Finding the maximum phylogenetic diversity score on phylogenetic networks

Due to human advancement in recent centuries, extinction rates of animals and plants around the earth have greatly risen. Conservation biology, the study of conservation of nature and earth’s biodiversity, aims to protect species from these increasing extinction rates.<br/>Phylogenetic diversity is a measure for biodiversity that can help in...

On the behaviour of fine sediment in settling basins: Improving the understanding and prediction of return water quality assessments by a comparative modelling study

In this study, the behaviour of fine sediment in settlings basins has been investigated. The understanding and prediction of return water quality assessments is improved by a comparative modelling study. Settling basins are required to decrease the exhaust of fine sediment particles when dredging and reclaiming land. Fine sediment particles can...

Optimization of flood safety levels: Case study for unembanked areas in the Port of Rotterdam

Additional master thesis

Detecting BGP Origin Hijacks: Using a filter-based approach

Many processes rely on the availability of the Internet. The Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is widely used for exchanging routing information between routers and is essential for the successful operation of the Internet. Because BGP has not been designed with security in mind, BGP anomalies such as origin hijacks, route leaks, and link failure...

Erosion on Isle of Palms due to shoal bypassing

At Isle of Palms there is a lot of erosion due to shoal bypassing events. Five TU Delft Hydraulic Engineering students went to the island under supervision of Coastal Science and Engineering. The main scope of the report is to create a thorough understanding of the processes that form, transform and propagate the shoals that cause catastrophic...

A Human Powered Fitness Bicycle: Generating electricity in fitness clubs

On the initiative of Michael Weber, a cooperation has started between the Delft University of Technology (Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, department Design of Sustainability), the Rotterdam Climate Initiative and Creditz (Michael Weber). Together they have set the goal to reduce the energy needs of fitness clubs by utilizing human...