4th semester

M.Sc. thesis

The M.Sc. thesis is an independent research project ideally publishable after submission. The thesis aim, content as methods are developed by the student and supervised by an EAGLE lecturer which can be chosen by the student. After handing in the thesis a defense of the M.Sc. thesis is required. The presentation should take approx. 30 minutes and questions by the whole audience can be asked for a maximum of another 20-30 minutes. The final colloquium aims to present the aim and results of the M.Sc. thesis to a scientific audience (EAGLE lecturer and students) who are all allowed to ask questions and discuss the outcome critically. The presentation ought to follow scientific standards and ought to comply to scientific legal specification (e.g. citations, no plagiarism).

News on MSc thesis presentations and announcements:

MSc defense by Haiyin Ye

MSc defense by Haiyin Ye

On Friday 20th of May at 9am Haiyin will present her M.Sc. thesis "Monitoring Gypsy Moth Outbreak Using Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 Data". From the abstract: "Gypsy moth Lymantria dispar (L.) is a serious pest in deciduous forests, the larvae of which can feed on a...

MSc defense by Sofia Garcia

MSc defense by Sofia Garcia

On Friday, March 11th at 9am Sofia will present her M.Sc. thesis "Estimating socioeconomic variables in Bolivia using satellite-based nighttime light images and electricity consumption data". From the abstract: "The lack of up-to-date data on socio-economic parameters...

MSc defense by Yomna Eid

MSc defense by Yomna Eid

Yomna will present her M.Sc. thesis "Assessment of ESA CCI+ and NASA MODIS-LST in Ecological Transects of Australia" on January 14th 2022 at 10am. From the abstract: "Identifying the best-performing MODIS LST products available for scientific analysis is instrumental...

MSc defense by Marius Witt

MSc defense by Marius Witt

Marius Witt will present his M.Sc. thesis "Investigating discharge dynamics at catchment level usingremote sensing timeseries" on Friday 14th of January 2022 at 9am. From the abstract: The anthropogenic induced climate change is one of the foremost challenges of the...

M.Sc. idea presentation by Giovanni Matabishi

M.Sc. idea presentation by Giovanni Matabishi

On Friday 26th of November at 10am Giovanni will present his M.Sc. idea on "Applying Artificial Light as a Focal Predictor to Model Bat Distribution in South Tyrol". His M.Sc. research is done in collaboration with EURAC research in Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy. The...