a central goal of neuroscience understanding the neural control of behaviour in natural contexts this question extends beyond the processing of dynamic input by nervous systems to the closedloop nature of animal behaviour itself as senses guide an animals movements the movements in turn shape the sensory input it necessitates a paradigmshift to a holistic approach considering dynamic inputs neural processing and behavioural strategies in concert i propose visuallyguided flight in nocturnal moths as uniquely suited for approaching this challenge probing the system in dim light when vision operates at its limits offers straightforward performance readouts for all stages of the control loop to do so we will design a novel imaging system to quantify the dynamics of natural visual environments from a flying insects perspective we will then measure how dynamic tuning adjusts peripheral neurons to compensate for these spatiotemporal light variations and how they are integrated with movement predictions in motion neurons to guide flight behaviour using a oneofakind facility for largescale animal tracking we will record the moths flight behaviour at unprecedented precision to reveal the strategies that optimise sensory acquisition in these challenging light conditions combining all stages this project will provide a coherent framework for studying the neural basis of natural behaviour in dynamic light environmentsusing a unique ecologically impactful model to close the loop from sensing to acting
sustainable materialsbydesign for renewable energy

climate change is one of the greatest threats facing humanity the current geopolitical crises underline the primordial importance of the development of renewable enclimate change is one of the greatest threats facing humanity the current geopolitical crises underline the primordial importance of the development of renewable energy sources more efficient more accessible and more environmentfriendly to reach such an ambitious goal it is necessary to improve current technologies in which advanced materials play a key role to achieve this goal innovative research must be carried out by a new generation of materials scientists trained to face the scientific technical economic and societal challenges in the field of energy this is the ambition of the sustainable materialsbydesign for renewable energy susmatener project by training 15 doctoral candidates to become future research leaders innovators and decision makers in materials science an original and sound interdisciplinary training has been set up with expertises in solid state chemistry and physics theory modelling and engineering integrating artificial intelligence machine learning aiml life cycle assessment lca criticality assessment ca and materials circularity indicators mcithis strategy will allow us to include environmental economic and even political factors in 3 specific risky research topics from proof of concept trl3 to technology development trl56 in 1 solar energy management photovoltaic and low thermal emissivity 2 electrochemical conversion and storage 3 nanostructured materials exploiting complementary knowhow and synergies susmatener consortium brings together 5 academic partners 1 research technology organization 7 smes 2 startups and 3 large companies offering large and sound from 7 countries thanks to secondment periods offered by the industry partners all dcs will also benefit from an international and intersectoral training environment
identification of novel targets to improve glioblastoma therapy

glioblastoma gbm is the most common malignant primary brain tumour in adults the current standard of care is surgical resection of gbm tumours followed by chemotherapy and ionizing radiation ir despite these intense efforts gbm tumours remain incurable and the median survival rate of gbm patients remains only 15 months this dismal clinical outcome underscores the urgent need for novel therapeutic strategies for gbm at the cellular level gbm tumours contain a rare population of selfrenewing highly invasive stem cells termed brain tumour stem cells btscs that are endowed with properties to proliferate spur the growth of new tumours and at the same time evade ir and chemotherapy thus eradicating btscs in tumour bulk represents a promising approach to fight brain cancer at its root however there are presently no treatments targeting btscs in gbmrecent preliminary data obtained by the applicant at mcgill university montreal canada led to the hypothesis that a novel signalling pathway galectin1hoxa5 controls btsc behaviour and represents a promising target to eradicate btscs thus the applicant will join the laboratoire de langiogense et du microenvironnement des cancers at university of bordeaux to test this hypothesis under the supervision of pr bikfalvi the host the supervisor and the candidate represents the perfect match to realise this proposal and the project is designed to bring forth a twotransfer of knowledge between the host and the candidate the advanced techniques and transferable skills that the candidate acquires through this research will largely broaden his competencies and increase his employability as an independent researcher in the field of neurooncology results generated through this proposal will be innovative and of clinical relevance for gbm patients this study has the potential to open new therapeutic avenues and pave the way for future clinical trials for better treatment of these deadly tumours
crossing the atlantic diocesan agents of the viceroyalty of peru in rome xvixvii century

the proposal aims at conducting a historical investigation of human mobility in local and global contexts through the case study ofreligious agents the procuradores that moved across the atlantic from the ecclesiastic province of lima to the holy see to representtheir communities political and religious interests atop of a growing body of secondary sources and thanks to a multinational andmultiarchival investigation chile peru spain vatican rome the research brings together several disciplines history geographysocial sciences and law studies in dialogue with atlantic studies and the network analysis in order to develop three original aimsfirst it will offer a new understanding of the relationship among the spanish crown the holy see and the viceroyalty of peru theresearch will investigate who the procuradores of the cathedrals were the proposal aims at identifying both the secular and religiousprocuradores who crossed the atlantic traveling from the dioceses to rome it will identify their social institutional political andeventually religious belonging and affiliation i will study the type of information the procuradores transmitted to the holy see andhow it was used to build the networks of political and religious relations with the spanish monarchy once the procuradores havebeen identified it will be possible to analyse the information that reached rome from the viceroy of peru and those that did not itsprocessing in the curia its use in the government of the church and its use in political and diplomatic relations with the spanishmonarchy i will study how the procuradores interacted with the city of romethe project will be implemented in 3 different institutions pontificia universidad cattolica de chile outgoing phase universidad debarcelona 5month secondment and cafoscari venice incoming phase
gynodicy genderegalitarian fictions of origin in european philosophical culture 16731751

this project aims at producing the first comprehensive study of the philosophical problem of gynodicy ie the incompatibility of on one hand a rational defence of women as naturally equal in capacities and in rights to men and on the other their factual subjection to men gynodicy concentrates on genderegalitarian texts from the early modern period that circulated within european philosophical culture and specifically on the genderegalitarian fictions of origin these texts put forth with the objective of arguing against the naturalisation of womens submission to men this study is important because the authors of said sources developed the intellectual foundations of the defence of the equality of the sexes which lead to womens civic and political enfranchisement these writings on gynodicy have been generally overlooked in academic research thus contributing to consolidate an incomplete panorama of early modern political thought gynodicy seeks to counter this by proposing a new narrative that recovers a body of literature comprised of both printed works and unedited manuscripts which has hitherto received scanty attention the project promotes a transnational approach to the circulation of genderegalitarian ideas and an interdisciplinary perspective natalia zorrillas experience studying fictions of origin in clandestine philosophical literature and early modern women philosophers make her the ideal researcher for this project she will benefit from the expertise of her supervisors marguerite deslauriers mcgill university outgoing phase and marco sgarbi ca foscari university of venice return phase thanks to the training planned during this gf zorrilla will acquire new skills and establish an international scientific network connecting europe and the americas thus becoming a leading scholar in early modern philosophy
breakthrough water vapor driven turbocompression system for sustainable thermal advanced cooling

stac technology has designed and developed a breakthrough system that can solve a major sustainability issue surrounding the future of space cooling how to grow access to this essential need while diminishing its terrible impact on the environment our patented water vapor driven turbocompressor technology powers a potentially nearzeroemission plugandplay refrigeration system deos that produces a pumpable ice slurry with 7x the cooling capacity of existing solutions delivering 40 reduction in greenhouse gas ghg emissions energy consumption reduction by 10 compared to nh3 cooling and heating and 62 compared to hfccooled ac units our system has been designed to exceed the performance and efficiency standards of current district cooling dc and district heating cooling dhc networks bolster returns from existing networks accelerate growth plans in underserved markets and deliver more sustainable cooling
modelling center for quantum technologies

quantum technologies have the potential to revolutionise the it pharmacy chemistry and energy sectors the involvement of widening countries in the development of emerging technologies can narrow the gap with more advanced eu members and enhance overall innovation in the hightech industry poland equipped with significant expertise in theoretical physics a substantial pool of toptier information technology professionals and advanced highperformance computing infrastructure strategically aligns with these initiatives however the development of quantum technology faces substantial barriers due to the intricate nature of quantum processes quantum states are often very fragile and designing useful devices requires modelling with advanced theoretical and numerical tools there is also a barrier on the theory side despite potentially groundbreaking ideas many concepts remain unexplored due to the absence of suitable modelling methods to demonstrate their applicability potential the modelling center for quantum technologies group at the center for theoretical physics pas poland aims to bridge the theoryexperiment gap by developing and applying new methods to describe open quantum manybody systems comprehensively additionally it will address the academiabusiness gap by establishing an opensourcebased quantum modelling centre and fostering connections with research and industry partners through various dissemination and exploitation measures with the expertise networking capabilities and strong commitment of the era chair holder this group of excellence strives to become a world leader in quantum system modelling unlocking the full potential of theoretical research at the center for theoretical physics pas
generating voluntary compliance across doctrines and nations interlocking the behavioral and regulatory aspects of governments ability to trust public cooperation ethicality and compliance

the distinct advantages of enhancing the publics voluntary compliance vc with regulations has made it an advantageous form of governance however its use is limited by the extent to which governments and regulators can trust the public without jeopardizing regulatory purposes and harming other social values identifying and analysing the antecedents of vc across doctrines and countries can enhance our theoretical understanding of the underlying nature of the interaction between countries and their residents as well as evaluate the relative efficacy of behaviourally based regulatory tools this project proposes examines and develops a new conceptual model and a methodology that will facilitate a systematic comparison of the relative efficacy across different doctrines and nations this model will take into account national organizational situational and individual factors and will draw on and combine material from the fields of organizational situational and individual factors and will draw on and combine material from the fields of compliance regulation behavioural public policy behavioural ethics trust social norms on how to advance public vc we will empirically explore if and to what extent vc and greater trustworthiness by the public can be achieved across countries high vs low trust using regulatory tools such as nudges pledges incentives sanctions and morality in the context of the situations of tax environment covid19 and ethics the comprehensive picture of vc that will emerge from this project will include not just effect sizes but also factors such as the proportion of those who comply the sustainability of compliance the impact on social norms and the likelihood of positive externalities eg trust enhancement following the enactment of a specific regulatory tool better insights into vc can help elucidate the descriptive and normative understanding of the nature of the interaction between countries and their residents
safe climate resilient infrastructure

safaris project aims to develop a generic digital platform for resilient port infrastructure connected to large port communities facing extreme weather events with emergency management modules fed by operational maintenance and analytical modules the implementation of the safari project will allow to maintain the port operation at 80 of capacity during the disruption periods optimize the allocation of multimodal transport assets before and after the disrupting event to reach 20 of modal cargo shift with less environmental footprint and to minimize the downtime during extreme weather events develop resilience measures to strengthen existing port infrastructure against extreme weather events ensure the safety of personnel vessels and protect the biodiversity build a governance model and guidelines to address climate risks and hazards for port infrastructurethe safari consortium aims to deploy new measures reaching a trl 7 by the end of the project in different maritime and inland infrastructures of port partners from north sea atlantic ocean and mediterranean sea that can minimize the impacts of the disturbances issued from the extreme weather events three pilot demonstrators are selected from the littorals of europe namely port of dunkirk fr port of seville es and port of lisbon pt
decomposing the variability in teenagers decisionmaking

why do teenagers often seem to engage in seemingly reckless or unpredictable behavior why do they make more variable or inconsistent decisions than other age groups remarkably we currently still lack the understanding of where this choice variability originates from my project will investigate two complementary hypotheses 1 ongoing neural development leads to imprecise learning about option values resulting in suboptimal decisionmaking and 2 the adolescentspecific volatile and unpredictable social environment might render it adaptive to explore more information about alternative options thereby sometimes foregoing to opt the current best optionto disentangle these hypotheses i will computationally decompose participants choice variability into the cognitive processes of imprecise learning versus directed exploration while they make choices in a social versus a nonsocial context i will test a large group of adolescents and compare their decisions to those of children and adults my working hypothesis is that a volatile social environment as assessed by selfreports makes adolescents more biased toward exploring more information about alternatives an effect that will be more pronounced in a social versus a nonsocial contextmy experience in developmental cognitive neuroscience combined with the host groups expertise in computational modeling of uncertainty and cognitive processing and their position within the paris brain institute icm the largest research institute for neuroscience in france are expected to generate empirical foundations to advance our models of developmental decisionmaking this proposal anticipates to bring together researchers and theories of cognitive development and computational neuroscience as well as educational policy makers it will allow me to strengthen my skills in computational modeling and theories of decisionmaking and launch my career as an independent researcher
next generation of artificial heterointerfaces as building blocks for energy materials

in an era of rapid green transition changes interfaces lie at the heart of the advances in most energy conversion and storage technologies including batteries powertox and electrolysis depending on the type of device these technologies rely upon the fast transport of atomic and electronic species across the solidsolid solidliquid and solidgas interfaces developing viable solidstate devices requires a fundamental understanding of how ions move at the interface between two solid materials stacked together despite half a century of sustained research into interfaces we still cannot answer the most critical questions about the role of interface symmetries and finding pathways for engineering fast ionic transport at room temperature the underlying motivation to find the answers is clear fast transport of ions provides an opportunity to accelerate energy technology however the fundamental science required is extremely challenging 1 the interfaces are buried in bulk structures and 2 possible combinations of materials are limited by the rules of epitaxy imagine a future where the precise tuning of materials can take place according to our aspirations by assembling ultrathin layers into new artificial heterostructures nexus is the epitome of this future in nexus i seek to take a leap from our present knowledge by creating artificial oxide heterostructures and hybridizing their physical properties by directly stacking freestanding membranes with different crystal structures and orientations figure 1 in this way i will realize novel structures with fast ionic paths potentially breaking fundamental limitations of existing energy devices during the last decade i pioneered and matured new sets of oxidebased interfaces exhibiting an exceptionally colourful palette of properties the approach of nexus is radically different from the past work and will provide fundamental breakthroughs in the study of fast ionic transport across interfaces