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Xylella Fastidiosa Active Containment Through a multidisciplinary-Oriented Research Strategy (XF-ACTORS)

Start date: Nov 1, 2016, End date: Oct 31, 2020,

XF-ACTORS aims to establish a multidisciplinary research program to answer the urgent need to improve prevention, early detection and control of Xylella fastidiosa (Xf). Recently, Xf was introduced into Italy, where it is causing severe damage to olive crops, and in France, where so far it is limited to ornamental plants and some landscape trees. The overall goal of the research program is to asse...
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Standardised approaches and products for the systemic retrofit of residential Buildings, focusing on HEATing and cooling consumptions attenuation. (BuildHEAT)

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

Heating consumption in the residential sector in Europe is around 2300 TWh/y, DHW consumptions reaches 500 TWh/y, while cooling consumption is less than 100 TWh/y. The construction sector offers unique opportunities to decarbonise the European economy. However, as the replacement rate of the existing stock is very small (1-1.5 % per year), acceleration is needed.On top of this, the reorganisation ...
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Novel treatment for peripheral arterial disease (FlowOx)

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

Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is caused by the deposition of fatty material on the inner walls of peripheral arteries causing reducing perfusion and local nutrition to the muscles and skin. The condition affect 202 million people globally and is increasing at a rate of 20% per annum due to an aging population and epidemic growth of diabetes. The social costs amounts to $210 - 380 billion per a...
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Safeguarding Cultural Heritage through Technical and Organisational Resources Management (STORM)

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

Starting from previous research experiences and tangible outcomes, STORM proposes a set of novel predictive models and improved non-invasive and non-destructive methods of survey and diagnosis, for effective prediction of environmental changes and for revealing threats and conditions that could damage cultural heritage sites. Moreover, STORM will determine how different vulnerable materials, struc...
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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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Production technology to achieve low Cost and Highly Efficient phOtovoltaic Perovskite Solar cells (CHEOPS)

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

The aim of CHEOPS is to develop very low-cost but highly performing photovoltaic (PV) devices based on the emerging perovskite (PK) technology. At lab scale (20%. But only few attempts at upscaling have been made, yielding significantly reduced efficiencies 14% stable for aperture area in modules >15x15cm2). This will demonstrate the potential of PK as a very low-cost technology (target 29% on 2x2...
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Ensuring the Integrity of the European food chain (FOODINTEGRITY)

Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2018,

Food Integrity “the state of being whole, entire, or undiminished or in perfect condition”.Providing assurance to consumers and other stakeholders about the safety, authenticity and quality of European food (integrity) is of prime importance in adding value to the European Agri-food economy. The integrity of European foods is under constant threat from fraudulently labelled imitations that try to ...
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Fishing in the dark: unravelling the global trade and traceability of the ‘snappers’ (SNAPTRACE)

Start date: Jul 4, 2016, End date: Jul 3, 2018,

Despite the precarious state of the world’s marine ecosystems, it is now widely acknowledged that ‘where there is a sea, there are pirates’. Indeed, today’s alarming rates of illegal fishing and market fraud are of the most immediate threats to global fish stocks, creating unfair competition, impeding consumer choice and ultimately undermining efforts towards sustainable management. As such, it ha...
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A panEuropean framework for strengthening Critical Infrastructure resilience to climate change (EU-CIRCLE)

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: May 31, 2018,

It is presently acknowledged and scientifically proven than climate related hazards have the potential to substantially affect the lifespan and effectiveness or even destroy of European Critical Infrastructures (CI), particularly the energy, transportation sectors, buildings, marine and water management infrastructure with devastating impacts in EU appraising the social and economic losses. The ma...
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A Formal Rule-Processing Engine for Privacy-Respecting Forensic Investigation (PRIVACY4FORENSICS)

Start date: Feb 15, 2015, End date: Mar 4, 2018,

The forensics investigation requirements are in direct conflict with the privacy rights of those whose actions are being investigated. At the same time, once the private data is exposed it is impossible to ‘undo’ its exposure effects should the suspect is found innocent! Therefore, there is a growing concern in the development of forensic investigation frameworks that respect privacy of the involv...
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Be Ready "Life Skills and Career Development: helping young people progress into success"

Start date: Dec 1, 2015, End date: Nov 30, 2017,

The project aims to produce a model of, and tools for, engaging young people aged 14+ to minimise Early School Leaving (ESL), as an answer to the pan-European challenge of youth unemployment and strategy to reduce Early School Leaving, identified in Europe 2020. The need for this has been identified at local level, by the partners’ own experience of the lack of up to date and high quality material...
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Sustainable Manufacturing through Advanced Robotics Training in Europe (SMART-E)

Start date: Nov 1, 2013, End date: Oct 31, 2017,

"The proposed training network will prepare the next generation of leading Advanced Roboticists to secure a Sustainable Manufacturing (SMART-E) sector in Europe. It will train 13 Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) and 1 Experienced Researcher (ER) and develop a leading European doctoral training programme, sustainable beyond the network’s duration. The SMART-E combines state-of-the-art techniques an...
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Higher education student and staff mobility project

Start date: Jun 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2017,

This is a higher education student and staff mobility project, please consult the website of the organisation to obtain additional details.
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Collaborative Environment for Design of AmI enhanced Product-Services Integrating Highly Personalised Innovative Functions with Minimal Ecological Footprint along Life Cycle and of Their Production P (PROSECO)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Sep 30, 2017,

The objective is to provide a novel methodology and a comprehensive ICT solution for collaborative design of product-services (Meta Products) and their production processes. The effective extension of products with new services in different sectors (automotive, home appliances, automation equipment etc.) will be achieved by means of Ambient Intelligence (AmI) technology, Lean and Eco-design princi...
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Building life-cycle evolutionary Design methodology able to create Energy-efficient Buildings flexibly connected with the neighborhood energy system (Design4energy) (Design4energy)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Sep 30, 2017,

17 partners from11 countries covering all building life cycle will develop an innovative Integrated Evolutionary Design Methodology that can allow the stakeholders to predict the current and future energy efficiency of buildings (both at individual level and neighbourhood level) and make better informed decision in optimising the energy performance at building life cycle level, including operati...
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Process Line Implementation for Applied Surface Nanotechnologies (PLIANT)

Start date: Feb 1, 2013, End date: Jan 31, 2017,

In this proposed integrating project we will develop innovative in-line high throughput manufacturing technologies which are all based on atmospheric pressure (AP) vapour phase surface and on AP plasma processing technologies. Both approaches have significant potential for the precise synthesis of nano-structures with tailored properties, but their effective simultaneous combination is particularl...
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Collaborative Rover Operations and Planetary Science Analysis System based on Distributed Remote and Interactive Virtual Environments (CROSS DRIVE)

Start date: Sep 24, 2013, End date: Jan 1, 2017,

CROSS DRIVE targets on creating the foundations for collaborative distributed virtual workspaces for European space science. Space exploration missions have produced huge data sets of potentially immense value for research as well as planning and operating future missions. However, currently expert teams, data and tools are fragmented, leaving little scope for unlocking this value through collabo...
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Higher education student and staff mobility project

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: Sep 30, 2016,

This is a higher education student and staff mobility project, please consult the website of the organisation to obtain additional details.
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Creative Transfer of Competence in 3D Footwear CAD to VET Professionals

End date: Jun 25, 2016,

The INGA 3D project products (Handbook, Guide and Internet-based platform) introduced innovative solutions for e- learning in order to test and to validate new teaching methodologies and approaches suitable for vocational training in footwear computer-aided design. The online platform integrate various flexible learning scenarios for accommodating various supportive tools for learning, like tutor...
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Increasing the engagement of civil society in security research (SecurePART)

Start date: May 1, 2014, End date: Apr 30, 2016,

There is a need of a more structured civil society environment at European level regarding security research.SecurePART proposes the following strategic objectives to be achieved:1 Understanding the status quo about CSOs participation;2 Helping CSOs to cope with the increasing complexity of security research;3 Supporting the internal structure of CSOs, promoting collaboration links among them and ...
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Multidimensional Impact of the Low-carbon European Strategy on Energy Security, and Socio-Economic Dimension up to 2050 perspective (MILESECURE-2050)

Start date: Jan 1, 2013, End date: Dec 31, 2015,

The main objective of the project is to explore, identify, analyze and evaluate multidimensional impact of European low-carbon strategy on energy security and socio-economic dimension up to 2050 perspective. Energy transition towards a low carbon economy and society have to be considered as a process by nature that it is not only the mere result of intentional actions but the product of the intera...
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Higher education student and staff mobility project

Start date: Jun 1, 2014, End date: Sep 30, 2015,

Salford is an ambitious University, with over 20,000 students contributing enormously to the local economy. Our expertise is transforming individuals and communities through excellent teaching, research, innovation and engagement. We have a long standing tradition of working in partnership through the Erasmus+ programme in order to deliver our mission and meet the needs of the communities we serv...
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Mediterranean Research Network on Footcare Sector (SOHEALTHY)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Aug 31, 2015,

Main objective of this initiative is to enhance cooperation between Morocco, Tunisia, Italy, United Kingdom and Spain on matters about the footcare sector, specifically about diabetic footcare, obese children and elderly people, by means of the creation of a network of technology cooperation.The project is focused on the societal challenge “Health, demographic change and wellbeing”, which the rese...
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Smart tools for the Prescription of orthopaedic Insoles and Footwear (SMARTPIF)

Start date: May 1, 2013, End date: Apr 30, 2015,

The project is based on an identified market gap: podiatrists often lack knowledge and experimental data to decide which specific shoe-insole combination-and their corresponding materials-are suitable for a patient. The project aims at developing a set of computer tools to assist a podiatrist in achieving the best therapeutic prescription for a patient. SMARTPIF will provide them with a tool to ob...
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RE-Block

Start date: Jan 31, 2013, End date: Apr 29, 2015,

RE-Block demonstrates how introducing a smart model building on innovative public-private partnership and participatory co-operation contributes to integrated social and economic development of deprived urban areas. The model elaborated in the frame of intensive exchange (peer review sessions, Urban Idea Hub) follows two thematic (physical & social) and one overarching (governance) axe. Main outpu...
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Collaborative Action towards Societal Challenges through Awareness, Development, and Education (CASCADE)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Mar 31, 2015,

CASCADE aims to provide the foundation for a future INCONET programme targeting South Asian Countries, which will promote bi-regional coordination of Science &Technology (S&T) cooperation, including priority setting and definition of S&T cooperation policies. The objectives of CASCADE, as an 18-month supporting action, are to: compile a regional position paper that identifies global challenges and...
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A Gateway to European Newspapers Online (Europeana Newspapers)

Start date: Feb 1, 2012, End date: Mar 31, 2015,

The Europeana Newspapers Project (ENP) aims at the aggregation and refinement of newspapers for The European Library and Europeana. In addition, the proposed BPN addresses challenges particularly linked with digitized newspapers:•\tuse of refinement methods for OCR, OLR/article segmentation, named entity recognition (NER), and page class recognition to enhance search and presentation functionaliti...
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Self learning Energy Efficient builDings and open Spaces (SEEDS)

Start date: Sep 1, 2011, End date: Feb 28, 2015,

This project develops a novel Self Learning Energy Efficient builDings and open Spaces (SEEDS) Facility Management system. The system will allow buildings to maintain user comfort whilst minimising energy consumption and CO2 emissions.SEEDS will develop an open architecture suitable both for retrofitting existing buildings and open spaces and for new building design.SEEDS will be based on research...
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VISION ADVANCED INFRASTRUCTURE FOR RESEARCH (VISIONAIR)

Start date: Feb 1, 2011, End date: Jan 31, 2015,

VISIONAIR is a project of creation of a European infrastructure that should be a unique, visible and attractive entry towards high level visualisation facilities. These facilities must be open to the access of a wide set of research communities. By integrating existing facilities, it will create a world-class research infrastructure enabling to conduct frontier research. This integration will prov...
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Mapping the population, careers, mobilities and impacts of advanced research degree graduates in the social sciences and humanities (POCARIM)

Start date: Mar 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2014,

This proposal is focused on increasing our understanding of the career paths and employment patterns and contribution of doctoral graduates in the social sciences and humanities. The study focuses on three Objectives:Objective 1: Identification of the dimensions of the population and its core characteristics and assess trends in their employmentObjective 2: Identify the diversity of post-doctoral ...
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Attenuation of ground-borne vibration affecting residents near freight railway lines (CARGOVIBES)

Start date: Apr 1, 2011, End date: Mar 31, 2014,

"As pointed out in the White paper for European transport the aim of the European rail operators is to increase the market share of goods traffic from 8 % in 2001 to 15 % in 2020. The nightly time slots will play an important in this. Railway vibration annoyance and sleep disturbance in residential areas is a potential show stopper for this increase.Therefore the aim of Cargovibes is to develop a...
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Commercial Local Urban District Programme (CLUDs)

Start date: Apr 1, 2011, End date: Mar 31, 2014,

The proposal is based on a research project integrated with a higher education agenda finalized to explore a new approach in delivering and implementing integrated urban policies and programmes. The proposal intends to explore the potential of a new tool for renovating degraded public spaces and improving the attractiveness and accessibility of deprived urban areas by focusing on the high potentia...
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Format-Agnostic SCript-based INterAcTive Experience (FascinatE)

Start date: Feb 1, 2010, End date: Jul 31, 2013,

FascinatE will create an innovative end-to-end system and associated standards for future immersive and interactive TV services. It will allow users to navigate around an ultra-high resolution video panorama, showing a live or recorded event, with matching accompanying audio. The output will be adapted to their particular device, covering anything from a mobile handset to an immersive panoramic di...
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Innovation Policy in University City Regions (INNOPOLIS)

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Dec 30, 2012,

INNOPOLIS aims to identify regional best policy practice in the field of knowledge exchange between universities & enterprises. Having done so, INNOPOLIS will develop a simulation & a user-friendly electronic repository of the project's key outputs that can be used by regional authorities in transfering best policy practice, and thus actively supporting knowledge co-creation between universities &...
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FLEXIBLE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES AND EQUIPMENT BASED ON ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE PLASMA PROCESSING FOR 3D NANO STRUCTURED SURFACES (N2P)

Start date: Jun 1, 2008, End date: Nov 30, 2012,

Outstanding progress has been made in recent years in developing novel structures and applications for direct fabrication of 3D nanosurfaces. However, exploitation is limited by lack of suitable manufacturing technologies. In this project we will develop innovative in-line high throughput technologies based on atmospheric pressure surface and plasma technologies. The two identified approaches to d...
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IMProving ACcess to Text (IMPACT)

Start date: Jan 1, 2008, End date: Jun 30, 2012,

Description IMPACT will push innovation in OCR and language technologies for historical document processing and retrieval and build digitisation capacity in EuropeText that is not digital is virtually invisible. Today's readers search the internet for electronically accessible texts rather than visit the reading room of a library. Born-di...
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SPECIAL SHOES MOVEMENT (SSHOES)

Start date: Jul 1, 2009, End date: Jun 30, 2012,

This project addresses the development and demonstration of new sustainable production capabilities for diabetic feet and fashion high added value consumer-centred product concepts, such as footwear and insoles and the conception and definition of industrial paradigms and infrastructures which relate to the footwear industry, characterised by large numbers of traditional SMEs exposed to global com...
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HighNoon: adaptation to changing water resources availability in northern India with Himalayan glacier retreat and changing monsoon pattern (HighNoon)

Start date: May 1, 2009, End date: Apr 30, 2012,

The hydrological system of Northern India is based on two main phenomena, the monsoon precipitation in summer and the growth and melt of the snow and ice cover in the Himalaya, also called the “Water Tower of Asia”. However, climate change is expected to change these phenomena and it will have a profound impact on snow cover, glaciers and its related hydrology, water resources and the agricultural...
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SAVE ENERGY

Start date: Mar 1, 2009, End date: Oct 31, 2011,

The SAVE ENERGY will use a serious game providing an engaging believable virtual environment for citizens, consumers and policy makers to gain awareness, understanding and experience with regard to the issues associated with behavioural change and energy efficiency, in both the immediate and longer terms.The project will deliver a model that is simple, attractive and effective enough for users to ...
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Digital Environment Home Energy Management System (DEHEMS)

Start date: Jun 1, 2008, End date: Jul 31, 2011,

DEHEMS will extend the current state of the art in intelligent meters, moving beyond energy 'input' models that monitor the levels of energy being used to an 'energy performance model' that also looks at the way in which the energy is used. It will bring together sensor data in areas such as household heat loss and appliance performance as well as energy usage monitoring to give real time informat...
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