The FNR is pleased to communicate that 25 of 105 eligible PhD projects have been selected for funding in the 2020 AFR Call. This represents an FNR commitment of 4.5 MEUR. 6 additional projects are on the reserve list. Update October 2020: the six projects on the reserve list have been funded, bringing the total funded PhD projects to 31 and the total FNR commitment to 5.4 MEUR.
50 applications were received from female applicants (13 accepted), 55 from male (18 accepted).
AFR is one of the FNR’s longest-running funding schemes and now serves the specific purpose of providing funding for the training of doctoral candidates. Grants are awarded in the form of an employment contract with the host institution, rather than in the form of a scholarship.
Funded projects
Domain Humanities & Social Sciences – 7 projects
Applicant
Félix Streicher
Project title
The forgotten occupation. Everyday life and social interactions in the Luxembourgish occupation zone in Germany (1945–1955)
Host institution
Maastricht University
Supervisor
Camilo Erlichman
Applicant
Mila Hall
Project title
Personalized Assessment and Network Model Feedback: An Empirically-Based Approach to Personalizing Psychotherapy
Host institution
Justus Liebig University of Giessen
Supervisor
Julian Rubel
Applicant
Charlotte Stix
Project title
Ethical Theory for AI Policy
Host institution
Eindhoven University of Technology
Supervisor
Vincent Müller
Applicant
Claude Ewert
Project title
EC-USSR Relations (1973-1991)
Host institution
University of Cambridge (Wolfson College)
Supervisor
Mark B. Smith
Applicant
Henriette Heimbach
Project title
A new form of interparliamentary cooperation – An analysis of the establishment of the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly
Host institution
University of Luxembourg
Supervisor
Anna-Lena Högenauer
Applicant
Jules Linden
Project title
Assessing the Impact of Environmental Policy on Consumption Behavior, Greehouse Gas Emissions and Income Distribution
Host institution
Luxembourg Institute of Socio-economic Research (LISER)
Supervisor
Denisa Maria Sologon
Applicant
Max Thomé
Project title
Social and cultural history of wine consumption in Roman Italy (3rd century BCE – 3rd century CE)
Host institution
Université de Strasbourg
Supervisor
Michel Humm
Applicant
Andreea-Madalina Mezaros
Project title
Gentrification in Luxembourg: linking social changes to property wealth inequalities
Host institution
Luxembourg Institute of Socio-economic Research (LISER)
Supervisor
Antoine Paccoud
Applicant
Roland Maas
Project title
Social suffering, ‘lifeworlds’ and agency of social assistance beneficiaries in Luxembourg
Host institution
Luxembourg Institute of Socio-economic Research (LISER)
Supervisor
Catalina Lomos
Domain Biomedical Sciences – 6 projects
Applicant
Christie Palmer
Project title
Multidimensional regulation of the opioid network by ACKR3
Host institution
Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH)
Supervisor
Andy Chevigné
Applicant
Anne-Marie Staudt
Project title
Function of EID1 in light-mediated adaptation of plants to environmental changes
Host institution
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Supervisor
Andreas Hiltbrunner
Applicant
Dave Lutgen
Project title
Genomics of hybridization, speciation and phenotypic evolution in a color polymorphic songbird radiation
Host institution
Friedrich-Schiller University Jena
Supervisor
Holger Schielzeth
Applicant
Daniel Sampaio Gonçalves
Project title
Investigating novel mediators of cellular senescence and tumor suppression
Host institution
Centre Européen de Recherche en Biologie et Médecine (CERBM)
Supervisor
Bill Keyes
Applicant
Shubhra Acharya
Project title
Long noncoding RNAs in tissue repair
Host institution
Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH)
Supervisor
Yvan Devaux
Applicant
Dominika Klimek
Project title
Boosting industrial biomass degradation: exploration of hidden lignocellulolytic potential of Planctomycetes
Host institution
Luxembourg Institute of Science & Technology (LIST)
Supervisor
Magdalena Calusinska
Applicant
Delfine D’Huart
Project title
Stability of personality disorder diagnoses from adolescence to adulthood
Host institution
University of Basel, Medical Faculty
Supervisor
Klaus Schmeck
Applicant
Pauline Lascaux
Project title
The role of autophagy in reparing chemotherapy-induced DNA lesions in cancer
Host institution
University of Oxford
Supervisor
Kristijan Ramadan
Domain Material Sciences, Physics & Engineering – 5 projects
Applicant
Chrysovalantou Kalaitzidou
Project title
Data-integrated multiscale modelling of fibrous extracellular matrix materials
Host institution
University of Luxembourg
Supervisor
Andreas Zilian
Applicant
Gregory Cordeiro Fonseca
Project title
Machine learning global potential energy surfaces using local symmetries
Host institution
University of Luxembourg
Supervisor
Alexandre Tkatchenko
Applicant
Björn Pfund
Project title
Development of Organic Photosensitizers for Visible-Light Driven Birch Reductions
Host institution
Univiersity of Basel
Supervisor
Oliver Wenger
Applicant
Kevin Bertrang
Project title
Activation of small molecules on supported metal clusters
Host institution
Technische Universität München
Supervisor
Ueli Heiz
Applicant
Benjamin De Bruyne
Project title
Non-equilibrium transport properties of active particles
Host institution
Paris-Saclay University
Supervisor
Grégory Schehr
Applicant
Ranfei Wang
Project title
Characterization of Flashing Phenomenon an Adiabatic Riser pipe
Host institution
University of Luxembourg
Supervisor
Stephan Leyer
Domain ICT – 4 projects
Applicant
Salijona Dyrmishi
Project title
Search-Based Adversarial Testing under Domain-Specific Constraints
Host institution
University of Luxembourg (SnT)
Supervisor
Maxime Cordy
Applicant
Abdoul Kader Kaboré
Project title
Search-Based Adversarial Testing under Domain-Specific Constraints
Host institution
University of Luxembourg (SnT)
Supervisor
Tegawendé Bissyandé
Applicant
Reynaldo Gil Pons
Project title
Remote memory attestation and erasure through formal verification
Host institution
University of Luxembourg (SnT)
Supervisor
Sjouke Mauw
Applicant
Jordan Samhi
Project title
Dissecting Android Applications using Static Analysis
Host institution
University of Luxembourg (SnT)
Supervisor
Jacques Klein
Applicant
Tedros Salih Abdu
Project title
Power and Bandwidth Allocation for INterference-Limited SATellite Communication Systems
Host institution
University of Luxembourg (SnT)
Supervisor
Eva Lagunas Targarona
Domain Sustainable Resources: 2 projects
Applicant
Marthe Faber
Project title
Imaging Earth’s Interior with Seismic Gradiometry, Interferometry & Machine Learning
Host institution
University of Edinburgh
Supervisor
Andrew Curtis
Applicant
Enmanuel Rodriguez Paulino
Project title
Using multi-sensor remote sensing data and deep learning methods to disentangle causes of forest vitality loss
Host institution
Luxembourg Institute of Science & Technology (LIST)
Supervisor
Martin Schlerf
Domain Law & Economics – 1 project
Applicant
Tobi Oladiran
Project title
The Sustainability Challenge of Mutual Funds
Host institution
University of Luxembourg
Supervisor
Roman Kräussl
Projects on the reserve list are not included