Teaching
We offer courses on the topic of "visualization" and its applications, especially in the field of software development. In addition to different lectures, our curriculum includes seminars and project groups. We regularly supervise theses and also offer jobs as student assistant.
Current Courses (Summer 2021)
(Language: German/English) Vorlesung mit Übung (Master)
Informations- und Softwarevisualisierung (ISV)
(Language: English) Seminar (Bachelor/Master)
Seminar Visualization for Social Good (SV)
(Language: English) Project Course (Bachelor/Master)
Bachelor/Master Project: "Visualization for Social Good" (PVSG)
For more information about the previous semesters, please see our archive.
Theses and Projects
We offer student theses and projects for both bachelor and master students studying in the field of computer science. In the following, we provide a list of tentative topics for theses and projects. We are also open and willing to discuss your own ideas. If you are interested, please make an appointment with the supervisor for detailed information.
- Generating Natural Language Descriptions of Scientific Datasets
Master Thesis, Computer Science, Tutor: M.Sc. Hagen TarnerShahid LatifProf. Dr. Fabian BeckDetails - Visual reporting a landscape of social and ethical values across European institutions
Bachelor Thesis, Computer Science, Tutor: Shahid LatifProf. Dr. Fabian BeckDetails - Diff 2.0 - The Multi-Perspective Diff: Visualizing Code and Performance Changes at the Same Time
Master Thesis, Computer Science, Tutor: M.Sc. Hagen TarnerProf. Dr. Fabian BeckDetails - Visualizing Dynamic Data through Comics
Bachelor Thesis, Master Thesis, Computer Science, Tutor: Shivam AgarwalProf. Dr. Fabian BeckDetails - Visual Analysis of "Confusion" in Multi-label Classifiers
Master Thesis, Computer Science, Tutor: Shivam AgarwalProf. Dr. Fabian BeckDetails - Applying and Evaluating Visual Comparison of Multi-labeling Results
Bachelor Thesis, Master Thesis, Computer Science, Tutor: M.Sc. Cedric KrauseProf. Dr. Fabian BeckDetails - Contrasting Different Graph Representations with Respect to Suitability for Visual Comparison
Master Thesis, Computer Science, Tutor: M.Sc. Cedric KrauseProf. Dr. Fabian BeckDetails - Visual Comparison of Evolving Hierarchies in 3D
Bachelor Thesis, Master Thesis, Computer Science, Tutor: M.Sc. Hagen TarnerProf. Dr. Fabian BeckAbstractDetailsVisualize hierarchical information and use the third dimension to show time; preferrably realized with Web Technologies (HTML, JS, WebGL); Inspiration: CuboidMatrix
Possible datasets from the domains of Biological Taxonomies, Software Evolution or Software Performance. Examples: GHTorrent or boa
- Visual Performance Annotations for the Evolution of (Computer Graphics) Shaders
Bachelor Thesis, Master Thesis, Computer Science, Tutor: M.Sc. Hagen TarnerProf. Dr. Fabian BeckAbstractDetails
Student Assistant Positions
We are regularly looking for motivated student/research assistants. As an assistant you will support our research by helping us with developing interactive software systems, conducting user studies, or data preprocessing. Here, we announce specific vacancies, but usually there are more jobs available. If you are interested, feel free to contact us!
Please note that the topics that are offered as theses, in some cases, can also be assigned as an employment opportunity.