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Academic background
Pieter Pauwels works as an Associate Professor at the Eindhoven University of Technology, the Department of the Built Environment. He previously worked at the Dept. of Architecture and Urban Planning at Ghent University (2008-2019). His work and interests are in information system support for the building life-cycle (architectural design, construction, building operation). With a lot of experience and knowledge in computer science and software development, he is involved in a number of industry-oriented research projects on topics affiliated to AI in construction, design thinking, Building Information Modelling (BIM), Linked Building Data (LBD), Linked Data in Architecture and Construction (LDAC), and Semantic Web technologies.
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We need distributed building data over the web in response to today's challenge in the construction industry
Experience
Pieter Pauwels has always been strongly involved in research. His PhD research position was a fully funded research position (2008-2012), after which he took on a 100% research oriented Postdoc position at the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC) at the University of Amsterdam (UvA; 2012-2014). In this period, he gained experience in an interdisciplinary institute for Humanities and Computer Science. After 2014, Pieter has been mainly involved in the architectural design and construction industry, aiming to bring building data to the web (linked data, semantic web). With a half-time IT consultancy position between 2017 and 2019, a lot of applied software engineering experience was gained.
Education and Teaching
Pieter Pauwels lectures several BIM courses and courses on Building Informatics, including expertise in all sorts of databases (relational, graph, and object-oriented DBs) and programming languages (Java, .NET, Javascript, Node, Python). Most prominent are the courses:
- UGain BIM: information management for construction (post-academic course)
- UGent BIM modelling course: 3rd Bachelor Engineering Architecture
- TUe Fundamentals of BIM
- Building Informatics guest lectures
- Linked Data in Architecture and Construction hands-on course
Research profile
In his research, he investigates how and to what extent information system support may be provided for architecture and construction. This research explores the usage of information management techniques, particularly including semantic web technologies and linked data, for design decision support.
Major topics in his research interest are:
- Linked Building Data
- Semantic Web technologies
- (Design) Decision Support
- AI for Construction
- Creativity and Cognition in Design and Engineering
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):
Education/Academic qualification
Civil engineering, Master, Master in Civil Engineering - Architecture, Ghent University
Award Date: 4 Jul 2008
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Brains for Building's Energy Systems MOOI20FNVCU
Zeiler, W., Pauwels, P., Guerra Santin, O., Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage, L. C., Mohammed, K., Gopalan, S., Upasani, N. & Kramer, R. P.
1/04/21 → 31/03/25
Project: Research direct
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IDO21K015 Tijdelijk besluit specifieke uitkering verbetering digitale dienstverlening (C10)
1/07/21 → 1/09/22
Project: Research direct
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Semantic web technologies in AEC industry: a literature review
Pauwels, P., Zhang, S. & Lee, Y-C., 2017, In: Automation in Construction. 73, C, p. 145-165 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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A performance benchmark over semantic rule checking approaches in construction industry
Pauwels, P., de Farias, T., Zhang, C., Roxin, A., Beetz, J., De Roo, J. & Nicolle, C., 1 Aug 2017, In: Advanced Engineering Informatics. 33, p. 68-88 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Supporting decision-making in the building life-cycle using linked building data
Pauwels, P., 2014, In: Buildings. 4, 3, p. 549-579 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access28 Citations (Scopus) -
EXPRESS to OWL for construction industry: towards a recommendable and usable ifcOWL ontology
Pauwels, P. & Terkaj, W., 2016, In: Automation in Construction. 63, p. 100-133 34 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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A semantic rule checking environment for building performance checking
Pauwels, P., Van Deursen, D., Verstraeten, R., De Roo, J., De Meyer, R., Van De Walle, R. & Van Campenhout, J., 2011, In: Automation in Construction. 20, 5, p. 506-518 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
180 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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IEEE CASE2021 Best Student Paper Award Finalists
Zhu, Aiyu (Recipient), Pauwels, Pieter (Recipient), de Vries, Bauke (Recipient) & Fang, Meng (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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Activities
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BIM A+ European Master Course
Pieter Pauwels (Organiser)
13 Jan 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Workshop, seminar, course or exhibition › Scientific
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Building data on the web: by BuildingSMART and W3C
Pieter Pauwels (Speaker)
13 Jan 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Professional
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Energy and Buildings (Journal)
Pieter Pauwels (Peer reviewer)
2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review › Scientific
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Large-Scale Renovation Clusters - 4 PdEng trajectories - Towards a Carbon Neutral Built Environment
Pieter Pauwels (Speaker) & Lisanne C. Havinga (Speaker)
13 Oct 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
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Activity A3 - Information Modelling for Data-Driven Smart Buildings
Pieter Pauwels (Speaker) & Gabe Fierro (Speaker)
13 Oct 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
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Courses
Press/Media
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Studies Conducted at Eindhoven University of Technology on Technology Recently Reported (Deep Reinforcement Learning for Real-time Assembly Planning In Robot-based Prefabricated Construction)
Bauke de Vries, Pieter Pauwels, Aiyu Zhu & Meng Fang
14/03/23
1 item of Media coverage
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Eindhoven University of Technology: 'AI Team' Delivers Optimal Building Designs
Pieter Pauwels & Bauke de Vries
24/03/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment