Enhancing Aviation Maintenance with Explainable AI: A Bayesian Approach to Counterfactual Explanations for Remaining Useful Life Estimation

Machine learning models have improved Prognostics and Health Management (PHM) in aviation, notably in estimating the Remaining Useful Life (RUL) of aircraft engines. However, their 'black-box' nature limits transparency, critical in safety-sensitive aviation maintenance. Explainable AI (XAI), particularly Counterfactual (CF) explanations, offers...

Rethinking the operationalization of broad prosperity: Towards the integration of local values into the ex-ante evaluation of Dutch transport policies

With what objectives do policymakers make transport policy? This fundamental question is subject to a paradigm shift within transport policymaking in the Netherlands. There is an increasing call to let go of the predominant focus on economic well-being and consider a broader notion of well-being instead. However, how exactly this 'broad...

Preferences of potential residents for car-reduced neighbourhoods

Many cities are planning car-reduced neighbourhoods, to provide more housing and stimulate sustainable mobility. Nonetheless, it is important to know what potential residents value, to be able to attract them. This study investigated the preferences of potential residents regarding the accessibility of car-reduced neighbourhoods, available...

Applying Constraint Programming To Enterprise Modelling

Enterprise Modelling (EM) is the process of producing models, which in turn can be used to support understanding, analysis, (re)design, reasoning, control and learning about various aspects of an enterprise. Various EM techniques and languages exist, and are often supported by computational tools, in particular simulation. The goal of this...

Processing complexities in conjunction with risks to support the project risk management: Investigation of relationships between complexities and risks in complex construction projects for usage during the project risk management process

The goal of this research is to provide insights into the relationships between complexities and risks to be used in risk analysis and management of complex construction projects. In preparation of the exploratory survey, a literature study is performed. After that, the CBRAT (Complexity Based Risk Assessment Technique) is designed to capture...

Multidisciplinary assessment of engineered dunes for West End, Galveston Island, Texas

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is scheduled to present their solution for a storm surge barrier on Galveston Island in 2021 to congress for approval. A solution for an engineered dune system on the Galveston Island West End has been proposed, but storm surge models have shown that protection from this engineered dune only goes...

Attribution Modelling

One of the greatest challenges in marketing is measuring the return of investment of a marketing campaign and translating that into a strategy. Companies spend a lot of money on marketing without knowing how eective certain marketing campaigns are. To solve this problem for bunq, we will be using machine learning to create a marketing...

Alternatieven voor pijpleidingen bij het hydraulisch transport bij matige druk voor kleinschalig baggerwerk

Deelrapportage. De laatste decennia heeft een omwenteling plaatsgevonden in het ter beschikking komen van nieuwe materialen voor pijpleidingen, o.a. thermoplasten. In de baggertechniek echter worden op het stort nog steeds stalen pijpen gebruikt. Diverse proeven zijn genomen voor het bekleden van die leidingen. Behalve aan boord van schepen...

Zandsuppletie te Zeebrugge: Een studie naar de ontwikkeling van een in 1978 uitgevoerde zandsuppletie te Zeebrugge

Bij het verdedigen van een zandige kust tegen erosie, wordt in toenemende mate gebruik gemaakt van zandsuppleties. Een zandsuppletie is een aanvulling van een kust met elders gewonnen zand. Grote voordelen van een zandsuppletie ten opzichte van een verdediging met strandhoofden of een strandmuur zijn de relatief lage aanlegkosten en het feit dat...