I am a tenured Associate Professor of Digitally-enabled Inclusive Urban Development at the Department of Built Environment of Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). I have an interdisciplinary background with a Ph.D. in “Urban Planning” and a MSc. in “Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Decision Making”. Read more…

I have expertise in analyzing and modeling individuals’ choice behavior and (momentary) experiences in the built environment, and application of these models in design and decision-support systems. My research contributes to the field of Digital Urban Development in order to include citizens in the decision-making processes of urban transformations via digital tools and (big) data. My research areas are:

– Development of methods and digital tools (i.e. digital twins, VR, information dashboards) as design and decision support systems for supporting public participation and citizen engagement in urban transformation processes.

– Urban (big) data science within people as sensors concept (i.e. digital tracking, big data from sensory experiences) for understanding and predicting citizens’ behaviors and experiences towards urban interventions and

– Investigating the impact of digitalization on sustainable urban developments

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