Our group is offering a variety of Bachelor’s or Master’s graduation assignments and Capita Selecta assignments. Below you can find an overview of available topics.
Available assignments
- "Follow-up: Developing Realtime Digital Twin solutions for better Refugee Camp planning and decision-making." Contact person: Alberto Martinetti (a.martinetti@utwente.nl)
- "Designing a Vocational Training Solution for Youth Refugees in the Netherlands through Participatory Video (New Dutch Connections, company involved)".
Contact person: Nina Trauernicht (n.trauernicht@utwente.nl). - "Developing a connectivity box lab for fostering internet communication in the context of disadvantaged communities." Contact person: Peter Chemweno (p.k.chemweno@utwente.nl)
- "EMERGI: Designing a service station concept for electric Tuk-Tuk" Contact person: Peter Chemweno (p.k.chemweno@utwente.nl)
- "Development of a 3D Model and Virtual Reality Platform for an Ebola Treatment Center (WHO, company involved)". Contact person: Alberto Martinetti (a.martinetti@utwente.nl).
- "Development of a 3D Model and Virtual Reality Platform for an Cholera Treatment Center (WHO, company involved)". Contact person: Alberto Martinetti (a.martinetti@utwente.nl).
- "Optimizing interior space and Transparent Screen Technology for Safe Patient Care in an Infectious Disease Treatment Module (WHO, company involved)". Contact person: Alberto Martinetti (a.martinetti@utwente.nl).
- "Design of a Maker Space for Limkokwing University – Sierra Leone (Limkokwing University involved)". Contact person: Nina Trauernicht (n.trauernicht@utwente.nl).
- "Process Optimization at the social business SEP-Sierra Leone to streamline their operations in local tailoring, water access, and farming (SEP, company involved)". Contact person: Nina Trauernicht (n.trauernicht@utwente.nl).
- "Refining a Humanitarian Engineering Outdoor Escape Room for UT MSc Students". Contact person: Nikola Nizamis (n.nizamis@utwente.nl).
- "Designing a Vocational Training Solution for Youth Refugees in the Netherlands through Participatory Video (New Dutch Connections, company involved)".
Contact person: Nina Trauernicht (n.trauernicht@utwente.nl). - "Co-Designing Infrastructural Solutions in Informal Settlements in Rio de Janeiro." Contact person: Nina Trauernicht (n.trauernicht@utwente.nl).
- "Analysing Existing Portable Health Care Facilities in Disaster and Rescue Zones." Contact person: Alberto Martinetti (a.martinetti@utwente.nl)
- "EMERGI: Designing a service station concept for electric Tuk-Tuk (EMERGI, company involved)." Contact person: Peter Chemweno (p.k.chemweno@utwente.nl)
- "RISE: optmisation of electric cooking steamer for school communities in Madagascar (Jiro-Ve, company involved)". Contact person: Alberto Martinetti (a.martinetti@utwente.nl)
If you do not find a suitable assignment in the list above, we encourage you to contact one of the group members.
Current students
- Twan van der Ham (BSc IDE) / (Capita Selecta IDE) - Developing a serious game for WHO / Developing and implementing an irrigation system for farmers in Sierra Leone (together with SEP)
- Florian Beushausen (BSc IDE) - Develop an educational intervention to create awareness of frontline workers' conditions in the humanitarian sector
- Hermans Neil (BSc ME) - Developing retrofitting concepts for recycling plastic equipment for SMEs in Ivory Coast and Uganda.
- Otto de Koning (BSc IDE) - Designing a humanitarian engineering escape room for university students.
- Tirsa van der Ouw (MSc IDE) - Designing and developing a plastic-to-bricks system in Ghana (together with Engineers without Borders NL).
- Corenting Monat (MSc ROB) - Developing a teleoperating robot for landmine neutralisation (together with LMAC).
- Stijn Servaas (BSc ME) - Developing a teleoperating robot for landmine neutralisation (together with LMAC).
- Sander Oude Vrielink (BSc ME) - Developing a teleoperating robot for landmine neutralisation (together with LMAC).
- Ainara Linares Dorronsoro (BSc IDE) - Demining robot controller using advanced finger hand tracking device.
- Gabe-Jan Ommen (MSc ME) - Replacing a lithium battery with a small-scale heat battery for underserved communities in Madagascar (together with Jiro-VE).
- Linka Bonzi (MSc SET) - Optimization of an off-grid solar cooking hub for schools and communities in Madagascar (together with Jiro-VE).
- Imme Eijck (Capita Selecta ME) - Developing a water tower construction manual for an irrigation system in Sierra Leone (together with SEP).
- Roman Marchenko (BSc AT) - Creating a system engineering architecture for a demining robot (supervisor Dr. Kostas Nizamis of SEMD Group).
- Carmen Sanz Valero (BSc IDE) - Optimize the design and functionality of Infectious Disease Treatment Modules (IDTMs) by improving the interior layout and transparent screen technology (together with WHO).
Former students
- Joëlle Steendam (BSc IDE) - Joëlle has generated a conceptual design for EDUbox as a modular classroom in a shipping container for her bachelor thesis.
- Jan-Maarten Schaapman (BSc ME) - Jan-Maarten Schaapman has worked on a structural analysis of the container for his bachelor thesis.
- Józef Doering (X ME) - Józef has worked on thermal and energy analysis for an assignment as part of his exchange semester at the UT.
- Eva de Wit (MSc IDE) - Eva has developed interior furniture for the EDUbox.
- David Otim Too (Uganda), Job Maveke Mambua (Kenya), Ermiyas Tefera Yigtelu (Ethiopia), Hailekiros Woldegerima (Ethiopia), Naftali Kiplagat (Kenya) - Exchange students of Erasmus+ projects involved in the design and engineering of different aspects of EDUbox.
- Evert van der Hook (MSc ME), Alexander de Kok (MSc IDE), Ashutosh Dilip (Msc ME) - They provided the Solidworks and technical drawings for the EDUbox.
- Margaret Dietrich (ATLAS) - Margaret developed a suitability analysis for identifying the best locations to deploy the EDUbox.
- Jitske Rob / Ruben Koster (BSc IDE) - Jitske and Rob work on branding solutions for the Humanitarian Engineering group.
- Henry Miguda (BSc ME-VU) / Barbara Levandoska (X ME) - Henry and Barbara compare HAWT and VAWT technologies for underserved communities.
- Tzu-Ying Chui (BSc IDE) - Designing a study lamp for Syrian refugees who live in refugee camps in Jordan
- Cecil Gyimah (BSc IDE) - Enhancing the perceived ease of use and usability of the Edubox in Jordan
- Silas Nethe (MSc IDE) - Silas designs an evolution of the EDUbox for agricultural purposes: the AGRIbox.
- Liam Fouquet (BSc ME) - Adaptation of a rotary jetting drill to the case of rural communities in Kenya.
- Jelte de Vries (BSc ME) - Revolutionizing De-mining with technology. A study on possible developments in the field of de-mining mechanization.
- Robin Bevers (BSc ME) - Revolutionizing De-mining with technology. A study on possible developments in the field of de-mining mechanization
- Maria Genova (BSc IDE) - Develop a mobile application for water education
- Louise Kho (BSc IDE) - Creating an interacting framework for empowering underserved communities with video-voice participatory videos.
- Daniela Iamandii (BSc IDE) - Analysing Existing Portable Health Care Facilities in Disaster and Rescue Zones
- Teodora Citia (BSc IDE, supervision with Dr. Hendrix-ITC) - Back Safer Nepal - Development of a Design Catalogue Framework for Flood-Resilient Housing
- Floris Engels (MSc SE, supervision with Dr. Hendrix-ITC) - Back Safer Nepal - Mapping criteria for flood resilient housing and measuring of flood resilience for different types of housing designs in Nepal.
- Isha Huft (BSc ME – VU) - Redesign rope pumps to improve service life and reduce pump costs.
- Giorgos Kalaitzian (BSc IDE) - Developing a solution for lab operator workstations in high-performance tents of WHO.
- Paula Santomé Lorenzo (BSc IDE) - Developing a framework for designing instructions for building high-performance tents of WHO.
- Michael Nti-Marfo (BSc ME) – Developing portable Wind turbine solutions for Moroccan communities.
- Dimitris Tsonos (BSc ME) – Developing portable Wind turbine solutions for Moroccan communities.
- Nour Stevens (BSc ME) - Developing a framework for digital twin solutions for refugee camp.
- Ellemijn Pots (BSc IDE) - Designing a serious game promoting social justice as a fundamental goal of technology development
- Gunkook Park (BSc IDE) - Designing a serious game promoting social justice as a fundamental goal of technology development
- Reinis Jaunarjs (BSc ME) – Developing an automated detection system for landmines.
- Benjamin O'regan (BSc ME) - Developing an automated detection system for landmines.
- Jon Mora Gutierrez (BSc UT-VU) - Designing orthotic devices/ exoskeletons for underserved communities with lower-limb disabilities.
- Mark Wijnands (BSc ME) - Redesign rope pumps to improve service life and reduce pump costs.
- Angela Krstovska (BSc IDE) - Designing an educational escape room for the new Humanitarian Engineering Master´s programme
- Sashya Zahara Setiawan (BSc IDE) - Designing a dashboard to prepare students for an effective community-based learning experience
- Saidsardor Yakhyoev (BSc IDE) - Development of an online community-based learning tool: Guidance for Implementing Educational community-based learning approach
- Koenraad Dols (BSc ME) - Designing a digital automation concept for recycling plastics for SMEs in Ivory Coast and Uganda.
- Viola Clerici (Minor IEM) - Comparing the effectiveness of the master apprentice model in different resouce-constraint countries
- Bob Wesselink (BSc ME) - Redesign rope pumps to improve the fabrication process in Sierra Leone.
- Marit Vos (BSc IDE) - Developing a physical learning space with stimulating equipment fulfilling the educational needs of at-risk youth.
