Organisation profile
Introduction / mission
The Design and Decision Support Systems research program focuses on planning, development and management of cities and large-scale urban artefacts such as malls, green spaces and offices.
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Developing design and decision support solutions for architecture and urban planning challenges
Organisation profile
As a result of processes becoming increasingly complex in recent years, integrated solutions to architectural and urban planning and design challenges, such as the development of smart cities, need to be assessed from multiple perspectives. Existing models and tools often fail to meet this requirement. The aim of the DDSS research program is to develop groundbreaking design and decision support systems that focus on particular types of design and planning problems in architecture and urban planning. The main objective of the DDSS research program is to conduct Innovative academically rigorous research, which is of practical relevance.
To that end, three groups participate in the research program: Information Systems in the Built Environment, Urban Planning Group and Real Estate Management and Development. Cross-fertilization between different age groups and disciplines is deemed essential to advancing DDSS research. The focus of the projects is to
- Develop groundbreaking, innovative models and design and decision-support systems for specific applications in architecture and urban planning.
- Disseminate such progress to practice.
- Develop specialized knowledge about user responses to changes in their environment that can be applied to issues currently important to society such as energy use, mobility, information technology, safety, climate change and sustainable urban development.
In addition to internal collaboration, DDSS is involved in several national and international research collaborations, with professional organizations and universities.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Saeed Akbari
- Built Environment, Information Systems in the Built Environment - Doctoral Candidate
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
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Claire Anderson
- Built Environment, Urban Planning and Transportation - Doctoral Candidate
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
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Passende Huisvesting [Suitable Housing]: Paradigm Shift from Shelter to Stable Housing
Druta, O. (Project Manager), Cortés-Urra, V. (Project member), Zahid, A. (Project member), Reijnders, D. A. H. (Project member) & Steenhuis, C. (Project member)
1/02/25 → 31/01/28
Project: Second tier
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UPSCALE: Cross-linking, Tracing and Reusing Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW) across Circular Supply Networks in Construction
Pauwels, P. (Project Manager), Petrova, E. (Project member), Kazici, S. (Project member), Han, Q. (Project communication officer), Eshuis, H. (Project communication officer), Eshuis, H. (Project member) & van Zandwijk, K. (Project member)
17/06/24 → 16/06/29
Project: Second tier
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WILSON: Distributed data modelling and federated digital tWInning for Lifecycle data-driven Sustainable OperatioN and management of buildings and districts
Pauwels, P. (Project Manager), Petrova, E. (Project member), Sharma, R. (Project member), Ramachandruni, A. (Project member) & Akbarieh, A. (Project member)
1/05/24 → 30/04/28
Project: Third tier
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Accommodating (non-)monotonically changing hazards in finite mixture models for the inter-episode duration of discretionary activities
Labee, P. (Corresponding author), Kim, S. & Rasouli, S., Jan 2026, In: Cities. 168, 19 p., 106480.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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A choice-based optimization framework for crowdsourced last-mile delivery
Akbarpour, M. (Corresponding author), Ropke, S., Rasouli, S., Anker Nielsen, O., Liao, F. & Jiang, Y., Jul 2026, In: Transportation Research. Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review. 211, 26 p., 104844.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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A Community-Based Integral Intervention for Promoting Active Ageing Among Older Adults: Reflections on Design Considerations
Wang, G. (Corresponding author-nrf), Hurst, W., Vos, C., Maranus, S. & van Wesemael, P., 29 Jan 2026, HCI International 2025 – Late Breaking Papers: 27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2025, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 22–27, 2025, Proceedings. Duffy, V. G., Gao, Q. & Zhou, J. (eds.). Cham: Springer, Vol. X. p. 294-312 19 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS); vol. 16340).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
Datasets
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Delphi rounds, study: Towards the Development of Collaborative Housing in Chile: Scenario Planning and Policy Strategies
Cortés-Urra, V. (Creator), 4TU.Centre for Research Data, 28 Aug 2024
DOI: 10.4121/7b3ce644-8357-4b00-9e69-9719e1826095.v1
Dataset
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Identifying challenges and solutions in cultural heritage adaptive reuse through the Historic Urban Landscape approach in Amsterdam. Dataset
Pintossi, N. (Creator), Roders, A. P. (Contributor) & Kaya, D. I. (Contributor), Zenodo, 6 Nov 2020
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Prizes
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(Euphoria): Emerging Urban Futures and Opportune Repertoires of Individual Adaptation
Timmermans, H. J. P. (Recipient), 2008
Prize: ERC › Advanced › Scientific
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1st Award for Best Poster presentation
Feneri, A.-M. (Recipient), Rasouli, S. (Recipient) & Timmermans, H. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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1st Place, Panorama Lokaal Design Competition
Mulvihill, D. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Other › Professional
Activities
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Promises, Pathways, and Pitfalls: Tracing a decade of MaaS research
Caiati, V. (Speaker)
Nov 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
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International Association for People-Environment Studies (IAPS) Conference 2026
van Dongen, R. P. (Member of programme committee)
29 Jun 2026 → 3 Jul 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Conference › Scientific
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Water at Risk
Carrillo Silva, D. (Speaker)
22 Apr 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Professional
Courses
Press/Media
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Jong talent TU/e wint prijs voor onderzoek naar gezonde werkplek
16/12/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Student theses
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(In)visible illusion: architecture for co-existence
Lee, Y. (Author), Gianotten, D. (Supervisor 1), Willems, M. H. P. M. (Supervisor 2) & Peters - van den Heuvel, A.-M. (Supervisor 2), 30 Nov 2023Student thesis: Master
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(Re)Activating Third Places: The role of everyday rhythms in transforming compact cities into lively and vivacious environments
Chatzistamatiou, A. (Author), van Wesemael, P. J. V. (Supervisor 1), Steenhuis, C. (Supervisor 2) & Druta, O. (Supervisor 2), 26 Aug 2025Student thesis: Master
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21 Century intergenerational cohousing community: Interplay of overlapping spaces in an intergenerational cohousing building in Eindhoven to limit the building footprint and improve quality of life in city centres
Stout, L. M. (Author), Voorthuis, J. C. T. (Supervisor 1), Willems, M. H. P. M. (Supervisor 2) & Lammers, D. G. O. (Supervisor 2), 30 Nov 2023Student thesis: Master
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