4TU/14UAS x EC³ Winter School on Digital Built Environment

Linked Data & Data Spaces · Artificial Intelligence · Robotics & Industrial Automation · Data-Driven Buildings & Cities

Eindhoven University of Technology, in collaboration with the Dutch 4TU/14UAS network and the European Council for Compting in Construction (EC³), is proud to announce the first Winter School on Digital Built Environment! A hands-on, three-day event bringing together PhD/EngD candidates, postdocs, students and industry professionals from the Netherlands and abroad to learn, build and compete around the digital transformation of the built environment.

Conceived as a companion event to the annual 4TU/14UAS Research Day on Digitalization of the Built Environment, the Winter School combines state-of-the-art lectures with a full-scale Grand Challenge and a hackathon.

GENERAL INFORMATION

WHEN:	8 - 10 December, 2026
WHERE:	Eindhoven, Netherlands
LANGUAGE:	English
COSTS:	Free of charge
TRAVEL & ACCOMADATION:	To be arranged by the participants
FOR WHO:	Students, PhD/EngD candidates, postdocs, and industry professionals working on digitalization of the built environment
TEAM SIZE:	Approximately 4 - 6 per hackathon team. Teams will be formed on site, no need to arrive with a team.
REGISTRATION:	Submit a short application, including your background, motivation and theme of interest by 30 October 2026. 4TU/14UAS x EC3 Winter School registration

What to expect

• Keynote lectures from leading Dutch and international researchers on Linked Data & Data Spaces, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics & Industrial Automation, and Data-Driven Buildings & Cities.

• A Grand Challenge and hackathon: form an interdisciplinary team and design a solution that enables climate-resilience interventions in the built environment, over three days, with expert mentors , hands-on throughout.

• A full social programme with an opening reception, Winter School gala dinner, and an awards ceremony.

• A chance to connect with the wider Dutch 4TU/14UAS and international research community.

Organising Committee

Organiser: Ekaterina Petrova, Eindhoven University of Technology

Co-organisers:

4TU/14UAS

· Camilo Leon Sanchez, Wageningen University & Research

· Christian Struck, Saxion University of Applied Sciences

· Deniz Tuzcuoğlu, Eindhoven University of Technology

· Giorgio Agugiaro, Delft University of Technology

· Léon olde Scholtenhuis, University of Twente

· Luc Slangewal, Eindhoven University of Technology

· Ranjith Soman, Delft University of Technology

· Pieter Pauwels, Eindhoven University of Technology

EC³

· Marijana Sreckovic, Vienna University of Technology

· Theo Dounas, Heriot-Watt University

How to apply

Submit a short application, including your background, motivation and theme of interest by 30 October 2026. Places are limited to around 60 participants to keep the hackathon experience genuinely hands-on. Accepted applicants will be notified by 6 November 2026. Stay tuned for more information!

Questions? Contact Ekaterina Petrova at e.petrova@tue.nl.

We look forward to welcoming you in Eindhoven this December!