This list includes theses in the former specialization "Kunstmatige Intelligentie" of the Bachelor Informatica.


2025-2026
Student ThesisContent
Afzal Khan, R.N. (Raaed)Mutually Intelligible, Separate Outcomes: Linguistic Bias Between Hindi and Urdu in Sentiment Classification
Al-Amodi, H. (Hussein)Surface or Substance? A Controlled Experiment on How Contextual Signals Sway LLM Peer Review Judgements in CS
Alonso Cancela, A. (Antia)Analysis of Sycophancy Across Questioning Styles: A Comparative Study of Sycophancy Across Prompting Architectures and Large Language Models
Amirani, K. (Kasra)A Unified Toolkit for Evaluating Nonlinear Dimensionality Reduction Techniques
Baggen, P. (Pepijn)Morphometric Read-outs from Neurite Segmentation in a Cardiac Innervation Chip Using U-Net
Bahšteins, M. (Matīss)Constraint-Verified Agentic Loop for FPV Drone Component Compatibility
Benke, P. (Péter)Cloud vs. Local Multimodal Models for Embodied Task Planning: Evaluating Trade-offs in Success, Latency, and Energy Consumption
Bol, E. (Emile)Engagement-driven Strategies on Social Media: User Perceptions and Implications for a Digital Advice Tool
Bouman, T. (Thijmen)The Effect of GenAI-Tools on Knowledge Management, Workload and Productivity in the Salvation Army
Calame, S. (Saar)Exploring Synthetic Non-Contrast Brain CT Generation and Deep-Learning Classification for Intracranial Haemorrhage Detection
Chatterjee, A. D. (Aditya Dev)Reading Between the Lines: The Communication of Corporate Sustainability in CEO Statements Across Regions from 2013 to 2022
Chen, H. (Hao)Understanding Label Errors and Ambiguous Samples in Earth Observation Benchmarks: A Case Study on EuroSAT
Cordova Niewold, R. (Rafael)Privacy-Preserving Collaborative Vulnerability Assessment using Secure Multi Party Computation
Czapska, G. (Gabriela)Comparison of Classical, Hybrid Quantum-Classical, and Quantum Generative Models on the Low-Dimensional Bars and Stripes Dataset
Dinh, N. (Natascha)Teaching Machines to See Seasonal Color: An Explainable Approach for Automated Personal Color Analysis
Dorland, R. (Ryan)Extended Hypervolume Improvement Distributions for Constrained Multi-Objective Bayesian Optimization with Correlated Gaussian Processes
Dunsky, N. (Noam)Simulating Depression with Reinforcement Learning
Dziewonski, J. (Jan)Emergent Communication in Aging Populations
Emekçi, D. (Duru)Evaluating Counterfactual Robustness Across Independently Trained Predictive Models: A Multi-Dimensional Framework for Healthcare
Epprecht, K. (Kai)A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Humor Detection and Interpretation in Large Language Models
Georgieva, V. (Viktoria)Multi-Task Simulation for Evaluating Generalization under Dynamic Task Execution
Gloesener, M. (Max)Safe Scanning of Proprietary Operational Technology Protocols
Hamza, K. (Khayri)Comparing Traditional and Deep Learning-Based Meta-Features for Algorithm Selection
Harell, M. (Max)Beyond Scalar Fitness: Behavioural Feedback for LLM-Driven Metaheuristic Evolution
Hartman, K. (Kaier)Fractal Analysis as a Quantitative Explainability Tool for CNN Decision Making in Breast Cancer Cell Classification
Im, A.J.H. (Adrien Joon-Ha)Design and Evaluation of an Active Vision System for Surgical Instrument Detection and State Classification
Inan, A. (Alphan)Adaptive Music in Minecraft and its Impact on the Player Experience
Jonas, D. (Dani)How Effective are Simple Machine Learning Models in Accurately Predicting Structural Properties of 2D Perovskites Directly from Crystal Structure Data?
Kamalzadeh, D. (Dalia)Evaluating the Impact of Pre-processing Choices on CNN-Based Dolphin Vocalization Classification in Passive Acoustic Monitoring
Kamerbeek, J. (Jesse)Truly Unordered Rule Sets for Delivery Delay Prediction: Analyzing the Performance–Interpretability Trade-off
Klioštoraitis, B. (Benas)Reducing Stagnation in PCA-Assisted Bayesian Optimization
Koghee, N.X.X. (Nadia)Hands-on Retrieval Insight and Trust in Legal AI: A Study of Law Students Interacting with RAG Systems
Komeili Zadeh, K. (Koorosh)Adaptive Data Profiling with ML-Based Quality Checks for ETL Pipeline Quality and Cost Optimization
Koster, D. de (Dominieq)Solving the Shape Ambiguity and Domain Gap Problem Using Multiple-View Classifiers and Domain Adaptation Methods
Kowalczyk, E. (Ewelina)Magnitude Symbolism Without Sound: Investigating Phonetic Size-Symbolic Associations in Large Language Models
Krajanowski, J. (Jakub)Sentiment Analysis of Moroccan Darija Arabizi: A Comparison of Pretrained Transformer Encoders and a Classical Baseline
Kwakernaak, J.F. (Joni)Moral Priming: Effect of Moral Framing on Political Alignment of Large Language Models
Latuff, C. M. (Christian)Icy Displacement: Integrating Glacier Fluctuation and Species Occurrence Data to Study Distribution Shifts Near Retreating Glaciers
Leppäkorpi, J. (Johannes)Multi-Objective Stochastic Electric Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows
Lev, Y. (Yotam)Lens Optimisation Using the LLaMEA Framework Specifically for Optical Lens Design
Li, J. (Jingbo)Can Repeated Sampling Help Smaller Language Models Outperform Larger Models under a Generation-Time Budget?
Liem, K. (Katherine)Thinking Deliberately or Thinking Too Much? Investigating the Tradeoff Between Theory-of-Mind Performance of Agentic-LLMs Using Mental State Modeling and Model Expenses
Lopez Ruiz, A. (Alejandro)Ecosystem Simulation for Environmental Policies using Reinforcement Learning
Lu, S. (Shengan)Does Structured Grounded Generation Improve Consumer Response to AI-Generated Social Media Posts? Evidence from a Randomized Online Experiment and Implications for Outcome-Based Pricing
Ludlage, N. (Nika)Does it Matter Who is Rude? Exploring Politeness and Perceived Agency in Chatbot Conversations
Marini, A. (Anna)Pruning-Aware Shapley Values Estimation for Large Language Models Nonuniform Semistructured Pruning
Mediavilla Sáez, A. (Alejandro)A Linear Programming Approach to EV Charging Power Supply Optimization: Performance, Scalability, and Service Trade-Offs
Mendes, C.E.M. (Carlos)Scalable Evolutionary Strategies for Deep Reinforcement Learning via Integer-Only Neural Networks using Low-Rank Updates
Meurs, J. (Justin)Analyzing DropConnect Retention Rates and the Block Structure of Parameter Correlation Matrices in Feed-Forward Networks
Micu, R.L. (Roxana-Laura)ChatGPT: Become Human, A Taxonomy of LLM Morality in Choice-Based Video Games
Moerman, F. (Fiona)Evaluating the Impact of Underwater Image Enhancement on Object Tracking for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
Molnár, M.T. (Máté)Scaling Archival Research with Agentic AI: A Reproducible Pipeline for IPO Team Data Enrichment
Moussa, C. (Christiaan)Extending the Training Free VPint2 Framework for Multi-Temporal Cloud Removal in Satellite Image Time Series
Mścisz, K.P. (Kamil)Comparing Local and Global Forecasting Models on Highly Intermittent Time Series in Manufacturing
Nasrollahi, G. (Ghazaleh)AI-Assisted Coding, NDAs, and Confidentiality Boundaries
Nathie, R. (Rajeev)The Capabilities of LLMs in Assisting in a Language Production Task
Nguyen, S. (Sofia)Dinner Party Conversations with an LLM: Reducing the Echo Chamber Effect
Noordenne, K. van (Kay)Optimization for Food Delivery Under Uncertainty
Oleksa, M. (Mateusz)Trust Me, I’m a Chatbot: The Effect of Parasocial Cues on the Conformance to AI Chatbot Advice
Otte, J. (Jacob)Classifying Play Styles in Online Multiplayer Video Games
Paul, M. (Marit)Exploring Disjunctive Queries in Subgroup Discovery
Peng, Y. (Yihui)EEG-based ROI Selection for Accelerating Vision-Language Models in Visual Question Answering
Pluutus, M. (Mariela)Monitoring Effort Overruns in Software Maintenance
Qalyoen, S. (Sami)The Influence of AI Systems on Military Decision-Making
Ramos Fernandez, N. (Nicolas)Probing Cross-Lingual Differences in how LLMs Represent Natural Language Inference
Reitter, CJConformity, Comfortability, and Chatbots: How Virtual Avatars Affect the Likeability of an Agent
Richtr, J. (Jan)Investigating the Transferability of Reinforcement Learning-Based Hyperparameter Optimisation Methods
Rietveld, A. (Anthony)Generative AI as a Content Generator for Educational Games
Riezebos, E. (Elle)Bridging the Gap Between the Traditional and the Digital: Assessing the Authenticity of AI-Generated and Digital Art
Rojewska, N. (Nina)Predicting Human Semantic Priming Using Multilingual Large Language Models
Rooij, L. de (Lars)True Colours: Vision Transformers Classifying Art Beyond Hue
Rosenmann, A. (Alma)Reinforcement Learning for Quantum Error Correction
Ruesink, V. (Victor)The Impact of Stated Reasoning Monitoring on Sycophantic Response Tendencies in LLMs
Schelven, Q. van (Quinten)Comparing Trust in Large Language Models Using the Game Codenames
Scholten, W. (Willem)Investigating Local Robustness of TabPFN on Small Numerical Binary Classification Tasks
Shileeva, K. (Ksenia)Classical-to-Quantum Encoding Strategies for Binary Classification
Sips, A. (Anna)Mechanistic Interpretability in Deep Learning-Based Side-Channel Attacks
Smit, P.G.A. (Priya)Detecting Android Malware Using Graph Neural Networks: A Comparison Between an Inductive and Transductive Learning Approach
Snepvangers, A. (Alexander)LLM Performance on Multi-Interlocutor NLI Tasks
Spek, A.M. van der (Anna Michelle)LLaMEA for Clustering Problems
Szekeres-Kovács, V. (Veronika)Evaluating the Intrinsic Interpretability of Time-Conditioned Contraction Matching
Tomić, V. (Vuk)Utility and Trustworthiness of Generative AI in Peer Review
Tudora, M.T. (Maria Teodora)Data Mining and Machine Learning for Online Prediction of Vessel Arrival Time Residuals
Uzun, E.M. (Emine Melisa)The Effect of Emotional Explicitness on Cognitive and Affective Empathy in Large Language Model Responses
Valint, B. (Bence)Optimizing the Accuracy–Calibration Trade-off with Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithms in Transformer-Based Forecasting for the Hungarian Energy Balancing Market
Verberne, T. (Tim)Changing the Narrative: Improving NPC Dialogue Consistency Using a Single LLM
Vinasiththamby, T. (Thulashikaa)Analyzing Representation and Bias in Face Recognition Datasets & The Role of Documentation in Enhancing Transparency
Wang, C. (Cindy)Collecting a State-of-the-Art Event-Based Dataset for In-Vehicle Gesture Recognition
Wang, J. (Jinnan)YOLO26-Based Pollen Detection and Classification in Brightfield Microscopy Images
Wang, X. (Xinyue)Dynamics of Reassurance-Seeking in Human LLM Interaction: A Computational Benchmark and Risk Analysis
Westerbeek, B. (Bram)Order-Regularized Fourier Features for Spectral Bias and Adversarial Robustness
Wilk, M. (Mateusz)Attention-based Reinforcement Learning for the Container Stowage Planning Problem
Wünsch, D. (David)Transfer Learning of Robustness for Image Classification Neural Networks
Xie, Z. (Zhemin)Automatic Detection and Whole-Roll Localization of Deep Quilting in Rewinding Videos of Silicon Anode Material
Yüksel, F. (Faruk)Generating High Resolution CT Images with GANs
Zhang, J.J. (Jia Jia)Network Structure of Skincare Formulations and its Association with Product Popularity

2024-2025
Student ThesisContent
Greganova, A. (Adela)Enhancing Principal Component Analysis-assisted Bayesian Optimization through Local Embeddings
Zaciragic, T. (Tarik)Bluffing Tendencies in Leduc Hold’em
Asghari, S. (Sana)Generating Synthetic Liver Tumor CT scans for Medical AI Applications
Ayerdem, C. (Cem)Application of Governance on Third-Party Identities
Bagan, N. (Nataliia)Optimizing Agentic Retrieval-Augmented Generation using Reinforcement Learning-Based Methods
Banny, I. (Ivan)Enhancing PCA-Assisted Bayesian Optimization through Parallel Orthogonal Sampling
Bazba, A. (Alexander)Secure Machine Learning: A Comparative Study of Special Preprocessing Techniques in Multiparty Computation
Bichev, I. (Ivan)Benchmarking Automata Learning
Branger, P. (Peter)NoodleGP: Automatic Guitar Tablature Generation Using Conformers
Bujna, A. (Adam)Automated Segmentation of Amyloid Fibres from Electron Micrographs
Celep, B. (Beyza)Extraction of Metadata from Debt Letters: Comparison of Local NLP Models
Chaara, O. (Oumnia)Enhancing Biodiversity Stability: Adaptive Parameter Optimization in Abstract Ecosystem Simulations
Cieloszczyk, A. (Anna)Added Value of Advanced Machine Learning over Baseline Association Rules Mining
Cremer, A. (Alexander)Deepseek vs OpenAI - A Comparison of GRPO and PPO in Reinforcement Learning Environments
Díaz Fiol, T. (Tomás)Evaluating Adaptive and Static Risk-Taking in Robot Navigation on a Dynamic 2D Grid
Dimins, M. (Matiss)Comparison of LLM-based SotA approaches to solving data scarce intent detection in the few-shot setting
Dziuzaite, P. (Patricija)Extracting ADRs from Oncology Texts: Comparing Language Models and Traditional Machine Learning Approaches
Elbrecht, E. (Erki)Video Steganography with Deep Neural Networks
Frentz, S.M. (Sander)Evaluating the Impact of Prompting Techniques on the Logical Consistency of LLMs
Gagua, M. (Mariam)Modeling Vegetation Health from Climate Drivers: Residual-Based Detection of Anomalies
Georghiou, C. (Christos)Topology of Decentralized Social Networks: A Case Study of Bluesky
Haan, I.B. de (Ian)The Impact of Reasoning on LLM Performance in ToM tasks
Hagen, L.A. (Leïla Aïkili)News Mining for Homicide Characteristics in Indonesia for a Thesis Research Proposal
Haik, D. (Dominika)A Diagnostic Framework for t-SNE and UMAP: Improving Interpretability
Hillenaar, H. (Hugo)Examining the Expression of Human Values in Persona-assigned Prompting in LLMs
Houwen, M.I. van der (Mathilde)Physiological Correlates of Human-Robot Dictator Game Behavior
Ionescu, T. (Teodor-Calin)Topic Modelling Applied to Storytelling Data for Better Patient Care
Iqbal, K. (Keith)Optimizing Deep Reinforcement Learning Architectures for Pacman: A Comparative Study of Manual Design and Evolutionary Algorithms
Kalinin, V. (Volodymyr)Interactive Signaling and Response System
Kalnare, M. (Matiss)Adaptation of Mechanistic Interpretability Methods to Time Series Transformers in Classification Tasks
Kataria, A. (Arman)Liquid Neural Networks vs RNNs: A Deep Learning Approach to Time Series Forecasting
Kendic, F.S. (Ferid)Exploring Reinforcement Learning in the Financial World
Kennon, E. (Ella)Comparing the Performance of the Walsh and Multilinear Basis with Regression Surrogate Models for Pseudo-Boolean Optimization
Kleinwort, L. (Luis)Improving the Computational Efficiency of Handwritten Mathematical Expression Recognition
Koppers, M. (Maurits)Optimizing Multimodal Emotion Expression for an Appearance-Constrained Robot
Kroll, J. (Jesse)Evaluating Adversarial Robustness in Time-Series Classification: A Comparative Study on Self-Supervised Learning Models
Lans, J.C.W. (Joris)The ‘Magic Word’ for LLMs: A Study on the Effect of Politeness on LLM Performance
Leeuwen, Q. van (Qiu)Explaining semantic priming effects using predictors derived from Large Language Models
Lens, P. (Pepijn)Threshold-Tunable U-Net for Small Target Detection in Maritime Radar: An Alternative to CFAR
Li, X. (Xu)Reinforcement Learning for Training Small LLMs by Distillation
Lo, F.J.A. (Fong Jing Ashley)What’s the Point of Diffusion Planning in Offline Reinforcement Learning?
Lytovka, M. (Maksym)Beyond Coarse-Grained Matching in Video-Text Retrieval
Mediavilla, J. (Juan)Fine-tuning General Time Series and Accelerometer-Specific Self-Supervised Models for Human Activity Recognition
Moerdijk, D. (David)Application of Transformer Models and Mixture-of-Experts Architectures on Pairs Trading with ETFs
Mogyorósi, Á. (Ádám)Dynamic Multi-Objective Optimization for Real-Time Grocery Delivery Routing Using Natural Computing Algorithms
Mohamed, B. (Bilal)Integrating Subgroup Discovery with Conversational AI for Enhanced Business Intelligence
Motz, L. (Luuk)Modeling Social Creativity with Large-Scale Multi-Agent Systems and Emergent Properties of Collective Creative Processes
Mushmush, R. (Riham)A Study on the Effects of Speech Performance of a NAO Robot on Information Recall
Nanhekhan, T. (Thalia)Sensitivity of Automatic Speech Recognition on Non-Native Speakers Accents
Nastas, A. (Alexandra)Reducing Gender Bias in a Dutch Language Model through Counterfactual Data Substitution
Nieland, J. (Jesse)The Possibilities of Applying Machine Learning to a Limited Esports Dataset
Oomen, G. (Guus)Enhancing Medical Dialogue Systems: Fine-Tuning Large Language Models for More Accurate Diagnoses
Opdam, K. (Kenji)Finding and Visualising Patterns and Knowledge Gaps in the Field of AutoML for Earth Observation
Pilarek, R. (Roza)Annealing-Based QUBO Optimization for NLP Hyperparameter Tuning
Piszczek, W. (Wiktor)Improving Settlers of Catan agents with Natural Language
Pomp, L. (Lisa)The Influence of Personalised Feedback on Coding Education for Children through the Use of an Educational Game
Radojevic, S. (Steffan)Evaluating the Effectiveness of Multi-Striding on the Raspberry Pi 5 and Banana Pi F3
Raven, J. (Jip)Completeness and Decidability of (Guarded) Kleene Algebra (with Tests) under the Hypothesis e = 0
Rezan, V. (Valeria)Decoupling Exploration and Exploitation in Intrinsic Motivation Methods
Ruijven, L. van (Lee)The Effect of Different Voices in Robots
Salim, D.K. (Dania Kadah)How does the DeepSeek-R1 model understand emotions?
Salman, A. (Avan)Application of Knowledge Transfer in Reinforcement Learning
San Juan Palacios, D. (Daniel)Embodied LLMs Spatial Perception, Understanding, and Prediction
Santos Cordeira, P. dos (Phoebe)Object Detection and Rotation Estimation Using IntelRealsense Depth Camera
Sanz Lozano, R. (Rebeca)Assessing Bias in Machine Learning Models for Alzheimer’s Disease Detection Across Gender and Age
Scheerder, A. (Alexander)Large Language Model as model in Model-Based Reinforcement Learning
Smeyers, C. (Catherine)Analysis and Visualization of AI-generated Amigurumi Crochet Patterns
Stranomiti, E. (Emmanouela)YOLO-Based Fusion Models for Real-Time 3D Object Detection
Tsie-A-Foeng, E. (Ernie)Transforming the Crazyflie 2.1 Nano-Drone into an Interactive Pet
Tsoi, D. (Dominic)ClarinetNet: Enhancing the Transcription of Wind Instruments
Ulusal, F. (Figen)Semantic Priming: Comparing LLMs, Human Feature Norms and Associative Strength
Veen, J.H. van (Rick)RL in a Dynamic Environment
Wang, O. (Ocean)A study of TabPFN as surrogate Model in Bayesian Optimization
Wu, N.C. (Nicholas Chi-Hung)Multi-Objective Maintenance Optimization

2023-2024
Student ThesisContent
Alkema, J.D.C. (Joris Duurt Cornelis)Evaluating the Robustness of Neural Networks in the Presence of Fault Injection Attacks: Simulations versus Measurements
Arkoubi, Y. El (Yesmina)Custom Pooling Methods for Convolutional Neural Networks
Baghdasaryan, R. (Ruzanna)Questionnaire-driven Dialogue: Utilizing Large Language Models for Hallucination-free Conversational AI in Elderly Well-being Monitoring
Berger, R. (Rutger)Predicting Photovoltaic Power Output with Deep Learning
Berkel, R. van (Razo)The Effect of Visual Cues on Theory of Mind abilities in Multimodal AI
Bulut, S. (Seyidali)How Much Alike Are We to One Another? Analyzed with Online Footprint
Dröge, M. (Matteo)The Exploration-Exploitation Trade-off in Reinforcement Learning: an EduGym Implementation
Haleema, R. (Raneem)The Birth of the Future: on Neuralink & Implanting Mind Chips
Jagt, E. van der (Erik)Creating a 3D Human-like Search Algorithm
Ketwaru, S. (Sjouk)An analysis of Deep Learning algorithms for producing training data focused on chest X-ray images
Lelasseux, M. (Maxine)Analyzing Offenses Against Life Data: a Machine Learning Approach on Data Extracted From the Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) Database
Martens, I. (Ivar)Evaluation methods and model performance for imbalance price forecasting
Ruijters, S. (Stan)PTP: Partiture to Performance using Speech Synthesis with Encoder-Decoder models
Sleeuwaegen, R. (Ryan)The Effect of Robot Personality on Gameplay Interaction
Wallaard, L. (Lisanne)Model Deployment of a Predictive Machine Learning Model for Clinical Decision Support
Weterings, K.T. (Kiara)Once Upon a Time in a Land Far Far Away, There Was Gender quality - Exploring gender stereotypes in ChiSCor’s fantasy stories told by children.
Weterings, K.T. (Kiara)Once Upon a Time in a Land Far Far Away, There Was Gender Equality - Exploring Gender Stereotypes in ChiSCor’s Fantasy Stories Told by Children
Zheng, A. (Alex)Exploring Algorithmic Approaches to Best the Game Hill Climb Racing

2022-2023
Student ThesisContent
Aaldering, B. (Bart)The Performance of Information Set Monte Carlo Tree Search in the Game Klaverjas
Beusichem, L. (Luuk) van The effect of humanoid embodiment on the perceived intelligence, usability, likability and animacy of reception robots
Boef, B.M. (Bart) denGenerating metadata for UML class models from natural language requirements texts using NLP
Bonsu, E. (Enrico)Simulating driving behaviour using Inverse Reinforcement Learning
Braam, I. (Isaac)BlockStep, An A* Algorithm toward Minecraft Optimal World Traversal for Speedrunning
Dijkstra, R. (Rachel)The integration of facial expression recognition as a game mechanic in video games
Eeckhout, S. (Sanne)Feature Extraction Methods as Backbone in Image Forgery Detection
Janssens, L. (Lex)Crossy Road AI: How will the chicken cross the road?
Kaddouri, S. (Sayf) ElStructural Systematicity under Varying Meaning Spaces
Kandhai, A. (Ayush)Improving STag’s Occlusion Resilience for Augmented Reality
Lee, J. (Jennifer)Adapting Model-Free Reinforcement Learning for Boss Fights in Hollow Knight: a reward shaping approach
Oey, E. (Elyanne)Hypernetworks for binary neural networks
Özdemir, B. (Burak)Improving Migraine Diagnosis by using Binary and Multi-Class Classification of Machine Learning
Paqué, S. (Sven) The Generation of Evolving Drum Sequences Using Artificial Intelligence
Suttorp, S. (Sharanda)Quantifying the Effect of Super-Resolution on Aerial Scene Classification
Terentev, M. (Maksim)Emergent Theory of Mind in Large Language Models
Tsang, D. (Donny)Analyzing ChatGPT’s output: a study on its psycholinguistic dimensions and personality traits
Tuk, M. (Mattias)Usability of VR in the construction of category theoretical diagrams
Velden, L. (Liva) van derGenerating and Solving PushPush Puzzles
Wallaard, L. (Lisanne)Model Deployment of a Predictive Machine Learning Model for Clinical Decision Support