Resilient Cities & Mobility

With the energy transition and climate change, our environment is rapidly transforming. How can we adapt our cities and transportation systems to be prepared for future conditions?

Discover the story behind our researchers. How are they dedicated to creating just, safe, and resilient cities and transportation systems?

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Due to climate change, population growth, and increasing inequality, the pressure on our cities and infrastructure is mounting. Therefore, the cities of the future must be sustainable and resilient. Additionally, we need ways to continue efficient transportation without burdening the environment. That's why we are also working on sustainable and smart transportation and infrastructure.

Cities and mobility networks are complex socio-technical systems. At TBM, by constructing artificial cities and creating simulations based on real-world data, we unravel and understand the complexity and numerous interactions among infrastructure, transportation, and behavior. For example, we research how people move during extreme climate events. We map significant behavioral changes and utilize that information to design resilient network models. Our goal is to provide policymakers with insights to develop policies for just, safe, and resilient cities and transportation systems based on that understanding.

Subthemes

Urbanisation

Transport

Environment

Disasters

Responsible Innovation

Serious gaming

Open science

Participatory systems

Safety & security

Meet our researchers

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M. (Mikhail) Sirenko

Mikhail Sirenko is a researcher at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management. His research the intersection between: cities, data and uncertainty.

Dr.ir. J.H. (John) Baggen

John Baggen is a lecturer at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, TU Delft.
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J.M. (Julien) Magana

Julien Magana is a PhD Candidate at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, TU Delft.
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S. (Steven Sihyun) Yoo

Steven Sihyun Yoo is a PhD Candidate at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, TU Delft. His research is focused on air traveler behavior and perceived long distance accessibility by air using qualitative methods and discrete choice modeling.

R.M. (Roel) Faber

Roel Faber is a PhD Candidate at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, TU Delft.
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L. (Lion) Cassens MSc

Lion Cassens is a PhD Candidate at the CityAI Lab and affiliated with the Department of Engineering Systems and Services at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management.
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Dr.ir. M. (Maarten) Kroesen

Maarten Kroesen is an associate professor in the group Transport and Logistics of the department of Transport Policy and Management.
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Dr. J.A. (Jan Anne) Annema

Jan Anne Annema teaches transport policy analysis at Delft University of Technology, faculty Technology, Policy and Management. His main interests are in long-term developments in transport, the environment, cost-benefit analysis and the practice of ex ante transport policy evaluation studies.
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Dr.ir. R.A. (Rudi) Hakvoort

Rudi Hakvoort is an associate professor at the faculty Technology, Policy and Management of Delft University of Technology he currently studies the energy transition, the system integration of renewable energies and design of renewable energy support mechanisms.
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Dr.ir. S. (Sander) van Cranenburgh

Sander van Cranenburgh is an Associate Professor of Choice modelling. My research aim is to develop new models for enhancing our understanding of human choice behaviour. Understanding choice behaviour and being able to predict it is essential to the efficient functioning of society.
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Prof.dr. G.P. (Bert) van Wee

Bert van Wee is professor in Transport Policy at Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, faculty Technology, Policy and Management. His main interests are in long-term developments in transport.
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Dr. J. (Jafar) Rezaei

Jafar Rezaei is an associate professor and Head of Section Transport and Logistics. He did his Ph.D. at the faculty of Technology, Policy and Management (TPM), Delft University of Technology (TU Delft). He has a background in Operations Research, and has published in several peer-reviewed journals.
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I. (Ipek) Dursun
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Ir. M.J.J. (Maarten) ‘t Hoen

Maarten ‘t Hoen is a PhD researcher in the Transport and Logistics group of the faculty Technology, Policy and Management.

G. (Gabriel) Nova MSc

Gabriel Nova is a PhD Candidate at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, TU Delft. His research focusses on how AI automate choice modelling.
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Drs. J.J. (Jan-Jelle) Witte

Jan-Jelle Witte is a PhD researcher and policy analyst working in the field of mobility and transport policy. I focus on the adoption of shared mobility, in the context of the transition to sustainable mobility.
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N.V.R. (Nicholas) Smeele, MSc

Nicholas Smeele is a PhD candidate at the TPM Faculty of Delft University of Technology and at the ESHPM Faculty of the Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), where he is advised by Prof. Esther de Bekker-Grob (EUR) and Prof. Caspar Chorus (TU Delft).
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K. (Kailan) Wu

Kailan Wu is a PhD Candidate at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, TU Delft.
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M. (Mahsa) Farhani

Mahsa Farhani is a PhD candidate in the Transport and Logistics section, within the Technology, Policy and Management faculty of TU Delft. She is working under the supervision of Prof. Caspar G. Chorus and Dr. Yousef Maknoon.

Sander van Barneveld

Sander van Barneveld is an external PhD-candidate at the TU Delft’s Transport & Logistics group, with an educational background in urban and regional planning (MSc) and public law (LLM).

J.I. (José Ignacio) Hernández

José Ignacio Hernández is a PhD Candidate at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, TU Delft. His research focuses on providing a better understanding on the motivations of citizens’ preferences for public interest projects, and improving policy advice information through the Participatory Value Evaluation (PVE) method.

Nazli Yonca Aydin

Nazli Yonca Aydin is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, TU Delft. She is a member of the 4TU- DeSIRE program on Resilience Engineering and my research focus is to understand and measure the unique characteristics of resilient cities and critical infrastructures
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Dr. E.J.E. (Eric) Molin

Eric Molin is an associate professor in Transport Policy and Travel Behavior. He received a PhD. degree at Eindhoven University of Technology (1999) and a Masters of Arts (Drs.) degree in Sociology at Radboud University, Nijmegen (1989), with a specialization in social research methods.
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Prof.dr.ir. V.A.W.J. (Vincent) Marchau

Vincent Marchau is Managing Director of the Dutch Research School for Transport, Infrastructure and Logistics (TRAIL), with over 100 PhD students and 50 staff members across 6 Dutch universities.
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Dr. J.H.R. (Ron) van Duin

Ron van Duin is a researcher and teaches at Delft University of Technology, faculty Technology, Policy and Management.
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B. (Baiba) Pudane

Dr. Baiba Pudāne is an assistant professor at the Transport and Logistics section, department of Engineering Systems and Services since 2021.
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Dr. M.Y. (Yousef) Maknoon

Yousef Maknoon is an assistant professor in the Department of Technology, Policy and Management, Transport and Logistics section.
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K.J. (Karoline) Führer

Karoline Führer is a PhD candidate in the Policy Analysis section of the faculty of Technology, Policy and Management.
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Ir. M.W. (Marcel) Ludema

Marcel Ludema has an educational position at the section Transport and Logistics’ Organization of the Delft University of Technology. He gives lectures in logistics management, supply chain management, systems engineering, life cycle management and interdisciplinarity.
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Dr. P.H.G. (Pieter) van Langen

Pieter van Langen is a senior researcher with a strong interest in design, in particular the design of complex, socio-technical, participatory systems.
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Dr.ir. J.S. (Jos) Timmermans

Jos Timmermans obtained his engineering degree in Tropical Land and Water Use from Wageningen University and a PhD in policy sciences from Delft University of Technology.
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Dr. D.M. (Didier) van de Velde

Didier van de Velde is an Assistant Professor in public transport organisation and governance at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, TU Delft.
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Dr. ir. H.S.I. (Heleen) Vreugdenhil
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Ir. G.E.J. (Gracia) Bovenberg-Murris

Gracia Bovenberg-Murris is a game designer and project leader in projects that make use of serious gaming and gamification, as well a facilitator of serious gaming workshops.

Ir. D.B. (Doris) Boschma

Doris Boschma is a Game Designer at the Gamelab that helps researchers, conduct or share their research and students learn complex themes in an engaging and interactive way.

Ir. O. (Omar) Quispel MSc

Omar Quispel is a PhD Candidate at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, TU Delft.

Stefan Salome

Stefan Salome is an external PhD candidate at the Policy Analysis section of the TU Delft Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management.

Yilin Huang

Yilin Huang is Assistant Professor at Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, section Systems Engineering and Simulation. Her research mainly concerns M&S methodology and M&S-based design, with particular interests on data-driven and data analytics related subjects, distributed simulation, and design for engagement and sustainability.

Mark de Bruijne

Mark de Bruijne (PhD) is an assistant professor at Delft University of Technology on Engineering and Policy Analysis at TPM. As Public Administration scholar, he earned his PhD with a study into the effects of institutional fragmentation on the reliability of service provision in critical infrastructures.

Joyce Kooijman

Joyce Kooijman is lecturer at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management at Delft University of Technology. Her main activities are designing legal education, which mainly involves constitutional, administrative and contract law.
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Dr. N. (Nihit) Goyal

Nihit Goyal is an Assistant Professor of Policy Innovation at the Department of Multi-Actor Systems (MAS), Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management. His academic program focuses on understanding, explaining, and promoting policy innovation, primarily in the context of the sustainable energy transition.
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M. (Martijn) Leijten

Martijn Leijten is an Assistant professor of Organisation and Governance in the faculty of Technology, Policy and Management of Delft University of Technology. Research and eductation on project management, process management, risk management, transition management and adaptive management.

V.J. (Juliette) Cortes Arevalo

Juliette Cortes Arevalo is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, TU Delft.
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Dr. O. (Omar) Kammouh

Omar Kammouh is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, TU Delft.

Jazmin Zatarain Salazar

Jazmin Zatarain Salazar is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Technology Policy and Management in the Policy Analysis section. Her research interests lie in advancing multiobjective decision support for environmental and water systems under climate and socio-economic uncertainty.

Arry Rahmawan Destyanto

Arry Rahmawan Destyanto is a permanent researcher at Systems Engineering, Modeling, and Simulation Laboratory Universitas Indonesia, especially in Serious Simulation Gaming Area since 2015.

Ruth Nelson

Ruth Nelson is PhD Candidate at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, TU Delft.

Afua Owusu

Afua Owusu is a joint PhD researcher at TPM and IHE Delft Institute for Water Education. Her promoter at TU Delft is Prof. Jill Slinger.
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Prof.dr.ir. P.H.A.J.M. (Pieter) van Gelder

Pieter van Gelder is Professor of Safety Science at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, TU Delft.

L. (Liang) Huang

Liang Huang is Guest Associate Professor at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, TU Delft.
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A.C.J. (Angelo) Vermeulen

Angelo Vermeulen is PhD Candidate at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, TU Delft.
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Dr. E. (Eleonora) Papadimitriou

Eleonora Papadimitriou is Assistant Professor with the Safety and Security Science Section of the Faculty of Technology, Policy, and Management. Her research bridges engineering, human factors, ethical issues, technology and quantitative methods in transport safety research.
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Dr. B. (Ben) Wagner

Ben Wagner is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management and Director of the AI Futures Lab at TU Delft.
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Dr. A. (Amineh) Ghorbani

Amineh Ghorbani is an associate professor in Institutional Modelling and Analysis of Climate Change. She uses simulation models and network analysis to study collective action and institutional dynamics in topics related to climate change such as energy transition, urban commons and flood risk management.
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P.W.G. (Pieter) Bots

Pieter Bots is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, TU Delft.
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Prof.dr.ir. A. (Alexander) Verbraeck

Alexander Verbraeck is a full professor of Systems and Simulation at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, TU Delft.
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Dr.ir. I. (Igor) Nikolic

Igor Nikolic is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management faculty, Delft University of Technology. He has received his PhD thesis in 2009, with thesis work focused on the design of a co-evolutionary method for constructing Agent Based Models of the evolution of Large Scale Socio-Technical systems.
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Dr.ir. C. (Els) van Daalen

Els van Daalen is Associate Professor at the Policy Analysis section of the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management of Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Netherlands.
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Dr. C.N. (Natalie) van der Wal

Natalie van der Wal is an Associate Professor at the Department of Multi-Actor Systems, section Systems Engineering and Simulation. She holds a PhD in both Psychology and Artificial Intelligence from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (2012).
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K.L.L. (Karolien) van Nunen

Karolien van Nunen is a lecturer and researcher in safety and security sciences at the TU Delft. She lectures the courses security and technology, ethics and impacts of global interventions, and the integration course on companies and innovation.
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G.O. (Gideon) Ndubuisi PhD

Gideon Ndubuisi is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), an Associate Researcher at German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), and an Affiliated Researcher at United Nations University-Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT).

Dr. A. (Arie) Adriaensen

Arie Adriaensen is Assistant Professor in Safety of Infrastructures at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, TU Delft.

S.M. (Su-Mae) Chua MSc BA

Su-Mae Chua is a PhD candidate at the faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, TU Delft. She studies areas of environmental justice and adaptation politics in relation to time and temporality.
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O. (Oscar) Oviedo Trespalacios

Dr Oscar Oviedo-Trespalacios is an Assistant Professor in Responsible Risk Management. His research and teaching covers the tensions between safety and sustainable development issues such as equity, fair work, and climate action.
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Dr. A.C. (Sander) Smit

Sander Smit is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, TU Delft.
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Dr. A.P. (Amir Pooyan) Afghari

Amir Pooyan Afghari is an assistant professor (tenure-track) of probabilistic methods for transport safety at the Safety and Security Science section of the Technology, Policy, and Management faculty at TU Delft. His research interest is at the intersection of data science, human behaviour and transport engineering: analysis of human behaviour in transport domain using observational data, statistical and econometric methods and machine learning algorithms.
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Ing. L.H.M. (Louis) Cleef

Louis Cleef is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management. Cleef is Fire Safety Manager at ROCKWOOL, and a member of various comittees and boards in the field of fire safety.

Yvonne Lont

Yvonne Lont is working within the Transport and Logistics section of the department Engineering systems and Services (TPM, TU Delft). Yvonne focuses her research on decision making for reliable supply chains, especially to ensure rapid procurement and distribution of essential supplies.
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Prof.dr.mr.ir. N. (Neelke) Doorn

Neelke Doorn is distinguished Antoni van Leeuwenhoek professor ‘Ethics of Water Engineering’ at the Department Ethics and Philosophy of Technology and Director of Education of the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management.
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Prof.Dr. T.C. (Tina) Comes

Tina Comes is Full Professor and Delft Technology Fellow on Designing Resilience. She is Full Professor Decision-Making and Digitalisation at Maastricht University, Full Professor ICT at the University of Agder, Norway, Senior Research Fellow at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative and Visiting Professor at Université Dauphine in Paris. Tina serves as Scientific Co-Director of the 4TU Center on Resilience Engineering.
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S. (Supriya) Krishnan

Supriya Krishnan is PhD Candidate at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, TU Delft.
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Drs.ir. E. (Ellen) Minkman

Ellen Minkman is an assistant professor in governance of socio-technical systems. In her research she focusses on decision making and governance of water and delta management.
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V. (Vittorio) Nespeca

Vittorio Nespeca is PhD Candidate at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, TU Delft.

Yanan Guo

Yanan Guo is a PhD Candidate at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, TU Delft.

Roland Ortt

Roland Ortt is Associate Professor of Innovation management and Entrepreneurship at Delft University of Technology.
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R. (Rongxin) Song

Rongxin Song is a Ph.D. candidate in the Safety and Security Science Group under the supervision of prof. dr. ir. P.H.A.J.M. (Pieter) van Gelder, dealing with probability analysis, modelling conflicting values and the impact of new threats.
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Dr.ir. T. (Trivik) Verma

Trivik Verma is an Assistant Professor at the faculty of Technology, Policy and Management. He leads the Centre for Urban Science & Policy (CUSP).
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Dr.ir. F. (Fanchao) Liao MSc

Dr. Fanchao Liao is a postdoc at the Department of Transport and Planning. She did her PhD in the Transport and Logistics Section at TU Delft.
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Ir. I.M. (Isabelle) van Schilt

Isabelle van Schilt is PhD Candidate at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, TU Delft.
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K. (Kartika) Nurhayati, MSc

Kartika Nurhayati is a PhD Candidate at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, TU Delft.
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Prof.dr. F. (Frans) Klijn

Frans Klijn is specialist in Adaptive Delta Panning, working at Deltares (The Netherlands) since 1996, and as professor at TPM from 2015.
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Dr. L.J. (Rens) Kortmann

Rens Kortmann is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, TU Delft.
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Dr.ir. G. (Geertje) Bekebrede

Geertje Bekebrede is assistant professor at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management of Delft University of Technology. Her research topic is the use of gaming in education and policy making, especially related to complex decision making processes.
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Prof. Dr.ir. J.H. (Jan) Kwakkel

Jan Kwakkel is an associate professor. His research interest is model-based support for decision making under deep uncertainty. His research focuses on the developing and testing innovative model-based techniques for the design of dynamic adaptive policy pathways.

Filippo Santoni de Sio

Filippo Santoni de Sio is an Associate Professor in Ethics of Technology at the Section Ethics/Philosophy of Technology of TU Delft, and an adjunct professor in Ethics of Transportation at the Politecnico di Milano.

Jose Carlos Cañizares-Gaztelu

Jose Carlos Cañizares-Gaztelu is a PhD Candidate at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, TU Delft. My current research focuses on urban resilience, and particularly in identifying, characterizing and discussing approaches to manage morally relevant concerns in resilience building initiatives.
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L.M. (Leon) Hermans

Leon Hermans is an associate professor in policy analysis at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, TU Delft. His research and teaching are about methods that support informed decision-making on complex problems in multi-actor systems.
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Dr. W.W. (Wijnand) Veeneman

Wijnand Veeneman is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, TU Delft. His is researching and teaching institutions and governance of complexity in infrastructure sectors, in particular public transport.

Tineke Ruijgh-van der Ploeg

Tineke Ruijgh-van der Ploeg is a lecturer in the Policy Analysis section. She coordinates and teaches two capstone, project-oriented courses in the SEPAM Bachelor and Masters programs.

Hong Yan

Hong Yan is a PhD Candidate at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, TU Delft.
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Dr. L. (Lisa) Scholten

Lisa Scholten is an assistant professor at the Policy Analysis section of the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management. Her work focuses on Decisions in Water Systems.

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Stories

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A safe and just algorithm? Start with a systems perspective

Whereas algorithms are good at keeping planes airborne and forthcoming self-driving cars on the road, algorithmic decision-making by the government puts civilians at ever-increasing risk. Unless we apply lessons from systems and control engineering to the design processes and governance of public algorithmic systems, like Roel Dobbe does.

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Safety first: evacuating with common sense

In case of a fire, an attack or other emergency, you want to leave a location as fast as possible. However, it’s often still a good idea to first take a moment to listen to or look at the instructions. But of course the instructions then need to be available. Evacuation expert Natalie van der Wal investigates, with the help of human behaviour and computer simulations, how an evacuation can be organised as efficiently as possible. And how well organised are the evacuation protocols of TU Delft itself for that matter?
Dialoog met bewoners zorgt voor een fijne leefomgeving

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Dialogue with residents creates a pleasant living environment

When residents feel connected with their neighbourhood, they feel more responsible for creating a pleasant atmosphere. But how do people connect with their living environment and how can you support that process? This is what Geertje Slingerland researching: "I find it fascinating how people live together in the city and would like to establish a dialogue between policy makers and residents in order to create a pleasant living environment."

News

Nationale Wetenschapsagenda honoreert consortium geleidt door Jafar Rezaei

Nationale Wetenschapsagenda honoreert consortium geleidt door Jafar Rezaei

Nineteen consortia received funding from NWA-ORC to work on scientific and societal breakthroughs. Of these, two NWA-ORC awards go to TU…

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Port of Rotterdam can increase efficiency by enhancing the cooperation between its service providers

Port of Rotterdam can increase efficiency by enhancing the cooperation between its service providers

Ports have become busier than ever before. The Port of Rotterdam is visited by about 30,000 sea-going vessels every year. Accommodating more…

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How to motivate employees to cycle to work instead of taking the car?

How to motivate employees to cycle to work instead of taking the car?

Daily traffic jams, parking problems, noise and pollution are problems that come with the use of cars in general, also when commuting to…

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