The PhD thesis ‘Space Internet of Things’ (Space-IoT) by Dr Sujay Narayana has attracted much attention since its defence on 1 May 2023. Narayana won the SigMobile Best Doctoral Dissertation Award with it at the global MobiCom 2024 conference in Washington DC. Koen Langendoen (promotor), Fernando Kuipers (section leader), Suray Narayana (with prize) and promotor
From January 2025, the Executive Board will host a biweekly walk-in meeting on social safety. During these sessions, students, PhD candidates, and staff members can speak with University Rector Tim van der Hagen about questions, concerns, and ideas related to social safety. The walk-in meetings will take place on Tuesday mornings from 8:15 to 9:15
NAE-leden willen maatschappelijke problemen oplossen met technologische innovatie. (Foto: Asawin | pxhere) The Netherlands Academy of Engineering (NAE) brings together experts in technological sciences. Drawn from industry and research institutions, they share a passion for tackling societal challenges through technological innovation. A year after its founding, the Academy has expanded. With the appointment of 10
Christien Janssen. (Photo: TU Delft) After a months-long illness, Building Physics lecturer Christien Janssen passed away on December 10th, the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment announced on its website this Thursday. Janssen had been a lecturer at TU Delft since 2015. In the announcement, the faculty described Janssen's death as a great loss.
‘Abolish the long-study fine.’ The four ruling parties rejected a motion to that effect on Tuesday afternoon, even though the plan seems likely to be scrapped soon. It was a concise motion by MP Doğukan Ergin (Denk). He requested the government to abolish the long-study fine. Education Minister Eppo Bruins (NSC) advised against the motion
Photo opportunity after the Award ceremony. Pravesha Ramsundersingh is in the middle. (Photo: Echo Awards). Master’s student of Computer Science and former student council member Pravesha Ramsundersingh was awarded the Bèta Techniek Award. The award ceremony was held Thursday 28 November in Amsterdam. Ramsundersingh won the Bèta Techniek Award for organising a conference about social
Join a new walk-out, is the call from the VSSD. The Delft student union urges students and staff to protest on Wednesday afternoon 11 December against the planned multi-billion-euro cuts to higher education. The plan is to gather at 1:00 PM in front of the Aula and march across the campus. The walk-out is part
TU Delft's Internal Audit Department is currently evaluating the role of the Diversity & Inclusion Office. This was announced in a message on Intranet. The results of the study may have implications for the interpretation of the role of D&I Officer. Since 2020, this role had been held by Professor David Keyson. He resigned the
Establishing habitats on the Moon or Mars comes with a unique challenge: shielding inhabitants from harmful radiation. The prevailing solution in space exploration is to build underground. But before constructing living quarters, laboratories, or even vegetable gardens, designers need to map subterranean lava tubes. How to create accurate maps of these irregular and rugged environments?
Anyone who takes a student into their home must be able to evict them when they sell their home. Minister Keijzer wants to make that possible by law. The government can also make hospita rental more attractive in other ways, she thinks. Housing Minister Mona Keijzer wants to encourage the comeback of the landlady with
