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What would be the possibilities if buildings would be able to talk to us?
Academic background
Alex Donkers obtained his MSc degree in Construction Management and Engineering cum laude in August 2019, after obtaining his BSc in Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences in 2017 at Eindhoven University of Technology. After working at Sweco, Alex performed research into semantic web technologies and digital twins as a doctoral researcher in the Information Systems in the Built Environment group in the SmartTWO Flagship Telecom project with KPN. He currently works as a postdoctoral researcher in the ITEA4 FireBIM project, aiming to harmonize fire regulations and their checking process across European borders using semantic web technologies.
Alex chairs the W3C Linked Building Data Community Group, co-organizes LDAC, teaches and supervises MSc and EngD students, and spent time at the Ruhr-University Bochum as a visiting researcher. He published peer-reviewed articles in a.o. Automation in Construction, Semantic Web Journal, TRD, Building Research & Information, Buildings and IEEE, and is the developer of multiple open-source projects, including LBDviz and the BOP and OFO ontologies.
His research interests include linked building data, semantic web technologies, semantic digital twins, occupant-centric decision-making, sensors and IoT, web development, building performance and neuro-symbolic AI.
Research profile
Alex Donkers performs research as a Doctoral Candidate within the Information Systems in the Built environment group, part of the Design and Decision Support Systems research program. His research is in close collaboration with KPN, being part of SmartTWO and the larger KPN+Universities collaboration.
His interests are smart cities, autonomous things, (electric) mobility, big data, urban environments, digitalization and high tech innovation, (augmented) user-behavior and process optimization. His current research focusses on Digital Twins.
Expertise related to 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. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Projects
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FireBIM: Accounting for fire safety engineering using Building Information Modelling
Petrova, E. (Project Manager) & Donkers, A. J. A. (Project member)
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Third tier
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Adding Geometric Functionalities to Linked Building Data using IfcOpenShell
Donkers, A. J. A. (Corresponding author) & Petrova, E., 2025, (Accepted/In press) Proceedings of the 2025 European Conference on Computing in Construction and the 42nd CIB W78 Conference on IT in Construction. 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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Building sustainable urban energy systems: The role of linked data in photovoltaic generation estimation at neighbourhood level
Liu, X. (Corresponding author), Yang, D., Donkers, A. J. A. & de Vries, B., 15 Jan 2025, In: Applied Energy. 378, 13 p., 124749.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Decentralised Data Exchange in Construction Data Spaces using Information Containers
Hagedorn, P., Donkers, A. J. A., Petrova, E. & König, M., 2025, (Accepted/In press) Proceedings of the 2025 European Conference on Computing in Construction and the 42nd CIB W78 Conference on IT in Construction. 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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From Siloed Centralized Information Systems Towards Federated Data Ecosystems: Developing AECO Data Spaces
van Zandwijk, K. (Corresponding author), Donkers, A. J. A., Petrova, E. & Pauwels, P., 2025, (Accepted/In press) Proceedings of the 2025 European Conference on Computing in Construction and the 42nd CIB W78 Conference on IT in Construction. 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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Geometric Compliance Checking of Heterogeneous Building Information
Donkers, A. J. A. (corresponding author), Dülger, S. & Petrova, E., 2025, p. 40-44. 5 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Academic
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AlexDonkers/OntologyDesignTemplate: OntologyDesignTemplate_v1.0
Donkers, A. (Creator), Zenodo, 11 Jul 2022
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Prizes
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Best MSc Thesis of the Graduate Program
Donkers, A. J. A. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: TU/e › Other › Scientific
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Best PhD Thesis of the Faculty of the Built Environment
Donkers, A. J. A. (Recipient), 24 Jun 2025
Prize: TU/e › Other › Scientific
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LDAC 2022 Best Paper Award
Donkers, A. J. A. (Recipient), de Vries, B. (Recipient) & Yang, D. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Activities
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4th Summer School of Linked Data in Architecture and Construction
Donkers, A. J. A. (Organiser), Werbrouck, J. (Organiser), Senthilvel, M. (Organiser), Pauwels, P. (Organiser), Poveda-Villalón, M. (Organiser) & Terkaj, W. (Organiser)
9 Jun 2024 → 14 Jun 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Workshop, seminar, course or exhibition › Scientific
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12th Linked Data in Architecture and Construction Workshop, LDAC 2024
Hagedorn, P. (Organiser), König, M. (Organiser), Pohlmann, S. (Organiser), Block, M. (Organiser), Zentgraf, S. (Organiser), Pauwels, P. (Organiser), Poveda-Villalón, M. (Organiser), Terkaj, W. (Organiser), Donkers, A. J. A. (Organiser), Werbrouck, J. (Organiser) & Senthilvel, M. (Organiser)
9 Jun 2024 → 14 Jun 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Workshop, seminar, course or exhibition › Scientific
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Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Donkers, A. J. A. (Visiting researcher)
Jun 2024 → …Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution › Scientific
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11th Linked Data in Architecture and Construction Workshop, LDAC 2023
Terkaj, W. (Organiser), Arlati, S. (Organiser), Pauwels, P. (Organiser), Poveda-Villalon, M. (Organiser), Donkers, A. J. A. (Organiser), Werbrouck, J. (Organiser) & Senthilvel, M. (Organiser)
15 Jun 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Workshop, seminar, course or exhibition › Scientific
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W3C Linked Building Data Community Group (External organisation)
Donkers, A. J. A. (Chair)
2023 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership of board › Professional
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Researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology Report Recent Findings in Building Construction (Semantic Web Technologies for Indoor Environmental Quality: A Review and Ontology Design)
Donkers, A. J. A., de Vries, B. & Yang, D.
9/11/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Thesis
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Improving the range of EVs through urban data: the impacts of environmental variables and route choice on the energy efficiency of electric vehicles
Donkers, A. J. A. (Author), Yang, D. (Supervisor 1), Viktorovic, M. (Supervisor 2), de Vries, B. (Supervisor 2) & Quee, J. (External coach), 27 Aug 2019Student thesis: Master
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