Thesis Topics

If you are interested in doing your thesis with us, please reach out via email to the relevant person. Your own ideas are also most welcome!

Open Thesis Topics

Title Type Starting Date Supervisor
Evaluating Embodiment for Child‑Appropriate LLM‑Powered Real‑World Child–Robot Interaction  M.Sc. or B.Sc. As soon as possible

Irina Rudenko (SARAI),

Utku Norman (ITAS)
The Robot’s Moral Compass? Exploring Citizen Perspectives on Moral Decisions by Robots in Public Spaces M.Sc., M.A., or M.Ed. As soon as possible

Nora Weinberger (ITAS),

Barbara Bruno (SARAI)
Digitalization of the 4 Mountains Test for (4MT) for Robot-Administered Spatial Memory Assessment B.Sc. or M.Sc. As soon as possible Victoria (Ya-Ting) Yang
When Form Meets Function: Embodiment Choices for Social Robotics B.Sc. or M.Sc. Flexible Caterina Neef
Sound-Based Storytelling for Vocabulary Learning in Child–Robot Interaction M.Sc or M.Ed Flexible Katharina Biernacka

Open HiWi Positions

Position description Starting Date Contact Person

Student Assistant in the RobotErzählen Project

Responsibilities include:

  • Programming in Python for the Navel robot
  • Setting up, maintaining, and updating the web control interface used by teachers
  • Supporting smaller server-related tasks
 01.04.2026 Katharina Biernacka

Ongoing Theses

Title Type Student Supervisor
Automatic Evaluation and Improvement of Child‑Appropriate Robot Dialogue Using Developmentally Grounded Metrics   M.Sc. Xiu Zihan

Irina Rudenko (SARAI), 

Utku Norman (ITAS)
Robot-Mediated Rhyme Learning with Adaptive Complexity: A Child-Centered Design Approach M.Sc. Yavor Lakov

Irina Rudenko (SARAI), 

Utku Norman (ITAS)
Automated Cognitive Assessment by Social Robots M.Sc. Kathrin Hadash Caterina Neef

Finished Theses

Title Type Student Supervisor
Using a Low-cost Socially Mediating Robot to Assist Nonverbal Children in an Inclusive Daycare M.Sc. David Bogusch

Jan Rixen (HCIA), 

Romain Maure (SARAI)
Socially Aware Navigation (SAN) M.Sc. David Krenz Victoria (Ya-Ting) Yang
Design of a Human-Robot Activity for Training Phonological Awareness in Kindergarten Children B.Sc. Jasmin Azarfar

Irina Rudenko (SARAI), 

Utku Norman (ITAS)
"How is it to be a human?" – Enabling a social robot to have open conversations with humans on fundamental topics B.Sc. Oliver Aberle Romain Maure
Privacy preserving feature extraction for HRI and effect on self disclosure B.Sc. Xiyu Zhong Romain Maure
Draw My Life: A drawing interface to foster children self-disclosure B.Sc. Junxian Liu Romain Maure
Multi-modal active user detection and command identification for service robots M.Sc. Vincent Pfaefflin Victoria (Ya-Ting) Yang
Real-time Sarcasm and Irony detection in HRI M.Sc. Katharina Biernacka Barbara Bruno, Caterina Neef