Open Project
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Problem
If you have a problem or idea, we may consider it for your bachelor’s or master’s project. For this purpose, prepare a 10-minute elevator pitch of the idea and a literature review of the problem you aim to study. We may also discuss if I am a suitable candidate to supervise your project.
My areas of interest for this open project are reinforcement learning, deep learning, estimation and control, and applications in cyber-physical systems. Visit the Publications or Projects tabs for more information about my work.
First Step: Choosing a Project
Open projects require an extra step to understand the context behind the problem or motivation, so, I follow the Heilmeier questionnaire to evaluate ideas:
- What are you trying to do? You should be able to explain your objectives using absolutely no jargon.
- How is it done today, and what are the limits of current practice?
- What is new in your approach, and why do you think it will be successful?
- Who cares? If you are successful, what difference will it make?
- What are the risks?
- How much will it cost?
- How long will it take?
- What are the mid-term and final “exams” to check for success?
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Tasks and Timeline
Stage 1:
- Define the problem;
- Delimitate the solution concept;
- Review the state-of-the-art and proposed solutions in the literature;
- Brainstorm potential solutions for the problem.
Stage 2:
- Plan the experiments and test for the expected solution;
- Design a proof-of-concept for potential solutions via minimum viable product concept;
- Analyze the proposed proof-of-concept.
Stage 3:
- Evaluate the proof-of-concept with the proposed experiments and tests;
- Benchmark the proof-of-concept against other solutions in the literature.
Stage 4:
- Document the problem description and solution-design methodology;
- Show the results to reviewers and non-technical audiences.
Expected Outcomes
Mandatory Products
- Technical report with problem description, proposed solutions, experimental results, and project conclusions by following the University guidelines;
- Software and hardware with documentation associated with the project;
- A public dissertation following the University guidelines.
Optional Products
- Summary paper from the technical report suitable for conferences or journals;
- 3-minute elevator pitch video of the project;
- Blog post or video explaining the problem and proposed solution for a general audience.
Bibliography
As you propose the project, send me at least one (1) survey paper with a well-described problem and state-of-the-art solutions. Furthermore, if you consider that the project requires special topics out of the bachelor’s or master’s curriculum, send me the proposed literature