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Available Student Projects

Bachelor-level

RS in CS & BSc Thesis Projects

Bachelor thesis topics are closely linked to the Research Skills in Computing Sciences (RS in CS) course (course code: WBCS026-05, see Ocasys), the latter representing the necessary preparation in terms of project approach and literature review for the actual thesis project. Available projects are listed here, to be selected at the beginning of year 3 term IIa for the RS in CS course.

For external thesis projects and other, irregular BSc thesis procedures, refer to the section of Your Own Project Idea below.

BSc internship (previously short programming project)

It is embedded as an elective course for Computing Science BSc students within the elective curriculum period(s). Contact a prospective supervisor directly.

Master-level

MSc Thesis Projects (contact the respective supervisor)

(Most of the following projects are scalable and can be adapted to suit other project types.)

Supervisor: Jiří Kosinka

• Project with iDNA. Research the potential of AI-generated datasets containing CT scans of the chest, and whether those would be applicable for the validation of AI software that detects lung cancer/atherosclerotic plaques from CT scans. Contact me for details.
• Heart valve modelling and reconstruction; This project would be done in collaboration with C.A. Bertoglio. No public description available, contact me for details.
• '''Automated Head and Body Measurement for NICU Using AI and Video

Analysis''', thesis/internship with Neolook; see this PDF.

• NURBS/CAD model processing; thesis/internship at Schut Geometrical Metrology (Groningen); contact me for details.
• Point cloud and/or 2D drawing processing for CAD, thesis/internship with Marine Service Noord; contact me for details.
• Subdivision curves and surfaces for point-normal pairs; thesis/internship; contact me for details.

* Subdivision surfaces for maritime applications; thesis project in collaboration with MARIN; see PDF * Digital Twin for Robotic Surgery; thesis project in close collaboration with ENTEG and UMCG; see PDF * Research and user study for zSpace interaction. No public description available, contact me for details. * Longest edge-based segmentation for triangular and tetrahedral meshes. No public description available, contact me for details. * Reflection lines and surface quality using machine learning. No public description available, contact me for details. * 2.5D image skeletons; building on this paper.

• Vector graphics and image vectorisation: this is a general area; email me if you wish to know more. One specific project here is the following. In this project, you will explore how to build a hierarchical model of visual features in the context of image vectorisation (see e.g. this paper. Specifically, you will work with C# in an environment where a set of visualization tools and testing frameworks will be provided. This project will be done in close collaboration with Erik Verboom from Sylvan AGI, a startup developing new image vectorisation solutions.

* Edge Detection with Inhibition for Vectorisation; building on this paper; in collaboration with George Azzopardi.

• Surface and envelope modelling for flank machining of surfaces; uses this paper as the starting point.

* Anamorphic sculptures in VRT; see this paper and VRT

• AI-based crack detection; see PDF for details.
• Human heart/valve modelling; in collaboration with C. Bertoglio; see Section 2 of this paper for a model for the aortic valve to get an idea. In this new project, we plan to model the entire human heart.
• If you have taken the Advanced Computer Graphics course, I'll probably have a project for you;-)

Supervisor: Steffen Frey

My research focuses on creating scalable visualization methods that help us make sense of today’s rapidly growing volumes of scientific data. To tackle the challenges posed by large and complex datasets, we combine visualization with advances in machine learning, mathematical optimization, and high-performance computing. Please find student projects connected to this research here: Student Projects

Supervisor: Christian Kehl

• upcoming

Open Term Projects/Internships (Onderzoeksstage)

Most of the Master's thesis projects specified above by J. Kosinka and S.Frey can be adapted to a research/in-company internship project.

General

Your Own Project Idea

If you have an idea of a specific project or would like to work generally in a specific area, please let us know about it and we can then narrow the project down. Generally, we advise projects in the following (and related) areas:

• geometric modelling (curve and surface representation, splines, subdivision), computer (and especially vector) graphics, and (vector) image processing (contact Jiří Kosinka).
• scientific visualization (visualization of spatial data, time-dependent, parameter-studies etc.), scalable methods for large data, machine learning and optimization for visualization (contact Steffen Frey).
• geo-visualization, geological reservoir modelling, (scientific) visualisation design, visual design space exploration, Lagrangian and Eulerian fluid mechanics visualisation (on each hydrostatic-, free-surface kinematic- and thermosalinic flow), surface annotation and structure-from-motion surface reconstruction (contact Christian Kehl).

For more information on the research in our group, see our research web pages. Lists of selected completed Bachelor projects, internship projects, and Master's projects are also available.