Open Theses

Automotive

	SEP, BA, MA, DA	Automatisierte Test- und Evaluierungsumgebung im Bereich ”Predictive Safety” Advisor: Dipl.-Ing. Tobias J. Dirndorfer, Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Alois Knoll
	MA, DA	Entwicklung und Analyse von Methoden zur vorausschauenden Crashschwereschätzung Advisor: Dipl.-Ing. Tobias J. Dirndorfer, Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Alois Knoll
	MA, BA, DA	Bewegungsmerkmale zur Fussgaengerdetektion Advisor: Philip Geismann, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	SEP, BA	Klassifikation in hochdimensionalen Merkmalsraeumen Advisor: Philip Geismann, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll

Embedded Systems / Real-Time Systems

	BA	A flexible Framework for Alarm Algorithms in Medical Monitoring Advisor: Dipl.-Ing. Benedikt Baumgartner, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	BA, MA, DA	Automation of a Gas Blender for a portable Heart-Lung Machine Advisor: Dipl.-Ing. Benedikt Baumgartner, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	MA, DA	Real-Time SVM Classification of Physiological Data Advisor: Dipl.-Ing. Benedikt Baumgartner, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	SEP, BA, MA, DA	Model-Based Development of Energy-Efficient Software Advisor: Jia Huang, M.Sc., Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	SEP, BA, MA, DA	Evaluation of a Multi-Core Architecture for a Quadrocopter Control Application Advisor: Dipl.-Inf. Simon Barner, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	SEP, BA, MA, DA	Setup of an eCar Demonstrator Advisor: Dr. Christian Buckl, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	SEP, BA, MA, DA	Evaluation of the Cell Processor Architecture Advisor: Dipl.-Inf. Simon Barner, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	MA, DA	Evaluation of Frameworks for Parallel Applications Advisor: Dipl.-Inf. Simon Barner, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	MA, DA	Extension of an Assembly Line Model with a Distributed Control System Advisor: Dipl.-Inf. Michael Geisinger, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	BA	Extension of the Function Block Library of the Model-based Development Tool EasyLab Advisor: Dipl.-Inf. Michael Geisinger, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	MA, DA	Extension and Optimization of a Model-based Debugging System Advisor: Dipl.-Inf. Michael Geisinger, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	MA, DA	LEGO Mindstorms PLC Compiler Advisor: Markus Weißmann, M.Sc., Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	BA, SA	Open Source PLCOpen XML Library Advisor: Markus Weißmann, M.Sc., Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	BA, SA	Web-based Visualization of Error Traces Advisor: Markus Weißmann, M.Sc., Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	BA, MA, DA	Design of an Interpreter Language for Home Automation Advisor: Dipl.-Inf. Stephan Sommer, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	BA, MA, DA	Development of a Time Synchronisation Facility based on IEEE 1588 for Sensor Networks Advisor: Dipl.-Inf. Stephan Sommer, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	BA, SEP	Reliable Transport for Resource Constraint Embedded Systems Advisor: Dipl.-Inf. Stephan Sommer, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	SEP, BA, MA, DA	Design of a Software Deployment Tool for (Wireless) Sensor Networks Advisor: Dipl.-Inf. Stephan Sommer, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	BA, MA, DA	Fault Detection mechanisms in the Model Driven Development of safety critical, Embedded Systems Advisor: Dipl.-Inf. Dominik Sojer, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	BA, MA, DA	Fault Tolerance mechanisms in the Model Driven Development of safety critical, Embedded Systems Advisor: Dipl.-Inf. Dominik Sojer, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	BA, MA, DA	Automatic generation of Safety Analyses in the Model Driven Development of safety critical, Embedded Systems Advisor: Dipl.-Inf. Dominik Sojer, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	SEP, BA, MA, DA	Cross-layer optimisation for Wireless Sensor Networks: adaptive routing Advisor: Irina Gaponova, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	SEP, BA, MA, DA	Power efficiency for multihop Wireless Sensor Networks Advisor: Irina Gaponova, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	SEP, BA, MA, DA	Model the Time in the embedded systems domain Advisor: Irina Gaponova, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	SEP, BA, MA, DA	Service placement in (wireless) sensor networks Advisor: Irina Gaponova, M.Sc., Dipl.-Inf. Stephan Sommer, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
		Design of Software Tools for the Implementation of Fuzzy Controllers in Medical Applications Advisor: Alejandro Mendoza, M.Sc. , Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	SEP, IDP, DA, MA	Kalman-Fusion of IMU and image based information Advisor: Elmar Mair, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Darius Burschka
	SEP, BA, DA, MA	Development and Implementation of a Sensor Server Advisor: Elmar Mair, Dr. Christian Buckl, Stephan Sommer, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Darius Burschka

Machine Learning

DA

Machine Learning for Cryptography and Security Advisor: Ulrich Rührmair, M.Sc., Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Schmidhuber

Medical

	MA, BA, DA	Image Procedding For Medical Robotics Advisor: Christoph Staub, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	MA, BA, DA	Advanced User Interface Design For A Medical Workstation Advisor: Christoph Staub, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	MA, BA, DA	Pattern Recognition For Medical Workflow Analysis Advisor: Christoph Staub, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll

Robotics

	BA	Development of a processing unit for a tendon strain sensor in an anthropomimetic robot Advisor: Dipl.-Ing. Michael Jäntsch, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	BA, MA, DA	GUI Development for Human-Robot Interaction Advisor: Dipl.-Ing. Claus Lenz, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	MA	Visualisation for Human-Robot Interaction Advisor: Manuel Giuliani, M.Sc., Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	MA	Audio Localisation for Human-Robot Interaction Advisor: Manuel Giuliani, M.Sc., Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	MA, DA	Visual Guidance for Human-Robot Interaction Advisor: Dipl.-Inf. Thomas Müller, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	DA, MA	Exploration Algorithms for a Vision-Based Mobile Robot Advisor: Elmar Mair, Juan Carlos Ramirez de la Cruz, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Darius Burschka
	BA, MA, DA	Motion planning and control for microscopic manipulation in vitreous retinal surgery Advisor: Suraj Nair, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll

Vision

	BA, MA, DA	Human Tracking for Safe Human-Robot Interaction Advisor: Dipl.-Ing. Claus Lenz, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	BA, MA, DA	Robust Hand Tracking Advisor: Dipl.-Ing. Claus Lenz, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	BA, MA, DA	Real-time image analysis for fuzzy fusion of visual modalities Advisor: Suraj Nair, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	BA, MA, DA	Quantitative Analysis of Soccer Games Advisor: Thorsten Röder, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	BA, MA, DA	Autofocus for Microscopy Applications Advisor: Thorsten Röder, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	BA, MA, DA	Precise Stitching of Sparse Images Advisor: Thorsten Röder, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	BA, MA, DA	Fahrzeugerkennung und -verfolgung mit Schwenk-Neige-Kameras Advisor: Dipl.-Ing. Claus Lenz, Dr. Matthias Wimmer, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	MA, DA	Full Body Tracking Advisor: Dipl.-Ing. Claus Lenz, Dr.-Ing. Giorgio Panin, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	MA, DA	Robust tool tracking for Human-Robot cooperation in assembly lines Advisor: Dr.-Ing. Giorgio Panin, Ph.D, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	SEP, BA	Concept design for an image processing library (XVision3) Advisor: Elmar Mair, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Darius Burschka
	MA, DA	Visual self-localization and gaze analysis in crowded environments. Advisor: Dr.-Ing. Giorgio Panin, Eric Schneider, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	BA, MA, DA	Feature Detectors and Descriptors for Visual Navigation Advisor: Sebastian Klose, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	BA, MA, DA	General Purpose Object Detection and Pose Estimation for automatic Tracking initialization Advisor: Sebastian Klose, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
	BA, MA, DA	Improving Robustness in Monocular Visual Tracking Systems Advisor: Sebastian Klose, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll

Running Theses

Cognition

MA

Applying Multiagent Theories to Cooperative Mixed Initiative Environments Student: Levent Kent, Advisor: Manuel Giuliani, M.Sc., Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll

Embedded Systems / Real-Time Systems

	SEP, IDP, BA	Design of a printed circuit board (PCB) for a BeagleBoard extension Advisor: Elmar Mair, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Darius Burschka
	DA	Design of a Service Lifecycle Model for (Wireless) Sensor Networks Advisor: Dipl.-Inf. Stephan Sommer, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll

Robotics

IDP

Erweiterung eines ferngesteuerten Modellautos um einen autonomen Betriebsmodus Student: Felix Ahlborg, Advisor: Dr. Martin Felder, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Georg Färber, Due Date: 09.2008

Vision

MA

Get the visual focus-of-attention Student: Önder Tato, Advisors: Dr.-Ing. Giorgio Panin and Dipl.-Ing. Claus Lenz, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll

Finished Theses

Automotive

DA

Testen von Fußgänger-, Spur- und Fahrzeugerkennungsalgorithmen in sicherheitskritischen Bereichen auf virtuellen Sensordaten Student: Daniel Lehmann, Advisor: Kilian von Neumann-Cosel, Christian Weiss (Audi AG), Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll, Due Date: 15.02.2009

Cognition

BA

The Latent Semantic Analysis Toolchain and an Incremental Algorithm for the Singular Value Decomposition Student: Jonas Huckestein, Advisor: Manuel Giuliani, M.Sc., Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll, Due Date: 15.05.2009

Embedded Systems / Real-Time Systems

	DA	Design and Investigation of a Crosslayer Optimized Energy Efficient Multiple Gateway Discovery Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks Student: Oleg Skrypnyuk, Advisor: Dr. Christian Buckl, Dr. Andreas Heinrich (Siemens CT), Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll, Due Date: 15.02.2009
	SEP	Development of a Generic Web Service Interface for Sensor/Actuator Networks Student: Malte Buck, Advisor: Dr. Christian Buckl, Dipl.-Inf. Stephan Sommer, Dipl-Inf. Andreas Scholz, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll, Due Date: 15.02.2009
	DA	Model-Based Development and Abstraction of the Networking Layer for Embedded and Distributed Systems Student: Gerd Kainz, Advisor: Dr. Christian Buckl, Dipl.-Inf. Stephan Sommer, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll, Due Date: 15.02.2009
	DA	Zero Code Development of a Fault-Tolerant Distributed Real-Time System Student: Christian Hörwick, Advisor: Dipl.-Inf. Christian Buckl, Dipl.-Inf. Matthias Regensburger, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll, Due Date: 15.09.2008
	BA	Development of a Robust Real-Time Object Tracking Student: Tobias Weiherer, Advisor: Dipl.-Inf. Christian Buckl, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll, Due Date: 15.09.2008
	DA	Design and Implementation of a Fault-tolerant Scheduling Algorithm in the Context of the Simple Task Model Student: Ye Shen, Advisor: Dipl.-Inf. Christian Buckl, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll, Due Date: 15.08.2008

Robotics

	MA	Implementing and Evaluating Hand-Gesture Recognition for Human-Robot Joint Action Student: Pujan Ziaie, Advisor: Dipl.-Inf. Markus Rickert, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll, Due Date: 15.11.2008
	DA	Simultane Lokalisierung und Kartenerstellung in Kombination mit Verfahren des Maschinellen Lernens Student: Michael Marszalek, Advisor: Dipl.-Inf. Martin Wojtczyk, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll, Due Date: 15.05.2008
	SEP	Echtzeitsteuerung eines Stäubli-Industrieroboters mit einem Nintendo Wii Controller Student: Daniel Lehmann, Advisor: Dipl.-Inf. Markus Rickert, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll, Due Date: 11.01.2008
	MA	Visuelle Steuerung und Trajektorienplanung für einen mobilen Manipulator Student: Felix Dengler, Advisor: Dipl.-Inf. Martin Wojtczyk, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll, Due Date: 15.10.2007
	DA	Entwicklung eines Verfahrens zur Vereinfachung von 3D-Polygonmodellen für die Verwendung in der Robotik Student: Christoph Ciesla, Advisor: Dipl.-Inf. Markus Rickert, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll, Due Date: 15.10.2007
	DA	Konzeption und Implementierung eines adaptiven, robusten und effizienten Verfahrens zur Klassifikation von Objekten mittels Template Matching Student: Thomas Müller, Advisor: Dipl.-Inf. Markus Rickert, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll, Due Date: 15.06.2007
	DA	Effiziente Generierung optimaler Roboterbahnen in 3D modellierten Umgebungen unter Berücksichtigung von verschiedenen Nebenbedingungen Student: Thomas Friedlhuber, Advisor: Dr. Stefan Riesner, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll, Due Date: 15.06.2007
	SEP	Echtzeitsteuerung eines Stäubli Industrieroboters über TCP/IP Student: Thomas Friedlhuber, Kai Klimke, Advisor: Dipl.-Inf. Markus Rickert, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll, Due Date: 07.03.2007
	SEP	Erweiterung von Aktionsprimitiven für Roboter zur Erfüllung von Konstruktionsaufgaben Student: Florian Homm, Advisor: Dipl.-Inf. Markus Rickert, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll, Due Date: 10.12.2006
	MA	A Basic System for Interpretation of Utterances in Natural Language, Based on the Combinatory Categorial Grammar Student: Manuel Giuliani, Advisor: Dipl.-Inf. Markus Rickert, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll, Due Date: 15.11.2006
	SEP	Berechnung von konkaven Hüllen über 3D Polygonmodelle zur Kollisionserkennung Student: Christoph Ciesla, Advisor: Dipl.-Inf. Markus Rickert, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll, Due Date: 27.10.2006
	SEP	Objekterkennung und Klassifikation für JAST - Joint Action Science and Technology Student: Thomas Müller, Advisor: Dipl.-Inf. Markus Rickert, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll, Due Date: 23.07.2006
	DA	Entwicklung einer Roboter-Architektur für mobile, verteilte Systeme und Einführung einer Selbstlokalisation mittels Markov-Modellen Student: Alexander Camek, Advisor: Dipl.-Inf. Martin Wojtczyk, Dipl.-Inf. Markus Rickert, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll, Due Date: 15.05.2006
	DA	Autonome Modellierung der Umgebung einer mobilen Roboterplattform mittels Laserscannermessungen Student: Alexander Hollinger, Advisor: Dr. Stefan Riesner, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll, Due Date: 15.02.2006
	DA	Autonome Modellierung der Umgebung eines Industrieroboters mittels Laserscannermessungen Student: Marinus Danzer, Advisor: Dipl.-Inf. Markus Rickert, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll, Due Date: 15.02.2006

Vision

	MA	People Tracking in the Coffee-Break Scenario Student: Sikandar Amin, Advisor: Dr.-Ing. Giorgio Panin, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll, Due Date: 06.11.2009
	MA	Articulated hand detection, model adaptation and tracking fom multiple camera views Student: Sebastian Klose, Advisor: Dr.-Ing. Giorgio Panin, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll, Due Date: 10.03.2009
	MA	Real-time people tracking for video surveillance with multiple cameras using MCMC particle filters Student: Thorsten Röder, Advisor: Dr.-Ing. Giorgio Panin, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll, Due Date: 01.08.2008
	DA	Development of a unifying software framework for markerless real-time tracking of model aircrafts in 3D Student: Erwin Roth, Advisor: Dr.-Ing. Giorgio Panin, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll, Due Date: 01.08.2008