Extending the Domain Specific Language for the Pipelines for Interactive Environments build system

Build systems speed up builds by reusing build step outputs from previous builds when possible.<br/>This requires precise definitions of the dependencies for build steps.<br/>PIE is a build system with precise dependencies, but its task definitions in Java are verbose.<br/>The PIE DSL allows pipeline developers to write concise definitions of...

Introducing distributed networks to designers: Development of an educational software tool and a methodology for its evaluation

Available connectivity in everyday objects has inspired design experts to develop methodologies for designing interactive environments - large-scale environments existing out of multiple embedded devices that interact with a user as if to be a single entity. The computer science community uses ad hoc distributed networks to accommodate scaling...

Leiden, pearl of the knowledge city: Developing a masterplan for the Bio Science Park in Leiden to strengthen the knowledge axis in the south wing

In the last decades of the twentieth century, a shift from the industrial economy towards a more knowledge-based economy was made. Due to the economic crisis the Zuidvleugel invented three economic pillars. The knowledge axis is one of them. This graduation project researched the position of Leiden in this knowledge axis. To improve the...

The Hague international city of peace, justice and security - urban strategy and design for an innovative knowledge cluster

The graduation project focusses on an urban strategy and design for the security sector in The Hague, based on principles from economic theory. In this project the connection is explored between abstract economic theory and the urban design practice. The security sector in The Hague is an emerging sector, however it needs a comprehensive urban...

Designing Interactive Hospital Environments for Children with Cancer and Their Families

Each year, about 530 children aged 0 to 18 are diagnosed with cancer in the Netherlands. A child with cancer, and the family, have to deal with many stress factors after being diagnosed with cancer. During hospitalization and the process of trying to heal from cancer, each child will feel and behave in a different way and would want to cope in a...