Dr
Pieter HerthogsProfile page
Assistant Professor
Architecture
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Main Research Interests:
|| Design Evaluation, Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA), Recommendation Systems, Dispositional Ontology, Decision Support
|| Knowledge Representation & Reasoning, Applied Ontology, Basic Formal Ontology, Knowledge Graphs, Semantic Web Technologies, Search Engines, Hybrid Artificial Intelligence, Symbolic AI, Agentic AI, Human-Machine Collaboration
|| Computational City Planning, Digital Planning, Urban Modelling & Simulation, Urban Metabolism, Regenerative Systems, Federated Modelling
|| Public Space Quality, Walkability, Bikeability, Evidence-based Urban Design, Built Environment Health & Wellbeing
|| Building Adaptation, Circular Economy in Construction, Design for Change
|| Land Use & Built Form Regulations, Rule-based Design, Performance-based Design
|| Transdisciplinary Urban Research, Scenario Planning, Goal-based Design
Minor Interests:
|| Floorplan Analysis || Kit-of-parts Systems
|| Design Methods || Design Informatics
|| Parametric Design || Generative Design
|| Human Computer Interaction || UI/UX Design || Requirements Engineering
|| Effective Communication || Visualisations || Academic Writing || Applications & Demonstrators
|| Digital Participation || Transition Management
|| Urban Digital Twins || Smart Cities || Responsive Cities
|| Urban Big Data Analytics || Urban Analytics || Graph-based Spatial Analysis
|| Spatial Interaction Modelling || Urban Complexity Science || City Science
Design and Engineering specialisations:
|| Architectural Engineering
|| Computational Design
|| Ontology Engineering
Research Endeavours:
|| Exploring how models of human and machine knowledge can help us navigate complex design processes.
|| Developing computational approaches that bridge disciplines and domains.
|| Mapping the multiplicity of goals, performances, and meanings that shape good fit.