Bachelor Data Science and Artificial Intelligence


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


2024-2025
Student Thesis Content
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
Bichev, I. (Ivan)Benchmarking Automata Learning
Bujna, A. (Adam)Automated Segmentation of Amyloid Fibres from Electron Micrographs
Cremer, A. (Alexander)Deepseek vs OpenAI - A Comparison of GRPO and PPO in Reinforcement Learning Environments
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
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
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
Lans, J.C.W. (Joris)The ‘Magic Word’ for LLMs: A Study on the Effect of Politeness on LLM Performance
Leenen, J.P. (Jort)Practical Equivalence Checking of P4 Packet Parsers
Lens, P. (Pepijn)Threshold-Tunable U-Net for Small Target Detection in Maritime Radar: An Alternative to CFAR
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
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
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
Pomp, L. (Lisa)The Influence of Personalised Feedback on Coding Education for Children through the Use of an Educational Game
Pronk, L.A. (Levi Ari)Unveiling the Roof: Anomaly Detection in Train Pantographs
Salim, D.K. (Dania Kadah)How does the DeepSeek-R1 model understand emotions?
Salman, A. (Avan)Application of Knowledge Transfer in Reinforcement Learning
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
Veen, J.H. van (Rick)RL in a Dynamic Environment
Wu, N.C. (Nicholas Chi-Hung)Multi-Objective Maintenance Optimization

2023-2024
Student Thesis Content
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 Thesis Content
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