If you are looking for a thesis/supervisor for your Masters, you can find details about our open topics and the work of past students below.
Keep in mind the following:
- Master Theses = ~60% job for ~6 months.
- Semester Projects = ~8h p/week job for 14 weeks.
Academic Theses for Master Students
The Persuasive Technology Lab is currently accepting students interested in pursuing a Master’s thesis within an academic research context. We welcome applications from motivated students whose interests align with the research topics presented on our website. If you are interested, please send us an email including your CV, academic transcript, and a letter of motivation outlining your background and research interests.
Examples of Master Theses
Here are some examples of master theses done in the laboratory.
- Yannick Wild Interaction Matters: A Study of Trust and Sense of Control in AI Travel Planning – 2026
- Meret Vogel – ‘Conception d’un site web pour un centre sportif‘ – 2022
- Mariem Guebibia – ‘Designing an Offer Tool for B2B Salespeople of Salt Business‘ – 2022
- Samuel Randin – ‘Developing Solutions Using Participatory Design to Reduce Incidence of Multiparty Privacy Conflicts‘ – 2021
- Anastasiia Didenko – ‘Developing an Online Interview Training platform for Swiss job seekers’ – 2021
- Laura Mazuryk – ‘Qualitative Analysis of Interviews with Fitness Trackers Users: Understanding How They Perceive Privacy And Utility’ – 2021
- Ana Davitkova – ‘Designing an Online Platform for Finding Apartments in Switzerland’ – 2020
- Miléna Hengelhard – ‘Déploiement d’un outil numérique pour améliorer l’auto-efficacité des chercheurs d’emploi en Suisse.’ – 2020
- Henri Keopraseuth – ‘Comparing Preventive and Dissuasive Techniques to Address Multiparty Privacy Conflicts’ – 2019
- Clarina Sierro – ‘Modifier le comportement des visiteurs : Application de méthodes de nudging au contexte du musée’ – 2019
- Clément Benkada – ‘Création d’outils numériques dédiés à la recherche d’emploi : comprendre les chômeurs pour les garder motivés’ – 2018
- Florian Barbon – ‘Expérience de vote – La stimulation de la participation par le design web’– 2018
- Vincent Graticcia – ‘Designing a persuasive system to discourage the use of a mobile phone while driving’ – 2017
- André da Costa Bezerra – ‘Utilisabilité et oculométrie: une approche centrée sur l’humain.’– 2017