A free, fully structured LaTeX report template for undergraduate final year project students in Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science (IAGI). Designed to guide students through every chapter of their report with embedded writing guidance, structured skeletons, and practical LaTeX examples.
🟡 Overleaf Gallery submission is pending approval. Once confirmed, the template will be available as a one-click Overleaf template. In the meantime, use it directly from this repository.
IAGI-LaTeX-Report-Template/
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├── main.tex # Main entry point — compile this file
├── CS_report.sty # Style file — DO NOT modify unless needed
├── references.bib # BibTeX reference file
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├── chapters/
│ ├── 00_general_intro.tex # General Introduction (unnumbered)
│ ├── 01_introduction.tex # Chapter 1: Introduction
│ ├── 02_literature.tex # Chapter 2: Literature Review
│ ├── 03_methodology.tex # Chapter 3: Methodology
│ ├── 04_results.tex # Chapter 4: Results
│ ├── 05_discussion.tex # Chapter 5: Discussion and Analysis
│ ├── 06_conclusions.tex # Chapter 6: Conclusions and Future Work
│ └── 07_reflection.tex # Chapter 7: Reflection
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├── figures/
│ └── chart.pdf # Example figure used in Chapter 3
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├── frontmatter/
│ ├── declaration.tex # Declaration page
│ ├── abstract.tex # Abstract page
│ └── acknowledgements.tex # Acknowledgements page
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└── README.md # This file
⏳ Pending approval in the Overleaf Gallery. Once live, click "Open in Overleaf" and start writing immediately — no setup required.
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Clone or download this repository:
git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/IAGI-LaTeX-Report-Template.git
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Open
main.texin your LaTeX editor (Overleaf, TeXStudio, VS Code + LaTeX Workshop, etc.) -
Compile using
pdfLaTeX+BibTeX+pdfLaTeX× 2:pdflatex main.tex bibtex main pdflatex main.tex pdflatex main.tex -
Start writing — replace all
[REPLACE THIS]markers with your own content.
✅ The template compiles out of the box with no errors. All placeholder
\includegraphicslines are commented out so no missing figure errors occur.
The template follows the standard structure for undergraduate final year project reports:
| # | Chapter | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| — | General Introduction | Report framing, font and formatting rules |
| 1 | Introduction | Host organisation, problem statement, aims & objectives, solution approach, project management |
| 2 | Literature Review | Organising a review, synthesis vs. summarising, citation guide, plagiarism avoidance |
| 3 | Methodology | Report structure types, ethical considerations, LaTeX examples (equations, figures, algorithms, code) |
| 4 | Results | Algorithm performance, data-driven findings, ablation study, summary table |
| 5 | Discussion and Analysis | Interpretation frameworks, ablation analysis, significance, limitations |
| 6 | Conclusions and Future Work | Structured conclusion skeleton, short/long-term future work |
| 7 | Reflection | 5-paragraph reflection framework |
- Three project type templates — algorithm analysis, application development, and science lab experiment structures included in Chapter 3
- Ablation study support — correctly placed in both Results (what happened) and Discussion (why it matters)
- Structured skeletons — every chapter has
[REPLACE THIS]markers so you always know what to write and where - Literature Review guidance — explicit advice on thematic organisation and synthesis vs. summarising, the most commonly missing skill in student reviews
- Harvard referencing via BibTeX as default, with a built-in switch to IEEE numbered style
- LaTeX examples included — equations (
\eqref), figures, algorithms (algorithmicx), and code listings in Python, Java, and C++ - Compiles immediately — no missing files, no broken references out of the box
- Consistent cross-referencing — every section and subsection has a
\label{}for reliable\ref{}and\Cref{}usage throughout
Open main.tex and update:
\title{Your Project Title}
\author{FirstName(s) LastName}
\date{Month Year}Search for [REPLACE across all chapter files and fill in your content. Every placeholder is clearly labelled, for example:
This project investigated \textit{[REPLACE: state the problem that was investigated]}.Add your sources to references.bib in BibTeX format. Cite them using:
\cite{key} % → Author et al. (2019)
\citep{key} % → (Author et al., 2019)Place your figure files in the /figures folder and uncomment the \includegraphics lines:
% Before (placeholder):
% \includegraphics[width=0.75\textwidth]{figures/your_figure.png}
% After (your figure added):
\includegraphics[width=0.75\textwidth]{figures/your_figure.png}To switch from Harvard to IEEE, open CS_report.sty and follow the instructions in the Bibliography/References settings section.
| Tool | Version |
|---|---|
| LaTeX distribution | TeX Live 2020+ or MiKTeX 2020+ |
| Compiler | pdfLaTeX or XeLaTeX |
| Bibliography | BibTeX |
| Key packages | natbib, algorithmicx, listings, booktabs, hyperref, cleveref |
All required packages are included in standard TeX Live and MiKTeX distributions. No manual installation needed.
- Base report template (this repository)
- Submitted to Overleaf Gallery — awaiting approval
- 🍳 Dev & Test Template (in development) — a dedicated template for software engineering and testing projects with adapted chapter structures for requirements, system design, implementation, and testing chapters
- French language version
- Master's level variant
Contributions, suggestions, and bug reports are welcome!
- Fork the repository
- Create a new branch:
git checkout -b fix/your-fix-name - Commit your changes:
git commit -m 'Fix: describe what you changed' - Push to the branch:
git push origin fix/your-fix-name - Open a Pull Request
For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.
Found a bug? Have a suggestion? Open an [issue](https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/IAGI-LaTeX-Report-Template on GitHub or reach out directly.
If you used this template for your report, a ⭐ on the repository is always appreciated — it helps other students find it!
You are free to use, modify, and distribute it, including for academic submissions. Attribution is appreciated but not required.
Badr HIRCHOUA Department of Computer Science Hassan II University — IAGI (Intelligence Artificielle et Génie Informatique)
💡 "A well-structured report is not just a requirement — it is the first demonstration of your ability to communicate complex ideas clearly."
