Master Class

Prof. dr. Thomas Bäck

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Course description

The master class for computer science students in the second year of their master studies takes place every second week and is a mandatory class for all master students who are in their second year, i.e., in their research year (research project and master thesis).

The master class aims at stimulating active interaction of students with their classmates, discussing open problems, issues, etc., and helping master students to stay on track. Each student is asked to give two brief presentations in the master class about their work, namely one presentation in the beginning of their Master Thesis work about the research topic and goals, and one presentation towards the end of their Thesis work about the status and (expected) results. In addition, we will discuss topics such as the structure of a master thesis and writing scientific publications.

The master class is of course also open to LIACS staff members and to the thesis supervisors.

Research Project

The research project is a 18 EC project that requires a LIACS supervisor and second reader.
The project duration is roughly three months and should have a computer science research component.
This can be for example: The development of a new algorithm, improving an existing algorithm, proving a theorem, performing a literature study, comparing the state-of-the-art in a specific domain etc.
For the research project it is required to sign the project contract together with your supervisor and hand it in to Bas van Stein.

Master Project

The Master project is a 42 EC project that requires a LIACS supervisor and second reader.
The project duration is roughly nine months and should have a clear computer science research component that advances the field.
This can be for example: The development of a new algorithm, improving an existing algorithm, proving a theorem etc.
Also for the Master project it is required to sign the project contract together with your supervisor and hand it in to Bas van Stein.

Schedule

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