Dr.ir. R.B.A. ter Huurne | People Pages: Find employees & contact details | University of Twente

Ramon ter Huurne is an Assistant Professor at the University of Twente. His research focuses on digitalization efforts related to the network of buried cables and pipes, also known as subsurface utilities. Specifically, Ramon investigates how available digital technologies can facilitate and support the accurate and reliable acquisition of information about the location, geometry, and type of these utilities. Additionally, his work explores the modeling of 'digital twins' for spatial underground networks, using concepts such as artificial intelligence, domain ontologies, semantic data models, and linked data.

Ramon actively brings the insights from his research into the projects he is involved in, ensuring that innovative research is translated into practical, impactful solutions. He contributes to lifelong learning initiatives focused on digitalizing and accelerating the energy transition. He is also part of the ZoARG | ReDUCE program, which aims to reduce excavation damages and promote careful excavation

Expertise

Computer Science
- Utilities
- Ontology
Earth and Planetary Sciences
- Utility Sector
- Ground Penetrating Radar
- Utility
- Trench
- Netherlands
Social Sciences
- Legal Procedure

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2025

No More Cursory Summaries: Rethinking Literature Reviews in Construction Management (2025)In Proceedings of the 41st Annual ARCOM Conference (pp. 577-586). Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM). olde Scholtenhuis, L. L., Coenen, T., Hartmann, A. & ter Huurne, R. B. A.https://www.arcom.ac.uk/-docs/proceedings/9653dfc87622e83e653a5963c248f4a2.pdf

2024

Navigating the Underground: Exploring and supporting ground penetrating radar-enhanced utility surveying (2024)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. ter Huurne, R. B. A.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036561952Ground penetrating radar at work: A realistic perspective on utility surveying in the Netherlands through a comprehensive ground-truth dataset (2024)Data in brief, 54. Article 110329. Huurne, R. B. A. t., Scholtenhuis, L. L. O. & Dorée, A. G.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2024.110329Exploring the barriers of ground penetrating radar adoption: A technological innovation system analysis (2024)In Proceedings of the 40th Annual ARCOM Conference (pp. 173-182). Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM). ter Huurne, R. B. A. & Coenen, T.Using formative interventions to study emerging technologies in construction practices: The case of the Ground Penetrating Radar (2024)Construction management and economics, 42(11-12), 943-962. Huurne, R. B. A. t., Scholtenhuis, L. L. O., Dorée, A. G. & van Oers, B.https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2024.2362388Value gaps in governing infrastructure transitions: Revealing tensions between infrastructure management and transition governance (2024)[Contribution to conference › Paper] Eu-SPRI Annual Conference 2024. Warbroek, B. W. D., Coenen, T., ter Huurne, R. B. A. & Vadacca, L.

2023

Ground Penetrating Radar dataset with ground-truth data of utility surveying activities (2023)[Dataset Types › Dataset]. 4TU.Centre for Research Data. ter Huurne, R.https://doi.org/10.4121/96303227-5886-41c9-8607-70fdd2cfe7c1

2022

Change Triggers in Early Innovation Stages: How Technology Pilots Enable Routine Reflection (2022)Journal of construction engineering and management, 148(9), 1-10. Article 05022005. Huurne, R. t., Scholtenhuis, L. O. & Dorée, A.https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0002307Adoption and Use of Ontologies in the Utility Sector: A Technological Mediation Perspective (2022)Journal of management in engineering, 38(1). Article 05021016. Voordijk, H., Huurne, R. t. & Scholtenhuis, L. O.https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000989Engaged Ontology Development to Bridge Fragmented Digital Realities (2022)In Proceedings of the 38th Annual ARCOM Conference, 5-7 September 2022, Glasgow, UK: Building back wiser (pp. 328-337). Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM). ter Huurne, R., Olde Scholtenhuis, L. & Dorée, A.https://www.arcom.ac.uk/-docs/proceedings/6aee2ec87385df7ffe56e74a831fce67.pdf

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Courses academic year 2025/2026

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Courses academic year 2024/2025

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Horst Complex (building no. 20), room Z226
De Horst 2
7522 LW Enschede
Netherlands

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