Current topics for Bachelor's, Master's, or Diploma theses

  • 3D analysis, modeling and simulation of the microstructur in fiber based porous materials (Details)
    Contact: Prof. Schmidt,Gerd Gaiselmann
  • 3D Modelling the photoactive layer in polymer solar cells (Details)
    • Simulation of different virtual morphologies and their analysis w.r.t. physical transport properties of excitons and electrons. Contact: Prof. Schmidt, Ole Stenzel
  • New dialectometry using methods of stochastic image analysis (Details)
    Contact: Prof. Schmidt and Prof. Spodarev
  • Resampling methods and estimation of the parameters of a distribution (Details)
    Advisor: Prof. Spodarev
  • Simulation of fibre processes in 3d (Details)
    Contact: Prof. Spodarev
  • Simulation of random fields (Details)
    Contact: Öffnet einen internen Link im aktuellen FensterProf. Spodarev
  • Spatial stochastic modeling in property insurance
    Contact: Prof. Spodarev
  • Statistical analyis of prostate carcinoma tissue (Details)
    (In cooperation with the Institute of Pathology, Ulm, Prof. Mattfeldt) Contact: Prof. Spodarev
  • Statistical space-time analysis of crime data (Details)
    In Cooperation with the Bayerisches Landeskriminalamt and ESRI. Contact: Öffnet einen internen Link im aktuellen FensterProf. Spodarev
  • A comparison of two methods for the calculation of the Euler-characteristic of surfaces
    Contact: Prof. Spodarev
  • A central limit theorem for exceedance measures of random fields
    Contact: Prof. Spodarev
  • Stochastic modeling and analysis of telecommunication networks (Öffnet einen internen Link im aktuellen FensterDetails) 
    • Development and implementation of simulation algorithms of typical cells of random Voronoi mosaics based on Cox-point processes and the cost analysis in telecommunication networks based on such simulations. Contact: Öffnet einen internen Link im aktuellen FensterProf. Schmidt and David Neuhäuser
    • Creation of intensity maps using stochastic extrapolation. Contact: Öffnet einen internen Link im aktuellen FensterProf. Schmidt and Öffnet einen internen Link im aktuellen FensterRalf Thiedmann
  • Stochastic modeling and image analysis in biology und medicine (Öffnet einen internen Link im aktuellen FensterDetails) 
    • Implementation of statistical methods to analyse 3D microscopic data of protein networks in pancreas cancer cells. Contact: Öffnet einen internen Link im aktuellen FensterProf. Schmidt and Öffnet einen internen Link im aktuellen FensterSebastian Lück
  • Stochastic modeling of the gas diffusion layer in fuel cells (Öffnet einen internen Link im aktuellen FensterDetails)
    • Development and implementation of methods to calculate different  physical characteristics from realisations of the models and also from the real 3D data and their statistical analysis. Contact: Öffnet einen internen Link im aktuellen FensterProf. Schmidt and Öffnet einen internen Link im aktuellen FensterRalf Thiedmann 
    • Enhancement of the existing models by integration of additional components. Contact: Öffnet einen internen Link im aktuellen FensterProf. Schmidt and Öffnet einen internen Link im aktuellen FensterRalf Thiedmann
    • Development and implementation of an adaptation algorithm with special focus on important physical characteristics and 3D segmentation of image data. Contact: Öffnet einen internen Link im aktuellen FensterProf. Schmidt and Öffnet einen internen Link im aktuellen FensterRalf Thiedmann
  • Stochastic modeling of tropical cyclone tracks (Öffnet einen internen Link im aktuellen FensterDetails)
    • Development and  adaptation of methods from geometrical statistics to compare historical and synthetic tracks.
    • Enhancement of the methods and models to calcluate windfields and hazard maps.
    • Development and implementation of hypothesis tests to compare windfields and hazard maps, which are computed from historical and synthetic track data.
    • Contact: Öffnet einen internen Link im aktuellen FensterProf. Schmidt

Current bachelor theses

  • Daniel Westoff, "Stochastic Simulation Model for 3D Microstructures" - Advisor: Prof. Schmidt
  • Lisa Handl, "Deskriptive Analyse von Clustereigenschaften komplexer 3D Punktmuster" - Advisor: Prof. Schmidt
  • Sonja Marschall, "Modellierung der Kriminalitätsdaten mit räumlichen Zeitreihen" - Advisor: Prof. Spodarev
  • Carlo Weller, "Räumliche stochastische Analyse der Kriminalität in Großstädten Bayerns" - Advisor: Prof. Spodarev
  • Matthias Neumann, "Structural Segmentation and Stochastic 3D Modelling of LSC-cathodes" - Advisor: Prof. Schmidt
  • Raphael Wimmer, "Statistical Testing of Simulation Software for Tropical Cyclone Tracks" - Advisor: Prof. Schmidt
  • Jonas Braun, "Stochastische Simulation von Niederspannungsnetzen" - Advisor: Prof. Schmidt
  • Martin Salzer, "Iterative Algorithms for the Binarization of 3D Grayscale Images" - Advisor: Prof. Schmidt
  • Marius Moldenhauer, "Simulationsalgorithmen für Cox-Prozesse auf zufälligen geometrischen Graphen" - Advisor: Prof. Schmidt

Current master theses

  • Tanja Schmitt, "Structural Analysis of Velocity Fields in Complex 3D Geometries" - Advisor: Prof. Schmidt
  • Björn Kriesche, "Stochastic Simulation Model for Tropical Cyclone Tracks" - Advisor: Prof. Schmidt
  • Henrike Häbel, "Structural Modeling of Pharmaceutical Film Coatings" - Advisor: Prof. Schmidt

Current diploma theses

  • Simon Hagel, "Extrapolation von stabilen Zufallsfeldern" - Advisor: Prof. Spodarev
  • Stefan Roth, "Strukturuntersuchungen von Gasdiffusionslagen" - Advisor: Prof. Schmidt
  • Cornelius Endres, "Extraction and Stochastic Modeling of Curved Fibres in 3D Image Data" - Advisor: Prof. Schmidt
  • Martin Meinhardt, "Point-process models for the analysis of chontrocytes nuclei" - Advisor: Prof. Schmidt

Finished bachelor theses

  • Daniel Michaelis, "Lokale Struktur der Werte einer verzweigten Irrfahrt mit standardnormalverteilten Sprüngen", October 2011 - Advisor: Jun.-Prof. Kabluchko
  • Jiayi Li, "Simulation of random variables", October 2011 - Advisor: Jun.-Prof. Kabluchko
  • Nadine Mosthaf, "Multiagenten-basierte Modellierung wirtschaftlicher Schneeballsysteme", August 2011 - Advisors: Dr. K. Best, Prof. Spodarev
  • Felix Joos, "Die Schwellenfunktion für den Zusammenhang in Graphenpotenzen für reguläre Graphen", July 2011 - Advisor: Jun.-Prof. Kabluchko
  • Vera Hartenstein, "Evaluation of a stochastic simulation model for tropical cyclone track data", June 2011 - Advisor: Prof. Schmidt
  • Christian Steck, "Multivariate Hypothesentests mit Anwendungen auf Windfelddaten tropischer Wirbelstürme", December 2010 - Advisor: Prof. Schmidt
  • Martin Fuchs, "Anisotropy analysis of polymer hybrid solar cells based on chord lengths and linear contact distances", December 2010 - Advisor: Prof. Schmidt
  • Michael Hofmann, "Analysis of 3D morphologies of photoactive layers in polymer-ZnO solar cells visualized by electron tomography", December 2010 - Advisor: Prof. Schmidt
  • Viktor Rehm, "Modellierung des Porenraumes von Li-Ionen Batterien mittels zufälliger geometrischer Graphen", December 2010 - Advisor: Prof. Schmidt
  • Nadja Ferger, "Algorithmische Bestimmung von maximalen Flüssen in Porengraphen", December 2010 - Advisor: Prof. Schmidt
  • Henrike Häbel, "Block-Bootstrapping for Planar Point Processes", November 2010, Advisor: Prof. Schmidt
  • Clara Happ, "Simulation of geometric Gibbs graphs", November 2010, Advisor: Prof. Schmidt
  • Björn Kriesche, "Estimating the Spatial Correlations of a U.S. House Price Index", November 2010 - Advisor: Prof. Schmidt
  • Olaf Wied, "Methode zur Bewertung von Extraktionsalgorithmen für zufällige Geradensysteme", November 2010 - Advisor: Prof. Schmidt
  • Agnetha Ziegler, "Simulation Algorithms for 'Forbidden Zones' within Typical Cells", November 2010 - Advisor: Prof. Schmidt
  • Tanja Schmitt, "MCMC-Simulation des Wassertransports in Gasdiffusionslagen von Brennstoffzellen", September 2010, Advisor: Prof. Schmidt
  • Mladjan Radic, "Bestimmung der Verteilung von Porengrößen mittels Wasserscheidentransformation", August 2010, Advisor: Prof. Schmidt
  • Elisabeth Kilzer, "Linguistic Similarity Measures in Dialectometry - Implementation and Application to Area-Class Maps", June 2010, Advisor: Prof. Schmidt

Finished master theses

  • Deng - Deng Yu, "Räumliche stochastische Analyse und Modellierung von Hochwasserschäden in Österreich", November 2010 - Advisor: Prof. Spodarev

Finished diploma theses

  • Björn Fischer, "Combining Rank Preserving Structural Failure Time Models and Multistage Modelling in the Evaluation of Oncological Endpoints", October 2011 - Advisor: Prof. Schmidt
  • Judith Schmidt, "A Central Limit Theorem for the Volume of Excursion Sets of Stationary and Associated Random Fields", October 2011 - Advisor: Prof. Spodarev
  • Anke Rigol, "Statistische Raum-Zeit-Analyse von Kriminalitätsdaten in Bayern", August 2011 - Advisor: Prof. Spodarev
  • Armin Aigner, "Modelling of flood claims using a generalized additive model with unknown link function", July 2011 - Advisor: Prof. Spodarev
  • Julius Vogelbacher, "Statistische Analyse von Wortvarianten des Sprachatlas von Bayerisch-Schwaben", June 2011, Advisor: Prof. Schmidt
  • Thomas Zeibig, "Algorithms for the Detection of Nanoparticles in 3D Image Data", February 2011, Advisor: Prof. Schmidt
  • Alois Fichtl, "Image Segmentation and Statistical Analysis of Electron Microscopy Data from the Cytoskeleton", February 2011, Advisor: Prof. Schmidt
  • David Neuhäuser, "Distributions of Shortest Path Lengths in Telecommunication Networks with 'Forbidden Zones'", September 2010, Advisor: Prof. Schmidt
  • Aaron Spettl, "Stochastic 3D Modeling of Morphological Microstructures", September 2010, Advisor: Prof. Schmidt
  • Tim Tegethoff, "Stochastic Modelling of Tropical Cyclone Tracks - Enhancements to the Wind Speed Simulation of Landfalling Storms", August 2010, Advisor: Prof. Schmidt
  • Nina Rapsch, "Bootstrap-Methoden in der räumlichen Statistik", April 2010, Advisor:  Prof. Schmidt
  • Larissa Goss, "Scan Statistic and Text Mining" (in cooperation with Daimler AG, Ulm), March 2010, Advisor:  Prof. Spodarev
  • Henrik Haßfeld, "Representation of 3D Image Data by Systems of Overlapping Spheres", February 2010, Advisor: Prof. Schmidt
  • Julia Hocke, "Modelling and Estimation of Progression-Free Survival and Overall Survival with Applications to Clinical Trials", February 2010, Advisor:  Prof. Schmidt
  • Michael Böhm, "Automated Statistical Detection of Structural Similarities in Dialectological Area-Class Maps", October 2009, Advisor:  Prof. Schmidt
  • Matthias Kugler, "Statistical Tests for Structural Features in Groups of Dialectological Area-Class Maps", October 2009, Advisor:  Prof. Schmidt
  • Florian Timmermann, "A Central Limit Theorem for the Volume of Excursion Sets of Stationary Random Fields" (in cooperation with Lomonosov State University Moscow), October 2009, - Advisor: Prof. Spodarev
  • Gerd Gaiselmann, "Tensorial Tomography: Algebraic Reconstruction Technique and Statistical Evaluation", August 2009, Advisor:  Prof. Schmidt
  • Thomas Opitz, "Simulation and Fitting of Gibbs Processes in 3D: Models, Algorithms and their Implementation", August 2009, Advisor:  Prof. Schmidt
  • Bernhard Clasen, "Schätzung von Parametern von Zylinderprozessen in 3D", July 2009, Advisor:  Prof. Spodarev
  • Paul Macuta, "Strukturanalyse und stochastische Modellierung poröser Medien in Brennstoffzellen", June 2009, - Advisor:  Prof. Schmidt
  • Thomas Fricker, "Statistical Analysis and Segmentation of Inhomogeneous Random Graphs", May 2009, Advisor:  Prof. Schmidt
  • Sebastian Lochbrunner, "Quantitative Beschreibung von Papierherstellungsprozessen mit Methoden der stochastischen Bildanalyse" (in cooperation with Fa. Voith Paper GmbH & Co. KG, Heidenheim), May 2009, Advisor: Prof. Spodarev
  • Heike Zierau, "Intensity Maps for Telecommunication Networks", December 2008, Advisor:  Prof. Schmidt
  • Junchao Bao, "Räumliche Risikomodellierung in der Sturmversicherung" (in cooperation with Öffnet einen externen Link in   einem neuen FensterGenerali Versicherung AG, Wien), October 2008, Advisor: Prof. Spodarev
  • Eugenia Malinkowa, "Signifikanztests für den Vergleich der Strukturen zufälliger Punktmuster – Anwendung bei der Analyse tropischer Wirbelstürme", September 2008, Advisor:  Prof. Schmidt
  • Steffen Müthing, "Analysis of Capacity Functionals in Telecommunication Networks", September 2008, Advisor:  Prof. Schmidt
  • Simone Striebel, "Analysis of Spiral Search: Analytical Description of Spiral Search Spacecraft Detection Probability and Secondary Search Area", July 2008, Advisor:  Prof. Schmidt
  • Sebastian Frommherz, "Improved Fitting Technique for Stochastic Telecommunication Network Models", April 2008, Advisor:  Prof. Schmidt
  • Oliver Herbst, "Regionalisierte Prämienkalkulation in der Sachschadenversicherung" (in cooperation with Öffnet einen externen Link in  einem neuen FensterGenerali Versicherung AG, Wien), April 2008, Advisor:  Prof. Spodarev
  • Florian Lippold, "Klassifikation von 2D- und 3D-Binär- und Graustufenbildern mit Hilfe von Methoden der stochastischen Geometrie", April 2008, Advisor: Prof. Spodarev
  • Thomas Jungbauer, "Robustness of Burr ML-Estimators with Applications to Fire Insurance Data", March 2008, Advisor: Prof. Spodarev
  • Christoph Fuchs, "Analyse von Cluster-Punktprozessen mit Hilfe von Scan-Statistiken", February 2008, Advisor:  Prof. Spodarev
  • Yves Njike, "Erkennung von signifikanten Regionalunterschieden in den räumlich aufgelösten Haushaltsversicherungsdaten" (in cooperation with der Öffnet einen externen Link in einem neuen FensterGenerali Versicherung AG, Wien) - Advisor:  Prof. Spodarev
  • Peter Straka, "Anwendungen fraktaler Krümmungsmaße in der Bildanalyse" (in cooperation with the University of Karlsruhe), December 2007, - Advisor:  Prof. Spodarev
  • Tobias Metzger, "Verfahren zur Datenassoziation bei dicht fliegenden Objekten" (in Kooperation mit EADS, Ulm), November 2007, - Advisor:  Prof. Spodarev
  • Natalie Grünwald, "Modellierung und statistische Analyse der Gasdiffusionslage in Brennstoffzellen", October 2007, - Advisor:  Prof. Schmidt
  • Predrag Lukic, "Efficient Estimation of Mesh Widths for Random Tessellation Models", October 2007, Advisor:  Prof. Schmidt
  • Melanie Guggolz, "Stochastic Modelling of Tropical Cyclone Tracks: Computational Enhancements by Weighting and Smoothing of Historical Storm Data", October 2007, Advisor:  Prof. Schmidt
  • Peter Saffert, "Estimation of Cost Functionals for a Two-Level Hierarchical Model Based on Voronoi-Tessellations", August 2007, Advisor: Prof. Schmidt
  • Corinna Ilg, "Simulation of the Typical Cell for Laguerre-Type Tessellations", July 2007, Advisor:  Prof. Schmidt
  • Johannes Renfordt, "Vorhersage von Reisezeiten in städtischen Ballungsräumen" (in cooperation with Öffnet einen externen Link in   einem neuen FensterDeutschen Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Öffnet einen externen Link in   einem neuen FensterInstitut  für Verkehrsforschung Berlin), July 2007, Advisor:  Prof. Spodarev
  • Britt-Kerstin Avak, "Methods of Spatial Statistics and their Application to Regionalised Data", March 2007, Advisor:  Prof. Schmidt
  • Viktoria Idt, "Statistical Analysis of Marine Cytomegalovirus Nucleocapsid Interaction", February 2007, Advisor:  Prof. Schmidt
  • Christian Schmidt, "Praxisnahe Erläuterung und Vergleich von Chain-Ladder-basierten Schadenreservierungsverfahren" (in cooperation with Öffnet einen externen Link in  einem neuen FensterNürnberger Versicherung), January 2007, Advisor: Prof. Spodarev
  • Malte Spiess, "Simulation Methods for Spatial Gibbs Point Processes", December 2006, Advisor:  Prof. Schmidt
  • Carolin Rupieper, "Statistical Fitting of Gibbs Processes to Spatial Point Patterns", November 2006, Advisor:  Prof. Schmidt
  • Sebastian Lück, "A Stochastic Model for the Reorganisation of Keratin Networks", October 2006, Advisor:  Prof. Schmidt
  • Rene Schlachter, "Auswertung von Verkehrsszenarien und Prognose von Reisezeiten in den grossstädtischen Ballungsräumen" (in cooperation with Öffnet einen externen Link in  einem neuen FensterGerman Aerospace Center, Öffnet einen externen Link in  einem neuen FensterInstitut  für Verkehrsforschung Berlin), October 2006, Advisor:  Prof. Spodarev
  • Marcel Wauer, "Aggregated Poisson-Voronoi Tessellations: Simulation of Typical Cells and Applications to Telecommunication Network Modelling", October 2006, Advisor:  Prof. Schmidt
  • Daniel Wolfmüller, "Cost Analysis for Telecommunication Networks: Least Nodes Paths and Capacity Loads", September 2006, Advisor:  Prof. Schmidt
  • Alexander Fritsch, "Brutto-Nettomodellierung des naturkatastrophenexponierten Portfolios eines Rückversicherers" (in cooperation with Öffnet einen externen Link in  einem neuen FensterHannover Rück), August 2006, Advisor: Prof. Spodarev
  • Dieter Kiesenbauer, "Statistical Fitting of Random Tessellations to French Infrastructure Data at Nationwide Scale", July 2006, Advisor:  Prof. Schmidt
  • Ralf Thiedmann, "Optimization Methods for Statistical Fitting of Network Models and Applications to Intensity Maps", June 2006, Advisor:  Prof. Schmidt
  • Alisia Hornischer, "Statistical Analysis of Multi-Type Nestings and Asymptotic Normality of Functionals of Tessellations", May 2006, Advisor:  Prof. Schmidt
  • Almut Upowsky, "Stochastic Modelling and Cost Analysis of Nationwide Telecommunication Networks", April 2006, Advisor:  Prof. Schmidt
  • Florian Voss, "First and second moment measures in geometric sampling for stereology", December 2005, Advisor:  Prof. Schmidt
  • Christian Rueß, "Stochastische Modelle und Verfahren zur Extrapolation räumlicher Daten", December 2005, Advisor:  Prof. Schmidt
  • Daniel Meschenmoser, "Differenzierung von Gewebestrukturen mit Methoden der räumlichen Statistik", December 2005, Advisor:  Prof. Schmidt
  • Katharina Posch, "Modulated Poisson-Voronoi Tessellations: Simulation of the Typical Cell and Applications to Telecommunication Networks", October 2005, Advisor:  Prof. Schmidt
  • Rasa Zurumskas, "Asymptotic Properties of Functionals of Stationary Random Tessellations", September 2005, Advisor:  Prof. Schmidt
  • Jonas Rumpf, "Stochastische Modellierung von Zugbahnen tropischer Wirbelstürme", September 2005, Advisor:  Prof. Schmidt
  • Michael Rösch, "Cost Analysis for Telecommication Networks: Mean-Value Formulae for Subscriber Line Lengths", June 2005, Advisor:  Prof. Schmidt
  • Ralph Guderlei, "On the Implementation and Testing of a Fast Algorithm in Statistical Image Analysis", February 2005, Advisor:  Prof. Schmidt