Versions Compared

Key

  • This line was added.
  • This line was removed.
  • Formatting was changed.

...

Note
titleTopic Info Meeting

If you plan on doing your Bachelor's or Master's thesis/P1/P2 with COSY, 

Please attend the topic discussion session:

When: Thursday 16:30
Where: Seminarraum 11, Währingerstrasse 29, 1090 Wien

Please prepare yourself for this session:

  • Read the topic descriptions and pick at least 2 topics that spark your interest

  • Write down your associations and assumptions about the topics (e.g. your interests, research questions and methods that come to mind). Ideally, take a first look at the available literature.

     → The better your preparation, the greater the likelihood that we can optimally supervise you (smile)

...

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)

...

Networks and Network Security

...

  • Human Factors and Interaction Design of ICTs
  • Usability, Usable Security, User Research, (Participatory) ideation and iterative prototyping
  • Social Computing, Technology and the cultural domain - “Culture over IP”
  • Ubiquitous and mobile HCI
  • Computer Supported Cooperative World - Social Computing/Social Informatics, Cooperative Systems

we invite you visit the current semester's COSY seminar (u:find link):

  • Wed. 15:00-18:15 SR8 (1st floor)
  • Wed. 15:00-18:15 PC5 (2nd floor)
  • Wed. 15:00-18:15 SR8 (1st floor)

...or join the Masterseminar Presentation Day on , 09:00-14:45, SR2 and SR3


For an actual agreement on supervision, please attend the topic discussion session for WiSe 2024/2025:

When: TBD (October 2024)
Where: TBD

Please prepare yourself for this session:

  • Read the topic descriptions and pick at least 2 topics that spark your interest

  • Write down your associations and assumptions about the topics (e.g. your interests, research questions and methods that come to mind). Ideally, take a first look at the available literature.

     → The better your preparation, the greater the likelihood that we can optimally supervise you (smile)



1. COSY Research Areas

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)

Computer Networks and Alternative Social Media

  • Human Factors and Interaction Design of ICTs
  • Usability, Usable Security, User Research, (Participatory) ideation and iterative prototyping
  • Social Computing, Technology and the cultural domain - “Culture over IP”
  • Ubiquitous and mobile HCI
  • Computer Supported Cooperative World - Social Computing/Social Informatics, Cooperative Systems
  • Computer Networks --- design, operation, and use
  • Internet of Things, Internet of People
  • Decentralization
  • NEW: Federated Online Social Networks (Fediverse and Mastodon)


If you are interested in "Praktika" or Bachelor/Master-Theses in the Area of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), please contact:

Oliver Hödl (oliver.hoedl@univie.ac.at)

Florian Güldenpfennig (florian.gueldenpfennig@univie.ac.at)

If you are interested in "Praktika" or Bachelor/Master-Theses in the Area of Networks and Network Security, please contact:

Albert Rafetseder (albert.rafetseder(at)univie.ac.at) or

Paul Fuxjäger (paul.fuxjaeger(at)univie.ac.at).

...


2. Current COSY-Thesis/Praktikum-Topics

Table of Contents
minLevel3

 

a. Topics with an HCI-related focus


Smart Subtitles App: Opera.Guru - available

Opera.Guru is an application suite to provide subtitles for live opera performances. (see www.opera.guru for details) The existing application contains a web-based frontend and smartphone app (Android/iOS) and a web-based CMS. The task of this thesis is to add new funcionality and improve existing ones. The goal of this extension is to use the Opera.Guru application suite for events other than opera and to access new user groups as well as new application scenarios. Basic programming skills and knowledge with mobile, web and server applications are recommended. The work for this thesis will include a user study to evaluate the web app.

See the project's website for further information and finished theses about opera.guru.

If you're interested, please contact Peter Reichl (peter.reichl@univie.ac.at) and
  • Computer Networks --- design, operation, and use
  • Internet of Things, Internet of People
  • Decentralization
  • NEW: Federated Online Social Networks (Fediverse and Mastodon)

...

If you are interested in "Praktika" or Bachelor/Master-Theses in the Area of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), please contact:

Oliver Hödl (oliver.hoedl@univie.ac.at)

Florian Güldenpfennig (florian.gueldenpfennig@univie.ac.at)

...

If you are interested in "Praktika" or Bachelor/Master-Theses in the Area of Networks and Network Security, please contact:

Albert Rafetseder (albert.rafetseder(at)univie.ac.at) or

Paul Fuxjäger (paul.fuxjaeger(at)univie.ac.at).

2. Current COSY-Thesis/Praktikum-Topics

Table of Contents
minLevel3

 

a. Topics with an HCI-related focus

Smart Subtitles App: Opera.Guru - available

Opera.Guru is an application suite to provide subtitles for live opera performances. (see www.opera.guru for details) The existing application contains a web-based frontend and smartphone app (Android/iOS) and a web-based CMS. The task of this thesis is to add new funcionality and improve existing ones. The goal of this extension is to use the Opera.Guru application suite for events other than opera and to access new user groups as well as new application scenarios. Basic programming skills and knowledge with mobile, web and server applications are recommended. The work for this thesis will include a user study to evaluate the web app.

See the project's website for further information and finished theses about opera.guru.

If you're interested, please contact Peter Reichl (peter.reichl@univie.ac.at) and Oliver Hödl (oliver.hoedl@univie.ac.at) and describe why you are interested in the project and your prior experience.
EDDIE - European Distributed Data Infrastructure for Energy - available
There is an increasing need for energy-related technological innovation. Concerning computer science, more and more energy data-based services emerge within and beyond the energy sector, enabled by technological advance as well as the continuous revision of European legislation. COSY will be involved in the design, development and evaluation of new energy-related software services, which are data-driven and human-centred to target and support customers in the best possible way. Possible research activities for the resulting prototypes (e.g., smartphone apps, smart IoT devices) range from soft- and hardware development to user research to support the social acceptance of new energy technologies and increase participation of consumers in energy-related services.
If you're interested in this topic for your master thesis, bachelor thesis or practicum (P1, P2), please contact Oliver Hödl (oliver.hoedl@univie.ac.at) or Florian Güldenpfennig (florian.gueldenpfennig@univie.ac.at) and describe why you and describe why you are interested in the topic project and your prior experience.


gueldenpfennig@univie
EDDIE - European Distributed Data Infrastructure for Energy - available
There is an increasing need for energy-related technological innovation. Concerning computer science, more and more energy data-based services emerge within and beyond the energy sector, enabled by technological advance as well as the continuous revision of European legislation. COSY will be involved in the design, development and evaluation of new energy-related software services, which are data-driven and human-centred to target and support customers in the best possible way. Possible research activities for the resulting prototypes (e.g., smartphone apps, smart IoT devices) range from soft- and hardware development to user research to support the social acceptance of new energy technologies and increase participation of consumers in energy-related services
User Interface Design for EDDIE https://eddie.energy/ - assigned
We are looking for a committed student with an affinity for design or web design who would like to accompany the EDDIE project described above as part of a bachelor's or master's thesis or practicum with a focus on user interface design. In the described project a number of user interfaces will be created, for example, a market place for offering a variety of digital services. In order to contribute to the sustainable success of the project, the student should contribute to the design, analysis and evaluation of these interfaces. Interested persons should work independently and enjoy design: e.g. wireframes, user interface design guidelines, visual design.
If you're interested in this topic for your master thesis, bachelor thesis or practicum (P1, P2), please contact Oliver Hödl (oliver.hoedl@univie.ac.at) or Florian Güldenpfennig (florian.gueldenpfennig@univie.ac.at) and describe why you are interested in the topic and your prior experience.


User Interface Design for EDDIE https://eddie.energy/ - assigned
We are looking for a committed student with an affinity for design or web design who would like to accompany the EDDIE project described above as part of a bachelor's or master's thesis or practicum with a focus on user interface design. In the described project a number of user interfaces will be created, for example, a market place for offering a variety of digital services. In order to contribute to the sustainable success of the project, the student should contribute to the design, analysis and evaluation of these interfaces. Interested persons should work independently and enjoy design: e.g. wireframes, user interface design guidelines, visual design
Designing Tangible Interfaces and Interactive Systems with Lego bricks - available
Bricks, in particular Lego, are - apart from being a toy - diversly and beneficially used because of their tangible and modular nature that offers a haptic experience and wideranging applicability, e.g., for design, creative thinking or idea finding. However, there is also rich potential to develop interactive brick-built models or turn pure tangible models into interactive systems. One particular useful example is The Playel, which is a Lego Grand Piano turned into a fully MIDI-compliant keyboard. Working on this topic does not require any musical background or special electronic skills, but certainly interest in (re-)building Lego brick models, tinkering and embedded systems (e.g., Arduino, RaspberryPi).
If you're interested in this topic for your master thesis, bachelor thesis or practicum (P1, P2), please contact Oliver Hödl Florian Güldenpfennig (oliverflorian.hoedl@univiegueldenpfennig@univie.ac.at) and describe why you are interested in the topic and your prior experience.


Designing Tangible Interfaces and Interactive Systems with Lego bricks - available
Bricks, in particular Lego, are - apart from being a toy - diversly and beneficially used because of their tangible and modular nature that offers a haptic experience and wideranging applicability, e.g., for design, creative thinking or idea finding. However, there is also rich potential to develop interactive brick-built models or turn pure tangible models into interactive systems. One particular useful example is The Playel, which is a Lego Grand Piano turned into a fully MIDI-compliant keyboard. Working on this topic does not require any musical background or special electronic skills, but certainly interest in (re-)building Lego brick models, tinkering and embedded systems (e.g., Arduino, RaspberryPi).
If you're interested in this topic for your master thesis, bachelor thesis or practicum (P1, P2), please contact Oliver Hödl (oliver.hoedl@univie.ac.at) and describe why you are interested in the topic and your prior experience.


If you're interested, please contact Oliver Hödl and describe why you are interested in the project and your prior experience.
Neue digitale Musikinstrumente und musikalische Interaktionsformen - available

Die Elektrifizierung der Gitarre und der Synthesizer haben vor hundert bzw. fünfzig Jahren die Musik drastisch verändert. Heute sind es digitale und mobile Technologien aller Art von Smartphones, über Mikrocomputer bis hin zur Sensortechnik und künstlicher Intelligenz, die Musik, das Musikmachen und den Musikkonsum verändern. Dazu gehören neue digitale Musikinstrumente und Klangwelten genauso wie neue Interaktionsformen in der Live-Musik, die das Publikum mit den Musikern "vernetzen". Aufbauend auf unsere Forschungsprojekte Breaking The Wall (https://www.piglab.org/breakingthewall) und Sparkling Instruments (http://www.piglab.org/sparkling-instruments) sowie Music Participation (http://www.musicparticipation.com/) bieten sich viele Möglichkeiten für Bachelor- und Masterarbeiten sowie Praktika (P1 und P2) für alle Musik- und Computer-Interessierten.

Wenn Sie sich für dieses Thema im Rahmen Ihrer Bachelor- oder Masterarbeit oder auch Praktika (P1, P2) interessieren, informieren Sie sich bitte über die beiden oben genannten Projekte auf den jeweiligen Seiten und kontaktieren Sie Oliver Hödl
Neue digitale Musikinstrumente und musikalische Interaktionsformen - available

Die Elektrifizierung der Gitarre und der Synthesizer haben vor hundert bzw. fünfzig Jahren die Musik drastisch verändert. Heute sind es digitale und mobile Technologien aller Art von Smartphones, über Mikrocomputer bis hin zur Sensortechnik und künstlicher Intelligenz, die Musik, das Musikmachen und den Musikkonsum verändern. Dazu gehören neue digitale Musikinstrumente und Klangwelten genauso wie neue Interaktionsformen in der Live-Musik, die das Publikum mit den Musikern "vernetzen". Aufbauend auf unsere Forschungsprojekte Breaking The Wall (https://www.piglab.org/breakingthewall) und Sparkling Instruments (http://www.piglab.org/sparkling-instruments) sowie Music Participation (http://www.musicparticipation.com/) bieten sich viele Möglichkeiten für Bachelor- und Masterarbeiten sowie Praktika (P1 und P2) für alle Musik- und Computer-Interessierten.

Wenn Sie sich für dieses Thema im Rahmen Ihrer Bachelor- oder Masterarbeit oder auch Praktika (P1, P2) interessieren, informieren Sie sich bitte über die beiden oben genannten Projekte auf den jeweiligen Seiten und kontaktieren Sie Oliver Hödl (oliver.hoedl@univie.ac.at). Ergänzen Sie bitte in Ihrer Anfrage warum Sie dieses Thema interessiert, welchen Bereich Sie konkret untersuchen möchten und welche fachlichen Kenntnisse Sie dabei mitbringen.
Design Cards To Go Web App - available

Design or method cards are an approach to find inspiration and promote innovation, to think about user needs, behaviour and interaction, to seek for sustainability and to enable gamification and playfulness. The Design Cards To Go Web App (https://designcards.cosy.univie.ac.at/) is a web-based application to provide card sets online. Currently, the app implements the TMAP Design Cards for the design of technology-mediated audience participation in live music. This topic can be done as Bachelor thesis or Praktika (P1, P2).

(oliver.hoedl@univie.ac.at). Ergänzen Sie bitte in Ihrer Anfrage warum Sie dieses Thema interessiert, welchen Bereich Sie konkret untersuchen möchten und welche fachlichen Kenntnisse Sie dabei mitbringen.


Design Cards To Go Web App - available

Design or method cards are an approach to find inspiration and promote innovation, to think about user needs, behaviour and interaction, to seek for sustainability and to enable gamification and playfulness. The Design Cards To Go Web App (https://designcards.cosy.univie.ac.at/) is a web-based application to provide card sets online. Currently, the app implements the TMAP Design Cards for the design of technology-mediated audience participation in live music. This topic can be done as Bachelor thesis or Praktika (P1, P2)

STEAM Learning - Using music instruments for new learning concepts in STEM education - available
STEAM is an acronym that combines STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) with arts and humanities (the "A" in STEAM). The topics around STEAM learning can be hardware-focused such as in the research project Sparkling Instruments (http://www.piglab.org/sparkling-instruments) or software-based. In any way you are working on the development and evaluation of novel concepts for STEAM learning in the context of our research project in this area

.

If you're interested, please contact Oliver Hödl (oliver.hoedl@univie.ac.at) and describe why you are interested in the project and your prior experience.


The objective of this Praktikum or Bachelor's Thesis is to explore how sensor readings, such as energy data, can be displayed on small devices (e.g., 240 x 240 pixels) to offer users interesting information on small gadgets in their daily lives.

The topic may also be expanded into a master's thesis if applicable.

Programming microcontrollers using the Arduino IDE and relevant display libraries will be essential for this project
Digitalisierung im Ballsaal 
STEAM Learning - Using music instruments for new learning concepts in STEM education available

Die Wiener Ballsaison ist nicht nur einzigartig und ein besonderes Erlebnis für alle Besucher, sondern auch ein wichtiger Faktor für den Tourismus, die Wirtschaft und das Image der Stadt Wien. Egal ob auf großen oder kleinen Bällen, im Vordergrund stehen Musik, Tanz und Unterhaltung in eleganter Atmosphäre. Doch auch in den Ballsaal hat auch nach über hundert Jahren die digitale Technik Einzug gehalten. Seien es die Smartphones der Besucher, große Bildschirme auf den Gängen, komplexe Lichtshows oder Barcode-Scanner am Eingang statt der herkömmlichen Eintrittskarte. Die Ballbesucher tanzen und unterhalten sich nicht mehr ausschließlich, sondern posten die schönsten Eindrücke online in diversen sozialen Medien. Am Charakter eines Balles selbst hat sich nun nicht viel geändert. Aber die Möglichkeiten zur Kommunikation, Interaktion und letztendlich Unterhaltung in diesem Rahmen sind mehr geworden. Das wirft unmittelbar Fragen auf: Wie können digitale Systeme im Rahmen eines Balles genutzt oder weiterentwickelt werden und welchen Bedarf gibt es? Die konkreten Fragestellungen für eine Abschlussarbeit in diesem Themenkomplex sind vielseitig und können sowohl technischer als auch gestalterischer Natur sein.

Wenn Sie sich für dieses Thema im Rahmen Ihrer Bachelor- oder Masterarbeit oder auch Praktika interessieren, kontaktieren Sie bitte Oliver Hödl (oliver.hoedl@univie.ac.at) und ergänzen Sie warum Sie dieses Thema interessiert, welchen Bereich Sie konkret untersuchen möchten und welche fachlichen Kenntnisse Sie dabei mitbringen.
Data Visualization on Small Displays - available
STEAM is an acronym that combines STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) with arts and humanities (the "A" in STEAM). The topics around STEAM learning can be hardware-focused such as in the research project Sparkling Instruments (http://www.piglab.org/sparkling-instruments) or software-based. In any way you are working on the development and evaluation of novel concepts for STEAM learning in the context of our research project in this area.
If you're interested, please contact Oliver Hödl (oliver.hoedl@univie.ac.at) and describe why you are interested in the project and your prior experience.


Digitalisierung im Ballsaal - available

Die Wiener Ballsaison ist nicht nur einzigartig und ein besonderes Erlebnis für alle Besucher, sondern auch ein wichtiger Faktor für den Tourismus, die Wirtschaft und das Image der Stadt Wien. Egal ob auf großen oder kleinen Bällen, im Vordergrund stehen Musik, Tanz und Unterhaltung in eleganter Atmosphäre. Doch auch in den Ballsaal hat auch nach über hundert Jahren die digitale Technik Einzug gehalten. Seien es die Smartphones der Besucher, große Bildschirme auf den Gängen, komplexe Lichtshows oder Barcode-Scanner am Eingang statt der herkömmlichen Eintrittskarte. Die Ballbesucher tanzen und unterhalten sich nicht mehr ausschließlich, sondern posten die schönsten Eindrücke online in diversen sozialen Medien. Am Charakter eines Balles selbst hat sich nun nicht viel geändert. Aber die Möglichkeiten zur Kommunikation, Interaktion und letztendlich Unterhaltung in diesem Rahmen sind mehr geworden. Das wirft unmittelbar Fragen auf: Wie können digitale Systeme im Rahmen eines Balles genutzt oder weiterentwickelt werden und welchen Bedarf gibt es? Die konkreten Fragestellungen für eine Abschlussarbeit in diesem Themenkomplex sind vielseitig und können sowohl technischer als auch gestalterischer Natur sein.

Wenn Sie sich für dieses Thema im Rahmen Ihrer Bachelor- oder Masterarbeit oder auch Praktika interessieren, kontaktieren Sie bitte Oliver Hödl (oliver.hoedl@univie.ac.at) und ergänzen Sie warum Sie dieses Thema interessiert, welchen Bereich Sie konkret untersuchen möchten und welche fachlichen Kenntnisse Sie dabei mitbringen.
Data Visualization on Small Displays - assigned

The objective of this Praktikum or Bachelor's Thesis is to explore how sensor readings, such as energy data, can be displayed on small devices (e.g., 240 x 240 pixels) to offer users interesting information on small gadgets in their daily lives.

The topic may also be expanded into a master's thesis if applicable.

Programming microcontrollers using the Arduino IDE and relevant display libraries will be essential for this project.

 If you are interested in this topic, please contact florian.gueldenpfennig@univie.ac.at
Interaction Logger for User Studies - available

When evaluating interactive applications such as web applications, mobile apps, smart IoT gadgets, etc., the interactions of the users play a crucial role. To be able to analyze these within user studies, they must be logged (e.g., by calling a URL on a study server, provided the interactive application is connected to the Internet). Later, this information becomes invaluable in research contexts.

The goal of this work is to develop an interaction logger for user studies as a web application (technology stack of your choice). The project can be conducted as a bachelor’s thesis, master’s thesis, or "Informatik Praktikum". For the latter, a concept should be developed as an interactive prototype. For a bachelor’s or master’s thesis, interviews with (professional) developers and researchers should first be conducted to determine their needs when logging in the context of user studies, and these needs should then be implemented as a prototype.

This work is suitable for students with an interest in user research and web development.

 If you are interested in this topic, please contact florian.gueldenpfennig@univie.ac.at
Visualization of the Problem Space of Data-Driven Services - available

The goal of this bachelor's thesis or "Informatik Praktikum" is to create an (interactive) visualization that depicts the problem space and possibilities surrounding energy data in the development of innovative applications. In recent years, there have been intensive efforts to centralize the consumption data of energy consumers in Europe into shared data-spaces. This has led to a landscape with a variety of innovative business models and use cases.

The work is divided into two parts. First, the problem space needs to be explored. We have conducted and transcribed a series of interviews. These documents need to be evaluated, and if necessary, supplementary literature research should be conducted.
In the second step, the findings should be visualized, for example, using D3.js, although the choice of technology is ultimately up to the student.

This work is particularly suitable for students who want to dive into qualitative data analysis and then creatively explore the presentation of the results.

 If you are interested in this topic, please contact florian.gueldenpfennig@univie.ac.at

b. Topics with a Network-related Focus

...

iLO Hacking - available

Server hardware includes management interfaces to remote-control the hardware and BIOS of a server even if the main operating system or hypervisor becomes inaccessible through usual means such as ssh. For this, a fully separate embedded system is built into the server. It provides its own firmware and operating system, RAM, storage, a separate physical Ethernet port, and low-level access to the running server hardware (e.g. fan and power supply status) and software (e.g. main memory of the server).

Little is known about the actual software comprising these management interfaces, although (mostly-informal) investigations have been conducted, e.g. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. Feel free to research other projects, useful search terms include iLO, IPMI, iDRAC, LOM, OOB, BMC...

In this project, you aim to expand and formalize this knowledge by trying out existing and developing new methods of analyzing and modifying firmware of management interfaces. A distant goal could be a fully free and open-source operating system, e.g. based on OpenWrt, for a management controller. We have multiple HP servers from different generations at our disposal for hardware analysis and hacking.

If you're interested, please contact Albert Rafetseder (albert.rafetseder@univie.ac.at)


A Configurable Études Generator -
available
assigned
Études are musical pieces designed as practice materials for perfecting particular musical skills (Wikipedia). The skills to be perfected can differ (in difficulty and category) from étude to étude, and are different between instruments, players, and also dimensions of musical content (melody, harmony, rhythm). Develop a sufficiently generic, configurable generator for études that outputs études of choosable difficulty. For this, define a system that encodes the difficulty of a task to be studied, and transformations that assess the difficulty of combinations of study tasks appropriately.
If you're interested, please contact Albert Rafetseder (albert.rafetseder@univie.ac.at)

...