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Section: Partnerships and Cooperations
European Initiatives
FP7 & H2020 Projects
EvoEvo
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Partner: Université Joseph Fourier (France, D. Schneider), Utrecht University (Netherland, P. Hogeweg), University of York (UK, S. Stepney), and CSIC (Spain, S. Elena)
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Abstract: Evolution is the major source of complexity on Earth, at the origin of all the species we can observe, interact with or breed. On a smaller scale, evolution is at the heart of the adaptation process for many species, in particular micro-organisms (e.g. bacteria, viruses…). Microbial evolution results in the emergence of the species itself, and it also contributes to the organisms’ adaptation to perturbations or environmental changes. These organisms are not only organised by evolution, they are also organised to evolve. The EvoEvo project will study this process of “evolution of evolution” and use this knowledge to develop new evolutionary approaches in information science. Our ultimate goal is to address open-ended problems, where the specifications are either unknown or too complicated to express, and to produce software able to operate in unpredictable, varying conditions.
Neuron-Astro-Nets
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Instrument: Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowships for Career Development
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Partner: N Brunel (University of Chicago, Dept Statistics and Neurobiology, Chicago, USA)
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Abstract: This project aims at developing a new model of synaptic plasticity that takes into account astrocyte signaling, its extension to astrocytes-synapse biochemical interactions in ensembles of synapses enwrapped by the same astrocyte and, eventually, to the firing of a single neuron or networks.