I (co-)supervised 9 BSc/MSc (two won Best Thesis Prize), 6 PhD theses.

Master and Bachelor students

Being actively involved in teaching allows me to maintain contact with students at different grades and offer them graduate Bachelor's and Master's projects. I try to find a good balance between theoretical developments and applications in such projects depending on the student's interests – I found this to be utterly important and appreciated. We establish a realistic time plan and regular office hours, which allows both the student and the supervisor to monitor progress and take necessary actions so that students can fulfill their curriculum schedule. I support students in presenting results at conferences and, when reasonable, publishing their graduation work results as scientific papers, especially if they plan to pursue an academic career.

The master students I supervised have graduated with peer-reviewed publications of their master project results (one, two).

Doctoral Students

A PhD project is a long-term endeavor with lots of opportunities and rewarding moments but also potential caveats and setbacks. We know [1,2] that good mentorship is key to keeping the mental health and motivation of Doctoral students at a high level. Therefore, it is important for me to develop and maintain respectful and professional working relationships with Doctoral students, respond to their needs, and help them progress in developing their projects while learning key ingredients of the scientific method and high-quality research. I find it essential that students keep in mind the big picture of their work and avoid being over-focused on specific aspects, which may deteriorate the progress of the whole study and lead to frustration and lack of progress.

References

[1] Snieder, R., & Larner, K. (2009). The art of being a scientist: A guide for graduate students and their mentors. Cambridge University Press.

[2] Woolston, C. (2017). Graduate survey: a love-hurt relationship. Nature, 550(7677), 549-552.