Aims: Research and development on integrating methods, models and techniques in design and decision support systems for end users.

Topics:

• Simulation of Human Behaviour in the Built Environment
• Multi-agent systems for design and planning
• Geo data and Building Information modeling (BIM) for the support of collaborative design

Integration of methods, models and techniques in design and decision support (prototype) systems is necessary to test and validate systems with end-users. Therefore the end-user’s requirements such as functional requirements, technical requirements, but also economic requirements, social requirements, etc. are described using state-of-the-art information systems modelling techniques (e.g. UML). Using existing or new models, method and techniques for a design and decision support application, a (prototype) system is implemented. The prototype system is developed for two purposes, namely (1) to validate the model and/or method and (2) to test the human-computer interaction. It is believed that in an application the model or method and the human- computer interaction are so inter-twined that they can only be studied in complete systems. The systems are used in experiments with subjects to collect data about both aspects. The data are analysed with statistical methods to draw conclusions upon validity, effectiveness, adaptability, etc.

Research at the Design Systems group is part of the Design and Decison Support Systems research programme.

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