Supervised Researchers
updated on 18/06/2026
Current
| Name | Position | Research Topic |
| Ayse Giz Gulnerman | PostDoc Researcher (2026 -…) | Artificial Intelligence-Empowered Modelling of Urban Perception |
| Ekin Unlu | Guest Researcher (2026 -…) | Digital Participation Processes and Epistemic Loss |
| Dominique Gijsbers | PhD Researcher (2025-…) | CARE: Co-designing Public Spaces to Alleviate Loneliness and Restore Emotional Well-being of Young Adults |
| Fazhong Bai | PhD Researcher (2024-…) | Campus Design and College Students’ Mental Health: Participatory Approach through Virtual Reality and Serious Game |
| Zelin Jiangyin | PhD Researcher (2024-…) | Towards climate-adapted urban renewal: understanding and creating user-oriented designs for residential area redevelopment |
| Gamze Altindas (supervision in collaboration with IZTECH, TR) | PhD Researcher (2024-…) | Digital Twin Supported Participatory Water-sensitive Urban Development |
| Liu Yang | PhD Researcher (2024-…) | Interaction Between Pedestrians and Automated Vehicles in Shared Public Spaces |
| Hung Pham (supervision in collaboration with ID, TU/e) | PhD Researcher (2023-…) | Design for Digital-Physical Interaction and Behaviour Change for Sustainable Cities |
Alumni
| Name | Former Position | Research Topic | Current Position |
| Senqi Yang | PhD Researcher (2021-2025) | A Framework for Modeling and Simulating Pedestrians’ Affective Experiences, Perceptions, and Activities in Public Spaces | Asst. Prof. at Chongqing University |
| Golnoosh Sabahifard (supervised in collaboration with ID, TU/e) | EngD Student (2023-2025) | Towards Healthier Cities: Combining System Dynamics and Citizen Perspectives in Eindhoven | |
| Cem Ataman (in collaboration with ISBE, TU/e) | PostDoc Researcher (2025) | Enhancing Equity for Active Living through Digital Tools (EQUAL) | Asst. Prof. at Eindhoven University of Technology |
| Afnan Alqadree | Visiting Researcher (2025) | Developing an AI Agent for Smart Campus Environment | BSc. student at Uskudar University |
| Xiaoli Gong | PhD researcher (2019-2024) | Towards Healthy Neighborhoods for Children: Analysis of Parental Perception of Child Friendliness and Children’s Physical Activity | Researcher at TU/e |
Sezi Karayazi | PhD Researcher (2019-2024) | A Data-Driven Approach to Understanding Visitors’ Behavior to Reduce the Negative Effects of Tourism in Historical Cities | Asst. Prof. at Canakkale 18 Mart University |
| Carlos Campoverde | Researcher (2023-2024) | Responsive Immersive Urban Digital Twin for Public Space Design | GIS Analyst & Drone Flight Coordinator at Aurea Imaging |
| Cagdas Durmazoglu | Researcher (2023-2024) | Use of Extended Realities for Aiding Architectural and Urban Design | Lecturer at Istanbul Medipol University |
| Maryam Ghodsvali | PostDoc Researcher (2022-2023) | Potentials of Urban Digital Twins for Stakeholder Participation in Urban Planning | Asst. Prof. at GRS Lab of Wageningen University & Research |
| Suzan Evers | Researcher (2022-2023) | Co-design with Immersive Virtual Reality | PhD Researcher at Eindhoven University of Technology |
| Bruno Ávila Eça de Matos | EngD Student (2021-2023) | Digital Twins for Cities | i-Team Director, City of Amsterdam |
| Minou Weijs-Perrée | PostDoc Researcher (2019-2020) | Influence of Urban Design on People’s Experiences and Emotions | Advisor at Municipality of Eindhoven |
| Maryam Ghodsvali | PhD Researcher (2019-2022) | A transdisciplinary decision-making approach to food-water-energy nexus: A guide towards sustainable development through a Digital Serious Game | PostDoc Researcher at Eindhoven University of Technology |
| Benshuo Wang | PhD researcher (2018-2022) | Increasing Awareness of Urban Cultural Heritage Using Digital Technologies: Empirical Design and Analysis of a New Multi-media Web Platform | PostDoc Researcher at Sun Yat-Sen University |
| Juan Wang | PhD researcher (2017-2021) | Understanding Carsharing-Facilitating Neighborhood Preferences | Post Doc Researcher at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| Soheil Derakhshan | EngD Student (2017-2019) | Designing a GIS-based People Flow Analytics Tool for Cultural Event Management in Heritage-led Cities | Data Quality Engineer at HERE Technologies |
| Tahsin Ettefagh | EngD Student (2017-2019) | Designing and Implementing a Web GIS Platform for Visitors’ Event Experiences | DevOps Engineer at Vattenfall |
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