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The 7th Annual PrivaCI Symposium, 19-20 May, Brussels
Posted in pictures, Statistics, University life with tags #ERCSyG, Atomium, Belgium, Brussel, Bruxelles, conference, contextual integrity, Data Protection Act, European Commission, European Digital Strategy, GDPR, Ocean, privacy, symposium, Vrije Universiteit Brussel on January 24, 2025 by xi'an2024 ERC Starting Grants announced
Posted in Kids, pictures, Running, Travel, University life with tags applied mathematics, Belgium, Brussels, conflict of interest, data science, ERC, ERC Starting Grant, EU grants, EU Horizon Europe programme, Europe, European Commission, European Research Council, European Union, Horizon Europe, panel, Paris Sciences et Lettres, PE1, PSL, pure mathematics, scientific computing, Statistics, UK, University of Warwick on September 22, 2024 by xi'an
Today the European Research Council (ERC) has made public which Starting Grants proposals were selected this year, for a total amount of €780m. Congrats to all recipients!
These include 14 grants for the PE1 panel in which I sat earlier this year for the fourth and final time. (The PE1 panel stands within the Physical Sciences and Engineering domain and covers pure maths, applied maths, mathematical foundations of computer science, mathematical physics, and statistics.) I have found the whole experience highly interesting, from getting a snapshot of on-going directions in the broad field (for topics I could understand) to interacting constructively with colleagues from different fields and cultures, to appreciating the clear protocols and instructions provided by the ERC and its highly efficient officers, if representing a significant time investment over these years.
This round of selections saw the return of UK applications, following the long-delayed agreement between the EU and the UK, with Warwick Thomas Berrett’s proposal among the winners. (Whose evaluation I obviously took no part whatsoever, following ERC rules governing conflicts of interest. Ditto for applications from PSL.)
repower EU!
Posted in Kids, pictures, Running, Travel, University life with tags architecture, Belgium, Brussel, EU, European Commission, European elections, European Union, road running, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre on June 7, 2024 by xi'an
