Langezijds

I.L. Cardenas Leon (Ivan)

PhD Candidate
ITC-SCI-PLAN
Langezijds 2306
i.l.cardenasleon@utwente.nl
+31534899274
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Iván Cárdenas-León works at PGM Department. His research aims to explore cross-sector interactions integrated into a Digital Twin environment to simulate and assess the impact of planned activities. He has a BSc in Envirnonmental and Sanitary at Universidad de La Salle in Colombia and received a PG-Diploma Specialization in Geographical Information Systems in 2017. His M.Sc. degree is from ITC with a specialization in Urban Planning in 2023. He has already accumulated six years of experience as a GIS analyst for projects on Reforestation and environmental compensation; Environmental Impact Assessment; Emerald, Gold, and Iron Mining; Oil&Gas environmental compliance reports; Flood modeling and risk assessment; and Urban and Regional planning

Expertise

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

    • Digital Twin
    • Netherlands
    • Solid Waste Management
    • Stress Analysis
    • Thermal Comfort
    • Urban Development
    • Geospatial Data

  • Social Sciences

    • Decision Making

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Publications

2026

From Planning Question to Spatial Database: A Geospatial Data Scheme-Aware Importer for Urban Digital Twins (2026)In ISPRS TC IV (WG IV/9) 10th International Conference on Smart Data and Smart Cities (SDSC) (pp. 33-40) (ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences). Copernicus. Cárdenas-León, I., Koeva, M., Nourian, P. & Pfeffer, K.https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-XII-4-W2-2026-33-2026Where to start with urban Digital Twins?: Backward-chaining key indicators for cross-sector water, heat, and housing impact analysis (2026)Computers, environment and urban systems, 131. Article 102512 (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Cárdenas-León, I., Nourian, P., Koeva, M. & Pfeffer, K.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2026.102512Cross-sectoral digital planning Drinking Water-Urban Heat-Housing Provision indicators dataset (2026)Data in brief, 64. Article 112310. Cárdenas-León, I., Nourian, P., Koeva, M. N. & Pfeffer, K.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2025.112310

2024

Urban digital twin-based solution using geospatial information for solid waste management (2024)Sustainable Cities and Society, 115. Article 105798. Cárdenas-León, I., Koeva, M., Nourian, P. & Davey, C.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2024.105798Digital twin-based framework for heat stress calculation (2024)ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, X-4-2024(4), 67-74. Cárdenas-León, I., Morales-Ortega, R., Koeva, M., Atún, F. & Pfeffer, K.https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-4-2024-67-2024Planning Support System Development for analysing environmental performance of form-based design decisions: Case Study of Enschede (2024)In Planning Support System Development for analysing environmental performance of form-based design decisions: Case Study of Enschede (pp. 137-144) (International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives). Copernicus. Tripathy, A., Koeva, M. N., Cárdenas-León, I. & Nourian, P.https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-4-W11-2024-137-2024Solid Waste in the Virtual World: A Digital Twinning Approach for Waste Collection Planning (2024)In Recent Advances in 3D Geoinformation Science - Proceedings of the 18th 3D GeoInfo Conference (pp. 61-74) (Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography). Springer. Cárdenas, I., Koeva, M., Davey, C. & Nourian, P.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43699-4_4

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University of Twente

Langezijds (building no. 19), room 2306
Hallenweg 8
7522 NH Enschede
Netherlands

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