Theo Arentze

Theo Arentze is a Full Professor at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Department of the Built Environment, leading the Real Estate Management and Development group. He is affiliated with EAISI Health and EAISI Mobility research institutes.

• Education: MSc in Psychology (Cognitive Psychology & AI) from Groningen University, PhD from TU/e Urban Planning
• Research: Spatial choice behavior, decision support systems, activity-based modeling, agent-based simulation

His research integrates bounded rationality into spatial choice models to enhance behavioral realism, with applications in real-estate management, neighborhood development, healthy cities, and hybrid work environments. Recent work includes child-friendly urban planning and energy-efficient housing impacts.

Prominent article themes include:

• Hybrid work location decisions
• Urban public space affective experiences
• Child friendliness in residential choices
• Sustainable energy preferences
• Spatial decision support systems
• Social network modeling

Scientific recognition includes:

• Best Poster Award (2025) - Computational Urban Planning Conference
• Long Paper of Distinction (2021) - Healthy Buildings Europe
• EuroFM Best Paper Award (2017)
• Pyke Johnson Award (2016)

As an educator, he teaches courses in Urban Planning, Housing Economics, and Quantitative Research Methods. His multidisciplinary team combines expertise from psychology, sociology, and urban economics to create high-quality built environments through behavioral research.