Thesis topics

Departmental lecturerers and researchers typically supervise students on the topics of their grants. If you are interested in one of the following topics, please email the PI (principal investigator). You can apply at any time of the year, but it is advisable to start your thesis work as early as possible.

Topic PI / Témavezető Email
Social behaviour of dogs Dr. Pongácz, Péter peter.pongracz@ttk.elte.hu
Investigating the vocal repertoire and vocal learning abilities of the dog from an ethological, genetic and neurobiological approach Dr. Faragó, Tamás tamas.farago@ttk.elte.hu
Dogs' lifetime activity influence on cognitive decline Dr. Pongácz, Péter peter.pongracz@ttk.elte.hu
Designing robot behavior from an ethological approach Dr. Gácsi, Márta marta.gacsi@gmail.com
Associations between socio-economic background and children's use of digital devices Dr. Konok, Veronika konok.veronika@ttk.elte.hu
The role of companion animals in the family and society Prof. Kubinyi, Enikő eniko.kubinyi@ttk.elte.hu
The effect of sportcognitive intervetions on visual a verbal cognition and executive functions Dr. Ujfalussy, Dorottya Júlia ujfalussydori@gmail.com
Speech understanding in mammals (EEG and fMRI studies) Dr. Andics, Attila attila.andics@ttk.elte.hu
Bionformatics research on dogs Dr. Jónás, Dávid jonas.david@ttk.elte.hu
Sportcognitive intervetions in highschool age groups Dr. Ujfalussy, Dorottya Júlia ujfalussydori@gmail.com
Digital device and development in small children - a citizen science approach Dr. Pogány, Ákos akos.pogany@ttk.elte.hu
The neural code for emotional sounds and odours in mammals Dr. Andics, Attila attila.andics@ttk.elte.hu
Potential Applications of Machine Learning in Ethology Dr. Zsiros, László Róbert rblc@staff.elte.hu
Language and motoric development and early digital device use in children Dr. Pogány, Ákos akos.pogany@ttk.elte.hu
Sound recognition in mammals (EEG and fMRI) Dr. Andics, Attila attila.andics@ttk.elte.hu
Comprehension of iconic symbolic signals in family dogs Dr. Ujfalussy, Dorottya Júlia ujfalussydori@gmail.com
How can dogs' cooperative tendencies be measured? Dr. Gácsi, Márta marta.gacsi@gmail.com
Transition effect from online cognitive development techniques to the sport context Dr. Ujfalussy, Dorottya Júlia ujfalussydori@gmail.com
Cat-human interactions, cat cognition Dr. Pongácz, Péter peter.pongracz@ttk.elte.hu
Using ethological methods to study robot-human/dog interaction Prof. Miklósi, Ádám amiklosi62@gmail.com
Comparing the effectiveness and acceptance of assistance dogs and assistance robots Dr. Gácsi, Márta marta.gacsi@gmail.com
Skills and limits in the relying on verbal labels (‘words’) in gifted word learning dogs Prof. Miklósi, Ádám amiklosi62@gmail.com
The relationship between attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), self-regulation, and digital device use in children and adolescents Dr. Konok Veronika konok.veronika@ttk.elte.hu

2025.02.22.