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+# Inter-seasonal GP MPC control for buildings
+
+## Report and Presentation slides
+
+This repository contains the code for the report and presentation slides for my
+Master Project 
+> *Inter-seasonal Performance of Gaussian Process-based 
+> Model Predictive Control of Buildings*
+
+The main folder structure is as follows: 
+
+```shell
+└── Thesis
+    ├── Images
+    ├── Plots
+    └── Sections
+```
+
+The `Images` and `Plots` folders contain the figures used in the thesis and are
+shared between the report and the presentation. The `Sections` folder contains
+the content of documents. 
+
+In order to compile the documents, the appropriate main file has to be chosen: 
+
+- `thesis.tex` compiles the project report
+- `slides_clean.tex` compiles the presentation slides, not including the notes
+- `slides_notes.tex` compiles the presentation slides, including the notes on
+  the right side of the screen.
+
+The resulting presentation pdf contains an embedded video file. It can be played
+back using a compatible pdf reader, such as okular or pympress.
+
+---
+
+The presentation is based on the
+[beamer template](https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/eesd-presentation-latex-template/sfqmhmqxhmjy)
+by Mahmoud Shaqfa.