Thesis topics
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 | |
| Measuring children's cognitive/social-cognitive skills with automated, digital tests - validation of the method | Dr. Konok, Veronika | konok.veronika@ttk.elte.hu |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Study of ADHD traits in the dog model | Dr. Gácsi, Márta | marta.gacsi@gmail.com |
| Comparing action command and object label learning abilities in family dogs | Dr. Ujfalussy, Dorottya Júlia | ujfalussydori@gmail.com |
| Comparative study of human and dog olfaction | Dr. Gácsi, Márta | marta.gacsi@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 |
| Language comprehension of family dog in a bystander context - citizen science approach | Dr. Ujfalussy, Dorottya Júlia | ujfalussydori@gmail.com |
| Sociability and vocal learning in songbirds | 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 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 |
| The effect of human emotional odours on various non-human species | Prof. Kubinyi, Enikő | eniko.kubinyi@ttk.elte.hu |
| Comprehension of iconic symbolic signals in family dogs | Dr. Ujfalussy, Dorottya Júlia | ujfalussydori@gmail.com |
| Cooperation and prosocial behaviours in dog-human interactions | Dr. Gácsi, Márta | marta.gacsi@gmail.com |
| Dogs’ language comprehension related content on social media | Dr. Ujfalussy, Dorottya Júlia | ujfalussydori@gmail.com |
| Recognition of movement patterns and developmental disorders with artificial intelligence - collecting movement data from children with smartwatch | Dr. Konok, Veronika | konok.veronika@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 |
| Experimental investigation of social behaviours in zebra finches | Dr. Pogány, Ákos | akos.pogany@ttk.elte.hu |
2025.02.22.