Research news - March / April 2024 #18

We are delighted to announce that the FINALITY (saFe learnINg for LArge scaLe InTerconnected sYstems)supported by Francesco De Pellegrini (Avignon Computer Laboratory) was recently funded under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie 2023 (Horizon Europe) programme's call for projects for doctoral networks.

The European Commission gave the project an excellent score of 98.4 %, based on three criteria: excellence, impact and implementation. The total budget for the project is €4,027,672.80 over four years.

>> Find out more about the FINALITY project

We are delighted to announce the creation ofa special page dedicated to current research projects. You will find an overview of the projects currently being carried out at Avignon University, whether national, European or international.

If you need assistance in submitting your own current research projects, please contact the Projects, Partnerships and International Development Department (DARI) for more information and support.

Contact: aap-recherche@univ-avignon.fr

>> Discover the research projects page

Avignon University is a partner of the New European Bauhaus (NEB). This movement, linked to the European Commission's Green Deal, aims to help create a sustainable, innovative and inclusive future. It is a bottom-up movement whose aim is to make local initiatives known to a community of players (researchers, students, social innovation players, social entrepreneurs, etc.) at European level.

This partnership will enable us to :

• find new partners for European projects
• find out about initiatives by other players
• take part in initiatives or projects
• apply for funding
• learn from the ideas and projects of other organisations

To create your profile and access the community, go here.

For more information, please contact francesco.romano@univ-avignon.fr

The 2024 edition of Pint of Science returns to Avignon from 13 to 15 MayThe event will take place in three iconic bars: Pipeline, Grand Café Barreta and Gambrinus! Come and enjoy relaxed presentations by researchers who will share their scientific work, all in a friendly atmosphere. No prior knowledge of science is required! Many of our researchers and PhD students will be giving short, accessible talks on their areas of research.

Find out more about the events below.
Places are limited.

Organised by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research, the Fête de la Science offers thousands of original, participatory events all over France.

This year it runs from 4 to 14 October.

It's open to everyone! Anyone who wants to talk about science and spread scientific culture.

Project registration for Avignon Université is open until 10 May 2024.

You can send your proposals for talks, conferences, stands, etc. to Aurélia Barrière at the DARI's CSTI Department at the following address fetedelascience@univ-avignon.fr

The projects on offer can be aimed at both schools and the general public.

Part of the collection Passport to open scienceThis guide covers the main concepts relating to the management and dissemination of research data. It is aimed at researchers like you, whatever your discipline! As you read on, you'll find explanations to help you understand what research data is, the issues involved in managing it wisely and the benefits of disseminating it, as well as how best to be supported in managing and sharing it.

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• 02/05/2024 - Dalia YOUSSEF : "The brand and sustainability of a festival: a comparative study of the Alexandria Short Film Festival in Egypt and the Avignon Festival in France". (UMR ESPACE-DEV)
• 25/04/2024 - Imen BEN-AMOR : "Deep modelling based on the notion of voice attributes for explicable speaker recognition: application to the forensic domain" (LIA)
• 10/04/2024 - Léo ROCHER: "Identification of vegetation parameters favouring beneficial arthropods and associated ecological functions in viticulture: correlative and experimental approach" (IMBE)
• 29/03/2024 - Cédric DRESCH: "Energy saving in indoor agriculture: study of the effects of changes in photoperiod on agronomic parameters and the pre- and post-harvest physiology of lettuces".

Laurent Urban, Professor of Agronomy and Plant Ecophysiology (Avignon University/UPRI - ERIT PSII: Plant Science, Interactions and Innovation) and Jawad Aarrouf, Senior Lecturer HDR in Plant Biology and Pathology (Avignon University/UPRI - ERIT PSII), have been included in the 2024 list of innovators published by Le Point newspaper. The exceptional panel of judges, including two Nobel Prize winners, pays tribute to the two professors-researchers whose discovery of the biostimulant effects of UV-C light flashes is currently being developed by the start-up UV Boosting for the benefit of more sustainable, more efficient and more resilient agriculture in the face of the challenges of climate change.

This list includes 100 leading-edge teams whose research will have an impact on the world. The awards ceremony for the 2024 inventors will take place on 1 March at the EDF Lab Paris-Saclay, during the Paris-Saclay Summit- Choose Science.

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On Thursday 22 February, Mr Jean-Marc Zulesi, Member of Parliament (Renaissance) for the 8ᵉ constituency of Bouches-du-Rhône, visited the experimental facilities for the thesis of Mrs Léa SabyThe project was carried out as part of a CIFRE (Convention Industrielle de Formation par la Recherche) agreement with the Société des Carrières de la Ménudelle (SCLM).

During the visit, the specific characteristics of the aggregates production sector and SCLM's investment in research into restoration ecology to not only reduce the impacts of this exploitation, but also to propose innovative nature-based solutions in partnership with theUMR IMBE Avignon University.

[Distinction] The Mission archéologique à Paphos (MafaP) directed by Claire Balandier receives the label of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres

The Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres has announced the award of its Archaeology label for the years 2024 and 2025 to ten projects selected by the Commission des Recherches archéologiques.
Among the winners of the label, the archaeological mission led by Claire Balandier in Paphos (Cyprus) is highlighted.

Claire Balandier is a historian and archaeologist affiliated to the History and Sources of Ancient Worlds laboratory (HiSoMA, UMR 5189), and a senior lecturer at Avignon University, specialising in Greek fortifications and town planning and the eastern Mediterranean in the Hellenistic period.
In 2008, together with Eric Morvillez, she co-founded the French archaeological mission to (Nea) Paphos, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1980.

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The partners of the GIF Chair (Geodata, Real Estate, Real Estate) are delighted to announce two new members.

The General Directorate for Development, Housing and Nature (DGALN, Ministry for Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion) became an institutional member of the GIF Chair in April 2024. The DGALN, a key player in regional planning, promotes access to housing and sustainable resource management.

>> Find out more on the GIF Chair website

The Réseau National des Établissements Publics Fonciers d'État (National Network of State-owned Public Landholding Establishments) joined the GIF Chair in March 2024. This network brings together the 10 Établissements Publics Fonciers d'État and the 2 Établissements Publics Fonciers et d'Aménagement de la Guyane et de Mayotte. It is a major player in the land sector, operating in a wide range of market contexts. State-owned EPFs are active in nearly three quarters of the national population and in most major urban areas.

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The first thesis funded by Chaire LIAvignon was defended on 25 April 2024 by Imen Ben-Amor (Laboratoire Informatique d'Avignon), on the theme : "Deep modelling based on the notion of voice attributes for explicable speaker recognition: application to the forensic domain".edited by Jean-François Bonastre.
Congratulations to the young doctor!

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A Mexican national, Valentina works at the Autonomous University of the State of Morelos (UAEM), at the Biodiversity and Conservation Research Centre (CIBYC, Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Conservación) in the Sustainable Management for Ecosystem Conservation and Development research team.

Its main line of research concerns ecological restoration with the participation of local communities. Valentina will be based at the Avignon IUT until June 2024. She is receiving support for incoming mobility from Avignon University.

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Gaël Depoorter is a lecturer in Political Science at the JPEG (Legal, Political, Economic and Management Sciences Laboratory). Her work explores the socio-political issues raised by digital technology, despite the widespread belief that these tools are revolutionising everything. She is more interested in what they maintain and transform. After thematising and sociologising the often obscure and strange world of 'hackers' in his thesis, he decided to tackle two new research topics in the same vein: data (based on open data tourism) and cryptocurrencies (with a particular focus on Bitcoin).

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March 2024

To mark International Women's Rights Day, we invite you to meet four women who hold positions in various disciplines within the University, making a vital contribution to the institution's missions.

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