What is a Thesis Fair?
It is ConnectionOpportunityResearchInnovation
The Graduate School of Informatics (GSI) has been organising the Thesis Fair annually since 2011, catering to MSc students and organisations. This event brings together hundreds of students, industry experts, and top researchers. The event provides a platform for students and organisations to engage in productive discussions, fostering a free flow of ideas between the two parties.
The primary goal of the Thesis Fair is to create an environment that enables students and organisations to explore innovative MSc thesis projects collaboratively. Prior to the event, organisations and researchers will submit project proposals for students to browse and select projects of their choice to discuss during the event. Through these discussions, students and organisations can identify the best fit for mutual collaboration and bring their ideas to fruition.
We are excited to announce that the AI Thesis Fair and General Thesis Fair will now be held on the same day, offering a comprehensive event for all participants. In the morning until lunchtime, MSc AI students and organisations interested in these students will have the opportunity to connect. After lunch, the MSc AI students and organisations exclusively interested in AI students will depart. The afternoon session will be dedicated to the General Thesis Fair, welcoming students from the following four programmes: MSc Information Studies (Data Science Track and Information Systems Track), MSc Computational Science, MSc Software Engineering, and MSc Logic. The General Thesis Fair will also welcome additional organisations and Research Groups alongside those who participated in the morning session.
Fees and Registration
To ensure fairness and accessibility, we have tiered fees based on the type of organisation. During the registration process, we will assign the applicable tier according to your organisation. The fee structure is as follows:
- €200: Startups, SMEs, government organisations, and non-profits.
- €700: Medium/large companies.
- €1500: Large companies.
We look forward to your participation in the Thesis Fair and creating valuable connections between students and organisations.
Testimonials
George
Elsevier
Thesis Fair, 2019/2020
I enjoyed most the volume of the great young talent, and the precise preparation for the speeddates.
It has been a very beneficial programme, via which we have managed to do good research, produce publications, and create prototypes of services that later on we productionized. It also helps us explore fast in the form of PoCs, research directions that are unknown as to whether they could be beneficial for adoption, e.g., comparing some of the State of the Art for some of our text mining problems, with our own data.
Michael
TomTom
AI Thesis Fair, 2019/2020
I enjoyed most the volume of the great young talent, and the precise preparation for the speeddates.
It has been a very beneficial programme, via which we have managed to do good research, produce publications, and create prototypes of services that later on we productionized. It also helps us explore fast in the form of PoCs, research directions that are unknown as to whether they could be beneficial for adoption, e.g., comparing some of the State of the Art for some of our text mining problems, with our own data.
Brendan
MSc Information Studies, Data Science
Thesis Fair, 2019/2020
Meeting with multiple companies is important because in these one-to-one conversations you get a quick impression of the person that works there. Also, the discussions can lead to more opportunities.
It was an informative experience to speak with several people from different companies. I learned that there is a big difference in how I was approached by these companies. This made me consider it is important to get to know a company and its work ethic.
My experience of my internship has been great. The City of Amsterdam takes good care of their interns and provides us with opportunities to work closely together with fellow students.
Sean
MSc Information Studies, Data Science
Thesis Fair, 2019/2020
Meeting face-to-face gives students the opportunity to ask tailored questions and potentially stand out. [This] contact also allows for a more personal discussion and dissemination of opinions which are potentially important for the students’ and employers’ assessments of whether a research proposal or placement is suitable…unexpected opportunities arose, through this format, and that was how I secured my first internship placement.