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 | |
| 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.