Student Thesis Supervision

Current student thesis topics and how to apply.

We supervise student theses with a research-first, publication-oriented mindset. The current topics are described (incl. contact person) on the linked ScaDS.AI pages below. The page /student-outcomes/ provides selected examples of student-led papers, datasets, code, and demos.

Please read first: /how-we-work/ (publication mindset, expectations).

Quick answers: /faq/.

No. Topic Field(s) Contact
1 LLM-Augmented Knowledge Graph Search & Question Answering with MCP Servers on SemOpenAlex Scholarly LLMs, RAG/QA, Knowledge Graphs Michael Färber; A F M Mohimenul Joaa
2 Transforming Court Decisions into Plain Language with Generative AI NLP, Text Simplification, Legal AI Michael Färber
3 Advanced Multimodal Learning for Electronic Health Records: Toward Comprehensive and Interpretable Clinical Intelligence Multimodal ML, Health / EHR Zhan Qu
4 LLMs for Scientific Discovery: Designing AI Systems That Generate New Scientific Theories Scholarly LLMs, Scientific Discovery Michael Färber
5 Building Creative Large Language Models LLMs, Generative AI Michael Färber
6 AI-Moderated Political Debates: Simulating Democratic Discourse with Multi-Agent LLM Systems Multi-agent LLMs, NLP Michael Färber
7 Detecting and Mitigating Hate Speech with Large Language Models: Evaluating Strategies and Ethical Considerations LLMs, Safety, Ethics Shuzhou Yuan
8 GPT-3, BERT & Co.: When to use which language model? LLMs, NLP, Evaluation Michael Färber
9 Using Quantum Computing in Natural Language Processing Quantum Computing, NLP Michael Färber
10 Fusing RDF Knowledge Graphs with Deep Learning for Advanced Recommender Systems Knowledge Graphs (RDF), Graph ML Michael Färber
11 Extending the RDF Knowledge Graph SemOpenAlex.org Knowledge Graphs (RDF), SemOpenAlex Michael Färber
12 Stock Market Predictions through Deep Learning Machine Learning, Finance Michael Färber

How to apply:
Please choose a topic and email the listed contact person. Before doing so, please also have a look at /student-outcomes/, /how-we-work/, and /faq/.

To keep the process efficient, please include:

  • short CV
  • transcript of records (and, if applicable, transcript of your bachelor’s)
  • short statement (a few sentences) on your skills, your motivation for the topic, and your planned thesis starting date
  • if applicable: PDF of your bachelor’s thesis
  • optional but helpful: GitHub/portfolio or a pointer to relevant past projects

We are also open to supervising highly motivated students from other German universities (and international students). Please ensure that any formal requirements (e.g., examiner requirements) are clarified with your home institution.

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