Open Student Thesis Offers
When writing your thesis at TUM I6, please follow our thesis guidelines. A guide to write good thesis can be found here. A collection of useful material for research can be found here.
Real-time Operating Systems
Neurorobotics in the Human Brain Project
- Spiking Neural Networks with Random Backpropagation
- Hierarchical Robot Motion Control with Spiking Neural Networks
- Classical Conditioning with a simulated Robot and Spiking Neural Networks
- Robot Control with Embodied Learning Rules in Spiking Neural Networks
- [Forschungspraktikum] Human Walking Analysis and Animation in Simulation
- [Forschungspraktikum] Robot Control with Cognitive Architecture ACT-R
- Developmental Body Modeling in Soft Robotics
- Cloud-Based Robotics for Machine Learning
- Virtual Neurorobotics with Intel Loihi
- Spiking Compliant Robot Control with Intel Loihi
- Integration of the Neural Simulator NEST into the Neurorobotics Platform
- Hierarchical Temporal Memory (HTM) with Spiking Neural Networks
- Deep Spiking Q-Networks
- Autonomous Locomotion Control for Snake Robot Based on Bio inspired Vision Sensor and Spiking Neural Network
- Advanced Autonomous Driving Control Based on Bio inspired Vision Sensor and Spiking Neural Network
- Spiking Neural Network for Autonomous Navigation based on LiDAR Sensor
- Deep Spiking Reinforcement Learning
Providentia++ - A Testbed for Autonomous Driving
- Real-Time and Multi-Modal 3D Object Detection on the Autonomous Driving Test Stretch Using Camera and LiDAR Sensors
- Deep Traffic Scenario Mining, Detection, Classification and Generation on the Autonomous Driving Test Stretch using the CARLA Simulator
- Real-Time Camera-Only 3D Object Detection for Autonomous Driving
- Sensor Fusion and Vehicle Tracking for Intelligent Transportation Systems
- Adaptive Data Distribution Services, V2X Communication Protocols, Channel Quality Prediction and Optimal Resource Allocation
- Highly Scalable Software Architecture for Intelligent Transportation Systems
- Automated Camera Stabilization and Calibration for Intelligent Transportation Systems
Reinforcement Learning, Representation Learning, Meta-RL and Robotics
Three of our DEMOs can be found at https://sites.google.com/view/kuka-environment/ , https://sites.google.com/view/cemrl, and https://videoviewsite.wixsite.com/rlsnake.
- [BA/MA] Meta Reinforcement Learning in Dynamic Environment
- [BA/MA] Complex Robotic Manipulation via Actionable Representation Learning Guided Exploration
- [BA/MA] Reinforcement Learning via Hindsight Experience Replay (HER)
- [BA/MA] Reinforcement Learning for Adaptive Locomotion of Snake-like Robot
- [BA/MA] Energy-Efficient Gait Exploration for Snake-like Robots Based on Adversarial Reinforcement Learning
- [MA/GR] Vision-Based Continual Reinforcement Learning for Robotic Manipulation Tasks
- [BA/MA] Imitation Learning via Demonstration
We have seveal other open topics in the domain of reinforcement learning in robotics and we also accept open proposals or ideas with yourselves. For more information, please contact Zhenshan Bing.
Neural SLAM and Biomimetic Rodent Robot
- [MA/BA] Design and Control of a Rat Robot with Actuated Spine and Ribs
- [MA/BA] Biologically Plausible Spatial Navigation (NeuralSLAM)
- [MA/BA] Brain-inspired Localization and Mapping based on LiDAR Sensor
For more information about this topic, please contact Zhenshan Bing and Florian Walter.
Spiking Neural Networks - Next Generation AI for Autonomous Driving
Machine Learning Algorithms for Hybrid Vehicle Data
Please see this page for the available topics about 3D Object Detection and Tracking.
Project SunRISE: Anomaly Detection in Time-Sensitive Networks
Data Analysis and Deep Learning in Robot-Based Additive Manufacturing
BA / IDP / MA - partly in cooperation with Siemens AG
For more information, please visit my homepage Raven Reisch or contact me via email (raven.reisch@tum.de).
Autonomous Robot & Visual Servo & Deep Learning & Robot Design & Medical Robotics
For more information, please visit my homepage Mingchuan Zhou or contact me via email (zhoum@in.tum.de).
OSBORNE (Future Automotive E/E Architectures for Autonomous Cars)
We have a set of open topics in the domain of affective computing and multimodal emotion recognition, within the context of OSBORNE project, for more information please contact Sina.
HORSE / REMODEL
We have several open topics related to computer vision in the HORSE and REMODEL projects. Please contact Arne for more details.
Machine Learning, Robustness and Safety
TBD, please contact Thomas Brunner.
Collaboration with Chair for Product Development and Lightweight Design
External thesis proposals
- Masterthesis – Grey-Box Modellierung und Validierung des Motoraufheizverhaltens auf dem Rollenprüfstand und im Fahrzeug mittels Machine Learning
- [MA] Behavior Planning for Autonomous Driving by Combining Neural Networks and Tree Search (ZF Friedrichshafen AG)
- [MA] Hybrid Parallel Online POMDP Decision Making for Lane Changes in Urban Areas (ZF Friedrichshafen AG)
Cyber-Physical Systems Group
Modular Robotics
Some of these thesis's are offered in cooperation with the startup RobCo. For the current thesis offered with RobCo also have a look at their website.
- [MA] Robot Composition Optimizer
- [MA] Robot Aware Safety Control
- [SA/MA] Development of Flexible Link-Module Kinematics for Modular Robots
- [BA/MA] Development of a Benchmarking Framework for Evaluation of Modular Robots
- [MA/SA/BA] Robotic Path-Planning for Computer-Aided Manufacturing
- [MA/SA/BA] Optimization of Robot Placement
For general interest in a Bachelors or Masters Thesis, feel free to contact Paul Maroldt (paul.maroldt@tum.de).
Autonomous Driving
Formal Methods and Reachability Analysis
- [BA] Edge-Case Simulations for Linear Systems with Uncertain Initial State and Input
- [BA] Containment Problems for Polynomial Zonotopes
- [MA] Ensuring Safety of Large-Scale Structures
- [MA] Exploiting Mixed-Monotonicity in Reachability Analysis
- [MA] Approximations to the Zonotope Containment Problem
- [BA] Control Benchmarking of Ship Models