Master thesis RSE

The Institute of Transport Science offers a range of possible topics for master theses for the specialization Railway Systems Engineering (RSE) each semester.

If you are studying RSE and if you are interested in writing a master thesis at our chair in the summer semester 2025, please contact thesis@via.rwth-aachen.de and indicate a maximum of three preferred topics (with priority 1 to 3). Please also enclose an up-to-date transcript of records and a status report on the internship (completed, ongoing until, planned from, not planned) to the e-mail. The application deadline is 28.02.2025. Subsequently, the topics will be assigned.

Depending on demand, it cannot be guaranteed that a topic can be assigned.

Number Issue PDF
1 Potential of the European Timetable & Capacity Redesign-Process for railway capacity management
2 Potential of artificial intelligence in the railway sector
3 Best practice study regarding the access to sidings in European countries
4 Evaluation of operating concepts for tram and light rail systems in low-demand periods worldwide
5 International Comparison of freight train operations
6 International Comparison of Platform Barriers for Railways
7 Comparative analysis of congestion phenomena in road and rail transportation
8 The Periodic Event Scheduling Problem
9 Mapping Railway Capacity – A Methodological Review