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Project Work

The Research project

For MSc students in Computer Science (KCS), Software Design (KSD), and Data Science (KDS).

The research project
The research project is intended as the bridge between your specialization (KCS and KSD) or your electives (KDS) and your thesis. It allows you to focus very narrowly and in great detail on the particular sub-topics of your specialization or elective courses that will then be used in your thesis.

The information on how to find a topic and supervisors also applies to projects in general as well as the MSc thesis.

 

 

The content of the project is not limited, but is intended to feed into your thesis.

The Research Project very often takes the form of a narrowly focused literature study or a prototype implementation or use of particular software tools. In the step-by-step guide below, we will briefly highlight what your tasks are and explain the key aspects of writing a Research project.

WISEflow is replacing LearnIT as your exam platform
From Spring 2027 onwards, the Research Project will be managed and assessed in WISEflow and not LearnIT. You will still be added to a LearnIT page, where you can connect with potential group members and arrange supervision.

However, all activities related to the exam itself will take place in WISEflow. This means you will form your group, submit your problem statement and submit your project in WISEflow. Other project-based courses will move to WISEflow at a later stage.

This does not affect students writing their research project in Autumn 2026 and submitting in December.

Going abroad

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If you go abroad in your last semester before writing the thesis, you are welcome to do the research project from afar with online supervision.

However, since online supervision often can prove difficult to manage, ITU allow for an exception in this case, allowing you to apply for an additional elective instead of doing the project. You need to apply for it together with your other pre-approvals.

Please note this solution is only an option, if you proceed directly to the thesis after going aboard.