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“It is people’s creativity in finding new ways of interacting with one another, with the built environment that makes the world interesting and challenging.”
Research profile
Dr. Qi Han is an associate professor of sustainability transition in the built environment. Her research interests include modelling the transition process in the urban environment, behaviour change and data-driven technology in resource optimization. She has been working on various topics linked with resource optimization in terms of land use, building material, social network analysis, CO2, and energy transition. In contribution to big data and AI, she has developed various simulation models to efficiently provide decision support for planners and policymakers. Her recent works include also natural-based solutions for resilient cities, the application of AI algorithms in resource optimization regarding energy efficiency and CO2 reduction, and circular buildings. She supervises PhDs and master students, works on EU funded projects in smart cities, and energy transition, and is involved in the teaching of process modelling courses. She is a guest editor of journals and serves constantly as an ad hoc reviewer for many journals and conferences in planning, energy, environment management, and sustainable city and society.
Academic background
Qi Han obtained her PhD in Urban Planning from TU/e, with a thesis named ‘Modeling Strategic Behavior in Anticipation of Congestion’. She also holds an MSc in Urban Planning and Development from Tohuku University, Japan, and a BSc in architect from Tongji University, China.
Qi has been published in Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal of Environment Management, Sustainable Cities and Society, Energy Policy, Cities, International Journal of Project Management, Ecological Indicator, Land Use Policy, Applied Geography, Environment and Planning B, Journal of Urban Planning and Development, etc. She serves as a reviewer for international journals and conferences and acts as co-promotor in PhD projects. She is also involved in the TU/e Data Science Center Eindhoven (DSC/e) Big Data Alliance and a formal member of the Eindhoven Institute for Renewable Energy Systems: EIRES.
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
- 2 Active
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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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A4E: NWA.138920.251 ALIGN4energy Aligning citizens and systems - Combining digital citizen engagement and personalised behavioural interventions to enable system-optimal clean energy investments at scale
Han, Q. (Project Manager), Mu, X. (Project member), Akbari, S. (Project member) & Yang, D. (Project member)
1/11/22 → 31/10/26
Project: Second tier
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A System Dynamics-based Serious Game for Circular Decision-Making in the Built Environment
Akbarieh, A., Klippel, A. & Han, Q., 9 Apr 2025, Digitalisation of the Built Environment: 4th 4TU/14UAS Research Day, Extended Abstracts. Bal, I. E., Bennadji, A. & Arts, J. (eds.). Hanzehogeschool Groningen, p. 17-20 4 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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Atlas of Serious Games in the Urban Built Environment
Akbarieh, A., Klippel, A. & Han, Q., 10 Jun 2025, Proceedings of the 2nd Geogames Symposium: Connecting Communities Through Games and Play. Poplin, A., de Sena, Í. S. & Andrade, B. (eds.). Dublin: University College Dublin, p. 15-19 5 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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Circupoly: A Serious Game for Circular Urban Built Environment
Akbarieh, A., Han, Q. & Klippel, A., 10 Jun 2025, Proceedings of the 2nd Geogames Symposium: Connecting Communities Through Games and Play. Poplin, A., de Sena, Í. S. & Andrade, B. (eds.). Dublin: University College Dublin, p. 85-89 5 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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Exploring the Relationship Between Land Use and the Food-Water-Energy Nexus: Insights From A Systematic Literature Review
Yang, K. (Corresponding author), Han, Q., Yang, D. & de Vries, B., Jun 2025, In: Land Degradation & Development. 36, 10, p. 3257-3278 22 p., Idr5576.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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From circularity to sustainability: Advancing the whole building circularity indicator with Life Cycle Assessment (WBCI-LCA)
Khadim, N. (Corresponding author-nrf), Agliata, R., Han, Q. & Mollo, L., 1 Feb 2025, In: Building and Environment. 269, 16 p., 112413.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Activities
- 1 Workshop, seminar, course or exhibition
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Dutch Design Week 2024
Akbarieh, A. (Organiser), Han, Q. (Organiser) & Klipple, A. (Organiser)
Oct 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Workshop, seminar, course or exhibition › Professional