MSc thesis projects - Machine learning for image and video understanding

Instrument-based measurements of movement problems for detection and prediction the risk of psychiatric disorders

Are you a master's student in Signal & Systems, Clinical Technology, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field? We are looking for a talented individual to join our team and contribute to our research aimed at identifying potential biomarkers for improving the clinical categorization of psychiatric disorders. We invite you to join our team and make a significant contribution to an exciting research project within the Erasmus MC (dr. N.H. Grootendorst, psychiatrist).

Detecting Edge Changes in Networks via Graph Signal Processing

Generative AI for suppressing tinnitus

This MSc project aims to improve the current tinnitus-matching methods available through for example a literature study and / or the design and testing of a prototype. The project can still be shaped according to your interests or expertise. A literature study on the currently used methods for tinnitus-matching can be conducted. The design of a prototype may consist of an algorithm, application, or device using AI such as generative AI. Also, implementing a UI and designing an appropriate user experience can be important aspects of a tinnitus-matching method.

Modelling perception failures in autonomous vehicles

A failure in an autonomous system can have multiple effects on the system. Some common effects are wrongful detection or misclassification. These effects can be modelled without inducing the failures using some specific triggering conditions. This can support the assessment of robustness of the system. The idea of this research is to find out different effects modelling techniques and how can they be used in type approval by determining the robustness of the system.

[Internship] 3D Depth Perception Using Drones

Sensor fusion for Depth Perception in Offshore Environments

Sparse Control of Linear Dynamical Systems with Application to Wind Farm Control

Occupancy mapping for automotive applications

[NXP] for automotive applications

Sparse Nonuniform Optical Phased Array Design

Design of optical phased array for a lidar sensor

Sparse imaging and reconstruction in a pixel array

Towards brain-inspired AI hardware

In this project, we will investigate a factor-graph representation to derive local learning rules that will allow for low-cost adaptive AI hardware.

EEG-based Brain Signatures for Personalized Therapeutic Intervention in Chronic Pain

Chronic-pain management remains a complex clinical challenge, often requiring personalized therapeutic approaches. EEG data offers valuable insights into the underlying brain activity associated with chronic pain conditions. Traditional analysis methods may overlook crucial information, necessitating a focus on constructing forward models based on EEG-derived brain signatures. These models can facilitate personalized interventions by targeting specific brain regions implicated in pain processing. This thesis aims at developing advanced techniques for constructing forward models based on EEG-derived brain signatures in chronic pain patients. Machine learning (ML) and data-driven approaches will be utilized to identify and characterize unique brain signatures associated with different chronic pain conditions, including neuropathic and fibromyalgia pain. This will be the first key-step towards personalized therapeutic interventions through in-silico stimulation and computational modeling, with the ultimate goal of optimizing treatment strategies for individual patients.

Transformer-based World Models for continuous actions environments

The past year has seen the proposal of various transformer-based World Models. However, these models predominantly utilize discrete representations, limiting their application primarily to environments with discrete actions. This thesis proposes to investigate and develop methods that extend the application of such models to continuous environments, examples of which include AntMaze and the DeepMind Control Suite. The student will explore and implement diverse techniques to transform continuous actions into discrete tokens. This exploration will include a comparison of our baseline model, a World Model that leverages TransformerXL [3] for modeling world dynamics, against leading state-of-the-art models such as DreamerV3 [2], TWM, Groot, and others. Throughout this thesis, the student will receive comprehensive, step-by-step guidance. To facilitate a robust starting point for this research, we provide access to a well-maintained codebase, available at https://github.com/Cmeo97/iris . This resource is intended to serve as a foundational platform, supporting the student in navigating and contributing to this cutting-edge field of study.

Epilepsy diagnosis using multimodal machine learning

In this project we aim to build on this previous research and determine whether it is possible to accurately distinguish between patients with epilepsy and controls with a different diagnosis using multimodal machine learning. We use both the EEG and clinical information. On the one hand, the aim is to improve the information and treatment of patients with epilepsy, because we can more quickly assess who will benefit from starting anti-epileptic drugs. On the other hand, by visualizing the features on which a machine learning algorithm bases its classification, we hope to gain more insight into the underlying neurological mechanisms that contribute to the risk of epilepsy.

Nowcasting of Extreme Rainfall (NER)

Extreme precipitation often causes serious hazards such as flooding and landslides, which pose threats to human lives and cause substantial economic loss. In order to give early warnings of such hazards, nowcasting systems have been widely used to forecast the future weather condition in the short term (typically less than 6 hours). In this project, we adopt deep generative models to achieve more accurate precipitation prediction than existing methods.

Reliable Powerdown for Industrial Drives (R-PODID)