LaTeX template for Bachelor's and Master's thesis proposals (Exposés) at the University of Wuppertal, research group Robust, Secure and Privacy-Preserving Smart Systems (ROSES).
- Open this repository in VSCode with the Dev Containers extension and re-open in container — the devcontainer ships with TeX Live, latexmk, the LTeX grammar/spell checker and an inline PDF viewer.
- Edit
settings.tex— title, author, examiners, dates, toggles. - Edit
chapters/timeline.texand comment out eitherba-ganttchartorma-ganttchart, depending on whether your thesis is a Bachelor's or Master's. - Write your chapters in
chapters/and your bibliography inliterature/literature.bib. - Save any
.texfile — the container builds the PDF automatically.
| Path | Purpose |
|---|---|
exposee.tex |
Main entry point. Lists which chapters are included. |
settings.tex |
All exposé-specific values and layout toggles (edit this). |
template/ |
Title page, declaration of authorship + AI-tools form, header/footer, bibliography, Gantt-chart styling. Do not edit unless you know what you are doing. |
chapters/ |
One file per chapter (intro, work packages, thesis structure, timeline, plus Bachelor/Master Gantt variants). |
glossary/glossary.tex |
Acronyms and glossary entries (used inline via \gls{}; not printed). |
literature/literature.bib |
BibTeX bibliography. |
images/ |
BUW logos (color, grayscale, rich black). |
examples/ |
Reference exposés from previous students. |
latexmk --shell-escape -synctex=1 -pdf exposee.tex--shell-escape is required because the template uses minted for code listings.
This template was originally based on the RUB-NDS exposé template and was migrated to the BUW corporate design, sharing the layout logic (preamble, header/footer, title page) with the BUW thesis template.