Current Thesis Topics

The following topics are currently available, if you’re looking for an interesting topic for your bachelor’s / master’s thesis.

… on Our Open Source Rover

  • How can we Program the Rover / ROS / ROS2 in Java?

… on AI & RE

  • A Systematic Mapping Study on the Performance of LLMs in Coding / Testing
  • How well can we transform Requirements into Requirements Syntax using LLMs?
  • How well can we Detect Inconsistencies in Requirements using LLMs?
  • How well can we identify User Stories and Acceptance Criteria in Natural Language Documents using LLMs?
  • How well can we identify User Stories and Acceptance Criteria in Requirements Conversations using LLMs?
  • How well can we identify Related User Stories and Acceptance Criteria Discussed in Requirements Conversations?
  • How well can we Generate from Requirements Dialogue?

… on AI in Education

  • A Systematic Mapping Study on the Performance of LLMs in Exams
  • A Replication Study on the Performance of LLMs for Student Feedback in Introductory Programming Classes (with Retrieval Augmented Generation?)
  • Applying LLMs for Generating Programming Tasks for Introductory Programming Classes (with Retrieval Augmented Generation?)

… on AI Regulation

  • What is the impact of AI regulation on IT Quality Management?
  • What is the impact of AI regulation on Requirements Engineering?

… on IT Quality

  • Does Eye Tracking support Usability Validation in Software Engineering?
  • Does Eye Tracking support Requirements Validation in Textual Requirements or Requirements Models?
  • How well can we Generate Automated System Tests (e.g. with Selenium) from Acceptance Criteria?

… on Systems Engineering

  • How can Textual Requirements be combined with SysMLv2 Modeling in a Light-Weight Fashion?

… on DevOps

  • What could a modern, self-managing environment look like with Terraform & docker?
  • Create a Model Environment for Continuous Deployment with Gitlab, jUnit, TeamScale, Terraform, Docker.

… on Sustainability

  • (Open for Suggestions)

Please also get in touch with me via calendly if you have another topics related to software and systems engineering / requirements engineering / test engineering or (software) project management.

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