Student projects/theses
If you just started or want to do a project or thesis with me, then please read my Lab Guide first.
I am open to supervising BSc and MSc (thesis) projects in my field of expertise and interest (current focus on MSc project & MSc thesis). Check my topic suggestions below or compare if my research description (main page) or my publications are close to your own original idea. Nevertheless, I am always open to new topics on the edge of my current research activities and particularly interested in your own passion. A good thesis also benefits from more than one supervisor, so I am open and encourage you to involve other faculty in thesis topics with me or involve me in your thesis project with another main supervisor.
The list of open topics below is indicative, thus directions and details are open for discussion. Also, this list is never complete and might get constantly extended and updated. Just contact me!
Open Topics (most interesting first)
Applying machine learning to detect cancer by analysing blood/biopsy samples.
Using machine learning to generate new molecules that could function as antibodies for cancer (keyword: AlphaFold).
Modelling speech and other uni- or multimodal behavioural data to diagnose neurodiversity (e.g., OCD, ASD, ADHD, …).
Using machine learning to analyse structural or functional neuroimaging data (e.g., EEG, fMRI, …) to diagnose neurodiversity.
Exploring neuroimaging to improve the quality of life for neurodiverse people (keyword: BCI).
Modelling EEG data to explain human behaviour, i.e., for perception and decision-making in games, or for changes in perception and action under cognitive disorders.
Modelling mechanisms for “chunking,” currently the hottest mystery in the brain’s hierarchical information processing.
Harnessing the brain’s “chunking” mechanism in machine learning applications.
Modelling language decomposition from audiobooks across languages with bio-inspired machine learning.
Explaining the brain with machine learning models (on any cognitive task) using Representation Similarity Analysis (RSA).
Learning different heuristic policies for decisions in human-human interaction or human-game interaction through Deep Reinforcement Learning.
Guidelines for BSc and MSc Projects/Theses
If you have not read yet, please check my Lab Guide first. Second, check the ITU SAP guides for theses and projects.
Some useful guides for writing:
- William Strunk, W.B. White. The elements of style. 2008
- Does also apply to BSc/MSc: Tara Brabazon. How not to write a PhD thesis. Web. 2010.