Thesis & Seminar Offerings

On this page you find currently offered topics for bachelor and master thesis as well as an overview of past seminars themes. We will also always consider thesis proposals from students fitting to the research interests of the research group. Please inform yourself on our web page and approach us directly!

Thesis Topics


Title	Type	Supervisor	Date
When the Bot Becomes Better than People? How AI Companions Reshape Expectations of Human Relationships	Bachelor's Thesis \| Master's Thesis	Dr. Pascal Heßler	Open
Can We Trust LLM-Based Conversational Agents in Experiments? Reproducibility, Model Drift, and Experimental Validity	Masterarbeit	Dr. Pascal Heßler	Open
Limitations and Biases of Large Language Models: Identifying, Measuring, and Counteracting Gender Stereotypes and Fairness Issues	Master's Thesis	Dr. Pascal Heßler	Closed
Agentic AI through the Lens of Socio-Technical Systems Theory: Continuity or Rupture Compared to Previous Technology Waves (e.g. RPA, Digital Transformation)	Bachelor's Thesis \| Master's Thesis	Laura Seith	Open
News consumption channels and political attitudes	Bachelor's Thesis	Prof. Dr. Jella Pfeiffer	Open
Adaptive Immersion for Distraction Mitigation in Mixed Reality Workspaces	Master's Thesis	Luca Bennardo, Chiara Krisam	Open
Shopping on Autopilot: A Design Science Approach to Prototyping and Evaluating User-Centric AI Shopping Agents	Bachelor's Thesis \| Master's Thesis	Luca Bennardo	Open
Smart Products in Industry: An Empirical Evaluation and Strategic Guide for AI-Driven Development Processes	Bachelor's Thesis \| Master's Thesis	Luca Bennardo	Open

Current Seminar Topics

You can now apply for our winter semester 2026/27 seminars on the Wiwi portal. Submit your topic preferences by October 9 (End of Day). You will receive application feedback on October 12, after which you will have three days to confirm your participation.

You can find our Bachelor's seminar topics here: https://portal.wiwi.kit.edu/ys/9487
You can find our Master's seminar topics here: https://portal.wiwi.kit.edu/ys/9486

We look forward to seeing you!

Past Seminar and Thesis Offerings (non-exhausting overview)

General Topic Category	Supervisors
Data Analysis for Media & Political Communication	Prof. Dr. Jella Pfeiffer
Virtual Reality in Purchasing Decisions	Prof. Dr. Jella Pfeiffer; Luca Bennardo
Virtual Reality in the Workplace	Prof. Dr. Jella Pfeiffer; Luca Bennardo
Artificial Intelligence and Society: Fairness and Explainability in Algorithms, Data and Models	Dr. Pascal Heßler; Julia Gutschow
Conversational Agents: Design and Implications	Dr. Pascal Heßler; Laura Seith
AI Agents: Technologies and Implications for Businesses and Society	Dr. Pascal Heßler; Luca Bennardo
Sustainable Information Systems: Reporting, Cooperations and Case Studies	Dr. Pascal Heßler; Lara Schlaich

If you are interested in writing your seminar paper on a topic similar to one offered in the past, please do not hesitate to contact to us.