SACS Master projects Finished

Recent Master / MSc projects

The following list (under construction, by no means complete) is meant to give you an impression about what could be achieved during your final project period, and how a thesis in our specialization could look like.

MSc Students graduated at the chairs: 

2024

2023

• Sem Geerts
  Estuarine Sand Dunes as a Nature-Based Solution Against Salt Intrusion: an idealised morphostatic model approach, 21 December 2023, B.J. Geurts
• Maaike Wösten
  Cardiac function monitoring during venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the intensive care unit,  24 November 2023, H. Zwart 
• Tycho de Haan
  Neural field and spline-based representations for optimizing the k-space trajectory for MRI with deep learning, 26 October 2023, C. Brune, daily supervisor J.M. Wolterink
• Paul Stuiver
  Reduced-order surrogate modeling for linear-nonlinear coupled problems, 23 October 2023, C. Brune, daily supervisor M.Guo
• Irene van de Zande
  3D Point-cloud Object Detection for Millimeter Wave Radar: A Synthesis Study, 11 September 2023, C. Brune, daily supervisor M. Guo
• Jente van Werven
  PDE-Based Graph Convolutional Network for Arterial Hemodynamics Estimation, 28 August 2023, C. Brune, daily supervisor J. Suk
• Kaja Krhac
  Canonical Dirac structure of unitary quantum dynamics, 03 August 2023, F.P. Schuller
• Stephan Lip  
  Burst-Suppression in Next-Generation Neural Mass Models and EEG, 20 July 2023,  H.G.E. Meijer
• Noortje van Goor
  Qualitative symmetry breaking in structured MD, 01 June 2023, B.J. Geurts
• Carmen Tretmans
  First Order Least Squares Finite Element Approximation for the Fluid-Structure Interaction Spectral Problem, 23-03-2023  M. Schlottbom, Daily supervisor: F. Bertrand
• Fleur van Alphen
  Spontanous glutamate and calcium dynamics at the presynamptic terminal, 02 May 2023,  Dr. H.G.E. Meijer

2022

• Martijn Heutinck
  An application of a proximal method with a fractional Laplacian regularizer for inverse problems,10 January 2023, C. Brune, Daily supervisor: Dr.rer.nat. J.A. Iglesias Martinez
• Mariya Karlashchuk
  Data-driven model for direct segmentation in medical imaging, 27 September 2022, C. Brune, Daily Supervisor: J. Wolterink
• Tjeerd J. Heeringa,
  The Effect of Higher Order Activation Functions on Infinitely wide Neural Networks, 25 April 2022, AM: C. Brune, S&C: H.J. Zwart, CS: M. Poel
• Stijn de Wit
  Modelling the effect of Andreev bound states on quantum transport in superconducting magnetic topological systems, 17 February 2022, Geurts

2021

• Jasper Marissen
  Parameter Estimation using the Extended Kalman Filter for the ALIA Density Meter, 29 November 2021, A.A. Stoorvogel
• Wouter van Harten
  Numerical continuation schemes for 1D patterns in neural fields, 14 October 2021, C. Brune, Daily Supervisor: H.G.E. Meijer
• Leander van der Bijl
  Solving The Multi‐Sensor Assignment Problem Efficiently, 24 September 2021, A.A. Stoorvogel
• Lucas Jansen Klomp
  The influence of feedforward inhibition on spontaneous and evoked activity in coupled neural mass models, 16 September 2021, C. Brune, Daily Supervisor: H.G.E. Meijer
• Sven Dummer
  Neural differential equations solving stochastic mean field games, 13 September 2021, C. Brune
• Jesse Zwienenberg
  Neural implicit representations for diffeomorphic medical image registration, 30 August 2021, C. Brune
• Vincent Bosboom
  Modeling and analysis of layered Josephson junctions, 24 June 2021, J.J.W. van der Vegt
• Tim Kokkeler
  Usadel equation in a four terminal junction, 17 June 2021, B.J.Geurts
• David de Haan
  Numerical time integration of stochastic differential equations, 10 June 2021, B.J. Geurts
• Guido Kuijper,
  The stability of Time-Delay Systems, 16 April 2021, H.J. Zwart
• Ruben de Baaij,
  Non-linear dynamic control for positive-real systems, 26 February 2021, H.J. Zwart
• Diewertje Alblas
  Computational Analysis of Fluid Dynamics in Intracranial Aneurysms, 11 February 2021, B.J. Geurts
  
  

2020

• Pascal Loohuis,
  On the importance of mutual coherence for image reconstruction with neural networks, 13 November 2020, C. Brune
• Sarah Verboom, 
  Nonlinear filters and deep learning for removing chest compression artefacts from ECG during cardiac arrest, 22 October 2020, S.A. van Gils 
• Cedric Hendrikx
  Using Bayesian inference to reconstruct and characterize segregation to buried interfaces from non-destructive Hybrid Xray measurements, 19 October 2020, J.J.W. van der Vegt
• Maaike van de Ven 
  Input-to-state stability for bilinear systems, 21 September 2020, A.A. Stoorvogel
• Bas Schuttrups
  Modelling nonlinear optical pulse propagation using pseudo-spectral methods, 18 September 2020, B.J. Geurts
• Steven Horsting
  Funnel Cruise Control with Input Saturation, 10 September 2020, H.J. Zwart
• Arnout Franken
  Drag reduction in two-phase Taylor-Couette flow, 24 July 2020, B.J. Geurts
• Sophie Ligtenstein
  Modelling the effect of cardiac arreston neural activity using an energy-dependent neural mass model basedon ion concentrations, 01 may 2020, S.A. van Gils, Daily Supervisor: H.G.E. Meijer
• Max Rang
  Computational methods in quantum mechanics with applications in spintronic calculations, 30 april 2020, J.J.W. van de Vegt
• Jake Jenden
  Identification of a Drinking Water Softening Model using Machine Learning, January 2020, H.J.  Zwart

2019

• Eline Schaft
  Opportunities and possibilities of outcome prediction in patients who will undergo a transcatheter aortic valve procedure, 11 december 2019, S.A. van Gils
• Sagy Ephrati,
  Direct Numerical Simulation of Bubble-Wall Interactions, 22 July 2020, B.J. Geurts
• Bram de Wilde 
  Dopant networks for energy efficient classificaton, 14 June 2019, B.J. Geurts
• Frank Klein Schaarsberg
  On the Stabilization of Linear Time Invariant Systems with Positive Controls, 26 April 2019, A.A. Stoorvogel

2018

• Wietske Bastiaansen
  Joint reconstruction and motion estimation via nonconvex optimization for dynamic MRI, 16 November 2018, S.A. van Gils - Daily Supervisor: C. Brune
• Len Spek
  Bifurcations in Neural Field Models with Transmission Delays and Diffusion, 2 November 2018, S.A. van Gils
• Gabriela M. Ong,   
  Analysis of flow in stented aneurysm. 28 August 2018, B.J. Geurts   
• Xiaoming.P. op de Hoek,  
   Dynamic objects in emission tomography reconstructed with temporal B-splines. 23 May 2018, S.A. van Gils
• Linde A.B. Olde Olthof,  
  Physics of interfaces of superconductors with topological insulators Item availability restricted. 10 augustus 2018, J.J.W. van der Vegt
• Leendert  van Veen,  
  The Perdigão field campaign : evaluation of the Cell Perturbation Method in atmospheric simulations.11 april 2018, B.J. Geurts
• Lars J. Corbijn van Willenswaard, 
  A comparison of polygonal discontinuous Galerkin methods. 18 April 2018, J.J.W. Van der Vegt 
• Jelmer Gietema
  Propagation inside Photonic Crystals of Increasing Geometric Complexity, 17 January 2018, J.J.W. van der Vegt

2017

• Hidde Wieringa
  Contact Methods for Pipelaying in a Finite Element Framework , 15 December 2017, H.J. Zwart
• Sietske van der Honing
  Direct numerical simulation of bubble/wall and droplet/droplet collision with a motifation for lubrication, 01 December 2017, B.J. Geurts
• Niels Middelhuis
  Towards the automatic control of blood glucose in potions with T1DM, 25 September 2017, H.J. Zwart - Daily supervisor: J.W. Polderman / H. Blauw (Inreda Diabetic BV)
• Manu Kalia
  Homoclinic saddle to saddle-focus transitions in 4D systems, 10 July 2017, S.A. van Gils - Daily supervisor: H.G.E. Meijer
• Jeroen de Cloet
  Extracting the reaction kinetics of the formation of CIGS from in-situ X-ray diffraction measurements, 06 July 2017, J.J.W. van der Vegt - daily supervisor:  dr.ing.J.Emmelkamp(TNO/Soliance)   
• Nick Doornekamp
  Compressive Sensing in Dynamics Scenes, 04 July 2017 - A.A. Stoorvogel  - Supervisor: P. Mandal
• Niek Huttinga,
  Insights into deep learning methods with application to cancer imaging, 23 May 2017 - S.A. Van Gils - Daily supervisor: C. Brune
• Abel Hanse,
  Krylov subspace time domain computations of monochromatics sources for multi-frequency optical response, 19 april 2017-  J.J.W. van der Vegt - Daily supervisor: M.A. Bochev
• Marissa Frijns
  CFD modeling of a gas exchange membrane in OpenFOAM,  10 February 2017 - B.J. Geurts

2016

• Diede Nijmeijer
  Modelling air quality in the city, december 2016 - B.J. Geurts
• Normen Oude Booijink
  Parallel magnetic particle imaging: compressed sensing of field free line excitations, 26 oktober 2016 -  S.A. Van Gils -
  Daily supervisor: C. Brune
• Nick Luiken
  Solution techniques for inverse problems in neural field theory, Oct 2016 - S.A. Van Gils - Daily supervisor: C. Brune
• Joannet Onvlee
  In silico modeling of patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus, 30 september 2016 - H.J. Zwart
• Ruben Heersink
  An adaptive Bayesian approach towards a robust clasifier for UAVs and birds, 16 September 2016 -  A.A. Stoorvogel
• Youri Boink,
  Combined Modelling of Optimal Transport and Segmentation Revealing Vascular Properties, 09 September 2016 - S.A. Van Gils - Daily supervisor:  C. Brune
• Daan R. de Ruiter, 
  Numerical calculation of magnetoresistance in a thin-film Bi₂Te₃ topological insulator, 11 July 2016 - B.J. Geurts
• Nelson Chan,
  On analysis and design of algorithms for robust estimation from relative measurements, 30 March 2016 - H.J. Zwart

2015

• Rien Lagerwerf, 
  Higher order variational methods in photoacoustic tomography, 18 september 2015 - Van Gils
• G.P. van der Beek,
  Spectra of finite and infinite Jordan blocks - 26 August 2015 - Zwart
• Tom Sniekers,
  Design of a constant false alarm rate (CFAR) detection scheme, using the sequential likelihood ratio test in a TBD approach,14 August 2015 - Stoorvogel
• Thijs Knapen,
  Analyzing and optimally controlling the Kelvin water dropper, 25 August 2015 - Zwart
• Julia Berkhout
  Differences in brain connectivity between Essential tremor and Parkinsons's disease: an EEG study - 14 August 2015 - Meinsma
• Sjoerd Hack,
  Spherical harmonics based aggregation in the multilevel fast multipole algorithm , 11 juni 2015 - van der Vegt
• Laura van de Weert,
  Gap junction coupling in a neural field model, 22 juni 2015 - Van Gils
• Bram de Witte,
  Network games, information spread and endogenous security, 24 April 2015 - Zwart
• Floris Broekema
  Robust sensor coverage in a two-dimensional area,  04 April 2015 - Frasca

2014

• Bas van de Kerkhof,
  Trajectory analysis using Markov chains, 26 November 2014 - Stoorvogel
• Bert Kiewiet,
  On the effect of a Gaussian firing rate function and propagation delays on the dynamcis of a network of Wilson- Cowan populations, 16 september 2014 - Van Gils - Daily supervisor: H.G.E. Meijer
• Jurgen Hebbink,
  Activity types in a neural mass model, 26 September 2014 - van Gils
• Meindert de Groot,
  Flow prediction in brain aneurysms using Open FOAM, 02 september  2014 – Geurts
• Sjoerd Geevers,
  Space-Time Discontinuous Galerkin Finite Element Method for Seismic Wave Simulation, 11 juli 2014 - van der Vegt
• Koos van der Blonk
  Modeling and Control of a Ball-Balancing Robot - July 2014 - Stoorvogel

 2013

• Jorn Lucas,
  Large Eddy Simulation of Interfacial Gas-Liquid Turbulent Channel Flow, 20 december 2013 – Geurts
• Freekjan Brink,  
  Discontinuous Galerkin Finite Element Methods for Photonic Crystals., 5 december 2013 - van der Vegt
• Irana Denissen, 
  Discontinuous Galerkin Finite Element Methods for the time-harmonic Maxwell equations in periodic media, 29 August 2013 - van der Vegt
• Koen Dijkstra,
  A Mean Field Reduction of a Spiking Neuron Network, 18 January 2013 - van Gils
• Jesper Lansink Rotgerink,
  An in silico description of an Alzheimer network , 17 January 2013 - van Gils
  
  

2012

• Menno Bootsveld,
  Dealing with imperfect knowledge in sensor processing, 19 December 2012 - Stoorvogel
• Jochem H. Boersma,
  Controller design of LTI systems subject to Hysteresis , 23 Oktober 2012 - Stoorvogel
• Jacob Middag,
  Convergence of an implicit runge-kutta discontinuous galerkin method using smooth limiters, 30 augustus 2012 - van der Vegt
• Astrid Geerts
  Detection of interictal epileptiform discharges in EEG, 18 September 2012 - Stoorvogel
• Giske Lagerweij,
  Methodology and analysis for the recognition of tumour tissue based on FDG-PET, 18 April 2012 - Zwart
• Ivan van der Kroon,
  On Faraday Waves and Jets, 30 March 2012 – van Groesen

2011

• Cees Jan Dronkers,
  The estimation of intracranial pressure using blood pressure signals, 07 October 2011 - Stoorvogel
• Kurt Peek,
  Estimation and compenstation of frequency sweep nonlinearity in FMCW radar, 30 September 2011 - Stoorvogel
• Almar Snippe,
  Optimal Signal Recostruction Quantification and graphicl representation of optimal signal reconstruction, 29 September 2011 - Stoorvogel
• Marco Gerards,
  Optimal dynamic voltage and frequency scaling for multimedia devices, 22August 2011 - Stoorvogel - daily supervisor J.W. Polderman
• Wessel Woldman,
  Computational model on neuronal stabilization in perceptual choice dynamics, August 2011 - van Gils -  dialy supervisor H.G.E. Meijer
• Gijs Hilhorst
  Stabilisation of linear time-invariant systems subject to output saturation, June 2011 - Stoorvogel

2010

• Aniek van der Valk
  The influence of a target motionmodel on the exact Bayesain filter recursion; research by particle filtering, 31 augustus 2010 - Stoorvogel
• Arnida L. Latifah,
  Maximal and Pseudo-Maximal Wave Concepts for Freak Waves Applied to the Draupner Wave, May 2010 - van Groesen
• Diana Ugryumova,
  Control design for a chemical disinfection process using the residence time distribution, 22 March 2010 - Zwart
• Franchimon, Ellen
  Modelling circular optical microresonators using whispering gallery modes. 2010- van Groesen, daily supervisor M. Hammer
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2009

• Wenny Kristina
  Slowly varying bathymetry modeled by Effective Boundary Conditions, August 2009 -van Groesen
• Sid Visser,
  Synchronization-based parameter estimation of Neuronal Networks, June 2009 - van Gils
• Roel de Jong
  Railroad crossing video monitoring - 29 June 2009 - Stoorvogel

2008

• L.S. Lie,
  An analysis of Extremal Periodic Water Wave Profile, February 2008 - van Groesen

2007

• Maaike Kruyswijk,
  Measuring system for train detection, 22 Juni 2007 - Stoorvogel
• Richard van de Kreeke,
  Behaviors over Finite Fields, 30 August 2007 - Polderman
• Sanne T. Smit, 
  The STN-GPe-network - a bifurcation analysis, 12 October 2007 - van  Gils

2006

• Olger Koop,
  Continuous and discontinous Galerkin finite element methods on variational Boussinesq water-wave models 09 Sepember 2006 - Bokhove
• Meer, C.H. van der (2006)
  Ocean waves of maximal amplitude.-Groesen, daily supervisor G.A.M. Jeurnink

2005

• Willem Ottenvanger,
  Discontinuous Finite Element Modeling of River Hydraulics and Morphology with Application to the Parana River, 15 december 2005 - van der Vegt
• Sander Rhebergen,
  Approximate rieman solvers for viscous flows , 31 August 2005 - van der Vegt

2004

• Sandra Kamphuis,
  10 September 2004 - van Groesen
• Rink Hallman,
  26 August 2004 - van der Vegt

2003

• F. Daniel Hofman,
  24 October 2003 - van Gils
• Erik Bernsen,
  Discontinuous Finite-Element Approximations of Two-Dimensional  Vorticity Equations with Linear Elliptic Inversions and Circulation, 13 November 2003 -Bokhove
• Aukje de Boer,
  Comparison of two numerical schemes for solving the 1D shallow water equations, 28 August 2003 - Bokhove
• Karin M.H. Huijts,
  Large-eddy models from varational principles, 25 August  2003 – Bokhove
• Arjen H. Koop,
  A Mathematical model for the ecfficacy and toxicity of aminoglycoside, 02 July 2003 - van Gils
• Elger Bouwman,
  27 February 2003 - van der Vegt

2002

• A.D. Terwisscha van Scheltinga,
   24 October 2002 - Bokhove

 2000

• Johannes K. Krottje,
  28 June 2000 - van Gils

1999

• Carolien C.J.M. Fluit,
  26 June 1999 - van Groesen
• H. Martijn Vollebregt,
  31 March 1999 - van Groesen
• Pieter C Roos,
  13 January 1999 - van Groesen

1998

• Judith  Dekkers,
  19 August 1998 - van Groesen

 1997

• Jaap Harm  Westhuis,
  20 February 1997 - van Groesen

1996

• K. Valkering,
  30 augustus 1996 - Van Groesen