Overview

About the program

In today’s interconnected world, energy, mobility and ICT services continuously converge into complex engineering systems. ESS analyzes, shapes and assesses these systems, using cutting-edge tools such as Agent Based Modelling and Simulation, Choice Behavior Modeling, IT architecting and policy analytics.

The systems studied at Engineering Systems and Services at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) involve many actors and users, who can each own, regulate or influence a part of the system, and will take decisions based on their own objectives. These decisions are taken in a dynamic, unpredictable environment.

Such systems evolve over time and are therefore very difficult or impossible to blueprint. Since complexity science conceptualises systems as evolving, interacting subsystems, that show emergent, often unpredictable behaviour, complexity science is a key underlying paradigm of research at ESS.

Programme Structure

Important methods, in which ESS has and aims to maintain a leading international profile, include:

Discrete Choice Modelling (DCM); statistically rigorous modelling choice behaviour of users, designers, policy-makers, etc.
Agent-based Modelling and Simulation (ABM); to study and explore (emergent) system behaviour of engineering systems and services.
Information Architecting (IA); to develop effective, efficient and acceptable designs of information technology and infrastructure.
Cost-Benefit Analysis methods (CBA); to quantitatively support the evaluation of interventions in engineering systems and services.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

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More details

PhD candidates apply for vacancies

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

General Engineering & Technology View 7 other PhDs in General Engineering & Technology in Netherlands

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Other requirements

General requirements

To apply for a PhD position you must:

Be familiar with the theory and methodology of the research field
Have a Dutch master’s degree (or a foreign equivalent)
Be proficient in English

Tuition Fee

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International

2750 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 11000 EUR for the full programme during 48 months.
EU/EEA

2750 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 11000 EUR for the full programme during 48 months.

Living costs for Delft

780 - 1160 EUR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.