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Personal profile
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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. 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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Projects
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TKI PPS Smart Two BWK38: enabling technologies for next generation networks for smart cities
de Vries, B. & Donkers, A. J. A.
1/01/20 → 31/12/25
Project: Research direct
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BIM-enabled semantic web for automated safety checks in subway construction
Li, X., Yang, D., Yuan, J., Donkers, A. J. A. & Liu, X., Sep 2022, In: Automation in Construction. 141, 15 p., 104454.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Het gebruik van C-ITS om de responstijd van ambulancezorg te verminderen in gesimuleerd stedelijk verkeer
Oosterbos, G., Yang, D. & Donkers, A. J. A., 2022.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Academic
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Knowledge Discovery Approach to Understand Occupant Experience in Cross-Domain Semantic Digital Twins
Donkers, A. J. A., de Vries, B. & Yang, D., 2022, (Accepted/In press) LDAC 2022 Linked Data in Architecture and Construction: Proceedings of the 10th Linked Data in Architecture and Construction Workshop co-located with 19th European Semantic Web Conference (ESWC 2022). CEUR-WS.org, p. 77-86 10 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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Parallel Intelligence in Semantic Digital Twins: An Interactive Decision-Support System for Indoor Comfort
Donkers, A. J. A., van Midden, J. N. A. & Yang, D., 2022, 2022 IEEE 2nd International Conference on Digital Twins and Parallel Intelligence, DTPI 2022. IEEE Press, p. 159-164 6 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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Semantic Web Technologies for Indoor Environmental Quality: A Review and Ontology Design
Donkers, A. J. A., Yang, D., de Vries, B. & Baken, N. H. G., Oct 2022, In: Buildings. 12, 10, 32 p., 1522.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open AccessFile31 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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AlexDonkers/OntologyDesignTemplate: OntologyDesignTemplate_v1.0
Donkers, A. J. A. (Creator), Zenodo, 11 Jul 2022
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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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LDAC 2022 Best Paper Award
Donkers, Alex J.A. (Recipient), de Vries, Bauke (Recipient) & Yang, Dujuan (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Activities
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Digital Twin Hackathon #hackMYCITY
Alex J.A. Donkers (Organiser)
14 Nov 2022 → 18 Nov 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Workshop, seminar, course or exhibition › Scientific
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Towards personalized indoor comfort models in buildings using semantic web technology and AI
Alex J.A. Donkers (Speaker)
21 Sep 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Plenary talk › 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
Press / Media
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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)
Dujuan Yang, Alex J.A. Donkers & Bauke de Vries
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
Author: Donkers, A. J. 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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