General Thesis Requirements

• All reports, documentations, and communications with the mentor are in English.
• When sending us a thesis-inquiry, please also attach your transcript.
• We will give you an initial assignment to assess your skills and background to find a suitable topic for you. You have to finish the assignment in 2 weeks. The initial assessment includes:
  • Questions about the theoretical foundation
  • An implementation task
  • A reproduction study
• Please inform us timely if you decide to write your thesis with others so that the topic is not blocked.
• After being qualified for a thesis topic, you have to give an introductory talk in 2 weeks in our group seminar (the audience includes Prof. Beyer and other members of SoSy-Lab).
• You have to meet the mentor regularly (weekly or biweekly) to report your progress using the protocol below:
  • What have you achieved since the last meeting?
  • What were the challenges, and how did you solve them?
  • What are your next steps?
• Meetings and presentations typically happen in the presence.
• You must rehearse the introductory talk and final presentation with the mentor.
• The mentor will review your code; resolving the issues is part of your thesis work.
• You have to create a reproduction package for your thesis.
• We aim to publish outstanding theses at international conferences or journals.
• Expected workload (assuming 40 hours of work per week and 1 ECTS = 30 hours)
  • Bachelor thesis + presentation: 10-12 weeks (12 + 3 ECTS)
  • Master thesis + presentation: 24-26 weeks (25 + 5 ECTS)
• See also SoSy-Lab's instructions for students