Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Quote
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. His graduation thesis, performed as an intern at Sweco, was called Improving the range of EVs through urban data.
Next to his studies, Alex fulfilled multiple external roles at the Royal Dutch Society of Engineers, VIRTUe and CHEOPS and finished many external courses and certificates, amongst which one at Harvard University.
His interest in technology and the built environment led to the appointment of a PhD-position in October 2019, researching Digital Twins.
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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Assessing battery electric vehicle energy consumption performance: the effects of driving style, road infrastructure, weather and traffic intensity
Donkers, A. J. A., Yang, D. & Viktorovic, M., 2020, p. 20-02036.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Academic
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De invloed van de stedelijke omgeving en routekeuze op de actieradius van elektrische voertuigen
Donkers, A. J. A., Quee, J. & de Vries, L., Jun 2020, In: Tijdschrift Vervoerswetenschap. 2020-3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional
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Influence of driving style, infrastructure, weather and traffic on electric vehicle performance
Donkers, A. J. A., Yang, D. & Viktorovic, M., Nov 2020, In: Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. 88, 13 p., 102569.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Linked Data for Smart Homes: Comparing RDF and Labeled Property Graphs
Donkers, A. J. A., Yang, D. & Baken, N. H. G., 2020, LDAC 2020 Linked Data in Architecture and Construction: Proceedings of the 8th Linked Data in Architecture and Construction Workshop Dublin, Ireland, June 17-19, 2020. Poveda-Villalón, M., Roxin, A., McGlinn, K. & Pauwels, P. (eds.). CEUR-WS.org, p. 23-36 14 p. (CEUR Workshop Proceedings; vol. 2636).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Het gebruik van stedelijke data om de actieradius en routekeuze van elektrische voertuigen te optimaliseren
Donkers, A. J. A., Quee, J. & de Vries, L., 21 Nov 2019. 15 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Academic
Open AccessFile11 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Best MSc Thesis of the Graduate Program
Donkers, Alex J.A. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: TU/e › Other › Scientific
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Digital twins for smart cities using semantic web technologies
Alex J.A. Donkers (Speaker)
5 Feb 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Keynote talk › Scientific
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Het gebruik van stedelijke data om de actieradius en routekeuze van elektrische voertuigen te optimaliseren
Alex J.A. Donkers (Speaker)
22 Nov 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
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
Author: Donkers, A., 27 Aug 2019Supervisor: Yang, D. (Supervisor 1), Viktorovic, M. (Supervisor 2), de Vries, B. (Supervisor 2) & Quee, J. (External person) (External coach)
Student thesis: Master
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