7ZM5M0 Process Modelling and Information management

7ZW7M0 Urban Research methods

Executing a Research and Development project for a specific case in the research areas of Energy Neutral Cities, Urban Management and Building Information Modeling within the Smart Cities concept.

Firstly, a research and/or development problem is identified by each student. These research and/or development problems can follow from an on-going project in the DDSS (Design and Decision Support Systems) research group (https://www.tue.nl/universiteit/faculteiten/bouwkunde/onderzoek/onderzoeksprogrammas/design-and-decision-support-systems/research/ddss/), but also from society or industry. In the given time frame, goals and criteria of the project are specified to solve the defined problem. To reach the goal, research and development methods/techniques are selected that are not yet known by the student, but are relevant for the student’s education. These methods/techniques are the state-of-the-art in DDSS research projects such as Discrete Choice Analysis; Regression Analysis; Bayesian belief networks; Building Information Modeling; Geographical Information Systems; Linear Programming. In addition, Information Systems Lab facilities (such as virtual reality lab and 3D printer) are available to support the experiments of students. With support from the staff, these new methods/techniques are learned by doing. The results should be interpreted by the student taking into consideration the pre-defined criteria. Finally, a scientific report is written that reflects upon the achieved results.

• Fundamentals of BIM
• Programming and Database Management
• Smart Urban Environments
• Process Modeling and Information Management
• Geographic Modelling of the Built Environment (bachelor)

• Graduation Project
• Web development and data management