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% Masters/Doctoral Thesis
% LaTeX Template
% Version 2.5 (27/8/17)
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% This template was downloaded from:
% http://www.LaTeXTemplates.com
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% Version 2.x major modifications by:
% Vel (vel@latextemplates.com)
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% This template is based on a template by:
% Steve Gunn (http://users.ecs.soton.ac.uk/srg/softwaretools/document/templates/)
% Sunil Patel (http://www.sunilpatel.co.uk/thesis-template/)
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% Template license:
% CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/)
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% This thesis template is an adaptation of the template mentioned above. It has been created by Giovanni Spadaro and it is available on GitHub (https://github.com/Giovo17/thesis-template-unict-lm-data).
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% PACKAGES AND OTHER DOCUMENT CONFIGURATIONS
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\documentclass[
11pt, % The default document font size, options: 10pt, 11pt, 12pt
%oneside, % Two side (alternating margins) for binding by default, uncomment to switch to one side
english, % ngerman for German
singlespacing, % Single line spacing, alternatives: onehalfspacing or doublespacing
%draft, % Uncomment to enable draft mode (no pictures, no links, overfull hboxes indicated)
%nolistspacing, % If the document is onehalfspacing or doublespacing, uncomment this to set spacing in lists to single
%liststotoc, % Uncomment to add the list of figures/tables/etc to the table of contents
%toctotoc, % Uncomment to add the main table of contents to the table of contents
%parskip, % Uncomment to add space between paragraphs
%nohyperref, % Uncomment to not load the hyperref package
headsepline, % Uncomment to get a line under the header
%chapterinoneline, % Uncomment to place the chapter title next to the number on one line
%consistentlayout, % Uncomment to change the layout of the declaration, abstract and acknowledgements pages to match the default layout
]{MastersDoctoralThesis} % The class file specifying the document structure
% These are the main packages you could use for your thesis. You can remove the unused ones.
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} % Required for inputting international characters
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Output font encoding for international characters
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{verbatim}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\usepackage{siunitx}
\usepackage{subfloat}
\usepackage{changepage}
\usepackage{float}
\usepackage{subfig}
\usepackage{textcomp}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\usepackage{lmodern} % Use the Palatino font by default
\usepackage{eso-pic}
\usepackage{setspace}
\usepackage[nottoc]{tocbibind}
\usepackage{diagbox}
\usepackage{nicefrac}
\usepackage[autostyle=true]{csquotes} % Required to generate language-dependent quotes in the bibliography
\usepackage{amsthm}
% O in alternativa style = authoryear
\usepackage[backend=bibtex,style=ieee,natbib=true]{biblatex} % Use the bibtex backend with the authoryear citation style (which resembles APA)
\addbibresource{thesisBibliography.bib} % The filename of the bibliography
% ------- This part defines some new commands, like Theorem, Lemma or the command used for the centering the first image
\theoremstyle{plain}
\newtheorem{thm}{Theorem}[section]
\newtheorem{cor}[thm]{Corollary}
\newtheorem{lem}[thm]{Lemma}
\newtheorem{prop}[thm]{Proposition}
\theoremstyle{definition}
\newtheorem{defn}{Definition}[chapter]
\theoremstyle{remark}
\newtheorem{obs}{Observation}
\newcommand\alcentropagina[1]{\AddToShipoutPicture{%
\AtPageCenter{\makebox(50,0){\includegraphics[width=1.2\textwidth]{#1}}}}}
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% MARGIN SETTINGS
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\geometry{
paper=a4paper, % Change to letterpaper for US letter
inner=3.8cm, % Inner margin
outer=3.8cm, % Outer margin
bindingoffset=.5cm, % Binding offset
top=1.5cm, % Top margin
bottom=1.5cm, % Bottom margin
%showframe, % Uncomment to show how the type block is set on the page
}
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% THESIS INFORMATION
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\thesistitle{Thesis Title} % Your thesis title, this is used in the title and abstract, print it elsewhere with \ttitle
\supervisor{Dr. James \textsc{Smith}} % Your supervisor's name, this is used in the title page, print it elsewhere with \supname
\cosupervisor{Dr. A B} % Your cosupervisor's name, this is used in the title page, print it elsewhere with \cosupname
\examiner{} % Your examiner's name, this is not currently used anywhere in the template, print it elsewhere with \examname
\degree{Data Science} % Your degree name, this is used in the title page and abstract, print it elsewhere with \degreename
\author{John \textsc{Smith}} % Your name, this is used in the title page and abstract, print it elsewhere with \authorname
\addresses{} % Your address, this is not currently used anywhere in the template, print it elsewhere with \addressname
\subject{Biological Sciences} % Your subject area, this is not currently used anywhere in the template, print it elsewhere with \subjectname
\keywords{} % Keywords for your thesis, this is not currently used anywhere in the template, print it elsewhere with \keywordnames
\university{\href{http://www.unict.it}{Università degli Studi di Catania}} % Your university's name and URL, this is used in the title page and abstract, print it elsewhere with \univname
\departmenta{{
Department of Economics and Business
}}
\departmentb{\href{https://www.dieei.unict.it/}{
Department of Electrical Electronic and Computer Engineering
}}
\departmentc{\href{https://web.dmi.unict.it/}{
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
}}
% Your department's name and URL, this is used in the title page and abstract, print it elsewhere with \deptname
\group{\href{http://researchgroup.university.com}{Research Group Name}} % Your research group's name and URL, this is not used in the title page, print it elsewhere with \groupname
\faculty{\href{http://faculty.university.com}{Faculty Name}} % Your faculty's name and URL, this is used in the title page and abstract, print it elsewhere with \facname
\AtBeginDocument{
\hypersetup{pdftitle=\ttitle} % Set the PDF's title to your title
\hypersetup{pdfauthor=\authorname} % Set the PDF's author to your name
\hypersetup{pdfkeywords=\keywordnames} % Set the PDF's keywords to your keywords
}
\begin{document}
\frontmatter % Use roman page numbering style (i, ii, iii, iv...) for the pre-content pages
%----------------------------------- FRONTESPIZIO GRANDE ----------------------
\newgeometry{
paper=a4paper, % Change to letterpaper for US letter
inner=3cm, % Inner margin
outer=2.5cm, % Outer margin
bindingoffset=.5cm, % Binding offset
top=3.5cm, % Top margin
bottom=1.5cm, % Bottom margin
}
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% PRIMA PAGINA %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% Use roman page numbering style (i, ii, iii, iv...) for the pre-content pages
\pagestyle{plain} % Default to the plain heading style until the thesis style is called for the body content
\begin{titlepage}
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[scale=0.27]{Figures/logos/logo_v2.png} % University/department logo - uncomment to place it
%\vspace*{.06\textheight}
%{\color{red!50!black}{\scshape\LARGE \univname \par}\vspace{1.2cm}} % University name
{\scshape\large \deptaname \par}\vspace{0.35cm} % Department 1 name
{\scshape\large \deptbname \par}\vspace{0.35cm} % Department 1 name
{\scshape\large \deptcname \par}\vspace{1cm} % Department 1 name
\textsc{\Large Master's Degree in
\degreename}\\[0.5cm] % Thesis type
\HRule \\[2cm] % Horizontal line
{\huge \bfseries \ttitle\par}\vspace{1cm} % Thesis title
{MASTER DEGREE THESIS}\vspace{1cm} % Thesis
\begin{minipage}[t]{0.4\textwidth}
\begin{flushleft} \large
\emph{Author}\\
\href{}{\authorname} % Author name - remove the \href bracket to remove the link
\end{flushleft}
\end{minipage}
\begin{minipage}[t]{0.4\textwidth}
\begin{flushright} \large
\emph{Supervisor} \\
\href{}{\supname} \\ % Supervisor name - remove the \href bracket to remove the link
\phantom{null}\newline
\emph{Cosupervisor} \\
\href{}{\cosupname}
\end{flushright}
\end{minipage}\\[2cm]
\vfill
%\large \textit{A thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements\\ for the degree of \degreename}\\[0.3cm] % University requirement text
%\textit{in the}\\[0.4cm]
%\groupname\\\deptname\\[2cm] % Research group name and department name
\vfill
\HRule \\[1cm] % Horizontal line
{\large ACADEMIC YEAR 2023/2024 \\ Add your graduation date here}\\[4cm] % Date
\vfill
\end{center}
\end{titlepage}
\cleardoublepage
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% TITLE PAGE
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\begin{titlepage}
\begin{center}
% Logo al centro della pagina
\alcentropagina{Figures/logos/logounict_v2.pdf}
\vspace{21cm}
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% Autore
\makeatletter
\large\textrm{\authorname}
\makeatother
\vspace{8.85cm}
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% Titolo
\begin{center}
\makeatletter
\singlespacing\Huge\textsc{\ttitle}
\makeatother
\end{center}%
\vspace{0.4cm}
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% Tipo di Tesi
\makeatletter
\large\textit{Master's Degree Thesis}
\makeatother
\vfill
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\large UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA\\
\vspace{1cm}
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% Data Esame di Laurea
\makeatletter
\large\textrm{July 2024} % Add month and year of your graduation
\makeatother
\end{center}
\end{titlepage}
\ClearShipoutPicture
\restoregeometry
\pagestyle{plain} % Default to the plain heading style until the thesis style is called for the body content
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% QUOTATION PAGE
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% Remove this page if you do not want to add a quotation reference
\vspace*{0.2\textheight}
\noindent\enquote{\itshape What we know is a drop, what we don't know is an ocean.}\bigbreak
\hfill Isaac Newton
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% ABSTRACT PAGE
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%\begin{abstract}
%\addchaptertocentry{\abstractname} % Add the abstract to the table of contents
%The Thesis Abstract is written here (and usually kept to just this page). The page is kept centered vertically so can expand into the blank space above the title too\ldots
%\end{abstract}
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% LIST OF CONTENTS/FIGURES/TABLES PAGES
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\tableofcontents % Prints the main table of contents
\listoffigures % Prints the list of figures
\listoftables % Prints the list of tables
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% ABBREVIATIONS
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\begin{abbreviations}{ll} % Include a list of abbreviations (a table of two columns)
\textbf{LAH} & \textbf{L}ist \textbf{A}bbreviations \textbf{H}ere\\
\textbf{WSF} & \textbf{W}hat (it) \textbf{S}tands \textbf{F}or\\
\end{abbreviations}
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% PHYSICAL CONSTANTS/OTHER DEFINITIONS
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\begin{constants}{lr@{${}={}$}l} % The list of physical constants is a three column table
% The \SI{}{} command is provided by the siunitx package, see its documentation for instructions on how to use it
Speed of Light & $c_{0}$ & \SI{2.99792458e8}{\meter\per\second} (exact)\\
%Constant Name & $Symbol$ & $Constant Value$ with units\\
\end{constants}
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\begin{symbols}{lll} % Include a list of Symbols (a three column table)
$a$ & distance & \si{\meter} \\
$P$ & power & \si{\watt} (\si{\joule\per\second}) \\
%Symbol & Name & Unit \\
\addlinespace % Gap to separate the Roman symbols from the Greek
$\omega$ & angular frequency & \si{\radian} \\
\end{symbols}
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% DEDICATION
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% Remove if you do not want to dedicate your work
\dedicatory{For/Dedicated to/To my\ldots}
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% THESIS CONTENT - CHAPTERS
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\mainmatter % Begin numeric (1,2,3...) page numbering
\pagestyle{thesis} % Return the page headers back to the "thesis" style
% Include the chapters of the thesis as separate files from the Chapters folder
% Uncomment the lines as you write the chapters
\include{Chapters/Chapter1}
%\include{Chapters/Chapter2}
%\include{Chapters/Chapter3}
%\include{Chapters/Chapter4}
%\include{Chapters/Chapter5}
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% THESIS CONTENT - APPENDICES
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\appendix % Cue to tell LaTeX that the following "chapters" are Appendices
% Include the appendices of the thesis as separate files from the Appendices folder
% Uncomment the lines as you write the Appendices
\include{Appendices/AppendixA}
%\include{Appendices/AppendixB}
%\include{Appendices/AppendixC}
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% BIBLIOGRAPHY
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\printbibliography[heading=bibintoc]
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% ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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% Remove this page if you do not want to add any acknowledgements
\begin{acknowledgements}
\addchaptertocentry{\acknowledgementname} % Add the acknowledgements to the table of contents
The acknowledgments and the people to thank go here, don't forget to include your project advisor\ldots
\end{acknowledgements}
\end{document}