Institute for Application-Oriented Knowledge Processing (FAW)

Students are invited to directly contact the professors in case they are interested in carrying out a bachelor's or master's thesis at our institute. You are also welcome to suggest a topic.

Overview of Thesis Topics

An overview of Thesis topics (in particular topics in Computational Data Analytics) can be found here, opens an external URL in a new window (from the JKU network). Please contact the respective supervisor (or Prof. Fürnkranz) if you are interested in a specific topic.

A selection of Master's Theses completed at our institute can be found here, opens an external URL in a new window.

We also have an FAQ for writing theses in our group.

Open Bachelor's Theses

In some cases, topics for Master's Theses can - in a reduced version - also be started as a Bachelor's Thesis. Please enquire if interested.

Annotating Ontologies with Metadata
Supervisor: a.Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. Wolfram Wöß

Uncertain Data and Query Processing
Supervisor: a.Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. Josef Küng
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Maksim Goman

Ongoing Bachelor's Theses

Data Quality Monitoring Framework for CRM Systems
Supervisor: a.Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. Wolfram Wöß

NoSQL Databases: Firebase versus MongoDB Atlas
Supervisor: a.Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. Wolfram Wöß

Open Master's Theses

Measuring the Quality of Knowledge Graphs
Supervisor: a.Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. Wolfram Wöß

Uncertain Data and Query Processing
Supervisor: a.Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. Josef Küng
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Maksim Goman

Ongoing Master's Theses

Data Quality Measurement for NoSQL Databases: Graph databases – Neo4J
Supervisor: a.Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. Wolfram Wöß

Data Quality Measurement for NoSQL Databases: Document stores – MongoDB
Supervisor: a.Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. Wolfram Wöß

Visualization of Network Topologies in Upper Austria
Supervisor: a.Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. Wolfram Wöß

Finished Bachelor's Theses

Constraint-based Measurement and Aggregation of Data Quality
Supervisor: a.Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. Wolfram Wöß

Graph Data Management in PostgreSQL
Supervisor: a.Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. Wolfram Wöß

Graph Data Management in Oracle Database
Supervisor: a.Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. Wolfram Wöß

Analysis of Graph Database Features on a Relational Database Implementation
Supervisor: a.Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. Wolfram Wöß

Data Catalogs: A solid Basis for Semantic Integration
Supervisor: a.Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. Wolfram Wöß

Automatische Auswertung und effiziente Speicherung von Benutzergenerierten Texten
Supervisor: a.Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. Wolfram Wöß

Graph Data Profiling
Supervisor: a.Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. Wolfram Wöß

Creation of a Database Reference Profile
Supervisor: a.Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. Wolfram Wöß

An Analysis of Blockchains for Non-Public Use
Supervisor: a.Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. Wolfram Wöß

Finished Master's Theses

Nachrichtenempfehlungen auf Basis eines Graphen aus IPTC- und Wikipedia-Kategorien
Supervisor: a.Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. Wolfram Wöß

Data Quality Assessment for NoSQL Databases: Wide-column stores – Cassandra
Supervisor: a.Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. Wolfram Wöß

Development of a Graphical Notation for Ontological Engineering
Supervisor: a.Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. Wolfram Wöß

Visualization and Management of Data Quality Measurements
Supervisor: a.Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. Wolfram Wöß