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This database contains BSc, MSci and MSc projects offered by different supervisors. It can be searched/filtered in various ways to help find the best options for you.

The basic default search is based on titles; simply enter a word or topic which interests you in the "Search" box and click "Save Settings" to view the results.
Checking the "Advanced Search" box displays further search fields. In particular, to find projects appropriate to your programme, type "BSc", "MSci", or "MSc" in the "Level:" field. Again, the results will appear upon clicking "Save Settings".
You can change the sorting of the displayed list by clicking on the drop-down menus corresponding to the category and the order. By default, the sorting is by project title, in ascending order. Click "Save Settings" again to change the sorting.
Click on the title of a project to find details of prerequisites and reading material as well as a brief description. [You may need to look up some unfamiliar terms to get more of a sense of what is involved.] Note that if the project has "No" in the "Current Availability:" field, it is already taken or not being offered this academic year but may be available again in future years.
Each supervisor name links to a contact details webpage so you can arrange to discuss any projects you are interested in or even propose a related topic of your own.

Level:	MSci, MSc
Title:	Topological robotics
Supervisor:	Prof. Michael Farber
Research Area:	Geometry and Analysis
Description:	This project will focus on topological and geometric problems relevant to applications in robotics and engineering. The project may survey several recent developments of topological robotics (depending on preferences and background of the student): topology of configuration spaces of various type including configuration spaces of particles in Euclidean spaces and on graphs, configuration spaces of linkages, topology of robot motion planning problem, models of stochastic topology and some others.
Further Reading:	M. Farber, Invitation to topological robotics. European Mathematical Society, 2008.
Key Modules:
Other Information:	A student doing this project should be very comfortable with basic notions of general and algebraic topology and theory of manifolds.
Current Availability:	Yes