UU Theses Repository: Recent submissions
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Reinforcement Learning Applied to an EV Charging Scheduling Problem
(2025)This thesis investigates Maskable Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO) for Electric Vehicle Charging Scheduling (EVCS) within a non-uniform smart grid, partially integrated with renewable energy, aiming to minimize charging ... -
Multitask Learning for Medical Image Report Generation with Structured Table Integration
(2025)This thesis investigates whether multitask learning can improve factual grounding in automated radiology report generation using Large Vision-Language Models. We adapt LLaVA-OneVision-7B with QLoRA for chest X-ray report ... -
Formalizing Axiomatic Theories of Truth
(2025)We investigate the possibility of formalizing the proof of the conservativity of TB in Halbach [1, p. 55f], in the interactive theorem prover Lean. Lean is based on dependent type theory, which has a natural connection to ... -
SPEECH TO SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM DISORDER: MACHINE LEARNING CLASSIFICATION USING NLP FEATURES
(2025)Background: Formal thought disorder in schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD) may manifest as disorganized speech patterns that are traditionally assessed through clinical evalu- ation. This is subjective and time consuming, ... -
3D face modeling for multiview facial action detection
(2025)Facial action unit (AU) detection struggles with the lack of 3D information from the common way of detection, using 2D images. This paper leverages 3D face reconstruction models, parametric facial data, and other multi-view ... -
The mediating role of Sense of Authenticity, Belongingness and Justice in the relationship between Perceived Managerial DEI Policy Support and Career Advancement Motivation
(2025)This study investigates how employees’ perceptions of their manager’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policy support influences their career advancement motivation. It addresses a gap in literature by shifting the ... -
The Future of Work: How Job-Related Temporal Discounting Shapes Intrinsic Motivation
(2025)Due to the ongoing labour shortage, it is increasingly important for organizations to retain and nurture employees. As rewards are directly linked to work motivation, understanding how employees evaluate job-related rewards ... -
Leading to Diversity: The Effect of Executive Messaging and Executive Gender on Perceived Effectiveness of Gender Diversity Initiatives
(2025)Despite growing efforts to tackle gender inequality, discrepancies between men and women remain commonplace in the workplace. This experimental study examined how executives’ behaviour (status quo legitimising vs. status ... -
Internalized Bias or Structural Blame? How Gender Identification Shapes Women’s Responses to Queen Bee Behaviors
(2025)Despite efforts to reduce gender inequality in the workplace, women remain underrepresented in leadership positions. While many reasons have been given to explain why this happens, one factor that may contribute to this ... -
The Influence of Menstrual Cycle Phases on Women’s Status-Seeking via Prestige and Dominance: The Moderating Role of Organisational Culture
(2025)Menstruation is a common experience that affects nearly half of the workforce in Western countries, yet its effects on workplace behavior are often overlooked in organizational research. One area where this may be especially ... -
Screens as Masks: Counter-Visual Strategies in Surveillance Performance An Analysis of Dries Verhoeven's Alles Moet Weg (2024)
(2025)This thesis examines how contemporary surveillance art exposes the visual logic of control systems through counter-visual strategies. Focusing on Dries Verhoeven's Alles Moet Weg (2024), a performative installation set in ... -
Intervening in Workplace Bullying: The Role of Perpetrator Gender and Gender Norm Conformity in Shaping Intervention Recommendations
(2025)Gender norms may influence how interventions to workplace bullying are assessed. This study examines whether the gender of a workplace bullying perpetrator and the alignment of their behaviour with traditional gender norms, ... -
Food for Thought: Linking Organizational Factors and Well-Being Through Eating Behavior
(2025)Understanding how organizational factors influence employee well-being through healthy and unhealthy eating habits is essential for promoting and sustaining healthier organizational environments. Guided by the Job ... -
Investigating Low Literacy with Speech-to-Text Technology: Exploring Effects of Word Frequency and Age of Acquisition on Visual Word Recognition
(2025)Low literacy remains a pressing issue, with over 3,1 million Dutch adults facing challenges in reading, writing, and math. These difficulties often go unrecognized due to stigma and limited identification tools. The present ... -
Strengthening volunteer motivation and identification with Dutch cultural history through a game-based intervention
(2025)Volunteerism has been an important part in reaching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) for creating sustainable cities and communities and preserving cultural heritage, like Dutch mills. Identifying with an organization, ... -
Phones Down, Heads Up! Investigating the Impact of a Social Media Detox on Social Anxiety and Phubbing
(2025)The rise of smartphones and social media has changed the way people interact with each other, leading to new behaviors like phubbing, referring to the ignoring of someone by looking on your phone in social settings. This ... -
Understanding the drivers of clothing purchase behaviour among young working adults
(2025)This study focuses on the psychological drivers behind the purchasing behaviour of second-hand clothing among young adults (aged 18–35) in full-time employment. It examines the role of professional identity, hygiene ...