ethz-iis-dissertation

ETH Zurich IIS PhD dissertation template for Typst.

This template follows the ETH Zurich doctoral regulations
and the house style of the Integrated Systems Laboratory (IIS).

Usage

Initialize a new dissertation project with:

typst init @preview/ethz-iis-dissertation

Or add it to an existing project:

#import "@preview/ethz-iis-dissertation:1.0.0": dissertation, chapter-short

#show: dissertation.with(
  title: "Title of Your Dissertation",
  author: "Firstname Lastname",
  email: "username@iis.ee.ethz.ch",
  date-of-birth: "dd.mm.yyyy",
  supervisor: "Prof. Dr. Supervisor Name",
  co-examiners: ("Prof. Dr. Co-Examiner Name",),
  year: 2026,
  mode: "official",
  acknowledgements: include "chapters/acknowledgements.typ",
  abstracts: (
    include "chapters/abstract_en.typ",
    include "chapters/abstract_de.typ",
  ),
  acronyms: acronyms,
  bibliography: bibliography("references.bib", style: "ieee"),
  appendices: (
    include "appendices/appendix.typ",
  ),
  cv: include "cv.typ",
)

= Introduction

...

Render modes

• mode: "official" — for submission to ETH (grey cover, no ISBN)
• mode: "series" — for the Hartung-Gorre publication copy (requires volume, isbn, isbn-long, published)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
title	string	Dissertation title
author	string	Full name
email	string	Author email
date-of-birth	string	"dd.mm.yyyy"
diss-number	int or none	ETH dissertation number
supervisor	string	Main supervisor
co-examiners	array	Co-examiner names
year	int	Year of examination
mode	string	"official" or "series"
acknowledgements	content	Acknowledgements section
abstracts	array	English and German abstracts
acronyms	dict	Acronym definitions for acrostiche
bibliography	content	Bibliography element
appendices	array	Appendix chapters
cv	content	Curriculum Vitae content

Third-Party Assets

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Users must comply with ETH Zürich's branding guidelines.

License

Apache-2.0 — Copyright 2026 ETH Zurich.