Researchers

At the Centre for BOLD Cities, we work with a wide range of affiliated researchers both from in- and outside the LDE universities. 

Want to get to know more about our researchers? Visit our In the Spotlight page, where we introduce our researchers through short interviews about their academic background and current research endeavours.

Endowed professors:
Prof. dr. Marjolijn Das (Professor by special appointment, Erasmus University | CBS)
Prof. dr. Roland Ortt (Professor by special appointment, Erasmus University | Stichting Toekomstbeeld der Techniek)
Prof. dr. Anne Fleur van Veenstra (Professor by special appointment, Leiden University | TNO Vector)

Leiden-Delft-Erasmus professors:
Prof. dr. Bregje van Eekelen (Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Professor, Delft University of Technology | Erasmus University)

Visiting researchers 
Dr. Saleh Roshani

Project team Urban Digital Twins (Team Science)
Dr. Achilleas Psyllidis (Delft University of Technology)
Dr. Carola van Eijk (Leiden University)
Dr. Thomas Swerts (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
Dr. Roy Bendor (Delft University of Technology)

Project team Urban Dialogue (Team Science)
Dr. Alexander Los (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
Dr. Rodrigo Ochigame (Leiden University)
Dr. Catharine Oertel (Delft University of Technology)
Dr. Pradeep K. Murukannaiah (Delft University of Technology)

Project team Urban environment for vulnerable youth
Prof. dr. Carolien Rieffe (Leiden University)
Prof. dr. Sarah Giest (Leiden University)
Dr. Mitra Barachi (Leiden University)
Dr. Alexander Koutamanis (Delft University of Technology)
Lisa van Klaveren (Leiden University)
Maedeh Nasri (Leiden University)
Yung Ting Tsou (Leiden University)
Boya Li (Leiden University)

Project team Disaster management through official and social media
Dr. Monique Arkesteijn (Delft University of Technology)
Dr. Jan Rellermeyer (Delft University of Technology)
Dr. Sobhan Omranian (Delft University of Technology)
Dr. Peter Scholten (Erasmus University)
Christian Lesmes Mendoza (Delft University of Technology)

Project team SYMTRA: Symbolic neighborhood trajectories in the digital city
Prof. dr. Bart Barendregt (Leiden University)
Dr. John Boy (Leiden University)
Dr. Daniel Trottier (Erasmus University)
Dr. Jay Lee (Erasmus University)
Dr. Fadi Hirzalla (Erasmus University)

Project team Re-integration in BOLD cities (ZonMW)
Prof. dr. Marike Knoef (Leiden University)
Prof. dr. Lex Burdorf (Erasmus MC)
Dr. Merel Schuring (Erasmus MC)
Berivan Yildiz (Erasmus MC)
Marco Stam (Leiden University)
Maarten van Kooij (Gemeente Rotterdam)

Project team Jouw buurt, jouw data & Data design studio
Dr. Emiel Rijshouwer (Erasmus University)
Dr. Els Leclercq (Delft University of Technology)

Smart and SHARED Cities Minor team
Prof. dr. Sarah Giest (Leiden University)
Prof. dr. Roland Ortt (Delft University of Technology)
Dr. Achilleas Psyllidis (Delft University of Technology)
Dr. Tomasz Jaskiewicz (Delft University of Technology)
Dr. Freek de Haan (Erasmus University)
Dr.  Jiska Engelbert (Erasmus University)
Prof. dr. Liesbet van Zoonen (Erasmus University)

Affiliated researchers

Dr. Arno Knobbe (Leiden University)
Dr. Matthijs van Leeuwen (Leiden University)
Dr. Katy Wolstencroft (Leiden University)
Dr. Jorge Pereira Campos (Leiden University)

Dr. Reinout Kleinhans (Delft University of Technology)
Dr. Bastiaan van Loenen (Delft University of Technology)
Dr. Anneke Zuiderwijk (Delft University of Technology)
Prof. dr. Alessandro Bozzon (Delft University of Technology)
Dr. Andrea Mauri (Delft University of Technology)
Dr. Aksel Ersoy (Delft University of Technology)
Dr. Hendrik Ploeger (Delft University of Technology)

Dr. Marcel van Oosterhout (Erasmus University)
Dr. Haydee Sheombar (Erasmus University)
Dr. Jason Pridmore (Erasmus University)
Dr. Anne van Eldik (Erasmus University)
Sabrina Huizenga (Erasmus University)
Margot Kersing (Erasmus University)
Dr. Vivien Butot (Inholland Rotterdam)
Dr. Freek de Haan (Erasmus University)