The CYD Campus offers university students the opportunity to work on current cyber-defence research topics.
The topics below are Master thesis projects. In certain cases, they can also be done as a Bachelor thesis, a semester project or an internship (see Before you apply).
They are grouped by category; open a topic to see its full description and contact person.
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You must be enrolled at an academic institution in Switzerland, and you need an academic supervisor from that institution. If you don’t have a supervisor yet, we can help you find one at your institution.
Exception: topics marked as a paid internship are also open to graduates for up to 18 months after their university degree (federal internship rules). In that case, you need neither an enrolment nor an academic supervisor.
The topics are designed as Master thesis projects, but Bachelor theses, semester projects or internships may also be possible in certain cases.
No, not by default. There are two exceptions:
Yes, as long as it is in line with the topics listed here. Contact the person responsible for the closest matching topic.
Email the contact person listed for the topic. Include your CV and your transcript of records.
As early as possible. We receive many requests, and applying early gives you the best chance that we still have capacity.
| Topic | Location | Contact |
|---|
| Automation of model-agnostic Machine Learning robustness evaluation – Data Science. /projects/topics/topic_2023_36/ | Thun / Zurich / Lausanne | Gérôme Bovet |
| Causality Models in Time Series Analysis /projects/topics/topic_2023_27/ | Zürich / Thun / Lausanne | Albert Blarer |
| Predictive Analysis of Disruptive Events (Tipping Point Dynamics) /projects/topics/topic_2023_28/ | Zürich / Thun / Lausanne | Albert Blarer |
| Geo- and Chronolocation /projects/topics/topic_2023_71/ | Zürich / Thun / Lausanne | Albert Blarer |
| Malware mitigation through machine learning on IoT devices /projects/topics/topic_2023_37/ | Thun / Zurich / Lausanne | Gérôme Bovet |
| Analysis of the effect of trust information on deep learning /projects/topics/topic_2023_34/ | Thun / Zurich / Lausanne | Gérôme Bovet |
| Developing models for trust computing based on sensor behavior /projects/topics/topic_2023_35/ | Thun / Zurich / Lausanne | Gérôme Bovet |
| Automating Cyber Defence (reserved) /projects/topics/topic_ROME_2023_BT_Automation/ | any | Roland Meier |
| Security Analysis of Rolling Stock and Train Systems (reserved) /projects/topics/topic_MASTR_2026_Train/ | Zurich / Thun | Martin Strohmeier |
| Analyzing Online Discussions for Tracking Trending Cyber Defense Topics /projects/topics/topic_JAJU_2025_Online/ | Lausanne / Thun / Zurich | Julian Jang-Jaccard |
| Benchmarking LLMs for Monitoring Emerging and Disruptive Technologies /projects/topics/topic_JAJU_2027_TM_LLM_BM/ | Lausanne / Thun / Zurich | Julian Jang-Jaccard |
| Evidence-Based Maturity Assessment of Emerging Cyber-Defence Technologies /projects/topics/topic_JAJU_2027_TM_TRL/ | Lausanne / Thun / Zurich | Julian Jang-Jaccard |
| LLM-Assisted Early-Warning and Technology-Convergence Monitoring for National Cyber Defence /projects/topics/topic_JAJU_2027_TM_LLMs/ | Lausanne / Thun / Zurich | Julian Jang-Jaccard |
| Security of DJI LTE Enhanced transmission (RESERVED) /projects/topics/topic_HULL_2026_DJI_LTE_enhandec_transmission/ | any | Daniel Hulliger |
| Towards Automated Firmware Rehosting with Large Language Models (RESERVED) /projects/topics/topic_HULL_2026_Towards_Automated_Firmware_Rehosting_with_LLMs/ | any | Daniel Hulliger |
| Security Analysis of Power Line Communication and Building Automation (reserved) /projects/topics/topic_MASTR_2026_PLC/ | Thun / Zurich | Martin Strohmeier |
| Security and Resilience of the Smart Tachograph Ecosystem /projects/topics/topic_MASTR_2026_SmartTacho/ | Zurich / Thun | Martin Strohmeier |
