The built environment requires energy-flexible buildings to reduce energy peak loads and to maximize the use of (decentralized) renewable energy sources. The challenge is to arrive at smart control strategies that respond to the increasing variations in both the energy demand as well as the variable …

“Teaching is both an art and a science” (Harrison & Coll, 2008 p.1). Good teaching excites students and cultivates their curiosity to learn more than they are asked. But what if students’ blank faces tell you that the teaching did not land, what can you do? Using an analogy or metaphor to explain the …

Data-driven modeling is an imperative tool in various industrial applications, including many applications in the sectors of aeronautics and commercial aviation. These models are in charge of providing key insights, such as which parameters are important on a specific measured outcome or which parameter …

Social innovation and co-creation have been discussed in academic literature for the last twenty years. However, the interrelatedness and application of these concepts in European Union policy deserves more attention. In our study, we focus on this relationship and application, by analysing the value …

Al jaren wordt geprobeerd de relatief gunstige fiscale behandeling van eigenwoningbezit te verminderen. Zeker nu, met de overspannen woningmarkt, staat dit hoog op de agenda. Een van de voorstellen is om overwaarde in Box 3 te gaan belasten. Volgens Ewoud Jansen gaat dit echter gepaard met veel praktische …

Door corona moest Concordia een nieuwe manier vinden om theater aan te blijven bieden aan haar bezoekers. Zij heeft ervoor gekozen om dit via livestreams te doen. Echter was het probleem hierbij dat artiesten op deze manier geen feedback vanuit het publiek konden ontvangen en dat thuisdeelnemers (publiek) …

Het Nederlandse onderwijs ervaart al langere tijd een lerarentekort. Volgens het Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap (2019c) is dit tekort ongelijk verdeeld. Scholen met meer leerlingen met een migratieachtergrond ervaren meer moeite bij het vullen van vacatures en moeten noodgedwongen maatregelen …

In elite sports, a case is increasingly made for the structural inclusion of what we label as planned disruptions. These are structured and deliberate training activities whereby athletes are exposed to increased and/or changing demands under controlled circumstances. Despite the growing body of evidence …

This thesis is about my assignment to simplify a complex software product called RadiMation®. RadiMation® is an application, written in C++, and is used to automate a range of EMC testing. This document also has the purpose of providing information about how the interfaces and device drivers within …

Now that the application of Artificial Intelligence (Al) is becoming more mainstream, it is applied in many different fields, and consequently, it is starting to play a more prominent role in design processes. In current mainstream HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) design frameworks, the human …