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Sunlight is abundant, but figuring out how to efficiently grab that energy and convert it into something useful, like electricity for our homes, is a big puzzle. This research project dives into the world of a special type of molecules call…

The scientific aim of the MSCA-DN BeyondTheEdge is to identify the role of nonpairwise ‘higher-order’ interactions in the emergence of complex dynamical behaviour of networks of interacting units. Traditionally, networks are equated with gr…

Understanding how fluids and heat move through fractured rocks is essential for many subsurface technologies, including geothermal energy production, groundwater management, underground energy storage and environmental remediation. In fract…

For the first 24 months of the project, the project has been implemented in line with the overall objectives. In terms of theoretical advances, we have had new results on the study of tensor spaces (objective 1), including generalized addit…

The aim of the MSCA-DN project CaLiForNIA is to provide a novel interdisciplinary training to a new generation of researchers in the key theoretical areas of Cartan geometry, Lie theory, and representation theory, as well as their quantum c…

Historically, major storms, the associated storm surges and rainfall have posed the biggest threat to life and property around coastlines and along rivers. However, in the age of global warming and accompanying sea level rise the confluence…

Important aspects of the dynamics of complex systems ranging from the Earth’s climate to the cell cycle can be mathematically modeled using ordinary differential equations. However, direct analysis or numerical simulation is rarely possible…

Turbulence is one of the most important mechanisms that govern our environment, affecting air travel, prediction of ocean surface and weather forecasting. As put in relevance by the 2021 Nobel prize to Giorgio Parisi, approximate theoretica…

Mercury (Hg) is a toxic heavy metal that bioaccumulates in aquatic food chains, endangering human health through the consumption of seafood. The atmospheric chemistry of Hg determines how far it can be transported and where it will ultimate…

Experimental evidence indicates that fluid filtration through unsaturated porous media exhibits a hysteretic behavior, originating at a microscopic level from surface tension at the point of contact between water and air in the pores. As a…

Computation is a central aspect of our lives. Even when we are not consciously aware of it, we are often manipulating information to produce new information by applying a set of formal rules.

The security of data has never been more valuable. Today, cryptography is critical to the safe operation of digital infrastructures.

PorMatDesign set out to develop a computationally feasible framework for the multi-scale design and optimization of porous materials, whose microscopic structure determines their overall mechanical and hydraulic performance. Such materials…

This project aims to develop an automatic and reproducible analysis tool for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images based on machine learning and deep learning techniques, with the goal of extracting clinically relevant metrics to improve…

In this project, we study groups called braid groups. Suppose we have a disc, and we fix n points in that disc, where n is some whole number.

The project was dedicated to two families of geometric invariants, ubiquitous in different areas of theoretical mathematics, as well as computer science, and the physics of quantum computations. These are called systoles and diastoles.

The project addressed the urgent need for more energy-efficient cooling technologies, which are critical for a sustainable and climate-neutral society. Modern industries such as electronics, renewable energy, and transportation face increas…

Human skeletal remains can offer key information on diverse aspects of past life but, like all archaeological materials, they only give a glimpse into the life of past individuals; hence, a fragmented perspective into our ancestors’ lives.…

This project concerns research on the boundary between analysis, logic and combinatorics, more specifically, investigates problems in descriptive set theory and their interactions with measure theory, dynamical systems, computer science and…

Mutualistic interactions – where both species benefit – lie at the core of many human-relevant microbial communities, such as polymicrobial infections, the human-, plant-, and animal-associated beneficial microbiomes, and synthetic microbia…

The THANAFSI project investigates fluid–structure interaction problems that arise in physical situations where fluids and solids mutually influence each other’s behavior, both in static and dynamic configurations. Understanding these intera…

The development of advanced, energy-efficient, and miniaturized electronic devices is driving the need for new materials and innovative engineering solutions. Among these, two-dimensional (2D) materials, such as graphene and hexagonal boron…

Photovoltaics is today a major pillar for a sustainable and clean electricity generation and contributes significantly to the reduction of carbon dioxide emission. The current technology is based on inorganic semiconductors, mainly crystall…

The project TOKMAT aims to use the mathematical school of intuitionism in order to shed light on how society and science interact. The project focuses on the cultural, personal, and social dimensions of mathematical knowledge in order to be…

Weyl semimetals are a recently-discovered class of materials, which have various unusual properties. For example, they conduct electricity in a manner different from ordinary metals, which may make them useful for building novel electronic…

Europe is facing an unprecedented climate emergency: the record-breaking heatwaves of 2022 caused over 12,000 deaths and the worst drought on the continent in 500 years. A major driver of this crisis is the construction and transportation s…

This is a project in (pure) Mathematics, intimately tied with theoretical/mathematical Physics. The main goal is to generalize previous constructions in complex-algebraic Poisson geometry, representation theory, and low-dimensional topology…

The DefHyp project aimed to explore the deformation theory of infinite-type hyperbolic 3-manifolds, building on the researcher's pioneering work in this emerging area of geometry and topology. The main research objectives, as outlined in An…

Quantum Field Theory (QFT) is the universal framework describing the fundamental interactions of nature. It provides the theoretical foundation for both the Standard Model of particle physics and for the study of critical phenomena in conde…

The GECKO project aims to bridge the gap between Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) by integrating computational models into industrial workflows. Traditional CAE modeling is slow and error-prone in its preproc…

NOVITAS addressed the need for accurate, efficient and physically reliable numerical tools for the virtual design of ultra-thin deployable composite space structures, with particular focus on deployable booms, TRAC longerons, membranes and…

In a world driven by technological advances, the "SPEEDY" project aims to deepen the understanding of three-dimensional nanomagnetic systems. These systems, with novel and unconventional spin textures, are an exciting platform to explore ne…