Horizon Europe funded projects

The list of UniCa projects funded under the Horizon Europe Framework Programme

Physical science and engineering - PE

Artemis - moleculAR maTerials for on-chip intEgrated quantuM lIght sourceS

Programme: HORIZON

Call: HORIZON-EIC-2022-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01

Role: beneficiario

Start date: 01/10/2023 - End date: 30/09/2027

Scientific contact person: Luca Pilia

Website link: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101115149

Short description: The ARTEMIS project aims to develop quantum sources of single or correlated photons, based on metal-organic materials, for applications in quantum cryptography, sensing, and metrology. The contribution of UniCA focuses on the design, synthesis, and characterization of metal complexes capable of generating photon pairs or triplets through the SPDC mechanism.

Biomeld - A Modular Framework for Designing and Producing Biohybrid Machines

Programme: HORIZON

Call: HORIZON-CL4-2021-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01

Role: beneficiario

Start date: 01/10/2022 - End date: 30/09/2025

Scientific contact person: Stefano Lai

Website link: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101070328

Short description: The project BioMeld - A Modular Framework for Designing and Producing Biohybrid Machines aims to define development, manufacturing, and testing processes for soft robots in an industrial context through the integration of physical simulation and innovative manufacturing. UNICA is responsible for developing a flexible platform for stimulating and monitoring the movement of the soft robot.

CoEvolution - A comprehensive trustworthy framework for connected machine learning and secure interconnected AI solutions

Programme: HORIZON

Call: HORIZON-CL3-2023-CS-01

Role: beneficiario

Start date: 01/11/2024 - End date: 30/10/2027

Scientific contact person: Battista Biggio

Website link: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101168560

Short description: CoEvolution will establish a comprehensive security and risk assessment process for AI models throughout their lifecycle, ensuring its security since the design phase.
UNICA will bring its experience on AI Security, with the goal of developing training-time defenses against evasion and poisoning attacks, to make a step towards ensuring compliance to the EU AI Act and recent related regulations.

Dexplore - Recognizing European potential for hosting deep land primary CRM by combining new mineral models and advanced exploration and visualization techniques

Programme: HORIZON

Call: HORIZON-CL4-2024-RESILIENCE-01

Role: beneficiario

Start date: 01/10/2024 - End date: 30/09/2027

Scientific contact person: Carlo Ricci

Website link: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101178897

Short description: The DEXPLORE project investigates innovative advanced technologies for sustainable exploration of critical raw materials in deep land deposits, essential for Europe's energy transition. The University of Cagliari with the Department of Physics, contributes by developing cutting-edge optical techniques, including Raman spectroscopy, LIBS, and time-resolved luminescence, for remote mineral detection.