Ravelijn

dr.ir. Y. Yu MSc (Yifei)

Assistant Professor
BMS-HBE-IEMS
Ravelijn 4408
y.yu-1@utwente.nl
+31534894822
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I am an assistant professor in Circular Industrial Ecosystems at the department of Industrial Engineering and Management Science. I hold a PhD degree in Circular Construction Ecosystems (graduated in 2024 with cum laude), following a Master's degree in Construction Management and Engineering.

My research centres on cross-boundary collaboration for the circular economy, taking the construction industry as an anchor sector. I study how multi-stakeholders and supply chains interact to enable circular resource flows across organisational and sectoral boundaries. In my work, I combine methods such as agent-based modelling, design science research methodology, and life cycle assessment to understand how technical and social elements shape circular transitions.

I develop analytical models and digital decision-support tools to explore how industrial actors coordinate, exchange materials, and scale up circular practices over time. My research aims to generate actionable insights for designing and managing circular industrial ecosystems, contributing to a more sustainable and livable future.

Expertise

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

    • Circular Economy
    • Built Environment
    • Construction Industry
    • Symbiosis
    • Construction

  • Computer Science

    • Reference Architecture
    • Information Technology
    • Models

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Publications

2026

Hubs for Circularity: Reference Architecture of Digital Collaboration Platforms (2026)Circular Economy and Sustainability, 6(1). Article 20. Afash, H., Yu, Y., Koeva, M. & Yazan, D. M.https://doi.org/10.1007/s43615-026-00755-z

2025

Circular (De)Construction Matchmaking: Towards a Morphological Matrix (2025)In 41st Annual ARCOM Conference 2025: Regenerative Cities, Abertay Univeristy, Dundee, Scotland (pp. 407-416). Yu, Y., van den Berg, M. & Yazan, D. M.

2024

Circular Construction Ecosystems: Designing a Circularity Information Platform for the Built Environment (2024)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Yu, Y.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036563970Circularity Reinforcement of Critical Raw Materials in Europe: A Case of Niobium (2024)Circular Economy and Sustainability, 4(4), 2449-2472. Article 121555. von Rennenberg, T., Yu, Y., Fracassia, L. & Yazan, D. M.https://doi.org/10.1007/s43615-024-00369-3Circular (de)construction matchmaking: A matter of space and time (2024)Journal of industrial ecology, 28(4), 868-884. Yu, Y., van den Berg, M. & Yazan, D. M.https://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.13503Circularity hubs in the built environment: Validating an agent-based scenario demonstrator (2024)[Contribution to conference › Paper] 40th Annual ARCOM Conference 2024: Looking back to move forward. Yu, Y., van den Berg, M. & Yazan, D. M.

2023

How Circular Construction Ecosystems Grow: An Agent-Based Matchmaking Model (2023)[Contribution to conference › Paper] 39th Annual ARCOM Conference 2023. Yu, Y., van den Berg, M. C. & Yazan, D. M.Circularity information platform for the built environment (2023)Automation in construction, 152. Article 104933. Yu, Y., Yazan, D. M., van den Berg, M. C., Firdausy, D., Junjan, V. & Iacob, M. E.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2023.104933

2022

A systematic literature review on Circular Economy implementation in the construction industry: a policy-making perspective (2022)Resources, conservation and recycling, 183. Article 106359. Yu, Y., Junjan, V., Yazan, D. M. & Iacob, M. E.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106359Circular economy in the construction industry: A review of decision support tools based on Information & Communication Technologies (2022)Journal of cleaner production, 349. Article 131335. Yu, Y., Yazan, D. M., Junjan, V. & Iacob, M. E.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.131335

Research profiles

Courses academic year 2025/2026

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Courses academic year 2024/2025

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