Master Projects

Below is a list of all the Master Projects related to Human-IST Institute and its team. The "Open" category contains proposals: if you are interested in a Master Project with Human-IST, please apply for one of these, or send an email for alternative proposals.

The latex template for Bachelor and Master thesis reports is available on Overleaf. Ask your supervisor for sharing the template.

This page is updated at least 3 weeks before the start of each semester. Last update: November 2024

Open projects

YearTitleSupervisor(s)
2025Human-AI Collaboration - Impact of Dynamics of Access and UsageSimon Ruffieux, Denis Lalanne
2024Easily deployable multi-camera system for indoor building occupant behaviour monitoringJulien Nembrini, Denis Lalanne
2024Visualization of individual and global mobility patterns Moreno Colombo, Julien Nembrini, Denis Lalanne
2024Dialogues on Humanity 2.0: Advancing Human-Centric Digital InteractionsEdy Portmann, Timo Schuler, Mario Patrick Schwery

Ongoing projects

YearTitleStudentSupervisor(s)
2024Visualization and Analysis of Electricity Consumption for Private IndividualsDavide MorelliSimon Ruffieux, Julien Nembrini, Denis Lalanne
2024Evaluating the Effects of Experiencing Mixed Reality Simulations of Symptoms of Schizophrenia on Empathy in Medical StudentsAnn KienerSimon Ruffieux, Marine Capallera, Marie Charrière-Mondoux, Elena Mugellini, Denis Lalanne
2024Predicting Psychological Outcomes of Digital Life: A Machine Learning Analysis on European DataDiogo RochatSebastien Chappuis, Michael Papinutto, Simon Ruffieux, Chantal Martin Sölch, Denis Lalanne
2024An Interface Supporting Visualization and Comparison of Multiple GPS TracesJiaxin LiIlyes Kadri, Simon Ruffieux, Denis Lalanne
2023Project "Dialogues on Humanity"?Edy Portmann, Andy Abgottspon, Timo Schuler

Finished projects

YearTitleStudentSupervisor(s)
2024Exploring the Applications of Haptic Feedback in Virtual Reality based Vision Rehabilitation TasksKimmy CostaYong-Joon Thoo, Simon Ruffieux, Denis Lalanne
2023AR Escape Room to Support the Rehabilitation of People with Visual ImpairmentCédric MembrezYong-Joon Thoo, Simon Ruffieux, Denis Lalanne
2024Measurement of the accuracy of OMR based on the evaluation of errors by musiciansJérôme VonlanthenMoreno Colombo, Edy Portmann
2023On the road to smart cities thanks to the digitalization of strategy and leadership processesDaniel PfundMoreno Colombo, Edy Portmann
2023AR Escape Room to Support the Rehabilitation of People with Visual ImpairmentCédric MembrezYong-Joon Thoo, Simon Ruffieux, Denis Lalanne
2023Indoor positioning: investigating the correspondence between continuous position sensors data and manual labeling dataMaxence FellerJulien Nembrini
2022Uncovering the Relationship between Light and Movement: A Study and Development of a Flexible Visualization ToolHervé PapauxJulien Nembrini, Denis Lalanne
2022Perceived temperature and heat mitigation methods in citiesKatrin HornMoreno Colombo, Edy Portmann
2022Guidelines for Involving Citizens in Smart City Projects Using Collaborative and Competitive EventsNarek AndreasyanMoreno Colombo, Edy Portmann
2022Flowstrates++: a visualization tool for multi-dimensional temporal origin-destination dataNicolas FuchsMoreno Colombo, Pierre Vanhulst, Denis Lalanne
2022A Gamified Mobile Application for Approach-Avoidance TasksKarim AebischerDenis Lalanne, Simon Ruffieux, Yong-Joon Thoo
2022A Novel Augmented Reality Tool for the Rehabilitation of Patients with Unilateral Spatial NeglectHekuran MulakiDenis Lalanne, Simon Ruffieux
2022Productivity estimation for development teams based on Git metadataStefan StojkovskiMoreno Colombo, Edy Portmann
2021Accessible Design for Visual Impairment Types: Personalizing the Access of Digital TextbooksMaximiliano Jeanneret MedinaDenis Lalanne, Cédric Baudet (HES-SO)
2019Improving the comfort assessment feedback rate in office buildings through the mobile app: design and evaluationAleksandar IlicJulien Nembrini, Denis Lalanne
2017Privacy Dashboard for Social NetworksAngelo GuglielmettiAgnes Lisowska Masson, Denis Lalanne
2017A proposed method for unsupervised anomaly detection for a multivariate building datasetRoberto Gonzalo Sanchez AlbanJulien Nembrini, Denis Lalanne
2017cBoard: A Co-Located Single Display Collaboprative Smart WhiteboardMoreno ColomboHimanshu Verma, Denis Lalanne
2017Autonomous vehicles and us: human-AV interaction designGuillaume PythoudFlorian Évequoz, Grace Eden, Himanshu Verma, Denis Lalanne
2016Detecting and Reducing Interruptions at WorkThibaut MauronDenis Lalanne, Remy Zimmermann
2016Interactive visualisation of the 2000 W buildings design spaceRaphaël TuorJulien Nembrini, Denis Lalanne, Thomas Jusselme
2015Evolution driven multivariate testing on the webJan Aurel KühniDenis Lalanne
2015Real time tracking and visualization of indoor social interactionsThomas RouvinezDenis Lalanne
2015Relationship between subjective comfort perception and smartphone sensor dataRoman KuepperJulien Nembrini, Denis Lalanne
2015Sensing Human Comfort: An Inclusive Implementation of Indoor Environmental Data CollectionLéonard StalderHamed Alavi, Denis Lalanne
2015Visualization of multivariate building data by spatiotemporal building modelsRoman BaeriswylJulien Nembrini, Denis Lalanne
2014T-UCD: An extensible tool for User-CenteredDesign beginners and practitionersValentina ColettiDenis Lalanne
2014Augmented Video Conferencing ByMultimodal Emotion RecognitionSamaneh SoleimaniDenis Lalanne, Fabien Ringeval, Andreas Sonderegger
2014Constel Analytics: A Visual Tool For Web AnalyticsPierre VanlustDenis Lalanne
2014Just in Time Information Retrieval Agent to support Text Creation, based on the Mixed Initiative User Interface DesignLorena RecaldeDenis Lalanne
2014Visual Mining of Smartphone Sensor DataAdel RizaevDenis Lalanne
2013Combining Voice and Gesture for Human Computer InteractionHaleh ChizariDenis Lalanne, Matthias Schwaller
2012Using Microsoft Kinect Sensor To Perform Commands On Virtual ObjectsSimon BrunnerDenis Lalanne, Matthias Schwaller
2012Evaluation of Pointing Strategies for Microsoft Kinect Sensor DeviceDaria NitescuDenis Lalanne, Matthias Schwaller
2011Ergonomic Gesture RecognitionTom ForrerDenis Lalanne, Rolf Ingold
2010Bind & Adapt an Approach and Framework for Information VisualizationBenoît PointetDenis Lalanne
2008ImmoAnalytics: Une application web d’analyse visuelle de données immobilièresMehdi RadgoharDenis Lalanne, Enrico Bertini
2007Collaborative Mind Mapping on Multi-Touch TablesKarin AltorferDenis Lalanne, Rolf Ingold
2007RelateGateways: An Architecture to Enable Spontaneous Mobile Spatial Interaction with Pervasive ServicesDominique GuinardDenis Lalanne, Rolf Ingold, Hans Werner Gellersen