1. Design & Decision Support Systems for Architectural Design and Urban Planning Prof.dr.ir B. de Vries M.A. Orzechowski, Msc

2. DDSS Expertise (1) Design Processes (architectural design, urban planning, industrial design, mechanical design) Design cognition Design problem description and solution finding Design evaluation and reflection Management of a multidisciplinary design process.

3. DDSS Expertise (2) Models, Methods and Techniques as a means to perform a specific design or planning task Developing a concept Formalizing the concept Implementation of the concept Validation of the concept.

4. DDSS Expertise (3) Applications and Tools Analysis of the requirements Development or adaptation of the application or tool to meet the requirements.

5. DDSS Expertise (4) Information systems Analysis of the requirements Describing functional and technical specifications Implementation of the system Design and development of an adequate user-interface.

6. EU and PhD projects Building Management Simulation Center Measuring User Satisfaction through Virtual Environments Using a Virtual Environment for Understanding Real-World Travel Behavior Socio-Technological-Commercial Framework and Decision Support System for Housing Refurbishment A Learning Based Transportation Oriented Simulation Systems Simulation of Human Behavior in the Built Environment

7. Real Estate Management Visualization of the Built Environment REN manager User satisfaction measurement Decision Support Systems Taj Mahal Vertigo

8. Creation of VR models Abstract models vs. Realistic models Use of 3D CAD models Photogrammetry Panoramic models Game engines Lighting: Daylight and Illumination

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