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Seminar Topic Groups and Sample Master Theses

Seminar Topic/Method Groups and Sample Master Theses

The following selected Masters' theses pertain to the different groups' topics and/or research method types. Each thesis has a number of keywords describing it by topic area and method type, and seminar groups are formed based on the similarity of the thesis topic outlines submitted by students in the first week.

• Topic 1: Software development processes, software quality - Case study:
  "Vertically Scaling Agile: A Multiple-Case Study" by Nicklas Östman and Rasmus Lindström, Linköping University 2017.

• Topic 2: Programming framework, parallel systems, compilers, metaprogramming, performance - Design, Prototype implementation:
  "SkePU 2: Language Embedding and Compiler Support for Flexible and Type-Safe Skeleton Programming", by August Ernstsson, Linköping University 2016.

• Topic 3: Business software, services, software contracts - Usability study, iterative development:
  "Usability of a Business Software Solution for Financial Follow-up Information of Service Contracts" by Therese Borg, Linköping University 2018.

• Topic 4: Deep learning, machine learning, image processing, computer vision - Experimentation:
  "3D reconstruction from satellite imagery using deep learning" by Tim Yngesjö, Linköping University 2021.

• Topic 5: NLP, LLMs, machine learning, data mining, databases - Experimentation:
  Bridging Language and Data: Optimizing Text-to-SQL Generation in Large Language Models by Niklas Wretblad and Fredrik Gordh Riseby, Linköping University 2024

• Topic 6: Security and Computer Networks - Evaluation:
  "Certificate Transparency in Theory and Practice" by Josef Gustafsson, Linköping University 2016.

• Topic 7: Security and Computer Architecture - Experimentation:
  Detection of side-channel attacks targeting Intel SGX by David Lantz, Linköping University 2021

• Topic 8: Algorithms, scheduling, embedded realtime systems, metaheuristics - Improvement, optimization, analysis:
  "Performance Optimizing Priority Assignment in Embedded Soft Real-time Applications" by Fredrik Bergstrand and Tobias Edqvist, Linköping University 2018.

Topic groups and seminar groups will be assigned based on the submitted thesis topic outlines.

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Last updated: 2025-10-31