{"id":11928,"date":"2025-02-21T08:39:23","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T07:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/research-en\/?page_id=11928"},"modified":"2026-01-13T15:12:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T14:12:20","slug":"erc-grants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/research-en\/eu-funding-high-profile-grants\/erc-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"ERC grants"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"section py-0 static\">\n<section class=\"py-0 wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-section section\"><div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\"><div class=\"js-secondary-nav--sticky wp-block-unilux-blocks-secondary-navigation\" id=\"54283090-9baf-4acb-91d1-2ab558710e7c\">\n    <nav\n        id=\"secondary-navigation\"\n        role=\"navigation\"\n        aria-label=\"Secondary menu\"\n        class=\"secondary-nav\"\n    >\n        <button\n            class=\"secondary-nav__button btn btn-solid--primary w-full\"\n            aria-expanded=\"false\"\n            aria-controls=\"secondary-navigation__list\"\n            title=\"The selected page is ERC grants\"\n            type=\"button\"\n        >\n            <span class=\"btn__name mr-auto\">ERC grants<\/span>\n            <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--xs\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-down\" \/>\n            <\/svg>\n        <\/button>\n\n        <ul id=\"secondary-navigation__list\" class=\"secondary-nav__list\">\n            <li class=\"secondary-nav__item\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/research-en\/eu-funding-high-profile-grants\/\"\n        target=\"\"\n        rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\n        class=\"secondary-nav__link \"\n            >\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--xs\">\n            <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\" \/>\n        <\/svg>\n        <span class=\"secondary-nav__name\">Overview<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"secondary-nav__item\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/research-en\/eu-funding-high-profile-grants\/erc-grants\/\"\n        target=\"\"\n        rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\n        class=\"secondary-nav__link isactived\"\n        aria-current=\"page\"    >\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--xs\">\n            <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\" \/>\n        <\/svg>\n        <span class=\"secondary-nav__name\">ERC grants<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n    <\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-section section\"><div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\">\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"erc-grants\"\n    >\nERC grants<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The ERC helps grantees to explore the innovation potential of their ideas or research results. Its mission is to encourage the highest quality research in Europe through competitive funding and to support investigator-driven frontier research across all fields, based on scientific excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read about our ERC grants<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-quick-link-underline\">\n    \n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-quick-link-underline-item\">\n    <a\n            href=\"#ongoing-erc-grants\"\n            class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-anchor\"        target=\"\"\n>\n    \n<span class=\"hero__title__subject wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Ongoing ERC grants<\/span><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-quick-link-underline\">\n    \n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-quick-link-underline-item\">\n    <a\n            href=\"#past-erc-grants\"\n            class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-anchor\"        target=\"\"\n>\n    \n<span class=\"hero__title__subject wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Past ERC grants<\/span><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"py-0 wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-section section\"><div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"ongoing-erc-grants\"\n    >\nOngoing ERC grants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"natural\"\n    >\nNATURAL<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Natural Program Repair (NATURAL)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>ERC Starting Grant (2021-2027)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A method to develop intelligent agents able to understand a natural language description of a problem a user faces with software, and address it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Computer science &amp; ICT<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"Tegawend\u00e9 Fran\u00e7ois d Assise BISSYANDE\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/Tegawende-Francois-d-Assise-BISSYANDE_-people-list-block.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/Tegawende-Francois-d-Assise-BISSYANDE_-people-list-block-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/Tegawende-Francois-d-Assise-BISSYANDE_-people-list-block.jpg 400w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 0.00% 29.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 0.00% 29.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"icon-info-wrapper\">\n    <ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-info\">\n        <li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-info-item\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper icon-info\">\n<div class=\"icon--gray icon--gray-2  wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--principal-investigator \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--principal-investigator\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-1-125-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/people\/tegawende-bissyande\/\">Tegawend\u00e9 BISSYANDE<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-quick-link-underline\">\n    \n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-quick-link-underline-item\">\n    <a\n            href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/research-projects\/natural\/\"\n            class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-anchor\"        target=\"\"\n>\n    \n<span class=\"hero__title__subject wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">About NATURAL<\/span><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"pqscar\"\n    >\nPQSCAR<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Post-Quantum Side-Channel Attack Resilience (PQSCAR)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>ERC Proof of Concept Grant (2025-2026)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Developing and validating post-quantum cryptographic algorithms that are resistant to side-channel attacks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Computer science &amp; ICT<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"Prof Jean-S\u00e9bastien CORON\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/Sebastien-Coron_people-list-block.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/Sebastien-Coron_people-list-block-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/Sebastien-Coron_people-list-block.jpg 400w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"icon-info-wrapper\">\n    <ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-info\">\n        <li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-info-item\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper icon-info\">\n<div class=\"icon--gray icon--gray-2  wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--principal-investigator \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--principal-investigator\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-1-125-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fstm-en\/people\/jean-sebastien-coron\/\">Jean-S\u00e9bastien CORON<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-quick-link-underline\">\n    \n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-quick-link-underline-item\">\n    <a\n            href=\"https:\/\/cordis.europa.eu\/project\/id\/101189247\"\n            class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-anchor\"        target=\"_blank\"\n>\n    \n<span class=\"hero__title__subject wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">About  PQSCAR<\/span><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"amy-dx\"\n    >\nAMY-Dx<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Investigating the potential of microbiome-derived amyloidogenic proteins as clinical biomarkers for the early detection of Parkinson\u2019s disease (AMY-Dx)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>ERC Proof of Concept Grant 2026-2027<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exploring whether proteins from gut bacteria can serve as early warning signs for Parkinson\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"expobiome\"\n    >\nExpoBiome<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deciphering the impact of exposures from the gut microbiome-derived molecular complex in human health and disease (ExpoBiome)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>ERC Consolidator Grant (2020-2026)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gut microbiome molecular complex in human health and disease.                                <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Life sciences &amp; medicine<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"Prof Paul WILMES\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/Paul-WILMES_people-list-block.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/Paul-WILMES_people-list-block-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/Paul-WILMES_people-list-block.jpg 400w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 53.00% 18.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 53.00% 18.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"icon-info-wrapper\">\n    <ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-info\">\n        <li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-info-item\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper icon-info\">\n<div class=\"icon--gray icon--gray-2  wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--principal-investigator \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--principal-investigator\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-1-125-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/people\/paul-wilmes\/\">Paul WILMES<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-quick-link-underline\">\n    \n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-quick-link-underline-item\">\n    <a\n            href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/research-projects\/expobiome-deciphering-the-impact-of-exposures-from-the-gut-microbiome-derived-molecular-complex-in-human-health-and-disease\/\"\n            class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-anchor\"        target=\"\"\n>\n    \n<span class=\"hero__title__subject wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">About ExpoBiome<\/span><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"alcemist\"\n    >\nALCEMIST<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Atypical Liquid Crystal Elastomers: from Materials Innovation to Scalable processing and Transformative applications (ALCEMIST)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>ERC Synergy Grant (as coordinator)<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>(2025-2031)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We propose a radically new sustainable materials platform based on polysaccharides.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Physics &amp; materials science<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"Prof Jan LAGERWALL\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/Jan-LAGERWALL_people-list-block.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/Jan-LAGERWALL_people-list-block-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/Jan-LAGERWALL_people-list-block.jpg 400w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 53.00% 18.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 53.00% 18.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"icon-info-wrapper\">\n    <ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-info\">\n        <li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-info-item\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper icon-info\">\n<div class=\"icon--gray icon--gray-2  wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--principal-investigator \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--principal-investigator\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-1-125-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fstm-en\/people\/jan-lagerwall\/\">Jan LAGERWALL<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-quick-link-underline\">\n    \n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-quick-link-underline-item\">\n    <a\n            href=\"https:\/\/www.lcsoftmatter.com\/alcemist\/page\/\"\n            class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-anchor\"        target=\"_blank\"\n>\n    \n<span class=\"hero__title__subject wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">About ALCEMIST (icsoftmatter.com)<\/span><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"micropas\"\n    >\nMicroPAS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Microbial Photonics Across Scales (MicroPAS)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>ERC Consolidator Grant (2026-2031)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MicroPAS, a paradigm-defining project grounded in the physics of light-matter interactions, will pioneer light manipulation and guidance inside microbes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Physics &amp; 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materials science<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"Prof Alexandre TKATCHENKO\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/Prof-Alexandre-TKATCHENKO_people-list-block.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/Prof-Alexandre-TKATCHENKO_people-list-block-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/Prof-Alexandre-TKATCHENKO_people-list-block.jpg 400w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 53.00% 18.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 53.00% 18.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"icon-info-wrapper\">\n    <ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-info\">\n        <li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-info-item\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper icon-info\">\n<div class=\"icon--gray icon--gray-2  wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--principal-investigator \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--principal-investigator\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-1-125-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fstm-en\/people\/alexandre-tkatchenko\/\">Alexander TKATCHENKO<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-quick-link-underline\">\n    \n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-quick-link-underline-item\">\n    <a\n            href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fstm-en\/research-projects\/fitmol\/\"\n            class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-anchor\"        target=\"\"\n>\n    \n<span class=\"hero__title__subject wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">About FITMOL<\/span><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"digshell\"\n    >\nDIGSHELL<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Digital archaeology of shell companies. 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materials science<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"machine-drug\"\n    >\nMACHINE-DRUG<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Alexander TKATCHENKO<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ERC Proof of Concept Grant (2023-2025)<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Implement new machine learning approaches that would allow to accelerate the process of predicting crystal structures by a factor of 100.<\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/cordis.europa.eu\/project\/id\/101123353\"\n        title=\"Learn more\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">About MACHINE-DRUG (Cordis.europe.eu)<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n        <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Mathematics<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"stamford\"\n    >\nSTAMFORD<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Mark PODOLSKIJ<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ERC Consolidator Grant (2019-2025)<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Statistical analysis of high dimensional observations of diffusion models.<\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fstm-en\/research-projects\/stamford\/\"\n        title=\"Learn more\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">About STAMFORD<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n        <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Physics &amp; materials science<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"uptempo\"\n    >\nUpTEMPO<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Daniele BRIDA<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ERC Consolidator Grant (2019-2025)<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Developing ultrafast laser-based instruments to study the inner workings of materials.<\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/ultrafast.uni.lu\/uptempo\/\"\n        title=\"Learn more\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">About UpTEMPO (ultrafast.uni.lu)<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n        <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Computer science &amp; ICT<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"cloudmap\"\n    >\nCLOUDMAP<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Jean-S\u00e9bastien CORON<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ERC Advanced Grant (2018-2025)<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Make these advanced cryptographic tasks usable in practice, so that citizens do not have to compromise on the privacy and security of their input data.<\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/cordis.europa.eu\/project\/id\/787390\"\n        title=\"Learn more\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">About CLOUDMAP (cordis.europe.eu)<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n        <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Physics &amp; materials science<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"revealing-complex-strain-patterns-and-dangerous-loads-using-cholesteric-liquid-crystal-elastomers-reveal\"\n    >\nREVEALing complex strain patterns and dangerous loads using cholesteric liquid crystal elastomers (REVEAL)<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Jan LAGERWALL<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ERC Proof of Concept Grant (2022-2024)<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Work on sheets and fibres of smart sensors, useable in monitoring the health and stability of buildings and in smart textiles.<\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/cordis.europa.eu\/project\/id\/101069416\"\n        title=\"Learn more\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">About REVEAL (cordis.europe.eu)<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n        <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Life sciences &amp; medicine<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"cognitive-aging-from-educational-opportunities-to-individual-risk-profiles-crisp\"\n    >\nCognitive Aging: From Educational Opportunities to Individual Risk Profiles (CRISP)<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Anja LEIST<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ERC Starting Grant (2019-2024)<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Quantifying the role of contextual inequalities related to education and gender. Identifying the value of behaviour change to delay cognitive impairment <\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/research-projects\/crisp-erc-cognitive-ageing-from-educational-opportunities-to-individual-risk-profiles\/\"\n        title=\"Learn more\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">About CRISP<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n        <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Life sciences &amp; medicine<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"predicting-the-effects-of-gut-microbiota-and-diet-on-an-individuals-drug-response-and-safety-bugthedrug\"\n    >\n<strong>Predicting the effects of gut microbiota and diet on an individual\u2019s drug response and safety<\/strong> (BugTheDrug)<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Ines THIELE<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ERC Starting Grant (2018-2023)<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Advance mechanistic understanding of drug-microbiota-diet interactions and their contribution to individual drug responses.<\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/cordis.europa.eu\/project\/id\/757922\"\n        title=\"Learn more\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">About BugTheDrug (cordis.europe.eu)<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n        <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Physics &amp; materials science<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"a-novel-chemical-discovery-platform-enabled-by-machine-learning-discoverer\"\n    >\nA novel chemical discovery platform enabled by machine learning (DISCOVERER)<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Alexander TKATCHENKO<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ERC Proof of Concept Grant (2021-2023)<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Machine learning and AI at the service of chemical discovery.<\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/cordis.europa.eu\/project\/id\/966781\"\n        title=\"Learn more\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">About DISCOVERER (cordis.europe.eu)<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n        <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Computer science &amp; ICT<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"actively-enhanced-cognition-based-framework-for-design-of-complex-systems-agnostic\"\n    >\nActively Enhanced Cognition based Framework for Design of Complex Systems (AGNOSTIC)<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Bjorn OTTERSTEN <\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ERC Advanced Grant (2017-2023)<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">A novel technical framework to simplify the design and operation of complex systems in  areas such as automotive radar, caching, and wireless networks.<\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/research-projects\/agnostic\/\"\n        title=\"Learn more\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">About AGNOSTIC<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n        <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Social sciences<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"electoral-legacies-of-war-political-competition-in-postwar-southeast-europe-elwar\"\n    >\nElectoral Legacies of War: Political Competition in Postwar Southeast Europe (ELWar)<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Josip GLAURDIC<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ERC Starting Grant (2017-2022)<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Understanding of electoral legacies of war by analyzing the evolution of political competition over the course of more than two decades in the six postwar states of Southeast Europe.<\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/research-projects\/elwar-electoral-legacies-of-war\/\"\n        title=\"Learn more\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">About ELWar<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n        <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Physics &amp; materials science<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"beyond-static-molecules-modeling-quantum-fluctuations-in-complex-molecular-environments-bestmo\"\n    >\nBeyond Static Molecules: Modeling Quantum Fluctuations in Complex Molecular Environments (BeStMo)<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Alexander TKATCHENKO<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ERC Consolidator Grant (2017-2022)<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Developing radically new approaches for electronic and nuclear fluctuations.<\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.tcpunilu.com\/bestmo\"\n        title=\"Learn more\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">About BeStMo (tcpuniu.com)<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n        <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Computer science &amp; ICT<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"testing-the-untestable-model-testing-of-complex-software-intensive-systems-tune\"\n    >\nTesting the Untestable: Model Testing of Complex Software-Intensive Systems (TUNE)<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Lionel BRIAND<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ERC Advanced Grant (2016-2022)<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Testing of untestable systems by revolutionising how we think about test automation. <\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/erc-tune.uni.lu\/\"\n        title=\"Learn more\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">About TUNE (erc-tune.uni.lu)<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n        <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Computer science &amp; ICT<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"demonstration-of-a-radar-enabled-wearable-platform-dream\"\n    >\nDemonstration of a Radar Enabled weArable platforM (DREAM)<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Bjorn OTTERSTEN <\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ERC Proof of Concept Grant (2020-2022)<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Generate a motion capture and mapping system to increase performance and assist athlete&#8217;s recovery.<\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/cordis.europa.eu\/project\/id\/957570\"\n        title=\"Learn more\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">About DREAM (cordis.europa.eu)<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n        <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Physics &amp; materials science<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"energy-conversion-and-information-processing-at-small-scales-nanothermo\"\n    >\nEnergy Conversion and Information Processing at Small Scales (NanoThermo)<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Massimiliano ESPOSITO<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ERC Consolidator Grant (2016-2021)<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Establishing a the new theory: Stochastic Thermodynamics (ST).<\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/cordis.europa.eu\/project\/id\/681456\"\n        title=\"Learn more\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">About NanoThermo (cordis.europe.eu)<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n        <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Physics &amp; materials science<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"verifying-authenticity-with-liquid-crystal-derived-anti-theft-encoding-validate\"\n    >\nVerifying Authenticity with Liquid crystal-Derived Anti Theft Encoding (VALIDATE)<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Jan LAGERWALL<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ERC Proof of Concept Grant (2019-2021)<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Examine the commercial feasibility of an innovative anti-theft encoding system based on cholesteric spheral reflector (CSR) coatings.<\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/cordis.europa.eu\/project\/id\/862315\"\n        title=\"Learn more\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">About VALIDATE (cordis.europe.eu)<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n        <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Physics &amp; materials science<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"intelligent-non-woven-textiles-and-elastomeric-responsive-materials-by-advancing-liquid-crystal-technology-interact\"\n    >\nIntelligent Non-woven Textiles and Elastomeric Responsive materials by Advancing liquid Crystal Technology (INTERACT)<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Jan LAGERWALL<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ERC Consolidator Grant (2015-2020)<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Advancing in the realization of soft, stretchable intelligent materials of revolutionary character.<\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/cordis.europa.eu\/project\/id\/648763\"\n        title=\"Learn more\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">About INTERACT (cordis.europe.eu)<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n        <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<div class=\"card__activity wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Engineering<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card__name has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"towards-real-time-multiscale-simulation-of-cutting-in-non-linear-materials-with-applications-to-surgical-simulation-and-computer-guided-surgery-realtcut\"\n    >\nTowards real time multiscale simulation of cutting in non-linear materials with applications to surgical simulation and computer guided surgery (RealTCut)<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"card__organization wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">St\u00e9phane BORDAS <\/div>\n<div class=\"card__function wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">ERC Starting Grant (2012-2016)<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__interest wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Tackling the mechanical problems related to surgical simulation,.<\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/cordis.europa.eu\/project\/id\/279578\"\n        title=\"Learn more\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">About RealTCut (cordis.europe.eu)<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":0,"parent":1640,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"featured_image_focal_point":[],"show_featured_caption":false,"ulux_newsletter_groups":"","uluxPostTitle":"EU funding & high profile grants","uluxPrePostTitle":"","_trash_the_other_posts":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"field-of-interest":[],"organisation":[],"authorship":[44,33,386,387,388],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>ERC grants - EU funding &amp; 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