MSc. Thesis @ ETH x Arqh
Arqh
Zürich, Switzerland
Posted on Oct 6, 2025
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Thesis @ ETH x Arqh</h1> <div contenteditable="false"></div> </div> <div contenteditable="false"></div> </div></div> </div></div></div> <div><div><div contenteditable="false"><div><div><div><div role="table" aria-label="Page properties"> <div><div role="row" aria-labelledby=":r2:"> <div><div><div><div><div aria-disabled="true" role="cell" tabindex="-1" id=":r2:" aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="dialog"><div> <div> <div><div></div></div> <div><div></div></div> </div> <div>Job Posted</div> </div></div></div></div></div></div> <div role="cell"><div><div><div><div><div>September 29, 2025 3:43 PM</div></div></div></div></div></div> </div></div> <div><div role="row" aria-labelledby=":r3:"> <div><div><div><div><div aria-disabled="true" role="cell" tabindex="-1" id=":r3:" aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="dialog"><div> <div> <div><div></div></div> <div><div></div></div> </div> <div>Location</div> </div></div></div></div></div></div> <div role="cell"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><span>Zurich</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div></div> <div><div role="row" aria-labelledby=":r4:"> <div><div><div><div><div aria-disabled="true" role="cell" tabindex="-1" id=":r4:" aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="dialog"><div> <div> <div><div></div></div> <div><div></div></div> </div> <div>Team</div> </div></div></div></div></div></div> <div role="cell"><div><div><div><div>Empty</div></div></div></div></div> </div></div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div> <div><div> <div><div> <h2 contenteditable="false">From Prompt to Plan: Agentic Interfaces for Human-in-the-Loop Operations Research</h2> <div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <h3 contenteditable="false"><span>Scope</span></h3> <div></div> </div></div> <div><div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Build an <span>agentic orchestration layer</span> that translates natural‑language prompts into solver actions, learns user preferences, and enables near‑real‑time, planner‑in‑the‑loop re‑optimization for complex OR problems.</div> <div></div> </div></div></div> <div><div> <h3 contenteditable="false"><span>What you’ll do</span></h3> <div></div> </div></div> <div><div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Prototype parser agents, wire up solver APIs, design preference‑learning feedback loops, and optimize latency/UX for trustworthy, explainable outputs.</div> <div></div> </div></div></div> <div><div> <h3 contenteditable="false"><span>Profile</span></h3> <div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Excellent Python</div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Enthusiasm for mathematical optimization (MILP/CP/SAT)</div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Familiarity with modern LLM tooling (function‑calling / agent frameworks)</div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Bonus: basic DevOps or front‑end</div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Curiosity, initiative, and collaborative mindset</div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <h3 contenteditable="false"><span>Details</span></h3> <div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Zurich‑based, mostly in‑person preferred.</div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Start: As soon as possible</div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Co‑supervised with <span>Prof. Menna El‑Assady</span> and <a href="https://ivia.ch/" rel="noopener noreferrer" tabindex="0"><span>IVIA Lab @ ETH Zurich</span></a> </div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <h3 contenteditable="false"><span>Apply (ETH Zurich only)</span></h3> <div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Send <span>CV, transcripts, and a motivation letter</span> to <a href="#" rel="noopener noreferrer" tabindex="0"><span>mert.erkul@arqh.ch</span></a>, <a href="#" rel="noopener noreferrer" tabindex="0"><span>careers@arqh.ch</span></a> and <a href="#" rel="noopener noreferrer" tabindex="0"><span>batuhan.tomekce@arqh.ch</span></a> </div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">More details upon request 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