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van Leiden, Jarno (author)Climate change is intensifying severe weather and flood hazards, putting riverfront residents at growing risk. Although existing public flood defences like dikes and nature-based solutions offer protection, recent events like those in Limburg in 2021 highlight the need to address flood risk at the homeowner level. With the expectation that...master thesis 2023
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Lee, Thijme (author)This master's thesis explores the potential of persuasive games for addressing challenges in multiactor systems. For many multi-actor system problems, the different actors need to take action to handle these problems. Persuasive gaming is proposed as a method that can stimulate taking action. This thesis identifies a gap in the applicability of...master thesis 2023
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Lawino, Marilyn (author)Decision-making about sustainable energy development often constitutes not only choices about which technology to adopt but also the dependencies of these technological choices on the social, economic and political helms within the context they are applied. For Uganda, juggling some of the country’s innate challenges like poverty and lack of...master thesis 2023
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Doorn, Miriam (author)Scenario-based learning uses interactive scenarios to present the user with situations that need user input to be resolved in order to teach the user the correct behaviour. Traditionally these scenarios would be presented in a rigid order that is linearly increasing in difficulty. Every student however has a different learning rate. Studies have...master thesis 2023
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Looman, Menno (author)Traditionally, Event-Triggered Control (ETC) methods are sample-and-hold control schemes that implement a triggering condition in order to reduce the number of control updates. Given a decay rate of the Lyapunov function, they focus on minimizing the (average) Inter-Sample Time (IST). In this thesis, we focused on the scheduling of Periodic...master thesis 2023
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Han, Shaohang (author)Automated vehicles represent an exciting advancement in transportation, offering a range of benefits that have the potential to revolutionize how we travel. They can improve safety, efficiency, accessibility, and sustainability, holding promise for transforming our cities and communities. However, generating safe, comfortable, and efficient...master thesis 2023
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Moonen, Djoshua (author)Payment channels allow parties to utilize the blockchain to send transactions for a cheaper fee. Previous work has analyzed to which degree a party can profit by facilitating the transaction process. The aim is to increase the usability of the network and to be rewarded for providing this service. However, previous work focuses on maximizing the...master thesis 2023
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Aerden, Veronica (author)The Port of Rotterdam is the biggest port in Europe and with its great location an important place for trade between Europe and other continents. Record numbers of intercepted illegal goods show that criminals use this port to traffic illegal goods. A lot is still unknown about the criminal supply chain in the Port of Rotterdam and about the...master thesis 2023
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Trân, Maaike (author)The Sahel region has become a focal point of concern due to the alarming escalation of terrorism, culminating in devastating attacks that have claimed numerous lives and disrupted regional stability. Mali, in particular, has experienced a significant surge in terrorist activity. This thesis presents a novel approach of using criticality measures...master thesis 2023
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Wen, Xin (author)<b>Background</b> <p class="MsoNormal">This master’s thesis focuses on developing a game that utilizes ChatGPT and the Sciffle Box to guide players in discussing their understanding of corporate values and connecting more deeply with corporate values based on their own human values. Values are abstract and challenging to comprehend. In corporate...master thesis 2023
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van der Stoep, Eline (author)People that are recovering from a stroke need frequent and high-intensity training to regain their upper-limb capacity. This will eventually result in better performances and higher quality of their daily life. Robotic devices are often used to assist stroke patients in rehabilitation. The minimally-supervised portable hand trainer, which is...master thesis 2023
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Arp, Frederike (author)Mega sporting events like the Olympic Games have significant impacts on society, economy and the environment. This thesis aims to enhance the comprehensive sustainability assessment of the Olympic Games. Previous research showed that the sustainability of the Games is declining, which contradicts the International Olympic Committee’s ambitions...master thesis 2023
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LIU, Xinjie (author)Many autonomous navigation tasks require mobile robots to operate in dynamic environments involving interactions between agents. Developing interaction-aware motion planning algorithms that enable safe and intelligent interactions remains challenging. Dynamic game theory renders a powerful mathematical framework to model these interactions...master thesis 2023
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Filthaut, Lilly (author)Space exploration has historically driven technological innovation, resulting in significant advancements with applications in various industries on Earth. The exploration of Mars has emerged as a crucial objective, offering opportunities to search for signs of life and gain insights into planetary evolution. However, working on Mars presents...master thesis 2023
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Groenendijk, Jelle (author)The popular video game "Overcooked" is a great example of a task requiring complex planning and cooperation with other players. This game is used as the inspiration for an environment for evaluating AI, called "Overcooked-AI". This paper implements a centralized critic into the Overcooked-AI environment's implementation of the PPO algorithm and...bachelor thesis 2023
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Nestorov, Ivan (author)In ad-hoc cooperative environments, the usage of artificial intelligence to take supportive roles and work in collaboration with humans has proven to be of great benefit. The objective of this research is to evaluate the use of population-based training for reinforcement learning agents in a simplified version of the multiplayer game -...bachelor thesis 2023
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Kniestedt, I. (author)Games have been widely used for purposes other than entertainment due to their engaging nature. However, the concept of game engagement is still not well-defined, which limits its use in analysis and game design. The primary objective of this dissertation is to conceptualize game engagement to guide the analysis and design of applied games.<br/>...doctoral thesis 2023
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Evenblij, Felix (author)This paper utilizes a modular generative design framework, as proposed by Azadi & Nourian (2021b), to create a serious game that includes a novel phase - the development phase - in addition to the three phases proposed in the original framework: planning, configuration, and shaping. The serious game incorporates both digital and physical...master thesis 2023
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Jhatakia, Maanav (author)As the impact of climate change becomes increasingly urgent, conflicts over transboundary water resources have become more complex, particularly in light of the role of water in shaping socioeconomic and regional power dynamics. The challenge of optimizing objectives and strategic behavior across multiple stakeholders simultaneously makes it...master thesis 2023