171 projects

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FRIPROSJEKT-FRIPROSJEKT

Dynamics: Noncommutativity, Groupoids, Homotopy theory (DyNGH)

In this project I will study topological dynamical systems: configurations of points that evolve over time according to a fixed rule. The key feature is continuity: if two states start out very similar, they remain similar after the rule is applied, there are no sudden jumps. This may sound abstr...

Awarded: NOK 6.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Oslo - Oslove

FRIPROSJEKT-FRIPROSJEKT

Differentiable Fracture Simulation

Introduction Fractures in the Earth's subsurface are crucial for operations such as geothermal energy extraction and CO2 storage. Changes to fluid pressure and rock temperature during operation may cause fractures to form and evolve, in turn affecting fluid flow. Understanding this interplay is e...

Awarded: NOK 10.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Vestland

FORSKSYSTEMET-FORSKSYSTEMET

NASTRAN — Recruitment of Talented Researcher to Norway

The project NASTRAN-RYMH uses mathematics to improve our understanding of complex systems influenced by uncertainty and randomness. Many natural and technological processes — such as transport of materials, wave phenomena, and systems affected by random fluctuations — can be described using parti...

Awarded: NOK 6.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Oslo - Oslove

BANEBRYTENDE-BANEBRYTENDE

Norwegian Structures in Topology, Algebra and Geometry (NORSTAGE)

NORSTAGE is a national research network aimed at strengthening Norway’s research in algebra, geometry, and topology. These are central areas of pure mathematics with deep roots in Norwegian mathematics going back to Niels Henrik Abel and Sophus Lie. The fields explore everything from geometric sp...

Awarded: NOK 2.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2028

Location: Oslo - Oslove

FRIPROSJEKT-FRIPROSJEKT

Harmonic Analytic and Quantum Metric Aspects of Rapid Decay (HAQMARD)

In classical metric geometry we study metric spaces, which are sets equipped with a notion of distance known as a metric. Of importance when studying metric spaces are the continuous functions on the space. In fact, it turns out that the metric can be characterized solely in terms of a subset of ...

Awarded: NOK 4.9 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Oslo - Oslove

FRIPROSJEKT-FRIPROSJEKT

Towards Matching Bounds in Large Deviations

Unlikely, but possible, events are everywhere, from extreme heatwaves to mechanical failure or stock market crashes. In such systems, the rare events may have catastrophic outcomes, and it is therefore crucial to understand exactly how unlikely (or not) they are. The mathematical framework to qu...

Awarded: NOK 7.3 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Oslo - Oslove

FORSKSYSTEMET-FORSKSYSTEMET

Mitochondrial maintenance across eukaryotes via coupled physical, genetic, and social dynamics: Researcher mobility

In many ways, biological cells resemble cities. They need energy, waste management, communication, and transport infrastructure—and they must coordinate resources to meet these needs. Urban planning draws on mathematics, simulations, and real-world data to manage such systems. Could a similarly i...

Awarded: NOK 6.1 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Vestland

FORSKSYSTEMET-FORSKSYSTEMET

Simulation of High-Temperature Multiphysics in Complex Subsurface Formations (Simplex)

The Simplex project at the University of Bergen is dedicated to improving our understanding of deep subsurface environments, particularly those influenced by high temperatures and complex geological settings. By developing mathematical models and computational methods, the project aims to explore...

Awarded: NOK 6.2 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Vestland

FRIPROSJEKT-FRIPROSJEKT

Mitochondrial maintenance across eukaryotes via coupled physical, genetic, and social dynamics

Awarded: NOK 11.4 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Vestland

INTSAMARBEID-INTSAMARBEID

Parameter estimation for laboratory porous media

PARTILAB (PARameter esTImation for LABoratory porous media) addresses a central challenge in porous media research: effective estimation of physical parameters from laboratory flow experiments. This process involves solving inverse problems by tuning model parameters within physical constraints t...

Awarded: NOK 98,999

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Vestland

FRIPROSJEKT-FRIPROSJEKT

Effective Spectra (EffSpec)

Abelian groups are a fundamental concept from algebra, consisting of a set of elements together with some "addition" (and subtraction) operation satisfying the expected laws of addition of ordinary numbers, for example associativity and commutativity. Topological spaces are a fundamental concept ...

Awarded: NOK 10.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Oslo - Oslove

INTSAMARBEID-INTSAMARBEID

Ukraina-NASTRAN cooperation

The project Ukraine–NASTRAN cooperation (UkNASCo) brings together researchers from Norway and Ukraine to study mathematical models that describe waves and other complex phenomena. These models are based on so-called nonlinear partial differential equations (PDEs), which play a key role in modern ...

Awarded: NOK 1.1 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2028

Location: Oslo - Oslove

FRIPROSJEKT-FRIPROSJEKT

Geothermal Energy and Lithium Co-production: Multiphysics Modelling, Experimentation and Simulation

The high amount of lithium found in geothermal reservoirs, along with rising demand for lithium, creates an opportunity to produce both geothermal energy and lithium at the same time. In Europe, several geothermal areas have brines (formation water) rich in lithium, which could help build a domes...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2029

Location: Vestland

FRIPROSJEKT-FRIPROSJEKT

Statistical Methods for Online Detection of Anomalies

The primary objective of this project is to develop groundbreaking statistical and machine learning methods for real-time anomaly detection. Additionally, the project aims to pioneer novel applications of these algorithms, including monitoring AI systems for anomalous behavior. Anomaly detectio...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2029

Location: Oslo - Oslove

FORSKSYSTEMET-FORSKSYSTEMET

Recruitment of Talented Researchers to Norway

In this project have recruited a highly talented researcher to Norway to perform research closely connected to the HAIRY project, funded through the FRIPRO funding scheme. The HAIRY project is a bio-inspired project aiming to develop new concepts and tools for multifunctional surfaces based on in...

Awarded: NOK 6.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2028

Location: Oslo - Oslove

FRIPROSJEKT-FRIPROSJEKT

HAIRY: Equilibrium, dynamics and flow control of droplets on soft hairy surfaces and channels

Hairy surfaces can be found on plants leaves, in the lining of blood capillaries and in a wide range of engineering processes. Common to all these surfaces is that they often interact with soft interfaces. In this project, we will discover the movement pattern of droplets on hairy surfaces and ho...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2029

Location: Oslo - Oslove

FRIPROSJEKT-FRIPROSJEKT

Unlocking maximal geological CO2 storage through experimentally validated mathematical modeling of dissolution and convective mixing

Climate change is a pressing issue, and reducing CO2 emissions is crucial. One promising solution is storing CO2 in geological reservoirs, such as the saline aquifers in the North Sea, which can hold vast amounts of CO2 and help mitigate climate change. A key physical process of geological CO2 st...

Awarded: NOK 8.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2029

Location: Vestland

FRIPROSJEKT-FRIPROSJEKT

NASTRAN: Numerical Analysis of Stochastic TRANsport

The project’s goal is to explore and develop mathematical and numerical methods for analyzing stochastic transport equations. These equations are essential for understanding how random fluctuations (noise) affect dynamic systems such as turbulence, water waves, geophysical flows, and compressible...

Awarded: NOK 11.5 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2029

Location: Oslo - Oslove

TEKNOLOGIKONVER-TEKNOLOGIKONVER

LUBRIBOT: A sustainable soft robot facilitating non-contact adhesion and directed locomotion by vibration induced lubrication flow

Robots are currently a direct or indirect part of most people's lives; they clean homes, transport and process biological material for the food industry, assist in enhancing the quality of life for the elderly, and sort waste intended for recycling, to mention just a few examples. The technologic...

Awarded: NOK 15.0 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2028

Location: Oslo - Oslove

IKTFORSKNING-IKTFORSKNING

Groups and error correction in quantum communication (QOMSEC)

Quantum technology is an emerging interdisciplinary field, where mathematicians, physicists, computer scientists and engineers bring in knowledge with the prospect of making scientific advances with a view to enable solutions to important societal and industry challenges. When compared to classic...

Awarded: NOK 3.4 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2026

Location: Oslo - Oslove

POS-ERC-Støtte til ERC-søkere som oppnår god evaluering

A Bridge to Ocean Coupling

The purpose of the proposed project is to submit a new application to the ERC

Awarded: NOK 0.33 mill.

Project Period: 2022-2023

Location: Vestland

FRIPROSJEKT-FRIPROSJEKT

Mathematics for quantum computation and many-body theory (QOMBINE)

Quantum computing is an impending technology with a huge potential to solve important societal and technological problems. At present major theoretical and technological obstacles need to be overcome to fully realize the potential of quantum computing, since in a quantum computer components inadv...

Awarded: NOK 12.9 mill.

Project Period: 2022-2027

Location: Oslo - Oslove

IS-AUR-Samarb.progr. mellom Norge og Frankrike

Gradient Flow Modelling of Multi-phase Flow in Deformable Porous Media

Fluid flow in deformable porous media is of high relevance in both France and Norway. Applications with a strong multi-physics coupling range from subsurface activities as CO2 storage, geothermal energy, and nuclear waste management, to biomedical engineering as studying Alzheimer’s and osteopor...

Awarded: NOK 82,703

Project Period: 2022-2024

Location: Vestland

FRIPROSJEKT-FRIPROSJEKT

Equations in Motivic Homotopy

Motivic homotopy theory is a modern and rapidly developing research field that combines methods from algebraic geometry, algebraic topology, and arithmetic geometry within a unified theoretical framework. The project, led by Professor Paul Arne Østvær at the University of Oslo, aims to develop ne...

Awarded: NOK 10.9 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2026

Location: Oslo - Oslove

FRIPRO-Fri prosjektstøtte

Gabor frames, operator algebras, and quasicrystals

In signal processing, periodic signals can be studied using Fourier series, where the basic building blocks are sine waves. However, when a signal changes substantially over time, such as a piece of music, different methods are needed. Gabor frames provide one such method. A Gabor frame allows fo...

Awarded: NOK 3.6 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2024

Location: Oslo - Oslove

FRIPROSJEKT-FRIPROSJEKT

Dynamic wetting on soft solids (DyWeSS)

On rainy days, water droplets can be observed sliding across solid surfaces such as windows and leaves. One might wonder what factors determine the droplet shapes and how fast they move. To address these questions, we need to understand the physics governing liquid flow within the droplet, as we...

Awarded: NOK 12.5 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2025

Location: Oslo - Oslove

FRIPROSJEKT-FRIPROSJEKT

Orthogonal gauge duality & non-commutative geometry

This project has worked toward new theoretical understanding in the mathematical field of algebraic geometry, primarily within the areas of “non-commutative geometry” and “enumerative geometry.” Algebraic geometry is based on the study of algebraic varieties, which are geometric objects defined ...

Awarded: NOK 7.8 mill.

Project Period: 2020-2026

Location: Oslo - Oslove

FRIPROSJEKT-FRIPROSJEKT

A Stochastic ContROL approach to machine Learning with applications to Environmental Risk models (SCROLLER)

The main objective of the SCROLLER project is to explore the connections between stochastic analysis, risk theory, and machine learning. Stochastic analysis is a branch of mathematics concerned with the study of uncertainty over time. In particular, stochastic optimal control theory provides a k...

Awarded: NOK 7.9 mill.

Project Period: 2020-2026

Location: Oslo - Oslove

NANOTEKNOLOGI-NANOTEKNOLOGI

Nano- and micro- poro-elastic fog nets for water harvesting

Access to fresh water is a challenge that will continue to grow with climate warming. A fog net is a promising, low-cost water-harvesting system that collects atmospheric fog droplets as they are transported by the wind and impact the solid net structure. In this project, new complex material str...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2020-2026

Location: Oslo - Oslove

FRIPROSJEKT-FRIPROSJEKT

Irregularity and Noise In Continuity Equations

Partial differential equations (PDEs) appear in the modeling of a large number of natural phenomena, such as the flow of air in the atmosphere; water waves propagating over the oceans; electrical signals in a circuit; and even the collective behavior of large groups of animals such as birds, fish...

Awarded: NOK 8.4 mill.

Project Period: 2020-2026

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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