The FNR is pleased to communicate that 8 of 12 eligible Industrial Fellowship projects have been selected for funding in the 2019-1 Call, representing an FNR commitment of 1.38 MEUR.
The aim of the Industrial Fellowships programme (formerly AFR-PPP) is to foster the cooperation between Luxembourg based companies active in R&D and public research institutions in Luxembourg and/or abroad. The scheme awards PhD and Postdoc grants to researchers who carry out their PhD and/or postdoc training in collaboration with a company in Luxembourg. The scheme is open to all scientific domains, and do all researchers, regardless of their nationality. Collaborating companies must have a presence in Luxembourg.
Go to Industrial Fellowships programme page – next deadline 11 October 2019, 14:00 CET.
Funded Industrial Fellowships projects
PhD – Domain Materials, Physics & Engineering
Applicant
Francesco Deboli
Project title
Formulation and Characterization of Novel Hierarchical Ion Exchange Membranes for Electrodialysis Application (EXCEED)
Host institution
Katholieke Universteit Leuven
Industry partner
Amer-Sil S.A.
Postdoc – Domain Materials, Physics & Engineering
Applicant
Ali Margot Huerta Flores
Project title
Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Deposition of Perovskite-type Complex Oxide Thin Films for Visible-Light Photocatalysis for Solar Fuel Generation (PLASPEROX)
Host institution
Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST)
Industry partner
Molecular Plasma Group
Applicant
Martin Rehor
Project title
Robust Incompressible FLow solver Enhancement (RIFLE)
Host institution
University of Luxembourg
Industry partner
Rafinex Sàrl
PhD – Information and Communication Technologies
Applicant
Laurent Lesage
Project title
Data Analysis For Insurance (DAFI)
Host institution
University of Luxembourg
Industry partner
Foyer Assusrance S.A. / Institut Elie Cartan Lorraine
Applicant
Quinzhuan Qian
Project title
Vehicle In-cabin Scene Analysis (VISA)
Host institution
Technische Universität Kaiserslautern / German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence
Industry partner
IEE S.A.
Postdoc – Environmental and Earth Sciences
Applicant
Taynara Tuany Borges Baleriano
Project title
Modelling pests and diseases impact on hazelnut production (MatHiLDE)
Host institution
Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment
Industry partner
Ferrero Trading Lux S.A.
Postdoc – Law, Economics, Finance
Applicant
Percy Blount
Project title
Cybersecurity in the Space Domain: Understanding the Legal Requirements for Cybersecure Space Operations (CSD)
Host institution
University of Luxembourg
Industry partner
SES Techcom S.A.
Postdoc – Mathematics
Applicant
Marwa Kechaou
Project title
Machine Learning for wood defects segmentation and classification (MAWDSEC)
Host institution
INSA-ROUEN University
Industry partner
Luxscan Technologies