AMSTERDAM INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED METROPOLITAN SOLUTIONS (working title)

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1 (working title) Prof. ir. Karin Laglas Dean of the Faculty Architecture and the Built Environment, Delft University of Technology

2 RESEARCH APPROACH FOR SENSE The City PHYSICAL ENGINEERING NATURAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES AMS DESIGN INTEGRATE Technology DIGITAL ENGINEERING (INFORMATION) INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVE EDUCATION RESEARCH VALORIZATION DESIGN Metropolitan Solutions APPROACH ACTIVITIES

3 APPLIED TECHNOLOGY Summer in the city: Truly local weather forecasts at street and neighborhood scale City Dashboard: Easy monitoring of the city performance on waste reduction and air quality improvement Clean Capital initiative: Cellulose within the sewage system is used as resource by the paper industry Society in Times of Crisis: Accurate and timely government response and citizen participation when MELiSSA: Closed loop micro-biological ecosystems, also used in outdoor space missions, provide biological water cleaning and Big data initiative: Analyzed telecom data provides real-time information on mobility and transportation for citizens PowerWeb: Smart grids effectively level out peak demands

4 OPEN SOURCE DATA RESEARCH + VALORIZATION OPERATIONS MODEL THREE INTERCONNECTED PARTS Portfolio of projects/ programs New MSc in Metropolitan Solutions > Innovative, combining on-site (Amsterdam), online and MOOCs > Research-based thesis project in Amsterdam EDUCATION Thesis MOOCs by public-private consortia > Different sizes, shapes and governance; ground rules > Funded by consortia members, subsidy providers (e.g. Horizon 2020, NWO) and up to ~20% by Amsterdam LIVING LAB RESEARCH FACILITY VALUE PLATFORM > Growth model: research consortia use it and contribute to it > Also direct investments in platform

5 RESEARCH PORTFOLIO AND VALUE PLATFORM VALUE PLATFORM RESEARCH PORTFOLIO RESEARCH PROJECT OR PROGRAM INDUSTRY PARTNERS VENTURE CAPITALIST EDUCATION L LA IVIN B G RESEARCH VALUE PLATFORM VALORIZATION CITY OF AMSTERDAM ACADEMIC PARTNERS

6 EDUCATION TALENT Theory courses Students, industry professionals and government officials from all around the world MOOCs (complete program or individual courses) (excl. formal exams and guidance) SUMMER SCHOOL Formal exams INDUSTRY ACADEMIA - TU Delft and Wageningen UR BSc students - Amsterdam and other Dutch BSc students - International BSc graduates (MIT) Theory courses (incl. entrepreneurship) AMS ON-SITE and DISTANCE learning (incl. exams and guidance) Practicals in Amsterdam Practicals in Amsterdam Theory courses and practicals AMS in Amsterdam Research-based thesis project AMS incubator TALENT START-UPS YEAR 1 2 MONTHS YEAR 2 Students Knowledge / Intellectual property

7 OPEN SOURCE DATA RESEARCH + VALORIZATION ACADEMIC, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PARTNERS ACCENTURE DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY AND RESEARCH MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION Thesis MOOCs ALLIANDER CISCO ESA IBM SHELL LIVING LAB RESEARCH FACILITY VALUE PLATFORM AMSTERDAM SMART CITY CITY OF BOSTON KPN TNO WAAG SOCIETY

8 CONTENT ORGANIZED TO KICK START, GROW, DEVELOP AND DELIVER - Lecturers and experts from TU Delft and Wageningen UR - Guest lecturers from MIT and private partners - Educational support functions - Integral part of TU Delft and Wageningen UR Curriculum /course (~ 15 FTE) COORDINATION EDUCATION Educational program advisory committee Recommending Committee City staff and planning office Platform operational staff (~ 4 FTE) - Coordinate the AMS educational offer set-up and operation - Guide/advise students - Part-time experts from TU Delft and Wageningen UR - Opportunity identification - Networking - Highly regarded opinion leaders - Led by one or more Principal Investigators from consortium partners - Executed by researchers (PhDs, postdocs, researchers, technicians) from consortium partners - Tailored governance for each consortium Research/ valorization project/ pogram (~ 150 FTE) (~ 2 FTE) - Admin, secretary, front office, financing & control, IP/legal, marketing, communication - Mostly support staff from AMS partners (~ 5 FTE) VALUE PLATFORM Seasoned operational experts, mostly from AMS partners: - Business developer - Living lab coordinator - Data manager - IT & technician EDUCATION Infrastructure Education coordinator & study advice - Advice on curriculum content and set-up - Contect experts from TU Delft, Wageningen UR and MIT - Technicians and experts to set up and operate infrastructures from AMS partners - Tailored governance structure per infrastructure Continuous contact with city officials concerning use of living lab, data and other contributions to AMS VALUE PLATFORM RESEARCH AND VALORIZATION PORTFOLIO Portfolio managers (~ 2 FTE) - Coordinate portfolio management process - Connect parties, people and projects - Entrepreneurial content experts driven by connecting others RESEARCH AND VALORIZATION PORTFOLIO Support (~4 FTE) Director (1 FTE) AMS Board - Day-to-day management - Face to outside world - Networked expert, highly regarded in the field - Highest governing body - Decision making and strategic guidance - Representatives of main contributing partners Scientific Advisory Committee - Advice on content of AMS - Advice on portfolio management decisions - Panel of independent and internationally renowned experts from within and outside TU Delft, Wageningen UR and MIT.

9 GROWTH MODEL Global Connecting with Other cities Singapore becomes city partner 4 to 8 Living Labs in multiple world cities 40,000 students in MOOC Growing network of Global industry Partners First MOOC commences Boston Living Lab Amsterdam First Living Lab projects First Incubator activities 50 Start-ups in A dam Start new Msc On-site and distance learning AMS First Students begin in Studio Amsterdam Start of first Research-based Graduation thesis 150 MSc students Research Education Network Start-ups

10 CONNECTING... STUDENTS RESEARCHERS R Research S Students P Founding Partners (Industry and Academic) PUBLIC PARTNERS ACADEMIC PARTNERS CITIZENS INDUSTRY PARTNERS... TALENT

11 WE ARE READY EXPERTISE AND TRACK RECORD CAN START TOMORROW WITH THE CITY OF AMSTERDAM AND OUR PARTNERS ENGAGE THE BEST DRIVE DEFINED THE FOUNDATIONS

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13 FIT WITH THE GOALS OF THE CITY TALENT in applied technology > students participating in new MSc in Amsterdam > Over people across the world participating in MOOCs > researchers in the research and valorization portfolio Sustainable CONNECTIONS > Already 15 committed institutes and companies, with a network that spans the world > International network of cities acting as living labs ECONOMIC impact > 4x direct multiplier on Amsterdam investments > Indirect economic impact far greater Metropolitan SOLUTIONS > Sensing the city, designing solutions and integrating them in Amsterdam > Improve sustainability and quality of life of citizens Filling a GAP > Bringing engineering and design on university level to Amsterdam

14 VALUE PLATFORM AMSTERDAM LIVING LAB - Testing grounds for new metropolitan solutions - Research object for - Access to data from the city FACILITY - Home base and meeting place for students, researchers and entrepreneurs - Data infrastructure and services - Unique, shared research facilities - Incubator facilities and services VALUE PLATFORM NETWORK - International network of cities as living labs - International network of leading public and private parties