Master thesis:

• Circularity assessment of the Lithium-Ion Battery End-of-Life

Currently no topics

Master thesis:

• Management-Herausforderungen in der Implementierung nachhaltiger AI-Technologien

Bachelor thesis, master thesis or dissertation:

• Predicting transitions in dynamic systems with Early Warning Signals
• Empirical, theoretical and model-based analysis of equilibria/resilience/transitions in dynamic systems
• Empirical, theoretical and model-based analysis of complex systems (e.g. cooperation, collaboration, trade, production, predator-prey, pollination, etc.)
• Empirical and model-based analysis of diffusion in networks (e.g. diffusion of ecological relevant innovation, rumors, viruses …)
• In general: model-based investigations – in case of non-systems-scientific research field, with co-supervision
• Applied analyses with machine learning or text mining methods - in case of non-systems-scientific research field, with co-supervision
• Social, economic or ecological dynamics of labor and labor markets (digitalization, crowd-working, future of work and income …)

Bachelor thesis or master thesis:

• Complex Contagion
• Opinion Dynamics
• Origin of Cooperation
• AI for agent-based modelling

Bachelor or master thesis:

• Climate debate - Threat and solution orientation of activism blogs and science communication blogs
• Climate communication & new technologies (AI, social media, …)
• Discourse Analysis of climate protection and climate change narratives in news articles

Master thesis:

• Eco Games - insights from player feedback on their educational value (in collaboration with the Department of Psychology)

Master thesis:

• Exploring forest owner motivation in biodiversity payments for environmental services: a reverse auction in Styria

• Sustainability assessment of wood-based product systems

• Wood utilization in the automotive industry - A sustainability assessment on a macro level. Potential research question: Which environmental and socioeconomic consequences can be expected from a broad utilization of wood in the European automotive sector?

Master thesis:

• Challenges and Methodological Considerations in Prioritizing Social Indicators in So-cial Life Cycle Assessment: Insights from Experienced Researchers

Currently no topics

Bachelor thesis:

Energy transition: Possible research questions:

• How do individuals evaluate different scenarios of a decarbonized energy system? What knowledge is prevalent? What misconceptions?
• Smart energy technologies allow – together with other technologies, such as photovoltaic power plants, electric vehicles – to explore new possibilities to redesign a sustainable energy system.
  • How does the adoption process of different technologies (smart energy technologies, photovoltaic power plants, electric vehicles, etc.) look like amongst private households? Are there specific technologies, which have an “enabling potential”, i.e., foster the adoption of other technologies for a sustainable energy transition?
  • Do drivers and barriers for adopting different smart energy technologies vary, depending on the technology in question?

Low-carbon transport: Possible research questions:

• How do individuals evaluate different scenarios of low-carbon transport options? What knowledge is prevalent? What misconceptions?
• Does specific context information of a transport policies (e.g., providing more or less detailed information about consequences of transport measures) foster or hinder the support of these policy measures for low-carbon transport?

Master thesis:

• Topics related to his courses “Environmental Decision Making” and “Human Factors in Transitions”, but also
• Acceptance of ambitious climate policies in specific target groups (e.g. farmers, workers in carbon-intense industries, …)
• Discourse analyses related to sustainability and climate change in Austria

If you are interested, you can find more information at https://homepage.uni-graz.at/de/thomas.brudermann/thomas.brudermann-teaching-and-thesis-supervision/ .