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

Affiliated researchers

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