Students
Open Positions
I am currently looking for a PhD student for the year 2023 / 2024. Funding opportunities are available.
I am open to supervising student projects and Masters thesis, with students coming from Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de PParis schools (incl. Ecole de Ponts), ENS; but I am also to co-supervising research from other Universities. Reach out to discuss more.
Don’t hesitate to get in contact me: panos.mavros at telecom-paris.fr
PhD Topics
PhD research topics are more broad and are expected to be co-developed with the candidate, taking into account funding opportunities.
- Wayfinding and navigation (behavioural aspects, cartography, XR interefaces)
- Joint cognition & decision making, e.g. collaborative design or collaborative wayfinding
- XR interfaces and architectural design
- Simulation of human behaviour and/or experience
- Environmental psychology/neuroscience, Urban aesthetics/neuroaesthetics, embodiment, urban design
- Active mobility, emotions, decision making
MSc Research topics
Below are some project ideas for semester or thesis (memoire) projects. I have grouped according to technical difficulty and prior expertise (e.g. design related topics might be more relevant for students of architecture / urbanism). However, if you are interested in a specific topic from another discipline, reach out to discuss with me anyway.
Informatics & Cognitive Science students
These topics are for students from Computer Science and/or Cognitive Science background. Highlighted are the key tools/methods to be used/learned.
MSc Thesis (Memoire)
These projects demanding a substantial effort and are more suitable for students interested to work for 3-6 months in our lab.
| Topic | Keywords |
|---|---|
| How human solve travelling salesperson problems in builings | behavioural study, graphs, stats |
| Replication and extension of collaborative wayfinding study | Unity/C#, R, stats, cogsci |
| The effect of navigational support (GPS, maps) on acquisition of spatial knowledge | |
| 3D map of Telecom Paris | threeJS , optional behavioursal study |
| Use of AI for analysis of buildings & human behaviour | |
| Updating an existing VR setup and conducting VR study on collaborative navigation | unity/C#, machine learning and stats in R/Python |
| Use of generative AI for participatory design (cycling, green infrastructure) | |
| Developping and conducting an online experiment paradigm for the analysis of psychological experience of urban scences | ML in R/Python, html/JS |
| Online tools / websGIS for Participatory Design (in the context of project Spacious) |
Semester project
| Topic | Keywords |
|---|---|
| Website to run an online experiment on the psychological perception of cities | urban aesthetics, html/js |
| Analysing eye-tracking data | R, Python |
| 3D map and navigation interface for Telecom Paris | javascript |
| Write and open-source plugin for the Grasshopper and QGIS software | Python |
Design, Architecture, Urbanism students
The following project themes are suitable for students coming from design fields. They can be adjusted to either semester project (~3 months) or Memoire / Master Thesis (3-6 months +). Depending on the quality of the work, they may lead to conference presentaiton/publication.
| Topic | Keywords |
|---|---|
| Representation of spatial information in participatory design (FR: concertation) | qualitative, interviews |
| Neuroarchitecture | EEG, html/js, GIS |
| Embodiment and urban aesthetics | experimental study |
| Use of generative AI for participatory design (cycling, green infrastructure) | coding required |
| Urban design and cognitive distance | see link |
