Master Computer Science



2024-2025
Student Thesis Content
Aalst, B. van (Bas)Automatic Nutrient Deficiency Symptom Detection in Vertical Farming
Ahrens, R. (Ruben)Detecting Ship Plumes Using TROMOPI NO2, SO2 and HCHO Observations
Allison, L. (Lucas)Quantum Circuit Equivalence Verification Using the Generalized Stabilizer Formalism
Anderson, R. (Rens)The Impact of Model Features on Creative Output in Large Language Models
Aristiou, K. (Kyriakos)Enhancing Oriented Object Detection with Adaptive Tiling
Batenburg, V. (Victor)Steering LLMs Towards Safer Shores
Bax, P.J. (Pim)Optimising Setups and Gameplay for Conquest, a Chess-like Wargame, Using Monte Carlo Tree Search
Beek, B. van (Bob)Analyzing Human Navigation Using Network-Based Games
Berg, P. van den (Perri)Monte Carlo Tree Search-driven Multisolution Puzzle Level Generation
Bergsma, C. (Chris)CMA-ES and Bayesian Optimization for Noisy, Mixed-Integer Optimization Problems in Vehicle Dynamics
Bilalis, N. (Nikolaos-Maximos)Optimizing Elite Sports Training: A Reinforcement Learning Approach for Personalized and Effective Training Schedules
Boere, S. (Stijn)Exploring LLM Intelligence Using Games
Braam, I. (Isaac)Evaluating the Costs of Constraints in University Course Timetabling Problems
Buurman, D. (Dennis)Countering the Computation vs Communication Trade-off with Compiler Techniques
Caruana, A. (Andrew)Automatic Detection of Differences and Similarities in Natural Language Treebanks
Chang, A. (Alex)Developing an AI Agent for Automated Playtesting in Roguelike Games
Chen, Q. (Qianpu)In Trust We Survive: Emergent Cooperation without Explicit Rewards in Multi-Agent Systems
Chen, X. (Xi)Is Chain-of-Thought Faithfully Reasoning in Large Language Models?
Christodoulou, A. (Antonia)Enhancing Job Evaluation: A Hybrid Systematic Approach Using Generative Models and Embedding Similarity
Cumetti, T. (Tiago)Identifying Succesful Football Player Careers within the Global Transfer Market Network
Czernek, A. (Antoni)Persistent Homology in Robust Image Classification
Dash, P. (Piyush)Effect of Audio Augmentations on Genre Classification Using Contrastive Learning
Deng, S. (Suzhen)Lightweight Audio-Visual Sound Event Localization and Detection: An Audio-Dominant Architecture Design
Dogan, Y. (Yagmur)Real-Time Low-Light Image and Video Enhancement with Lightweight Retinex-based Network
Doukeris, G. (Georgios)"Once Upon a Time There Was an LLM that Could Write a Story”: Human Interaction with AI Through Text-based Videogames - CONFIDENTIAL
Edelaar, P. (Philip)Testing Game Experience Using Deep Reinforcement Learning and Curriculum Learning
Ende, D. van den (Dirck)Quantum Computation using Weighted Model Counting With Applications in Physics
Esmaeili Rad, S. (Sadaf)From Global Network Attributes to Temporal Motifs: Predicting User Retention in the Sarafu Network
Eveleens, S. (Stan)A Personalized Job Ranking System for the Recruitment Industry
Franchi, K. (Kilian)Analysis of Time Aspects in Patient-Doctor Conversations
Gelooven, T. van (Tom)On the Application of State Space Models to Partially Observable Markov Decision Processes
Georghiou, C. (Constantinos)Optimising Robotic Warehouse Floorplans with Evolutionary Algorithms
Gu, X. (Xiaolin)The Impact of AI on Enhancing Software Testing
Guo, S. (Shen)GPU Acceleration of FEP Calculations with Spherical Boundary Conditions
Guo, Z. (Ziming)Enhancing Engineering Document Analysis through Structured Data Mapping
He, J. (Jiamian)A FAIR Data Pipeline for Ecosystem Research, with Machine Learning and Marine Acoustic Data
He, L. (Lin)Classification of Vocal Intensity Categories Using ResNet
He, X. (Xiang)Unlearning for Sequential Recommender Systems
Hepkema, S.H. (Sven)G-ALP: Rethinking GPU Decompression of Light- Weight Encodings
Hermanus, P. (Per)Portfolio Selection in Adaptive Operator Selection for Differential Evolution using Multi-Armed Bandits
Hettini, A.A. (Abed Alrahman)Leveraging AI for the Development of a Standardized Multilingual Education Taxonomy Aligned with Job Market Demands
Hoteit, M. (Mohamad)Decoding 3D Upper Limb Motion Using EEG and Motion Capture: A Deep Learning Approach
Hou, K. (Ke)Charging-Aware Routing Problem for Multi-UAV Wildfire Detection with Station Deployment
Hu, M. (Mengjie)Assessing Complex Fire Spread Dynamics Using Spatiotemporal, Network-Based, and Contagion-Based Models
Hu, Z. (Ziyou)Towards Unified Evaluation in Open QA: A Multi-Level LLM-as-a-Judge Approach
Huang, Y. (Yunqi)A Benchmark Study of Deep Reinforcement Learning Algorithms for Container Stowage Planning Problem
Ignatosyan, A. (Arsen)Towards Robust and Generalizable Video Anomaly Understanding with Anomaly-Aware Context Tokens for MLLMs
IJbema, J. (Jonathan)Deep Reinforcement Learning in Portfolio Allocation
Jalilian, S. (Samaneh)An AI Approach to Automated Job Evaluation: Reference Job Classification, Grading, and Compensation Prediction
Jethoe, R. (Rajiv)Job Classification, Grading, and Compensation
Jiang, K. (Kaiteng)Multimodal Self-supervised Music Genre Classification with Audio and Lyrics
Kądziołka, K. (Kacper)Causal Reasoning in Pieces: Modular In-Context Discovery with Large Language Models
Kattenberg, T. (Tristan)Generating a Synthetic Dutch Medical Data Set
Koning, I. de (Irene)Optimizing Healthcare Purchasing: A New Machine Learning-based Benchmark
Kooten, B. van (Bram)Reference Attribution in AI-powered Voting Guides
Kras, R. (Robin)Extending Cross-Modal Association Research: Investigating the Bouba-Kiki Effect in LLaMA and Molmo
Kroes, B. (Brandon)The Socio-Cognitive NPC Interaction Ladder
Kumar, M. (Manasvi)Feasibility Study for Automatic Regression Analysis of Lithography Machine
Kumar, M. (Manasvi)Mixed-Integer Self-Adjusting Constrained Optimization by Radial Basis Function Approximation
Kuzmanov, A. (Andrija)Advanced Autotuning for Triton Kernels with Kernel Tuner
Li, S. (Shupei)Rethinking Conversational Recommender Systems: A Reproducibility Investigation
Li, W. (Wenhu)LLaMEA-BO: A Large Language Model Evolutionary Algorithm for Automatically Generating Bayesian Optimization Algorithms
Lin, D. (David)MCTS Tetris: an Approach to Solving the Gamestate-Reachability Problem
Lindscheid, J. (Jakob)Domain-adversarial Moral Foundation Prediction for Long EU Legal Documents
Ma, Q. (Qiuxuan)Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning in the Training Phase: A Comparative Study of Privacy Enhancing Technologies
Marincioni, A. (Alessandro)A Quasi-Dynamic Wind Farm Reinforcement Learning Environment with Wake Transport and Partial Observability
Massa, R. (Rajeck)Automated Fuzzing for C/C++ Applications using Large Language Models and Control Flow Graph Analysis
Matei, A. (Anca-Mihaela)Issue Detection and Future Proofing Dutch Government Apps Using Language Technologies
Mehrafar, N. (Nima)An Evolutionary Approach to Causal Structure Learning
Meltz, E. (Evan)Real-Time Adaptive Game Difficulty: Optimising Player Flow and Skill Evolution
Meng, J. (Jing)An Evaluation of Data Analysis Techniques in Digital Health Applications
Meyer, T. (Tomke)Applying Counterfactual Explanations and Multivariate Forecasting to Medical Prediction Tasks
Mian, B. (Belal)Differentiating Ordered from Disordered Language In Older Adults Using the Cookie Theft Picture Description Task: A Multimodal Machine Learning Approach
Nonea, V. (Victor)Machine Learning for Regulation of Media Platforms: A Case Study of Polarization Detection
Numan, S.A. (Syed Ahmed)Causal Effect Identification via Multi-Step Prompting
Opdam, T. (Tim)A Multiple Testing Correction Based Approach for Encoding Human Generated Features in MDL-based Rule List Learning
Pandey, N.A. (Nimish)Making Refugee Pods Interoperable and Safe
Peeters, L. (Levi)Truly Unordered Rule Sets for Interpretable Risk Estimation in the Retail Sector
Pitta, E. (Elena)Evaluating Llama 3.2 Vision for the Visual Entailment Task: A Study of Zero-shot, Few-shot, and Fine-tuned Approaches
Poelsma, J. (Julian)Creating an AI that Plays Suika Game
Pourghasem, H. (Hedieh)Generating Natural Language Explanations for Deep Time Series Classification Models
Qin, Z. (Zhipei)Salary Prediction Using Graph Attention Networks and Mixture Density Network
Rademaker, M. (Mark)Automating Scene Change Detection in TV and Film: A Deep Multimodal Fusion Approach
Rivetti, G. (Giulia)Translation as a Bridge: Assessing the Feasibility of English BERT for Low-Resource Languages
Romeijn, L. (Luuk)LncRNA-BERT: An RNA Language Model for Classifying Coding and Long Non-Coding RNA
Rong, X. (Xiaoran)Exploring Influencing Factors and Application Scenarios in Recommendation Models: A Comparative Study from Traditional to LLMs-based Recommendation Models
Rooijen, H. van (Hidde)Enhancing the Reliability of Model Evaluations in Predictive Process Monitoring
Ruigrok, J. (Jasper)Studying the Impact of Obstructed Communication Using a Novel Multi-agent Foraging Simulation
Schaick, R. van (Rik)Basketball Shot Recognition in Single Camera Footage
Schamhart, M. (Milou)Large-scale Analysis of Multilingual Financial News with LLMs
Sengar, A. (Ayush)Unsupervised Anomaly Detection in Industrial Machine Sounds Using a Multi-Student, Single-Teacher Framework with Repurposed CNN14 Embeddings
Serena, C. (Chiesa)Species Classification Using Deep Learning on Kirganelia Herbarium Images
Severin, H. (Heleen)3D Structure-Boosted Deep Learning for the Prediction of Cancer Vaccine Candidates
Shahrasbi, K. (Kiana)Exploring the Bouba-Kiki Effect: Cross-Modal Associations in Vision-and-Language Models
Sharma, R. (Ritesh)Predictive Test Advice System: Enhancing Software Testing Efficiency at ASML
Sharma, S. (Shreyansh)Novelty-promoting Behaviour in Agents: Curiosity and Diversity
Shen, Y. (Yan)Sim-to-Real Reinforcement Learning for Obstacle Avoidance and Goal Navigation in Micro Drones
Smits, S. (Simone)Predicting Type 2 Diabetes Prevalence Through Machine Learning: Correlations with Social Networks, Lifestyle, Socioeconomics and Living Environment
Sreejith, A. (Athul)Anomaly Detection in Weather Forecast Data that leads to Wildfire Events Using Unsupervised Learning
Steennis, C. (Christian)Analysis of the Relation Between Bitdepth and Timesteps in ANN to SNN Conversion
Stiekema, C. (Casper)One-Stage Neural Network Analysis for allergenic tree Pollen Counting
Strijker, J. (Jonathan)Legal Question-Answering in the Age of Large Language Models
Sun, R. (Ruiqing)Analysing Static Tracker Detection: Comparative Insights into HTTP Response Header and Graph Topology
Thandu, M.P. (Mouni Priyanka)An Algorithm for Identifying Activity Tests in Parkinson’s Disease Patients using Accelerometer Data
Tian, X. (Xinzhe)GitHub PoC Early Attention Trend as a Signal for Vulnerability Triage
Tsirogiannis, C. (Christos)Optimizing Hero Selection in Dota 2 with LLMs: Leveraging Llama 3 for Enhanced Strategy and Decision-Making
Tu, S. (Siwen)Explore the Impact of Context in News Image Captioning - CONFIDENTIAL
Upase, M. B. (Mehul Bhojraj)Bridging Analytical Gaps in Human Trafficking Detection: An Integrated Pipeline Utilizing NLP, GNNs, and GIS Based Visualizations
Verwei, N. (Nino)End-to-end Tool for DDEG Analysis and Network Inference Using Time Series Bulk mRNA Data
Vink, E. de (Elze)Analyzing the Performance of Community Detection Methods: A Group Fairness Approach
Wang, J. (Jingsi)A SOLID Information Broadcast Application for Refugees to Protect Data Security
Wang, X. J. (Xue Jun)LLMs for Biomedical NER: Comparing Zero-Shot, Few-Shot, and Instruction Tuning
Westra, J. (Jelle)Investigating the Interplay of Parameterization and Optimizer in Gradient-Free Topology Optimization: A Cantilever Case Study
Wetten, F. van (Fien)BABA IS LLM: Large Language Models Play Baba is You
Wheeler, M. (Michael)Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Answering IT Helpdesk Questions
Wijne, L. (Louka)Predicting Illegal Ship Breaking Via Fairness-aware Classifier Optimisation
Wolff, L. de (Lucas)Identifying Promising Regions of Differentiated Cardiomyocytes in Brightfield Images through Machine Learning
Wu, S. (Shiran)Region-Adaptive Vertex Reduction for Lightweight Mesh Reconstruction from Point Clouds
Xin, X. (Xuening)Efficient Event-based Eye Tracking Using a Lightweight Mamba-Based Model
Xing, P. (Peiwen)Multi-agent Symbolic Music Composition System Based on Large Language Model
Xu, Z. (Zhen)EvHandFPP: Efficient Event-Based 3D Hand Tracking from First-Person Perspective
Yi, X. (Xiaolu)How Do Science Comics Convey Scientific Information? A Case Study on the Production of a Dystopian Comic and Evaluation of its Impact on the Public's Understanding of AI Trustworthiness
Yu, S. (Shihang)Explainable AI in Android Malware Detection
Yuan, H. (Haoxiang)Enterprise Question Answering System on Technical Documents with a Large Language Model
Zacharia, K. (Katherina)Optimizing Office Lighting In Terms Of Energy and Uniformity Based on Presence Detection
Zak, D. (Dekel)A Model Counting Approach to Depth-Optimal Quantum Circuit Synthesis
Zeeuw, M. de (Matthijs)Adapting and Applying Evolutionary Algorithms to Variable Length Representations of Optimization Problems
Zelenskis, N. (Nikita)Automating CUDA kernel optimizations: An LLMdriven framework for transforming naive CUDA kernels into optimized auto-tunable kernels
Zeng, P. (Pengxu)AI-Driven Synthetic Route Length Prediction – Benchmarking Graph Neural Networks Against Traditional Machine Learning in de novo Drug Discovery
Zhu, H. (Hanlei)Improving Empathetic Dialogue through Prompt Augmentation and Vector Modulation
Zuromski, J. (Jan)Exploratory Analysis of Enforcing Class-SpecificvbFeatures in Image Reconstruction through Network Inversion Methods.