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HSTU Thesis Template

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Amrita Das Tipu

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Creative Commons CC BY 4.0

Abstract:

LaTeX Template for Undergraduate Thesis at HSTU

This LaTeX template serves as a foundational guide for undergraduate students at HSTU who are writing their B.Sc. thesis reports. To begin, please fill out all the variables in the "main.tex" file.

Please note that this template is a general guide for writing thesis papers at HSTU and may not adhere to all university-specific standards. It is primarily designed for undergraduate thesis submissions within the CSE department, but it can be customized for other departments as needed.

Disclaimer: This template is provided as a starting point and should be modified to align with the specific requirements of your department and university.

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University Theses

HSTU Thesis Template

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% ========================================================================================
% Author: Amrita Das Tipu
% Date: October 1st, 2023
% Section Description: Primarily generated using ChatGPT
% Reviewers: Priyanka Roy, Md. Fahad, Prashant Karna, Sonu Kumar Keshari, Zahidul Islam
% This template serves as a demonstration for thesis papers at HSTU, Bangladesh.
% Feel free to modify, distribute, and adapt it according to your needs.
% ========================================================================================

\documentclass[a4paper, 12pt]{report}

% for line spacing 1.5 set value to 1.3
\linespread{1.3}

% set page margins
\usepackage[left=1.5in, right=1in, top=1.25in, bottom=1.25in]{geometry}

% set fonts
\usepackage{fontspec}
% for using other fonts, upload them to the project and create new command like this
\newfontface{\myfont}{[kalpurush.ttf]}

% times new roman font
% \usepackage{times}  % for the old times new roman font
\usepackage{newtxtext, newtxmath}  % for the times new roman font in MS word

% set captions
\usepackage{caption, subcaption}
\captionsetup[table]{skip=10pt}

% set no paragraph indent
\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}

% set page styles
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\fancypagestyle{body}{
    \fancyhead[L]{}
    \fancyhead[R]{\chaptername\ \thechapter\ --\ \leftmark}
    \renewcommand{\chaptermark}[1]{\markboth{##1}{##1}}
}
\fancypagestyle{plain}{%
    \fancyhf{}% clear all header and footer fields
    \fancyfoot[R]{{\thepage}} % except the center
    \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}%
    \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt}%
}
\setlength{\headheight}{15pt}

% otherr packages
\usepackage{float}
\usepackage{dashrule}
\usepackage{tabularx, booktabs, multirow, multicol}
\usepackage{setspace}
\usepackage{ragged2e}
\usepackage{algorithm, algorithmicx, algpseudocode}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{cite, url}
\usepackage[acronyms, toc, nonumberlist, nogroupskip, nopostdot, style=superheader]{glossaries}
% for chapter names in single page
\usepackage [newlinetospace]{titlesec}
\usepackage[toc, page]{appendix}

% set depth of table of contents and section number 
\setcounter{tocdepth}{2}
\setcounter{secnumdepth}{3}

% default path to image files
\graphicspath{{images/}}

% set abbreviations path
\makenoidxglossaries
\glsnoexpandfields
\loadglsentries{chapters/abbreviation}

% custom commands
\renewcommand{\bibname}{\centering References}
\newcommand{\TextUnderscore}{\rule{.4em}{.4pt}}
\renewcommand{\contentsname}{Table of Contents}

% ========================================================================================
% Change values of these variables 
% ========================================================================================
\def\thesistitle{A Template for Writing Thesis Report for HSTU (Title)}
\def\coursecode{CSE 452}
\def\coursetitle{Project and Thesis Sessional}
\def\submitdate{October, 2023}

% member A
\def\authorA{Member A}
\def\authorAid{000000}
\def\authorAsession{YYYY}
\def\authorAemail{membera@gmail.com}

% member B
\def\authorB{Member B}
\def\authorBid{000000}
\def\authorBsession{YYYY}
\def\authorBemail{memberb@gmail.com}

% member C
\def\authorC{Member C}
\def\authorCid{000000}
\def\authorCsession{YYYY}
\def\authorCemail{memberc@gmail.com}

% supervisor
\def\supervisor{Supervisor Name}
\def\supervisorDesignation{Designation}

% cosupervisor
\def\cosupervisor{Co-supervisor Name}
\def\cosupervisorDesignation{Designation}


% ....................... Document begins here ....................... %
\begin{document}
% for removing space around align command
\setlength{\abovedisplayskip}{-15pt}
\setlength{\belowdisplayskip}{0pt}
\setlength{\abovedisplayshortskip}{0pt}
\setlength{\belowdisplayshortskip}{0pt}

\pagestyle{plain}
\pagenumbering{roman}
\input{chapters/title}
\newpage

\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Certificate}
\input{chapters/certificate}
\newpage

\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Declaration}
\input{chapters/declaration}
\newpage

\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Acknowledgment}
\chapter*{\centering Acknowledgment}
\input{chapters/acknowledgment}
\newpage

\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Dedication}
\chapter*{\centering Dedication}
\input{chapters/dedication}
\newpage

% table of contents, figures, tables, algorithms, acronyms etc.
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Table of Contents}
\tableofcontents
\newpage

\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{List of Figures}
\listoffigures
\newpage

\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{List of Tables}
\listoftables
\newpage

\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{List of Algorithms}
\listofalgorithms
% \newpage

% \glsaddall    % for displaying both used and unused abbreviations
\setlength{\glspagelistwidth}{0.2\linewidth}
\setlength{\glsdescwidth}{0.8\linewidth}
\printnoidxglossary[type=acronym,sort=letter,title={List of Abbreviations}]
\newpage


% .................................................................. %
% start the report from abstract to conclusion
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Abstract}
\chapter*{\centering Abstract}
\input{chapters/abstract}
\newpage

{
% for seperating chapter title in a new page
\titleformat{name=\chapter}[display]{\vfill\filcenter\bfseries}{\huge\chaptername~\thechapter}{0ex}{\Huge}
[\vfill\null\thispagestyle{empty}\clearpage]
\titlespacing{\chapter}{0pt}{0ex}{0ex}


\pagestyle{body}
\pagenumbering{arabic}

\chapter{Introduction}
\label{chapter:introduction}
\input{chapters/introduction}
\newpage

\chapter{Literature Review}
\label{chapter:literature}
\input{chapters/literature}
\newpage

\chapter{Proposed Approach}
\label{chapter:methodology}
\input{chapters/methodology}
\newpage

\chapter{Results and Discussion}
\label{chapter:experiment}
\input{chapters/results}
\newpage

\chapter{Conclusion and Future Work}
\label{chapter:conclusion}
\input{chapters/conclusion}
\newpage
}

% .................................................................. %

% references
\pagestyle{plain}
\bibliographystyle{ieeetr}  % change to other styles if necessary
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{References}
\bibliography{references}



% .................................................................. %



% Appendix
% Uncomment this part to add appendix
% \newpage
% \pagestyle{body}
% \begin{appendices}
% \input{chapters/appendix}
% \end{appendices}




\end{document}