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.

Design and Decision Support Systems (DDSS)

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鈥檚 approach, the objective of the Design and Decision Support Systems (DDSS) 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

Photo: MAMBO - Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogot谩
April 28, 2025
The legacy of architectural exhibitions
Michael Forero Parra defended his PhD thesis at the Department of Built Environment on April 23.
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Photo: Angelique Swinkels
April 16, 2025
Footbridge solutions with natural fibers
Ali Shahmirzaloo defended his PhD thesis at the Department of Built Environment on April 9.
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Dujuan Yang (left) and Qi Han. Photos: Vincent van den Hoogen
April 11, 2025
Improving decision-making for sustainable renovations
The NWO awards over 7.7 million for four projects about the digitalization of energy renovations in the built environment.
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Student opportunities

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

 

 

Events

  • 12 Feb
    25 Jun

    CWTe Intellectual Property (IP) Research Challange

    February 12, 2025 2:00 PM - June 25, 2025 / To be finalized

  • 25 Apr
    15 May
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    WISE (Hybrid) Writing Retreat 2025 / Expression of interest

    April 25, 2025 - May 15, 2025 / Hybrid

  • 28 Apr
    14 May

    All that is valuable is vulnerable

    April 28, 2025 8:00 AM - May 14, 2025 / Ground floor, North side

  • 29 Apr
    ALT lunch session

    MANIM: How to create high quality mathematical animations for your course

    Effective visualization can greatly enhance student comprehension, especially in mathematics and engineering courses. Manim, a powerful…

  • 30 Apr
    Co/Gd-based Synthetic Ferrimagnets

    PhD defense Thomas Johannes Kools

    April 30, 2025 / 果冻传媒 Campus

  • 30 Apr
    Density profile and heat-exhaust control in nuclear fusion devices

    PhD defense Thomas Oliver Stephen Jacob Bosman

    April 30, 2025 / 果冻传媒 Campus

  • 30 Apr
    Children鈥檚 Mental Health and the Environment

    PhD defense Maud Elisabeth Dohmen

    April 30, 2025 / 果冻传媒 Campus

  • 01 May
    March 27, 2025

    Discover JADS Day

    May 1, 2025 3:00 PM / Sint Janssingel 92, 5211 DK 's-Hertogenbosch

  • 01 May
    Nano TiO2 hydrosols-based photocatalytic self-cleaning cementitious materials

    PhD defense Zixiao Wang

    May 1, 2025 / 果冻传媒 Campus

  • 01 May
    Influence of steps and kinks on CO and hydrogen adsorption, co-adsorption and dissociation on Co single crystal surfaces

    PhD defense Devyani Sharma

    May 1, 2025 / 果冻传媒 Campus

  • 06 May
    Sintered conductive materials under mechanical loading

    PhD defense Britt Henricus Hubertina Anne Cordewener

    May 6, 2025 / 果冻传媒 Campus

  • 06 May
    Structure and dynamics of dense liquids

    PhD defense Ilian Leander Pihlajamaa

    May 6, 2025 / 果冻传媒 Campus

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      Vertigo
      Groene Loper 6
      Eindhoven
      Netherlands

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      Vertigo
      Groene Loper 6
      Eindhoven
      Netherlands

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

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      P.O. Box 513
      5600 MB Eindhoven
      Netherlands

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