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LIACS Thesis Repository

Leiden University

These webpages contain theses and reports by students affiliated with the various bachelor and master programmes offered at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS), the computer science and artificial intelligence department of Leiden University.

Note: the overview per supervisor is likely partially incomplete.


Year Student ThesisSupervisorsProgrammeContent
2025‑2026Bol, E. (Emile)Engagement-driven Strategies on Social Media: User Perceptions and Imp...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Haring, prof.dr. S.DSAI
2025‑2026Ludlage, N. (Nika)Does it Matter Who is Rude? Exploring Politeness and Perceived Agency ...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Duijn van, dr. M.J.DSAI
2025‑2026Rietveld, A. (Anthony)Generative AI as a Content Generator for Educational GamesBroekens, dr.ir. D.J., Preuss, dr. M.DSAI
2025‑2026Ma, K. (Kezhuoya)Understanding Mathematical Misunderstandings: Enhancing LLMs' Support ...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Duijn van, dr. M.J.CS
2024‑2025Mushmush, R. (Riham)A Study on the Effects of Speech Performance of a NAO Robot on Informa...Saunders, dr. R., Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.DSAI
2024‑2025Koppers, M. (Maurits)Optimizing Multimodal Emotion Expression for an Appearance-Constrained...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., B. HilpertDSAI
2024‑2025Nanhekhan, T. (Thalia)Sensitivity of Automatic Speech Recognition on Non-Native Speakers Acc...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Bakker, dr. E.M.DSAI
2024‑2025Ruijven, L. van (Lee)The Effect of Different Voices in RobotsBroekens, dr.ir. D.J., Verhoef, dr. T.DSAI
2024‑2025San Juan Palacios, D. (Daniel)Embodied LLMs Spatial Perception, Understanding, and PredictionBroekens, dr.ir. D.J., Putten van der, dr. P.W.H.DSAI
2024‑2025Xu, Z. (Zhen)EvHandFPP: Efficient Event-Based 3D Hand Tracking from First-Person Pe...Chen, dr. Q., Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.CS
2024‑2025Buter, J. (Joël)Prompting a Smaller-Scale LLM for Goal-Oriented Emotional Support Dial...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Verberne, prof.dr. S.CS
2024‑2025Steennis, C. (Christian)Analysis of the Relation Between Bitdepth and Timesteps in ANN to SNN ...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Chen, dr. Q.CS
2024‑2025Bos, R.M.A. (Renier)Enhancing RAG-Based Question Answering: A Case Study on Chunking, Prom...Putten van der, dr. P.W.H., Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.I&E
2023‑2024Ruijters, S. (Stan)PTP: Partiture to Performance using Speech Synthesis with Encoder-Deco...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Verbeek, prof.dr.ir. F.J.DSAI
2023‑2024Sleeuwaegen, R. (Ryan)The Effect of Robot Personality on Gameplay InteractionBroekens, dr.ir. D.J., Putten van der, dr. P.W.H.DSAI
2023‑2024Bhatt, S. (Shubham)Unlocking Human-Like Speech: Enhancing TTS with Predicted Prosodic lab...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Bakker, dr. E.M.CS
2023‑2024Fan, S. (Shuang)Big Five Personality Trait Prediction from Text Using Language Technol...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Verberne, prof.dr. S.CS
2023‑2024Soni, S. (Swati)Gender and cultural bias in text-based emotion assessment: A critical ...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Verberne, prof.dr. S.CS
2023‑2024Zwol, E. van (Elske)Predicting the Outcome of Behavioral Economic Games by Analyzing Robot...Kleijn de, dr.ir. R.E., Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.I&E
2023‑2024Klaver, A. (Arie)LLM Personalization Using Summarization: A Robotic Fitness Coach Case ...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Putten van der, dr. P.W.H.Inf
2022‑2023Aaldering, B. (Bart)The Performance of Information Set Monte Carlo Tree Search in the Game...Rijn van, dr. J.N., Koning, Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.DSAI
2022‑2023Terentev, M. (Maksim)Emergent Theory of Mind in Large Language ModelsDuijn van, dr. M.J., Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.DSAI
2022‑2023Beusichem, L. (Luuk) van The effect of humanoid embodiment on the perceived intelligence, usabi...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Verbeek, prof.dr.ir. F.J.DSAI
2022‑2023Dijkstra, R. (Rachel)The integration of facial expression recognition as a game mechanic in...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Preuss, dr. M.DSAI
2022‑2023Lee, J. (Jennifer)Adapting Model-Free Reinforcement Learning for Boss Fights in Hollow K...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.DSAI
2022‑2023Chen, LanGe‘I Feel You’: Enhancing conversational agents with empathyVerberne, prof.dr. S., Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.CS
2022‑2023Liang, YuanStyle Matters: Evaluation on Communication Styles of a Restaurant Robo...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Putten van der, dr. P.W.H.CS
2022‑2023Smit, TazA study into human interaction with dysfunctional social behavior in r...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Putten van der, dr. P.W.H.CS
2022‑2023Tsiftsi, KaterinaThe effect of robot errors on children in the context of educationBroekens, dr.ir. D.J., Dr. Mike Ligthart, Putten van der, dr. P.W.H.CS
2022‑2023Venkatesh, VinuthaA study on Speech Enhancement using ResUNet: Evaluating the Influence ...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Bakker, dr. E.M., Jorge BustosCS
2021‑2022Dijke, J. (Job) van Extracting Characteristics of Emotions from AudioBroekens, dr.ir. D.J., Putten van der, dr. P.W.H.Inf
2021‑2022Keulemans, J. (Jelle)Automatically Detecting when Participants Want Help from their Facial ...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Verbeek, prof.dr.ir. F.J.Inf
2021‑2022Rooij, J. (Justin) deLearning a NAO Robot to Balance Using Reinforcement LearningBroekens, dr.ir. D.J., M.T. van der MeerInf
2020‑2021Zhao, XueyuThe effect of robot role and reading comprehension on children's learn...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Putten van der, dr. P.W.H.CS
2019‑2020Plas, L.P. (Leendert) van derThe Influence of Behavioral Richness on Human's Perception of Receptio...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Kosters, dr. W.A.I&E
2019‑2020Stee, J. (Jesper) vanCreating an AI for the Rhytm Game osu!Preuss, dr. M., Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.Inf
2019‑2020Coret, T. (Thomas)The Effect of Social Reward on Swarm Robots in a Foraging TaskBroekens, dr.ir. D.J., Preuss, dr. M.Inf
2019‑2020Verschuur, L. (Luit)The Impact of the Naturalness of a Robot’s Voice on Human-Robot-Inte...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Putten van der, dr. P.W.H.Inf
2018‑2019Gennip, S. vanWhat's Going On? An Explorative Study on the Information Processing of...Verbeek, prof.dr.ir. F.J., Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.CrIT
2018‑2019Polatoglu, P.S.Gender and Style Effects in Voice AssistantsVerhoef, dr. T., Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., dr. Morana LukacCrIT
2018‑2019Domela Nieuwenhuis. D.O. (Damian)Improving Public Speaking Performance by Facial Emotion, Body Language...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Verbeek, prof.dr.ir. F.J.Inf
2018‑2019Meyer, S (Samuel)Psychology-Inspired Memory Sampling in a Deep Q NetworkBroekens, dr.ir. D.J., Kosters, dr. W.A.Inf
2017‑2018Gurbanzadeh, M.Trust Me If You Can: Exploratory Study on the Effects of Anthropomorph...Heide van der, E., Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.CrIT
2014/2015Bernd DudzikHaving a heart-to-heart: Exploring the capacity of heartbeat-feedback ...Putten van der, dr. P.W.H., Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.CrIT
2013/2014Pinos Cisneros, TamaraSynthetic Emotions Bicycle (SEB): Building a Human-Bicycle Emotional B...Lamers, dr. M.H., Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.CrIT
2012‑2013Kindt, TijlAffective Metadata from Movies Helps Predict a Viewer’s Mood for Moo...Lamers, dr. M.H., Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.CrIT
2011‑2012Borsboom, BarryGuess Who? A Game to Crowdsource the Labeling of Affective Facial Expr...Lamers, dr. M.H., Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.CrIT
2010‑2011Rooij, Alwin deAbstract Affective RoboticsLamers, dr. M.H., Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.CrIT
2009‑2010Dijk, Nico vanVirtual Team Performance Depends on Distributed LeadershipBroekens, dr.ir. D.J., Lamers, dr. M.H.CrIT
2009Vries, T. (Timo) dePredicting High-Level Cognitive Decisions using Low-level Features fro...Broekens, dr.ir. D.J., Kosters, dr. W.A.CS
2007Hogewoning, E. (Eric)Strategies for Affect-Controlled Action-Selection in Soar-RLBroekens, dr.ir. D.J.CS
2005‑2006Bennis, MaartenLoveGlow: Intimate Communication in a Simple WayLamers, dr. M.H., Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.CrIT
2005‑2006Rutjens, BertConverting Impulse Buying into Impulse Giving: The Donating MachineLamers, dr. M.H., Broekens, dr.ir. D.J.CrIT