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Unlocking the Entire Wood Matrix for the Next Generation of Carbon Fibers (WoCaFi)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2021,

WoCaFi envisions a game-changing approach for the production of bio-based carbon fibers in which the drawbacks of traditional cellulose and lignin fibers are entirely bypassed by a new type of hybrid precursor fibers containing simultaneously all wood biopolymers cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin.These unique fully wood-based multi-component filaments are accessible via a novel ionic liquid-base...
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Quantum Environment Engineering for Steered Systems (QUESS)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2021,

The superconducting quantum computer has very recently reached the theoretical thresholds for fault-tolerant universal quantum computing and a quantum annealer based on superconducting quantum bits, qubits, is already commercially available. However, several fundamental questions on the way to efficient large-scale quantum computing have to be answered: qubit initialization, extreme gate accuracy,...
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From Topological Matter to Relativistic Quantum Vacuum (TOPVAC)

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2021,

The structure of relativistic quantum vacuum (RQV) in our Universe is one of the main challenges in modern physics. We plan to advance our understanding of the vacuum structure and on this basis treat the most important unsolved problems in physics, such as the cosmological constant problem (why the measured vacuum energy is 120 orders of magnitude smaller than estimates from the zero point motion...
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HRMEG: High-resolution magnetoencephalography: Towards non-invasive corticography (HRMEG)

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2021,

To date, neuroimaging has provided a wealth of information on how the human brain works in health and disease. With functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), we can obtain spatially precise information about long-lasting brain activations whereas electro- and magnetoencephalography (EEG/MEG) can track transient cortical responses at millisecond resolution. However, none of these methods excel ...
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REliability and Safety Engineering and Technology for large maritime engineering systems (RESET)

Start date: May 1, 2017, End date: Apr 30, 2021,

Failure of large complex engineering systems often leads to catastrophic consequences. Their efficient and safe design and operation will avoid or reduce malfunctions, failures and accidents, which would have a significant impact on the daily life of the public in terms of service and product delivery, business interruption, economic losses, human injuries/fatalities, and property and environmenta...
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A sound fundament for our future buildings (Acoutect)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2020,

To ensure a healthy environment for people living and working in buildings, research and engineering in the area of building acoustics is essential. Developments in modern building concepts, such as sustainable low-energy consuming buildings, buildings with lightweight materials and open plan working environments, as well as the need to build in extremely noisy areas, require involvement of acoust...
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Advanced Radio Astronomy in Europe (RadioNet)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2020,

RadioNet is a consortium of 28 institutions in Europe, Republic of Korea and South Africa, integrating at European level world-class infrastructures for research in radio astronomy. These include radio telescopes, telescope arrays, data archives and the globally operating European Network for Very Long Baseline Interferometry (EVN). RadioNet is de facto widely regarded to represent the interests o...
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MetaMaterials antenna for ultra-high field MRI (M-CUBE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2020,

M-Cube aims at changing the paradigm of High-Field MRI and Ultra High-Field antennas to offer a much better insight on the human body and enable earlier detection of diseases. Our main objective is to go beyond the limits of MRI clinical imaging and radically improve spatial and temporal resolutions. The clinical use of High-field MRI scanners is drastically limited due to the lack of homogeneity...
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Quantum devices in topological matter: carbon nanotubes, graphene, and novel superfluids (QuDeT)

Start date: Jan 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2020,

The project addresses quantum devices in hybrid systems formed using carbon nanotubes, graphene, and 3He superfluid, all with particular topological characteristics. Topological properties of these non-trivial materials can be drastically modified by introducing defects or interfaces into them, like single layer graphene into superfluid helium, boron nitride between graphene sheets, carbon nanotub...
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Hybrid Optomechanical Technologies (HOT)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2020,

The hybrid optomechanical technologies (HOT) consortium will lay the foundation for a new generation of devices, which connect, or indeed contain, several platforms at the nanoscale in a single “hybrid” system. As hybrid interfaces they will allow to harness the unique advantages of each subsystem within a nano-scale footprint, while as integrated hybrid devices they will enable entirely novel fun...
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Innovation pathways, strategies and policies for the Low-Carbon Transition in Europe (INNOPATHS)

Start date: Dec 1, 2016, End date: Nov 30, 2020,

The Paris Agreement substantially increased the need for countries and regions to understand the full economic, social and environmental implications of the deep decarbonisation to which the global community is now committed. The EU has long had decarbonisation ambitions, but there remains considerable uncertainty as to precisely how these ambitions will be achieved, or what the impacts of such ac...
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In-cavity thermophotonic cooling (iTPX)

Start date: Oct 1, 2015, End date: Sep 30, 2020,

Thermophotonic (TPX) coolers and generators based on electroluminescent (EL) cooling have the potential to enable a high efficiency replacement for thermoelectric devices. Highly optimized TPX devices can even outperform modern compressor based household refrigerators and heat pumps, enabling a significant reduction in the global energy consumption of cooling and heating. While the EL cooling phen...
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Zero Waste Ligno-Cellulosic Biorefineries by Integrated Lignin Valorisation (Zelcor)

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2020,

Zelcor project aims at demonstrating the feasibility of transforming lignocellulose biorefinery recalcitrant side streams into high added-value biobased products, including fine chemicals. Its concept is to combine chemical and enzymatic catalysis with insects-based biological conversion, within a biorefinery integrated approach. The project is conceived to avoid waste production by recycling wast...
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OMT - Optomechanical Technologies (OMT)

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2020,

The proposed project is built on the successful training and research experience of the leading European research groups working in the field of cavity optomechanics. Our ENT unites a total of 14 leading groups in the field, of which two are major industrial players that utilize MEMS and NEMS - Bosch and IBM. The main goal of the project is to exploit optomechanical interactions in views of novel...
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An e-infrastructure for software, training and consultancy in simulation and modelling (E-CAM)

Start date: Oct 1, 2015, End date: Sep 30, 2020,

E-CAM will create, develop and sustain a European infrastructure for computational science applied to simulation and modelling of materials and of biological processes of industrial and societal importance. Building on the already significant network of 15 CECAM centres across Europe and the PRACE initiative, it will create a distributed, sustainable centre for simulation and modelling at and acro...
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Bio-derived HIgh Value polymers through novel Enzyme function (BHIVE)

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2020,

Recent advances in systems-level study of cells and organisms have revealed the enormous potential to live more sustainably through better use of biological processes. Plants sustainably synthesize the most abundant and diverse materials on Earth. By applying recent advances in life science technology, we can better harness renewable plant resources and bioconversion processes, to develop environm...
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Critical Raw materials Elimination by a top-down Approach To hydrogen and Electricity generation (CREATE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Jun 30, 2020,

CREATE aims at developing innovative membrane electrode assemblies for low-temperature polymer-electrolyte fuel cell (FC) and electrolyzer (EL) with much reduced cost. This will be achieved via elimination or drastic reduction of critical raw materials in their catalysts, in particular platinum group metals (PGM).Key issues with present low-temperature FC & EL are the high contents of PGM in devic...
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VisorSurf - A Hardware Platform for Software-driven Functional Metasurfaces (VISORSURF)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Jun 30, 2020,

Metasurfaces, thin film planar, artificial structures, have recently enabled the realization of novel electromagnetic (EM) and optical components with engineered functionalities. These include total EM radiation absorption, filtering and steering of light and sound, as well as nano-antennas for sensors and implantable devices. Nonetheless, metasurfaces are presently non-adaptive and non-reusable, ...
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Computational User Interface Design (COMPUTED)

Start date: Apr 1, 2015, End date: Mar 31, 2020,

PROBLEM: Despite extensive research on human-computer interaction (HCI), no method exists that guarantees the optimal or even a provably good user interface (UI) design. The prevailing approach relies on heuristics and iteration, which can be costly and even ineffective, because UI design often involves combinatorially hard problems with immense design spaces, multiple objectives and constraints, ...
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Convergence of Electronics and Photonics Technologies for Enabling Terahertz Applications (CELTA)

Start date: Mar 1, 2016, End date: Feb 29, 2020,

CELTA: Convergence of Electronics and Photonics Technologies for Enabling Terahertz Applications aims to produce the next generation of researchers who will enable Europe to take a leading role in the multidisciplinary area of utilizing Terahertz technology for applications involving components and complete systems for sensing, instrumentation, imaging, spectroscopy, and communications. All these ...
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Advanced Networked Agents for Security and Trust Assessment in CPS/IOT Architectures (ANASTACIA)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2019,

The main objective of the ANASTACIA is to address the constant discovery of vulnerabilities in ICT components providing assurance that ICT systems are secure and trustworthy by design. To this end, ANASTACIA will research and develop a holistic security framework, which will address all the phases of the ICT Systems Development Lifecycle and will be able to take autonomous decisions using new netw...
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Cavity quantum phonon dynamics (CAVITYQPD)

Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Dec 31, 2019,

"Large bodies usually follow the classical equations of motion. Deviations from this can be calledmacroscopic quantum behavior. These phenomena have been experimentally verified with cavity QuantumElectro Dynamics (QED), trapped ions, and superconducting Josephson junction systems. Recently, evidencewas obtained that also moving objects can display such behavior. These objects are micromechanicalr...
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Advanced Networking for Nuclear Education and Training and Transfer of Expertise (ANNETTE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2019,

The present situation of nuclear energy in Europe asks for a continuing effort in the field of Education and Training aimed to assure a qualified workforce in the next decades. In this scenario, the present proposal is aimed at enhancing and networking the Europe-wide efforts initiated in the past decades by different organisations belonging to academia, research centres and industry to maintain a...
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SpaceMaster-Joint European Master in Science and Technology

Start date: Oct 1, 2015, End date: Sep 30, 2019,

Objective The objective of the Erasmus Mundus Master Course in Space Science and Technology – SpaceMaster is to open opportunities for all highly qualified students around the world to study space science and technology at an advanced level in a research-oriented environment.Course duration Two years (120 ECTS)Brief DescriptionThe Course consists of four semesters. The 1st compulsory semester take...
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SynchroniCity: Delivering an IoT enabled Digital Single Market for Europe and Beyond (SynchroniCity)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Sep 30, 2019,

SynchroniCity represents the first attempt to deliver a Single Digital City Market for Europe by piloting its foundations at scale in 11 reference zones - 8 European cities & 3 more worldwide cities - connecting 34 partners from 11 countries over 4 continents. Building upon a mature European knowledge base derived from initiatives such as OASC, FIWARE, FIRE, EIP-SCC, and including partners with le...
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Higher Education Institution for Societal Engagement

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2019,

Higher education institutions (HEIs) play a key role in educating young people to understand the underlying values in societies and cultures, which create crucial abilities to foster social integration. To succeed in this, the teachers and students of HEIs need novel ways to increase intercultural understanding and social inclusion. Hence, in the project we aim to create a comprehensive educationa...
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HYDRALAB+ Adapting to climate change (HYDRALAB-PLUS)

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2019,

HYDRALAB is an advanced network of environmental hydraulic institutes in Europe, which has been effective in providing access to a suite of major and unique environmental hydraulic facilities from across the whole European scientific community.A continuation project will prepare environmental hydraulic modelling for the upcoming urgent technical challenges associated with adaptations for climate c...
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SoBigData Research Infrastructure (SoBigData)

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2019,

One of the most pressing and fascinating challenges scientists face today, is understanding the complexity of our globally interconnected society. The big data arising from the digital breadcrumbs of human activities promise to let us scrutinize the ground truth of individual and collective behaviour at an unprecedented detail and scale. There is an urgent need to harness these opportunities for s...
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Role of technologies in an energy efficient economy – model-based analysis of policy measures and transformation pathways to a sustainable energy system (REEEM)

Start date: Feb 1, 2016, End date: Jul 31, 2019,

REEEM aims to gain a clear and comprehensive understanding of the system-wide implications of energy strategies in support of transitions to a competitive low-carbon EU society. Comprehensive technology impact assessments will target the full integration from demand to supply and from the individual to the entire system. It will further address its trade-offs across society, environment and econom...
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A network slice for every service (5GPagoda)

Start date: Jul 1, 2016, End date: Jun 30, 2019,

5G!Pagoda represents the next evolution step in softwarized networks as supported by NFV, SDN and aimed at by the 5G network evolution. The top objectives of 5G!Pagoda are i) the development of a scalable 5G slicing architecture towards supporting specialized network slices composed on multi-vendor network functions, through the development of ii) a scalable network slice management and orchestrat...
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Advanced Learning and Inclusive EnviroNment for Higher Education through greater knowledge and understanding of migration processes

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: May 31, 2019,

Given critical context of the current refugee crisis in Europe, particular attention of this project will be given to issue of migration and will address following objectives:1. To advance young people intercultural competences, knowledge and understandings of migration through transnational, multi- and interdisciplinary collaboration of academic staff, migrant organizations and postgraduate st...
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Towards Replacement of Critical Catalyst Materials by Improved Nanoparticle Control and Rational Design (CritCat)

Start date: Jun 1, 2016, End date: May 31, 2019,

The CritCat proposal aims to provide solutions for the substitution of critical metals, especially rare platinum group metals (PGMs), used in heterogeneous and electrochemical catalysis. CritCat will explore the properties of ultra-small transition metal (TM) nanoparticles in order achieve optimal catalytic performance with earth-abundant materials. The emphasis will be on industrially-relevant ch...
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Multidisciplinary Approach to Plan Smart Specialisation Strategies for Local Economic Development (MAPS-LED)

Start date: Apr 1, 2015, End date: Mar 31, 2019,

The joint Exchange programme is based on a research proposal finalized to examine how smart specialization strategies (S3) to regenerate local economic areas can be implemented, according to the new agenda of Europe 2020. This can be largely achieved by incorporating a place-based dimension. The main aim is to identify and prescribe the implementation S3 in terms of spatial, social and environmen...
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Improving university, industry and society interfaces to boost the throughput capacity of Europe's innovation stakeholders (Science2Society)

Start date: Mar 1, 2016, End date: Feb 28, 2019,

Science2Society creates, pilots and shares good practices, guidelines and training materials that improve awareness and practical performance in seven concrete university-industry-society interfacing schemes especially affected by Science 2.0 and open innovation. It covers a very wide range of interfacing / co-creation approaches (and the synergy between them) and advances far beyond the tradition...
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ADDITIONAL LOSSES IN ELECTRICAL MACHINES (ALEM)

Start date: Mar 1, 2014, End date: Feb 28, 2019,

"Electrical motors consume about 40 % of the electrical energy produced in the European Union. About 90 % of this energy is converted to mechanical work. However, 0.5-2.5 % of it goes to so called additional load losses whose exact origins are unknown. Our ambitious aim is to reveal the origins of these losses, build up numerical tools for modeling them and optimize electrical motors to minimize t...
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Theory and Practice of Advanced Search and Enumeration (TAPEASE)

Start date: Feb 1, 2014, End date: Jan 31, 2019,

Computer science is permeated with canonical hard problems that, a priori, have a fundamentally combinatorial structure, such as the graph coloring problem, the Steiner tree problem, the Hamiltonian cycle problem, the k-clique problem, and so forth. Accordingly, it would perhaps be quite reasonable to expect that currently the asymptotically fastest solution techniques would rely on the canonical ...
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Molecular-Layer-Engineered Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Materials (LAYERENG-HYBMAT)

Start date: Feb 1, 2014, End date: Jan 31, 2019,

"On-demand-designed and precision-synthesized multicomponent or hybrid materials with unorthodox combinations of properties are potential keys to fascinating next-generation devices. At the same time there is a strong scientific desire to create a comprehensive repertory of basic understanding, design strategies and experimental tools to construct such outstanding smart materials from different bu...
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FUture Cabin for the Asian Market (FUCAM)

Start date: Feb 1, 2016, End date: Jan 31, 2019,

In many respects, the evolution of the Japanese airline passenger represents an anticipation of the societal trends for the world's future airline passenger (ageing and being connected from point to point for instance). If the design of the future human-centered passenger cabin is able to satisfy the highly demanding expectations from the Japanese customer (in terms of safety, perceived quality, c...
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Knowledge Alliance for Urban Challenges

Start date: Jan 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2018,

This Knowledge Alliance aims at creating an international educational programme, the Urban Challenge Programme (KAUC), as we have identified a need to create a foundational unit for students, teachers, municipalities and businesses across disciplinary backgrounds and national borders to cooperate on addressing urgent challenges and sustainability issues in different European urban settings. The fu...
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Breaking the Nonuniqueness Barrier in Electromagnetic Neuroimaging (BREAKBEN)

Start date: Jan 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2018,

By combining accurate magnetic measurements of neural activity with near-simultaneous high-definition measurements of cerebral structure – provided by novel methods in ultra-low-field magnetic resonance imaging (ULF MRI ) – we will be able to image the dynamics of human brain function at unprecedented resolution and reliability. BREAKBEN will achieve a revolution in neuroimaging; we aim at breakin...
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