We are glad that you are considering one of our projects within LMIS1. We highly recommend that you get in contact with us as soon as possible you to show interest, preferably a few weeks before the start of the semester, as the projects can be taken very quickly!
Hereby you will find the milestones for semester and master projects in our group, and the guidelines for the expected deliverables.
Milestones
- Before the start of the semester: Agreement on a project in our lab. You should specify and define your project by having a discussion with the responsible assistant. Thereafter inform Prof. Brugger (email with: title of the project and name of assistant).
- Two weeks after the beginning: short introduction presentation of the project (10 minutes + 5 minutes questions), presenting the detailed work plan and objectives established with your supervisor.
- Mid-semester: midterm report on the status of the project (1 page).
- End-of-semester: final presentation (20 minutes + 10 minutes questions) and submission of report.
- Grading: The grade is based on your work and behaviour in the lab, the final presentation and the final report.
Important Dates
Only provisional dates, could be changed
It is highly recommended you discuss your future project a few weeks before the start of the semester. Available project can be found here.
- Semester Projects (Projets de Semestre)
20th Feb. Start date
15th Mar. (to be determined) Introduction Presentations at BM3241
14th Apr. Midterm report (1 page)
7th Jun. (to be determined) Final Presentations at BM3241
9th Jun. Official Report Submission Deadline
- MSc Projects 17 weeks (Projets de Masters 17 semaines)
20th Feb. Start date
15th Mar. (to be determined) Introduction Presentations at BM3241
14th Apr. Midterm report (1 page)
16st Jun. (to be confirmed) Official Report Submission Deadline
End Jun. (to be determined) Final exam
- 10 minutes presentation + 5 minutes Q&A.
- File format: .pdf or .ppt
- Content:
- State of the art
- Motivation
- Research plan
- Preliminary results and discussion
- Future plan and timeline schedule
1-page report stating the status of the project and outlook (find the template here):
- Main goal, with initial plan
- Work done so far, and self-assessment (on track? deviation considered?)
- Outlook and readjustment of the expected outcome
Send by e-mail to student’s project responsible in the lab ([email protected]).
- 15 minutes presentation + 5 minutes Q&A.
- File format: .pdf or .ppt
- Content:
- State of the art
- Motivation
- Results and discussion
- Summary
- Outlook
- A digital version of your presentation should be delivered to Prof. Brugger and your supervisor on the day of the defense. Also send it by e-mail to student’s project responsible in the lab ([email protected]).
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Semester Project
- Find the template here.
- Your report should be sent to Prof. Brugger and Hernán Furci by email before 12h00 of the official due date.
- Electronic copy of the report should be given to your supervisor and will be uploaded to infoscience EPFL by the responsible group member in LMIS1.
- All reports are scanned for plagiarism (website here).
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Master Project
- Find the template here.
- You have to provide the Section with a pdf version of your report, by email to [email protected], on the hand-in day indicated in IS-Academia (“date de rendu”), before midday. Check here.
- Electronic copy of the report should be given to your supervisor and will be uploaded to infoscience EPFL by the responsible group member in LMIS1.
- All reports are scanned for plagiarism (website here).
In both cases, send the report by e-mail to student’s project responsible in the lab ([email protected]).
Grading will be based on
- your behavior and work in the lab
- the final report
- the final oral presentation and attitude towards questions
To help you understand in depth the grading, find the grading sheet here.