NYU PhD Thesis Template

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NYU Ph.D. thesis format. Created by José Koiller 2007--2008. Updated by Anshul Vikram Pandey with new design guidelines. 2017-2018
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%% NYU PhD thesis format. Created by José Koiller 2007--2008.
%% Updated by Anshul Vikram Pandey with new design guidelines. 2017-2018

%% Use the first of the following lines during production to
%% easily spot "overfull boxes" in the output. Use the second
%% line for the final version.
\documentclass[12pt,draft,letterpaper]{report}
% \documentclass[12pt,letterpaper]{report}
% \documentclass[12pt]{article}

%% Replace the title, name, advisor name, graduation date and dedication below with
%% your own. Graduation months must be January, May or September.
\newcommand{\thesistitle}{TITLE TO JUSTIFY YOUR PHD YEARS}
\newcommand{\thesisauthor}{Your Name}
\newcommand{\thesisadvisor}{Your Advisor's Name}
\newcommand{\graddate}{Month 20XX} % like January XX, May 20XX, September 20XX

%% If you do not want a dedication, scroll down and comment out
%% the appropriate lines in this file.
\newcommand{\thesisdedication}{To all the Ph.D. pursuing brave souls}

%% The following makes chapters and sections, but not subsections,
%% appear in the TOC (table of contents). Increase to 2 or 3 to
%% make subsections or subsubsections appear, respectively. It seems
%% to be usual to use the "1" setting, however.
\setcounter{tocdepth}{1}

%% Sectional units up to subsubsections are numbered. To number
%% subsections, but not subsubsections, decrease this counter to 2.
\setcounter{secnumdepth}{3}

% Setting a gap between page number and text block


%% Page layout (customized to letter paper and NYU requirements):
\setlength{\oddsidemargin}{.6in}
\setlength{\textwidth}{5.8in}
\setlength{\topmargin}{0.5in}
\setlength{\headheight}{0in}
\setlength{\headsep}{0in}
\setlength{\textheight}{8.3in}
\setlength{\footskip}{.5in}

%% Use the following commands, if desired, during production.
%% Comment them out for final version.
%\usepackage{layout} % defines the \layout command, see below
%\setlength{\hoffset}{-.75in} % creates a large right margin for notes and \showlabels

%% Controls spacing between lines (\doublespacing, \onehalfspacing, etc.):
\usepackage{setspace}

%
%% \usepackage{amsmath}
%% \usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{xspace}
\usepackage{algorithmic}
\usepackage{algorithm}
\usepackage{microtype}
\usepackage{subfigure}
\usepackage{color}
\usepackage{url}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
% \newfloat{algorithm}{t}{lop}

\pagestyle{fancy}
\fancyhf{}
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
\fancyhead[LE]{}
\fancyhead[RO]{}
\fancyhead[RE]{}
\fancyhead[LO]{}
\fancyfoot[C]{}
\rhead{\thepage}

\fancypagestyle{plain}{%
\fancyhf{}
\rhead{\thepage}
}

\setlength{\headheight}{20pt} 

%% Use the line below for official NYU version, which requires
%% double line spacing. For all other uses, this is unnecessary,
%% so the line can be commented out.
\onehalfspacing % requires package setspace, invoked above

%% Each of the following lines defines the \com command, which produces
%% a comment (notes for yourself, for instance) in the output file.
%% Example:    \com{this will appear as a comment in the output}
%% Choose (uncomment) only one of the three forms:
%\newcommand{\com}[1]{[/// {#1} ///]}       % between [/// and ///].
\newcommand{\com}[1]{\marginpar{\tiny #1}} % as (tiny) margin notes
%\newcommand{\com}[1]{}                     % suppress all comments.

%% This inputs your auxiliary file with \usepackage's and \newcommand's:
%% It is assumed that that file is called "definitions.tex".
\input{definitions}

%% Cross-referencing utilities. Use one or the other--whichever you prefer--
%% but comment out both lines for final version.
%\usepackage{showlabels}
%\usepackage{showkeys}
% \pagestyle{headings}

\begin{document}
%% Produces a test "layout" page, for "debugging" purposes only.
%% Comment out for final version.
%\layout % requires package layout (see above, on this same file)
%% Sets page numbering to "roman style" i, ii, iii, iv, etc:

%%%%%% Cover page %%%%%%%%%%%
%% Sets page numbering to "roman style" i, ii, iii, iv, etc:
\pagenumbering{roman}
\thispagestyle{empty}
\begin{center}
{\bfseries 
  {\large\thesistitle}
  \vspace{1in}
  
 {\large {\bf DISSERTATION}}\\
  \vspace{.5in}
  
  \begin{doublespace}
  {\large  
  Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of\\
  % \vspace{.1in}
  the Requirements for\\
  % \vspace{.1in}
  the Degree of\\}
  \end{doublespace}
  \vspace{.5in}
  
  {\large DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Computer Science)}\\
  \vspace{.5in}
  
  at the \\
  \vspace{.2in}
  
  {\large
  NEW YORK UNIVERSITY\\
  \vspace{-0.05in}
  TANDON SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING\\
  }
  \vspace{.2in}
  
  by
  \vspace{.5in}

  {\large\thesisauthor}
  \vspace{.5in}
  % \vfill

  {\large\graddate}
}

\end{center}

\newpage

%%%%%% Title page %%%%%%%%%%%
%
\setcounter{page}{1}
%% No numbering in the title page:
\thispagestyle{empty}
%
\begin{center}
{\bfseries 
  {\large\thesistitle}
  \vspace{.25in}
  
  DISSERTATION\\
  \vspace{.25in}
  
  \begin{doublespace}
  Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of\\
  % \vspace{.1in}
  the Requirements for\\
  % \vspace{.1in}
  the Degree of\\
  \end{doublespace}
  \vspace{.25in}
  
  DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Computer Science)\\
  \vspace{.25in}
  
  at the \\
  \vspace{.1in}
  
  {\large
  NEW YORK UNIVERSITY\\
  \vspace{-0.05in}
  TANDON SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING\\
  }
  \vspace{.2in}
  
  by
  \vspace{.3in}

  \thesisauthor
  \vspace{.3in}
  % \vfill

  \graddate
}

\end{center}
% \vfill

\vspace{0.2in}

\noindent
\makebox[\textwidth]{\hfill\makebox[2.5in]{Approved: \hfill}}
\vspace{0.1in}

\noindent
\makebox[\textwidth]{\hfill\makebox[2.5in]{\hrulefill}}\\
\makebox[\textwidth]{\hfill\makebox[2.5in]{\hfill Department Chair Signature\hfill}}
\vspace{0.05in}

\noindent
\makebox[\textwidth]{\hfill\makebox[2.5in]{\hrulefill}}\\
\makebox[\textwidth]{\hfill\makebox[2.5in]{\hfill Date \hfill}}

\noindent
University ID: {N...}\\ % Add your University ID
Net ID: \hspace{.415in} {...}\\ % Add your Net ID

%\newpage

%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Copyright Page %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Guidance Committee Signature Page %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Approved by the Guidance Committee:
\singlespacing

\underline{Major}: Computer Science
\vspace{0.7in}

\noindent
\makebox[\textwidth]{\hfill\makebox[3in]{\hrulefill}}\\
\makebox[\textwidth]{\hfill\makebox[3in]{\hfill \textbf{Advisor's Name}\hfill}}
\makebox[\textwidth]{\hfill\makebox[3in]{\hfill Professor of \hfill}}
\makebox[\textwidth]{\hfill\makebox[3in]{\hfill Computer Science and Engineering \hfill}}
\makebox[\textwidth]{\hfill\makebox[3in]{\rule[-4pt]{2in}{1pt}}}\\
\makebox[\textwidth]{\hfill\makebox[3in]{\hfill Date \hfill}}\\
\vspace{0.5in}

\noindent
\makebox[\textwidth]{\hfill\makebox[3in]{\hrulefill}}\\
\makebox[\textwidth]{\hfill\makebox[3in]{\hfill \textbf{Advisor's Name}\hfill}}
\makebox[\textwidth]{\hfill\makebox[3in]{\hfill Professor of \hfill}}
\makebox[\textwidth]{\hfill\makebox[3in]{\hfill Computer Science and Engineering \hfill}}
\makebox[\textwidth]{\hfill\makebox[3in]{\rule[-4pt]{2in}{1pt}}}\\
\makebox[\textwidth]{\hfill\makebox[3in]{\hfill Date \hfill}}\\
\vspace{0.5in}


\noindent
\makebox[\textwidth]{\hfill\makebox[3in]{\hrulefill}}\\
\makebox[\textwidth]{\hfill\makebox[3in]{\hfill \textbf{Advisor's Name}\hfill}}
\makebox[\textwidth]{\hfill\makebox[3in]{\hfill Assistant Professor of \hfill}}
\makebox[\textwidth]{\hfill\makebox[3in]{\hfill Computer Science and Engineering \hfill}}
\makebox[\textwidth]{\hfill\makebox[3in]{\rule[-4pt]{2in}{1pt}}}\\
\makebox[\textwidth]{\hfill\makebox[3in]{\hfill Date \hfill}}\\
\vspace{0.5in}

\noindent
\makebox[\textwidth]{\hfill\makebox[3in]{\hrulefill}}\\
\makebox[\textwidth]{\hfill\makebox[3in]{\hfill \textbf{Advisor's Name}\hfill}}
\makebox[\textwidth]{\hfill\makebox[3in]{\hfill Assistant Professor of XXX\hfill}}
\makebox[\textwidth]{\hfill\makebox[3in]{\hfill Computer Science and Engineering \hfill}}
\makebox[\textwidth]{\hfill\makebox[3in]{\rule[-4pt]{2in}{1pt}}}\\
\makebox[\textwidth]{\hfill\makebox[3in]{\hfill Date \hfill}}\\

\doublespacing

%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Microfilm / Publishing Page %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\begin{center}
Microfilm or other copies of this dissertation are obtainable from
\vspace{4in}

UMI Dissertation Publishing\\
ProQuest CSA\\
789 E. Eisenhower Parkway\\
P.O. Box 1346\\
Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1346

\end{center}
\newpage

%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Vita %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\section*{Vita}
\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Vita}
\input{vita}
\newpage



%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Ackknowlegment %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%% Comment out the following lines if you do not want to acknowledge
%% anyone's help...
\section*{Acknowledgements}
\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Acknowledgements}
\input{acknowledge}
\newpage

%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Dedication Page %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%% Comment out the following lines if you do not want to dedicate
%% this to anyone...
\vspace*{\fill}
\begin{center}
  \thesisdedication%\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Dedication}
\end{center}
\vfill
\newpage


%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Abstract %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\section*{}
\begin{center}
{\bfseries 
  %{\large\thesistitle}
  \vspace{.25in}  
  {\bf ABSTRACT}\\
  \vspace{.25in}
  {\bf \thesistitle}\\  
  \vspace{.25in}
  {\bf by}\\  
  \vspace{.5in}
  {\bf \thesisauthor}\\
  \vspace{.5in}
  {\bf Advisor: Prof. \thesisadvisor, Ph.D.}\\
  \vspace{.25in}
  {\bf Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for}\\
  {\bf the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Computer Science)}\\
  \vspace{.25in}
  {\bf \graddate}  
  \vspace{.25in}
}
\end{center}
\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Abstract}
\input{abstract}
\newpage

%%%% Table of Contents %%%%%%%%%%%%
\tableofcontents
% \clearpage
% \pagestyle{headings}

%%%%% List of Figures %%%%%%%%%%%%%
%% Comment out the following two lines if your thesis does not
%% contain any figures. The list of figures contains only
%% those figures included withing the "figure" environment.
\listoffigures\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{\listfigurename}
\newpage

%%%%% List of Tables %%%%%%%%%%%%%
%% Comment out the following two lines if your thesis does not
%% contain any tables. The list of tables contains only
%% those tables included withing the "table" environment.
\listoftables\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{\listtablename}
\newpage

%%%%% Body of thesis starts %%%%%%%%%%%%
\pagenumbering{arabic} % switches page numbering to arabic: 1, 2, 3, etc.

%% Introduction. If your thesis has no introduction, or chapter 1 is
%% meant to be the introduction, then comment out the lines below.
%% \section*{Introduction}\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Introduction}
%\input{intro}

%%If your thesis has different "Parts", use commands such as the following:
\input{introduction/introduction}

%
\input{background/background}

%
\input{conclusions/conclusions}

%%%%% Appendices start %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%% Comment out the following line if your thesis has no appendix
\appendix
\input{appendix/app1}

%% Note: If your thesis has more than one appendix, NYU requires a "list of
%% appendices" page before the body of the thesis. I don't provide the tools
%% to create that here, so you're on your own for that one... Sorry.
%\input{app2}

%%%% Input bibliography file %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% \input{thesis}
\bibliographystyle{abbrv}
\bibliography{thesis,introduction/introduction,background/background,conclusions/conclusions} % add intelligently

\end{document}