Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences - Process Management and Information Systems

Bachelor and Master Thesis

General Information

Our team offers bachelor and master thesis topics as well as study projects to be written in English. 

Student may apply for a thesis or a study project during within two application windows in a year, in which new topics are made available. The first window is open from February 1st until April 1st. The second window is open from July 1st until October 1st.

 

Here you can find the information on how to write a thesis with us. Slides are available here (part I, part II), and recordings here (part I, part II). 

Furthermore, find below a summary of guidelines for working on your thesis with us.

 

Expression of Interest in a Topic (Thesis or Study Project)

If you are interested in one of the topics, please fill in the application form. 

Address your application to Dr. Kate Revoredo and please explain why this topic is interesting for you and how it fits your prior studies. Also explain what are your strengths in your studies and in which semester of your studies you are.

 

Application process overview

  • There are two main time windows in which the team proposes new topics: Feb 1st ­– Apr 1st and Jul 1st – Oct 1st
  • Within these windows students can apply for an open topic (see list of open topics below)
  • Application is done by filling in the application form.
  • We collect your applications and make a topic-student assignment in two rounds. First round on March, second round after the deadline. For the winter session, we have two rounds (Sep, Oct).
  • Once a student has been matched to a supervisor, a kick-off meeting is scheduled to scope the topic.
  • Then, students must submit a research proposal to the supervisor within a month.
  • If the proposal is graded as passed, the supervision is officially registered.
  • Once the thesis work is concluded, the thesis defense is scheduled within a dedicated defense slot.

 

Important Dates

01.07.2025: New topics released. Students can express their interest.

10.09.2025: Topic assignment (1st round)

01.10.2025: Expression of interest deadline

06.10.2025: Topic assignment (2nd round)

Next application window opens on February 1st.

 

Milestones:

- Kick-off: shortly after assignment round

- Research proposal submission deadline first round (1 month after official kick-off)

- Official start (if proposal sufficient)

- Thesis delivery 

- Grading & Defence

 

Formatting and Delivery of the Manuscript

Please consider the following hints and guidelines for working on your thesis:

  • Templates for thesis and proposal: https://www.informatik.hu-berlin.de/de/studium/formulare/vorlagen
  • In addition a list of aids used (more details below) must be included after the declaration of authorship
  • Page limits are as follows
    • page limit is for Bachelor Informatik 40 pages and for Kombibachelor Lehramt Informatik 30 pages
    • page limit is for Master Informatik 80 pages and for Master Information Systems 60 pages
  • The limits do not include cover, table of content, references, and appendices.

 

List of aids used*

As generative AI tools evolve, it is important to clearly declare all the tools and aids used in your thesis work to ensure transparency in presenting your personal performance. Such transparency also acts as an important safeguards against accusations of academic fraud.

All aids must therefore be reported in the form of a table, accompanied by a signed declaration of “list of aids used”. Such table is required even in cases where no aids were used.

This table must be placed behind the authorship declaration in a separate page in the thesis and must include at least the following columns

  • aids/tools used – which tools was a used (e.g., ChatGPT, Deepl, Gemini, etc)
  • type(s) of use – explaining what was its use (e.g., ChatGPT was used to improve the writing style, limited to editing)
  • affected areas/chapters – where are the results of tools affecting the thesis (e.g., chapter "Research methodology" p. 15 – 18)
  • documentation of the tool – a link to the documentation of the tool (e.g., link to ChatGPT's help page)

Finally, below is an example of a signed declaration that must follow the list of aids table.

I hereby declare that I have listed all the aids I have used in the list above. If no aids have been used, it is also indicated in the list (to be listed under “Aids/tools used: none”).

 

Signature

We hope that this will help increasing transparency and protect you against academic fraud. 

* Credits to WU Vienna

 

Preliminary references

The candidate is expected to be familiar with the general rules of writing a scientific paper. Some general references are helpful for framing any thesis, no matter which topic:

In agreement with the supervisor an individual list of expected readings should be studied by the student in preparation of the actual work on the thesis.

 

Grading

The grading of the thesis takes various criteria into account, relating both to the thesis as a product and the process of establishing its content. These include, but are not limited to:

  • Correctness of spelling and grammar
  • Aesthetic appeal of documents and figures
  • Compliance with formal rules
  • Appropriateness of thesis structure
  • Coverage of relevant literature
  • Appropriateness of research question and method
  • Diligence of own research work
  • Significance of research results
  • Punctuality of work progress
  • Proactiveness of handling research progress

 

Recent Topics

The following topics are available within the current application window.