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BSc Research Projects
Most BSc projects carried out at the FMT research group are part of the student conference series Twente Student Conference on IT.
Some of the BSc projects carried out at FMT fall outside this student conference series. In the list of completed BSc projects, below, the latter ones are grouped under "Non-TSConIT BSc projects". These include for example those that were carried out by students of other programmes than Computer Science.
LITERATURE
For the BSc Research Project course we recommend that you read the following documents:
- BSc Referaat Survival Guide: how to write your BSc thesis in 7 steps
- Check list: where you can check a paper of yourself or your peers for quality and common mistakes
- BSc 7 steps: visual overview of the 7 steps
(We are translating these files to English shortly.)
Ongoing BSc Projects
For the upcoming 32nd Twente Student Conference, projects for the track Software Technology and Formal Methods will be listed below after students have selected their topics.
| Jarik Karsten - Faster analysis of attack trees |
| Jan van den Berg - Visualization of Fault Trees (1) |
| Ahn Tuan Nguyen - Visualization of risk fault trees (2) |
| Eduard Constantinescu - Fitting probability distributions using Evolutionary Algorithms |
| Connor Bleumink - How complex is you model? Model metrics |
| Karlijn Wiggers - Physcalization of Fault Trees |
Available Project Proposals
Students of the BSc Research Projects course in the Software Technology and Formal Methods track are invited to choose topics from the following list. If you are interested in a certain topic, please do not hesitate to make contact with the person responsible for that topic, even if you just want to ask a question and are still deciding.
Algorithms and Data Structures
Correct and efficient algorithms and datastructures for concurrency and model checking.
| Learn the deviations: functionality-loss detection in real data (Dr. C.E. Budde) |
| Projects related to Probabilistic Model Checking: Theory, Algorithms, Implementation, Modelling (Dr. A. Hartmanns) |
| Best-fit dynamic behaviour: can fault tree upgrades be machine-learnt? (Dr. C.E. Budde, Doina Bucur) |
| Smart composition of communicating automata with AI (Dr. C.E. Budde, Doina Bucur) |
| Parity game algorithms (dr. Tom van Dijk) |
Case studies and Applications
Application of formal methods to practical examples.
| Testing of Probabilistic Robotics (Prof.dr. M.I.A. Stoelinga, M. Gerhold) |
| Learn the deviations: functionality-loss detection in real data (Dr. C.E. Budde) |
| From hashtag to concept – What novice programmers don’t get. (dr. A. Fehnker) |
| Projects related to Probabilistic Model Checking: Theory, Algorithms, Implementation, Modelling (Dr. A. Hartmanns) |
| Can you hear me now? Effectiveness of formative feedback (dr. A. Fehnker) |
| Measuring educational debt in programming (dr. A. Fehnker) |
| Modeling medical protocols with UPPAAL (dr.ir. R. Langerak) |
Creative
Creative Technology
| Visualization of risks (Prof.dr. M.I.A. Stoelinga) |
| From hashtag to concept – What novice programmers don’t get. (dr. A. Fehnker) |
| Can you hear me now? Effectiveness of formative feedback (dr. A. Fehnker) |
Dependability, security and performance
Analysis of dependability, security and quantitative aspects.
| Stressed systems: reliability of physical systems under varying loads (Dr. E.J.J. Ruijters, Prof.dr. M.I.A. Stoelinga) |
| Visualization of risks (Prof.dr. M.I.A. Stoelinga) |
| Bringing ATTop to the Top (Prof.dr. M.I.A. Stoelinga, dr. S. Schivo) |
| What security questions to ask? (And how to reply?) (Prof.dr. M.I.A. Stoelinga) |
| Learn the deviations: functionality-loss detection in real data (Dr. C.E. Budde) |
| Generating specifications to verify the correctness of sanitizers (prof.dr. M. Huisman, S.A.M. Lathouwers) |
| Projects related to Probabilistic Model Checking: Theory, Algorithms, Implementation, Modelling (Dr. A. Hartmanns) |
| Best-fit dynamic behaviour: can fault tree upgrades be machine-learnt? (Dr. C.E. Budde, Doina Bucur) |
| Speeding up simulation of fault trees (Prof.dr. M.I.A. Stoelinga, Dr. C.E. Budde) |
| Reliability in an imperfect world: inspecting critical systems (Prof.dr. M.I.A. Stoelinga) |
Graphs
Graph and graph transformation related research.
| Projects related to Probabilistic Model Checking: Theory, Algorithms, Implementation, Modelling (Dr. A. Hartmanns) |
| Parity game algorithms (dr. Tom van Dijk) |
| Who says your model is correct? Automatic algorithms needed (Prof.dr. M.I.A. Stoelinga) |
Languages
Formal languages for specification, modelling and programming.
| Projects related to Probabilistic Model Checking: Theory, Algorithms, Implementation, Modelling (Dr. A. Hartmanns) |
Logics and semantics
Program logics, Semantics, Temporal and Modal logics.
| Verification of Concurrent Software (prof.dr. M. Huisman) |
| What security questions to ask? (And how to reply?) (Prof.dr. M.I.A. Stoelinga) |
| A library for atomic operations in VerCors (prof.dr. M. Huisman) |
| Projects related to Probabilistic Model Checking: Theory, Algorithms, Implementation, Modelling (Dr. A. Hartmanns) |
| Measuring educational debt in programming (dr. A. Fehnker) |
| Floating Point Axiomatisation for VerCors (Dr. R.E. Monti, prof.dr. M. Huisman) |
| Parity game algorithms (dr. Tom van Dijk) |
| VerCors support for quantitative separation logic (prof.dr. M. Huisman) |
| Reasoning about absence of deadlocks (prof.dr. M. Huisman) |
| Who says your model is correct? Automatic algorithms needed (Prof.dr. M.I.A. Stoelinga) |
Software Technology
Test coverage, Software Desgin patterns, Software Modeling, Software Architecture.
| Bringing ATTop to the Top (Prof.dr. M.I.A. Stoelinga, dr. S. Schivo) |
| What security questions to ask? (And how to reply?) (Prof.dr. M.I.A. Stoelinga) |
| From hashtag to concept – What novice programmers don’t get. (dr. A. Fehnker) |
| Can you hear me now? Effectiveness of formative feedback (dr. A. Fehnker) |
| Measuring educational debt in programming (dr. A. Fehnker) |
Testing
Formal testing techniques.
| Testing of Probabilistic Robotics (Prof.dr. M.I.A. Stoelinga, M. Gerhold) |
| Generating specifications to verify the correctness of sanitizers (S.A.M. Lathouwers, prof.dr. M. Huisman) |
Other
Projects that don't fit any other category
| Software fault trees (Prof.dr. M.I.A. Stoelinga) |
| Visualization of risks (Prof.dr. M.I.A. Stoelinga) |
| Passive learning with logging frameworks (M. Gerhold, Prof.dr. M.I.A. Stoelinga) |
| Learn the deviations: functionality-loss detection in real data (Dr. C.E. Budde) |
| An empirical study for teaching verification using Snap! (Dr. R.E. Monti, prof.dr. M. Huisman) |
Students who like the area of Formal Methods & Tools, but did not find a suitable project in the list above, are encouraged to propose their own project on the topics of (software/hardware) verification, testing, concurrency (& algorithms), program analysis, compilers, virtual machines, etc..
More information about the track is available from the track chairs.