Thesis subjects by Supervisor
Tarek Alskaif
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Data-driven solar photovoltaic integration in Wageningen University campus
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Automated Data Extraction of Scientific Literature
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ICT systems design for microgrids in the agriculture sector
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Data-driven simulation platform of solar energy potential in Dutch farms
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ICT-enabled electric demand flexibility in Dutch greenhouses
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Online matching and negotiations algorithms in P2P energy trading platforms
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Blockchain and IoT enabled smart agriculture and food traceability
Cagatay Catal
Gert-Jan Hofstede
Will Hurst
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Investigating Waste Behaviours in Urban Environments
- Urbanisation is surging, with over half of the human population predicted to live in an urban environment in the near future. This growth will place a... -
How 3D Printing Impacts the Agriculture and Food Supply Chain
- 3D printing is a disruptive technology that caters for mass customisation of products and the production process. It has thus the potential to disrupt... -
What are the roles of virtual and augmented reality in Livestock farming?
- Digital twins can be used within a virtual reality environment to simulate, for instance, a dairy farm. Similarly, augmented reality can be used to... -
The Evolving Digital User Experience (UX) during the Covid19 Pandemic
- The work environment has changed for many people during 2020. Working from home is both expected and has become the norm. Companies have been required... -
Augmented Reality for Real-Time Applications
- Augmented Reality (AR) is finding its way into a wide variety of applications within the smart cities’ domain. The technology offers an... -
A Study into MMORPG Social Mechanics
- This research project will involve developing a socially-driven prototype Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) using a pre-existing... -
Football’s Battle for Home Field and Environmental Advantage
- Combatting pests/diseases with pesticides poses environmental risks and alternative solutions are needed. Digital twins could allow us to unravel the...
Ayalew Kassahun
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How 3D Printing Impacts the Agriculture and Food Supply Chain
- 3D printing is a disruptive technology that caters for mass customisation of products and the production process. It has thus the potential to disrupt... -
What are the roles of virtual and augmented reality in Livestock farming?
- Digital twins can be used within a virtual reality environment to simulate, for instance, a dairy farm. Similarly, augmented reality can be used to...
Mark Kramer
Qingzhi Liu
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Identify Behaviour Patterns in Chicken to Detect Feed Contamination
- Note: This is a cooperative project between INF group and WFSR group of Wageningen University & Research Internet of Things (IoT) is growing... -
Use Virtual Reality (VR) to Affect Consumer Behavior
- Note: This is a cooperative project between INF group and WFSR group of Wageningen University & Research. Virtual Reality (VR) is one of the... -
Use Reinforcement Learning to Control Greenhouse
- Greenhouse is an important approach in modern agriculture. However, it is difficult to control the greenhouse environment, such as temperature,... -
Use Machine Learning for Processing Data of Remote Sensing
- Wireless sensor networks are widely used in various applications for data collection. With the improvement of hardware, the data size collected by... -
Machine Learning for Evaluating Pet Health
- Note: This is a cooperative project between INF group and Animal Nutrition group of Wageningen University & Research. In this project, we aim to... -
Image-based Cow Monitoring System
- As the global demand for agricultural products increases, Artificial Intelligence (AI) becomes a valuable solution in the precision agriculture era.... -
Collaborative Agricultural Platform with Chatbot
- A chatbot is a software that conducts a conversation via auditory or textual methods. In recent years, chatbot has more functions based on artificial... -
Monitor Sleep Activity using Thermopile Infrared Sensors
- Sleep activity is one crucial factor for understanding the quality of human life. However, traditional sleep monitoring systems are not well accepted... -
Monitor Activity of Wild Animals using Thermopile Infrared Sensors and Cameras
- Wild animal monitoring is important for preservation of various endangered species. Wildlife monitoring system has progressed with the development of... -
Deep Reinforcement Learning for Controlling Infrared Sensors and Cameras in Animals Monitoring
- Wild animal monitoring is important for preservation of various endangered species. Wildlife monitoring system has progressed with the development of...
Sjoukje Osinga
Bedir Tekinerdogan
Joep Tummers
João Valente
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Realtime Apples Detection and Tracking using UAVs
- Autonomous robots or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) can be used to acquire the necessary input (image/video) for yield estimation on centimetre scale.... -
The Cyborg Farmer: The Ultimate Digital Twins Solution
- The emergence of AI and automation has optimized many existing agricultural practices. From applying fertilizer based on soil samples and aerial... -
Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) for Indoor Farming with Drones
- Greenhouses are getting more popular and the existing tend to become modernized. This includes climate control, and crop monitoring which currently is... -
UAV-based Disease Detection in Grapevines Combining Multispectral Imagery and Artificial Intelligence
- UAVs are a rapid and efficient data gathering system when combined with Geographical information Systems (GIS) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). In... -
Apple orchards fruit detection in real time using pre-trained models on images taken by an UAV
- Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) have become to play an important role in many tasks in agriculture. They can be used to take thermal, RGB,... -
Qualitative assessment of ground surfaces with AI and UAV technology
- The understanding of soils mechanics is an important factor to successfully carry out tasks where there’s some sort of interaction with the... -
Fawn and Wildlife Sense-and-Avoid System for Agricultural Machinery Supported by Realtime UAV imagery
- Farmers and nature conservationists have been reporting every year several cases where fawn and wildlife specimens, e.g., bird nests, deer’s,... -
Development of an autonomous small robot boat for supporting aerial remote sensing in fluvial environments
- The task of sampling aquatic ecosystems is a laborious and expensive work, especially when it comes to cover a very wide area. This work can be... -
Optimization of UAV missions using Ant Colony Optimization (ACO)
- The adoption of small and aerial vehicles endowed with cameras and other sensory system has improved the management of several near-earth remote... -
Development of UAV user-friendly data science tools
- UAVs are a rapid and efficient data gathering system when combined with Geographical information Systems (GIS) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). In...
Cor Verdouw
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IoT and edge analytics for farming equipment
- In agricultural companies there is a steady increase in amount of farming equipment and machinery with the purpose of optimizing day to day business.... -
Augmented Reality in horticulture: green glasses instead of green fingers
- Labor is one of the biggest challenges in horticulture. More than 25% of all costs of many horticultural companies is labor-based. Temporary staff is... -
Digital Twins for Quality-Controlled Supply Chains of Food and Flowers
- The Food and Flowers sector is a challenging domain from a supply chain management perspective. It needs advanced control systems that can deal with... -
Blockchain-empowered Agri-Food Supply Chains
- Blockchain is a very promising technology that can raise supply chain digitalization in the agri-food sector to a higher level. A blockchain empowered...