Department of the Built Environment

Design and Decision Support Systems

The Design and Decision Support Systems research program focuses on planning, development and management of cities and large-scale urban artefacts such as malls, green spaces and offices.

Decision Support Systems (DSS)

Recognizing that the structures and functions constituting the city interact with each other and with the users, integrated and human-centered solutions to urban and transport planning as well as real estate management are needed. Using a system’s approach, the objective of the Decision Support Systems (DSS) research program is to conduct innovative and groundbreaking research, to develop and apply models and systems that allow planners and managers often in co-creation with users to address the major challenges cities are facing to create healthy living environments for users and attain sustainability objectives.

Developing design and decision support solutions for architecture and urban planning challenges

As a result of processes becoming increasingly complex in recent years, integrated solutions to architectural and urban planning and design challenges, such as the development of smart cities, need to be assessed from multiple perspectives. Existing models and tools often fail to meet this requirement. The aim of the DDSS research program is to develop groundbreaking design and decision support systems that focus on particular types of design and planning problems in architecture and urban planning. The main objective of the DDSS research program is to conduct Innovative academically rigorous research, which is of practical relevance.

Our research groups

The DDSS research program is supported by three research groups.

Department of the Built Environment

Information Systems in the Built Environment

The ISBE Group carries out research and education in the field of information systems used for the engineering and management of the built…

Department of the Built Environment

Real Estate and Urban Development

The REMD group is responsible for education and research in the area of real estate management and urban development.

Department of the Built Environment

Urban Planning and Transportation

The focus of the Urban Planning Group is on developing models and integrating these into decision support systems for urban planning design…

Meet some of our Researchers

Full Professor emeritus

Bauke de Vries

Recent Publications

Our most recent peer reviewed publications

News

September 12, 2024
Take a virtual walk with our Executive Board in the Boardwalk
[VIDEO] In the new series 'Boardwalks', we get to know the Executive Board better. In the first episode, Rector Magnificus Silvia Lenaerts tells us how...
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September 5, 2024
Environmental effects on flax fiber reinforced polymer composites
Bowen Xu defended his PhD thesis at the Department of Built Environment on September 4th.
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August 13, 2024
Jett Rebel launches green concert on TU/e campus
TU/e innovations like the GEM-Stage and DENS battery set the tone for the first edition of Greenfest.
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Student opportunities

Are you interested in the Bachelor’s and Master’s courses we offer? Read more about our student opportunities on our special education page:

 

 

Events

  • 03 Sep
    24 Sep
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    World Press Photo Exhibition 2024

    September 3, 2024 8:00 AM - September 24, 2024 / Atlas building, ground floor

  • 04 Sep
    24 Sep

    Guided Tours: World Press Photo Exhibition 20

    September 4, 2024 12:40 PM - September 24, 2024 / Atlas building, ground floor

  • 20 Sep
    Geometric Partial Differential Equations in Deep Learning and Image Processing

    PhD defense Bart Martin Nicolas Smets

    September 20, 2024 / TU/e Campus

  • 20 Sep
    Tailoring Isotactic Polypropylene Film Properties for Sustainable Packaging

    PhD defense Nikolaos Ioannis Sigalas

    September 20, 2024 / TU/e Campus

  • 20 Sep
    The Efficacy of Electrohysterography in Evaluating Uterine Activity

    PhD defense Maria Wilhelmina Elisabeth Frenken

    September 20, 2024 / TU/e Campus

  • 24 Sep
    ALT lunch roundtable

    Healthcare applications in the classroom: Introducing a simulated environment

    In this lunch roundtable, Sveta Zinger (associate professor) and Jesper Pilmeyer (PhD researcher) of the Electrical Engineering department…

  • 24 Sep
    Process, Data, Conceptual Knowledge, and AI: What can they do together?

    EAISI lecture of Visiting Professor Chiara Ghidini

    Process, Data, Conceptual Knowledge, and AI: What can they do together? Chiara Ghidini is a full professor at the Free University of…

  • 24 Sep
    Crafting Smart Homes

    PhD defense Chuan Ma

    September 24, 2024 / TU/e Campus

  • 24 Sep
    Remote care and sensor technology in heart failure management

    PhD defense Cyrille Herkert

    September 24, 2024 / TU/e Campus

  • 25 Sep
    Plasmonic Particle Arrays for Vibrational Strong Coupling and Polaritonic Chemistry

    PhD defense Francesco Verdelli

    September 25, 2024 / TU/e Campus

  • 25 Sep
    Supporting the Design of Social Robotic Applications

    PhD defense Baisong Liu

    September 25, 2024 / TU/e Campus

  • 25 Sep

    Harris vs. Trump

    September 25, 2024 12:40 PM / Blauwe Zaal

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    • Visiting address

      Vertigo
      Groene Loper 6
      Eindhoven
      Netherlands

    • Visiting address

      Vertigo
      Groene Loper 6
      Eindhoven
      Netherlands

    • Postal address

      Department of the Built Environment
      P.O. Box 513
      5600 MB Eindhoven
      Netherlands

    • Postal address

      Department of the Built Environment
      P.O. Box 513
      5600 MB Eindhoven
      Netherlands

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