Dr. A. (Achilleas) Psyllidis
Dr. A. (Achilleas) Psyllidis
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Achilleas Psyllidis is an Assistant Professor of Location Intelligence and Spatial Analysis and Director of the Urban Analytics Lab at Delft University of Technology. He is also the Director of the Social Urban Data Lab at the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions. He is further affiliated with the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Centre for BOLD Cities.
His research bridges urban planning & design, sustainable urban mobility, and spatial analytics. He investigates how the design, structure, and perceived qualities of the urban environment affect the mobility outcomes and accessibility opportunities of different population groups. He focuses on active travel modes like walking and biking, as well as the role of mobility systems and land-use distribution in promoting place-based encounters and interactions among individuals and groups (co-accessibility). Additionally, his work includes critical assessments of sustainable neighborhood development models, such as the concept of the 'X-minute City'.
To realize these objectives, he develops human-centric models and measures of pedestrian accessibility to essential services and amenities. These measures are subsequently integrated into open-source software tools (e.g., CTwalk Map), facilitating the design, planning, and policy toward more livable and inclusive communities. Aligned with this goal, he participates in and leads several Dutch, European, and international research projects on cities, mobility, environmental exposures, health, and well-being. Additionally, he is a member of TU Delft’s ‘Pathways to Mobility Futures’ Vision Team.
Research interests
- Accessibility
- Sustainable urban mobility
- Walkability
- Urban analytics
- Land-use & transport interaction
- Proximity planning & X-minute cities
- Healthy cities
Academic background
Before joining the Department of Sustainable Design Engineering, he held a postdoctoral position in Urban Data Science within the Web Information Systems group at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science, TU Delft.
He holds an Engineering Diploma (Summa Cum Laude) in Architectural Engineering with a focus on urban planning and a Master of Science degree (Summa Cum Laude, Highest GPA) in Spatial Planning from the National Technical University of Athens. He earned his PhD in Spatial Data Science from TU Delft, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment. During his doctoral studies, he was affiliated with the Joint Research Center for Spatial Information between TU Delft and Wuhan University, as well as the Joint Research Center for Urban Systems and Environment between TU Delft and South China University of Technology.
He is a scholar of the Onassis Foundation, the European Union Social Fund, the Greek State Scholarships Foundation, the Foundation for Education and European Culture, and the A.G. Leventis Foundation.
Publications
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2024
How well do NDVI and OpenStreetMap data capture people’s visual perceptions of urban greenspace?
R.F.L. Teeuwen / V. Milias / Alessandro Bozzon / A. Psyllidis
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2023
Adopting a child perspective for exposome research on mental health and cognitive development - Conceptualisation and opportunities
Kerstin Persson Waye / Jesper Löve / Peter Lercher / Angel M Dzhambov / Maria Klatte / Dirk Schreckenberg / A. Psyllidis / A. Bozzon / Christin Belke / More Authors
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2023
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2023
Easy as Child’s Play? Co-designing a Network-Based Metric for Children’s Access to Play Space
R.F.L. Teeuwen / A. Psyllidis
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2023
Is it safe to be attractive?
Disentangling the influence of streetscape features on the perceived safety and attractiveness of city streets
V. Milias / S. Sharifi Noorian / A. Bozzon / A. Psyllidis -
Media
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2024-04-10
Navigating the 15-minute City: First learnings and discussions from the Driving Urban Transitions partnership
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2023-12-19
Kinderen in de openbare ruimte: Urban Analytics Lab biedt inzicht in knelpunten leefomgeving
Appeared in: Onze Jeugd: Nieuws en advies voor onderwijs, gemeenten en jeugdwerk
Prizes
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2024-4-11
CTwalk Map: Best Demo Award
CTwalk Map is an interactive web tool that unveils the potential of social encounters and access inequities in urban neighborhoods by leveraging open-access data. Drawing on information from various open sources, including population, location, and pedestrian network data, the tool estimates the number of individuals across different age groups who can reach city destinations within a 5 or 15-minute walk, highlighting opportunities for social cohesion and disparities in access.
ICT.Open 2024 -
2015
ROUTE - Route Ontology of Urban Transportation Entities
