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Stimulating the interdisciplinary collaboration between pharmacists and pharmacometricians using a model- informed precision dosing platform: How the interdisciplinary collaboration between pharmacists and pharmacometricians using a MIPD platform could contribute to their shared vision of implementing personalised medicine

Maton, Loes (author)

Personalised medicine represents an increasingly used practice using a patient’s biology to guide their treatment. The implementation of personalised medicine possibly increases the quality of health care and life of the patient by minimising side effects and increasing effectiveness. Personalising medicine can be implemented through a platform...

master thesis 2022

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Improving the logistics and collaborative sensemaking during a disaster relief effort using a flexible floating and modular seaport: Investigating humanitarian logistics using a mathematical optimization model and a complex interaction research

Bakker, Lenny (author)

Sometimes seaport capacity is a bottleneck during disaster relief operations. This research investigates a flexible, floating and modular seaport. This seaport is stored all around the world and when necessary it ships seaport handling capacity from those storage facilities to the disaster area in order to help with the disaster relief effort....

master thesis 2022

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De Volkskrant as a Digital Service: Accelerating the Digital Transformation of de Volkskrant through Human-Centred Design

Besseling, Diede (author)

This thesis has been written to conclude the master’s programs Design for Interaction and Communication Design for Innovation. The focus of this thesis is on the digital transformation within the de Volkskrant organisation and was commissioned by DPG Media, de Volkskrant’s parent company. <br/>Since the digital transformation started, de...

master thesis 2022

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Design, evaluation and acceptance of a visual support tool for air traffic control (CDI thesis version): communication thesis

Wiechers, Stephanie (author)

This study has researched what are defining factors on the attitude toward a new technology within the group of Area Control (ACC) at Luchtverkeersleiding Nederland (LVNL) and how these factors shape an Air Traffic Controller’s (ATCo) attitude toward the technology in an exploratory way. The outcomes of the research suggest that dominant factors...

master thesis 2021

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Climate model results: Optical solution or illusion?: A case study on the visual framing effects of extreme rainfall model results on the interaction between municipal actors

van Rijn, Sophie (author)

In the Netherlands, the frequency and severity of extreme rainfall events are expected to increase. This can result in severely detrimental effects. It is complicated for municipal actors to effectively manage these events, as it requires judgement on probabilities, costs, and uncertain impacts. As a result, obtaining scientific knowledge...

master thesis 2021

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Fitting leadership for stimulating learning and developing a learning mindset in a transdisciplinary collaboration context: A case study of the My Digital Twin flagship of the Health & Technology theme of the Convergence Agenda of the Erasmus Medical Centre, the Erasmus University Rotterdam, and the Delft University of Technology

Thans, Emmy (author)

This Master Thesis project was the last assignment in obtaining a MSc degree in Science Communication at the Delft University of Technology. The focus of the project was on finding fitting leadership styles, structures, or behaviors that stimulate learning and help develop a learning mindset in a transdisciplinary collaboration context.To deal...

master thesis 2021

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A haptic language design to enhance the transfer of tacit knowledge: An exploratory case study on the development of a learning community for the 'Centre of Expertise Societal Innovation'

Sillekens, Jolien (author)

Collaborations are often transdisciplinary whereby people with different backgrounds need to be able to work together and therefore share knowledge. This means people have to cross knowledge boundaries. Crossing these boundaries can be done with boundary objects that help to transfer knowledge across these boundaries (Carlile, 2002, 2004). Touch...

master thesis 2021

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Modelling participatory modelling

Peters, Nourian (author)

To deal with increasing complexity and connectivity of socio-technical systems it becomes unlikely for individuals to be able to oversee all possible changes. These systems are riddled with a plurality of actors with differing interests, disciplines, institutions and ecological limitations. Examples of systems like these are energy and gas grids...

master thesis 2021

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The missing link in adaptive delta management: Insights on the potential of pumps in reducing flood risk under sea level rise and adaptive social learning to improve decision-making in the Rhine-Meuse estuary

Oerlemans, Cees (author)

Decision-makers in low-lying coastal zones are confronted with uncertain developments around flood risk.These drivers are surrounded by large uncertainties, which requires delta management to be adaptive. This research offers insights about adaptive delta management for the Rhine-Meuse estuary from three perspectives: a physical, a socio...

master thesis 2020

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The Dialogue of the City: Implementing a productive Citizen Participation Method for Urban Node Development, in Delft the Netherlands

van Bergen, Anne (author)

Participatory processes have become unexceptional in Dutch planning. Due to the communicative turn in urban planning, collaborative planning moved up on the local and national government agenda: in 2021 the new environmental act will come into place, which firmly encourages participation in an early stage of the process. Within those...

master thesis 2019

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Hier en Daar: An exploration of the potential of urban design processes to foster connectivity for urban areas with a high level of residential diversity

van Merle, Oukje (author)

Connectivity within residential diversity is seen of high importance in current times of increasing polarization around economic and ethnic diversity. Due to an (1) erosion of institutions such as family and churches, (2) an increase of homogeneous networks, (3) a rise of urban places without clear links to each other, and (4) an upcoming...

master thesis 2019

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Holistically improving screening decisions under uncertainty in aircraft conceptual design and technology assessment: Insights on bottom-up uncertainty quantification and propagation and integrated socio-technical group decision making

Peerlings, Bram (author)

In the highly uncertain environment of conceptual aircraft design and technology assessment and selection, making good decisions is of utmost importance. Aiming to contribute to improving decision quality, the problem was researched from both a technical as well as a socio-psychological perspective. In the technical perspective, the uncertainty...

master thesis 2019

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The Neighbourhood Medicine: Realizing a dementia friendly Ommoord

Baak, Lisanne (author)

The world’s population is aging and as a result chronic illnesses become more widespread. The disease dementia will play a major role in the future of the Netherland. Moreover the people with dementia have to stay at home for as long as possible, which is also in line with their wishes. Ommoord is one of the neighbourhoods which can expect an...

master thesis 2019

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Consider the impossible: Helping collaboration discover common ground through the promises of blockchain

van Welsem, Sander (author)

This thesis explores how strategic and communication design can have an influence on the adoption process of blockchain or distributed ledger technology. It does so through dividing the thesis into four parts: Discover, Define, Develop and Deliver. In short: Discover: What is found is that distributed ledger development is a technology push...

master thesis 2019

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Incentives for Scientific Research Participation: An enquiry into which incentives are perceived to work best in motivating people to participate in scientific research.

Schüsler, Olaf (author)

This study tries to find a way of motivating regular citizens to participate in scientific research. By means of literature research, expert interviews and experiments a prioritised list of incentives is comprised that citizens perceive as motivating them most and via which basic psychological needs these incentives influence motivation.

master thesis 2019

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Thinking in network terms: Brain functional networks in migraine and the analogy with the patient's social network

Smid, Annemijn (author)

Much is still unknown about the cause of migraine attacks in the brain. Similarly, a lot is unclear about the influence of patient-physician communication on migraine outcomes. An analogy between the migraine brain and the migraine patient by means of network analysis was therefore carried out in this research to search for new insights into...

master thesis 2018

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''Speaking: Part I - Speaking architecture / Part II - Speaking architecture / Part III - Speaking through form: Three-part graduation project in Architecture and Science Communication

Kamp, Anne (author)

This series – “Speaking – is part of a graduation project for a double degree in Architecture and Science Communication at the Delft University of Technology. The overall aim of this project was to design a form language that can be used in complex problem-solving processes in the field of science communication. The graduation project consists...

master thesis 2018

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Enthusiastic connectors: Existing and desired professional profiles of practitioners of patient organizations as knowledge brokers within research projects with patient participation.

van Marion, Ingrid (author)

Patients are becoming more involved in scientific projects, as evaluators, advisors or partners of academic researchers. From a science communication perspective, these experiences are a fascinating laboratory about the challenges of knowledge sharing and exchange between stakeholders with very different perspectives. Little is known about those...

master thesis 2018

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Ondersteunen van het zelfregulerend ontwikkelen van competenties in groepen binnen het technasium

van Soelen, Gerard (author)

Door middel van het vak Onderzoek &amp; Ontwerpen, opgezet door de Stichting Technasium, ontwikkelen leerlingen vakoverstijgende competenties. Het is noodzakelijk dat leerlingen deze competenties zelfregulerend leren ontwikkelen; dit verhoogt de effectiviteit van het leerproces. Doel van het onderzoek was om een bijdrage te leveren aan de...

master thesis 2018

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The Water Efficiency Paradox: The significance of spatial scale and knowledge exchange in irrigation water management

Merks, Joreen (author)

Water scarcity is a growing issue across the globe (Rijsberman, 2006) and because agriculture is the main consumer of water, investing in irrigation efficiency seems like a good solution to this problem. However, local gains in efficiency can reduce runoff and hence, have an adverse effect on downstream water availability (o.a. Perry (2018, 1999...

master thesis 2018