This is an English template of Thesis Dissertation for Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) in China. I hope it would help all HUST student for Thesis report writing.
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\documentclass[a4paper, 12pt]{report}
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% Loading Package and set global formatting
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\usepackage{geometry} % page setup and layout
\geometry{left = 1in, top = 1.3in, bottom = 1.3in, right = 1in}
\usepackage{microtype} % makes pdf look better
\usepackage{multicol} % use multi-column in the page
% text and paragraph formatting
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\usepackage{color} % creates coloured text and background
\usepackage{blindtext} % if needed, use dummy text
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} % encoding characters
\usepackage{mathptmx} % similar to times new roman font and set fontsize
\usepackage{CJKutf8} % chinese (gbsn/gkai class available), japanese, korean language conversion
\usepackage{anyfontsize} % use /fontsize to select any font size
\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{1.5} % set linespacing = 1.5; equivalent to word file = 1.5
\usepackage{indentfirst} % indent first paragraph after each chapter/section
\edef\restoreparindent{\parindent=\the\parindent\relax} % define new function to save indentation
\usepackage{enumitem} % itemize spacing control
\setlist{itemsep = 0pt, parsep = 0pt}
\usepackage[nodayofweek]{datetime} % live date display
\usepackage{parskip} % paragraph spacing in the main body only
\restoreparindent % restore the previous indentation
\setlength{\parskip}{5pt} % paragraph spacing in the body
% header, footer environment
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\setlength{\headheight}{15pt} % set header height to fix error from fancyheader
\usepackage{fancyhdr} % header and footer
% title page
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\usepackage{etoolbox} % all pages same header and footer included chapter 1st page but excluded title page
\AtBeginEnvironment{titlepage}{\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{1.3}} % titlepage text line spacing
% chapter, section, subsection heading
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\usepackage{titlesec} % chapter, section title formatting
\titleformat{\chapter}[display]{\fontsize{20}{0}\bfseries\centering}{\centering\chaptertitlename\ \thechapter}{5pt}{\fontsize{20}{0}}
\titleformat{\section}{\fontsize{16}{0}\bfseries}{\thesection}{8pt}{}
\titleformat{\subsection}{\fontsize{14}{0}\bfseries}{\thesubsection}{8pt}{}
\titleformat{\subsubsection}{\fontsize{12}{0}\bfseries\itshape}{\thesubsubsection}{8pt}{}
\titlespacing*{\chapter}{0pt}{0pt}{20pt} % \titlespacing*{<command>}{<left>}{<before-sep>}{<after-sep>}
\titlespacing*{\section}{0pt}{15pt}{0pt}
\titlespacing*{\subsection}{0pt}{15pt}{0pt}
\titlespacing*{\subsubsection}{0pt}{15pt}{0pt}
% table of contents, list of figures, list of tables, list of abbreviations
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\usepackage[nottoc]{tocbibind} % add lof, lot to table of contents
\setcounter{secnumdepth}{3} % use level-3 (subsubsection) in numbering
\setcounter{tocdepth}{3} % use level-3 (subsubsection) in toc
\usepackage{titletoc} % change toc style
\newcommand{\setupname}[1][\chaptername]{\titlecontents{chapter}[0pt]{\vspace{1ex}}{\bfseries#1~\thecontentslabel\ : }{\bfseries}{\bfseries\hfill\contentspage}[]} % add chapter name before chapter name in toc and adjust spacing between chapters
\usepackage[hidelinks]{hyperref} % use bookmark from toc with hyperlink and hide the color of the link
\usepackage[titletoc]{appendix} % use appendix as "Appenix" in toc
\usepackage{acronym} % abbreviation list
% table environment
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\usepackage[table]{xcolor} % add table and coloring the rows and columns in tabular package
\usepackage{colortbl} % use table /cellcolor and other table coloring
\usepackage{multirow} % use multiple rows in the tablular environment
\usepackage{booktabs} % help using advanced table options
\usepackage{array} % use table styles and formatting
\setlength{\arrayrulewidth}{0.5mm} % table width in tabular package
\setlength{\tabcolsep}{7pt} % table column separator in tabular package
\renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} % table stretch in tabular package
\usepackage{makecell} % add newline inside table sell
\renewcommand\theadfont{\bfseries \small} % use /thead command to follow formatting
% \usepackage{etoolbox} % all pages same header and footer included chapter 1st page but excluded title page
\AtBeginEnvironment{tabular}{\footnotesize} % table text font size
\AtBeginEnvironment{table}{\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{1}} % table text line spacing
\makeatletter \renewcommand*{\fps@table}{b!} \makeatother % table default positioning bottom
\usepackage{caption} % caption style and formatting for figure, sub-figure and table
\captionsetup[table]{position = above, skip = 5pt} % caption formatting for table
% figure environment
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\usepackage{graphicx} % an enhanced package to add figure
\graphicspath{{figures/}} % set pre-selected figure path
\usepackage{subfig} % include multiple figures in one row
\setcounter{lofdepth}{2} % include sub figure in the list of tables (usepackage{subfig})
% \usepackage{etoolbox} % all pages same header and footer included chapter 1st page but excluded title page
\AtBeginEnvironment{figure}{\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{1}} % figure text line spacing
\makeatletter \renewcommand*{\fps@figure}{t!} \makeatother % figure default positioning top
% \usepackage{caption} % caption style and formatting for figure, sub-figure and table
\captionsetup{justification = centering, size = footnotesize, labelfont = bf, format = hang, font = it, skip = 10pt, position = bottom, labelsep = quad} % caption formatting for figure
\captionsetup[subfloat]{justification = centerlast, labelfont = bf, font = it, size = footnotesize, margin = 3pt} % caption formatting for sub-figure
\makeatletter \g@addto@macro\@floatboxreset\centering \makeatother % all float boxes centering
% algorithm
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\usepackage{algorithm, algpseudocode} % include the algorithm
\renewcommand{\algorithmicrequire}{\textbf{Input:}} % Use Input in the format of Algorithm
\renewcommand{\algorithmicensure}{\textbf{Output:}} % Use Output in the format of Algorithm
% \usepackage{etoolbox} % all pages same header and footer included chapter 1st page but excluded title page
\AtBeginEnvironment{algorithm}{\footnotesize \renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{1}} % algorithm styles
\makeatletter \renewcommand*{\fps@algorithm}{b!} \makeatother
% mathematics environment
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\usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % font with math support
\usepackage{amsmath, amsthm, amssymb, amsfonts, bm} % use different mathematical operator
\makeatletter
\g@addto@macro\normalsize{% equation before and after spacing
\setlength\abovedisplayskip{-10pt} % gather, align, except equation environment
\setlength\belowdisplayskip{10pt} % gather, align, except equation environment
\setlength\abovedisplayshortskip{-10pt} % equation environment
\setlength\belowdisplayshortskip{10pt}} % equation environment
\makeatother
% reference environment
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\usepackage{cite} % adding the references
% keywords environment
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\newcommand{\enkeywords}[2]{\par\noindent\textit{\textbf{#1}} : \textit{#2}}
\newcommand{\chkeywords}[2]{\par\noindent\begin{CJK*}{UTF8}{gkai} \textbf{#1} : #2 \end{CJK*}}
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% Header and Footer
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\pagestyle{fancy} % all pages will follow same fancy header and footer style except title page
\fancyhf{} % Clear header and footer
\fancyhead[C]{\begin{CJK*}{UTF8}{gbsn} \large \textcolor{red}{\textbf{华 \; 中 \; 科 \; 技 \; 大 \; 学 \; 硕 \; 士 \; 学 \; 位 \; 论 \; 文}} \end{CJK*} \vspace{5pt}}
\fancyfoot[C]{\thepage}
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{1pt} % Line at the header visible
% double line in header
\makeatletter
\def\headrule{{\if@fancyplain\let\headrulewidth\plainheadrulewidth\fi
\hrule\@height\headrulewidth\@width\headwidth
\vskip 2pt % space between lines
\hrule\@height1pt\@width\headwidth % lower line width
\vskip-\headrulewidth
\vskip-1.5pt}}
\makeatother
\renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{1pt} % Line at the footer visible
\usepackage{xpatch} % header rule red color
\xpretocmd\headrule{\color{red}}{}{\PatchFailed}
\makeatletter % footer rule color using etoolbox package
\patchcmd{\footrule}{\if@fancyplain}{\color{red}\if@fancyplain}{}{}
\makeatother
\patchcmd{\chapter}{head\thispagestyle{plain}}{\thispagestyle{fancy}}{}{} % chapter page same header and footer
\fancypagestyle{plain} % use toc, lof, lot same fancy style but not title page
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% Thesis Title
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\def\myentitle{Please Provide Suitable English Title}
\def\mychtitle{\begin{CJK*}{UTF8}{gbsn} 请提供合适的中文标题 \end{CJK*}}
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% Author Information
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\def\degree {< Master/Ph.D. >}
\def\myauthor {< Name >}
\def\studentid {< Student ID >}
\def\major {< Major >}
\def\advisor {< Supervisor Name >}
\def\school {< School Name >}
\def\majorchinese {< Major in chinese >}
\def\advisorchinese {< Supervisor Name in Chinese >}
\def\schoolchinese {< School Name in Chinese >}
\def\mydate {< Submission Date >}
\def\mydatechinese {< year > 年\ < month > 月\ < date > 日}
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% Start Main document
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\begin{document}
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% Title page
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\input{frontmatter/ch_title_page.tex}
% \input{frontmatter/ch_note.tex}
\input{frontmatter/en_title_page.tex}
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% Declaration of Non-Plagiarism
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\chapter*{\begin{CJK*}{UTF8}{gbsn} 独创性声明 \end{CJK*}} % Chinese Declaration
\input{frontmatter/plag_ch.tex}
% \chapter*{Declaration of Non-Plagiarism} % English Abstract
\input{frontmatter/plag_en.tex}
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% Abstract of the Thesis
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\pagenumbering{roman} % roman page number before main body
\chapter*{\begin{CJK*}{UTF8}{gbsn} 摘要 \end{CJK*}} % Chinese abstract
\input{frontmatter/abstract_ch.tex} % Chinese abstract
\chkeywords{关键词}{HUST报告; HUST论文; HUST论文模板; 论文模板; HUST论文} % Chinese keywords
\chapter*{Abstract} % English Abstract
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Abstract} % add English abstract in table of contents
\input{frontmatter/abstract_en.tex} % English Abstract
\enkeywords{Index Terms}{HUST Report; HUST Dissertation; HUST Thesis Template; Thesis Template; HUST Thesis}
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% Table of Contents, List of Figures and List of Tables
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\begin{center}
\renewcommand{\contentsname}{Table of Contents} % change title of contents to table of contents
\tableofcontents
\newpage
\listoffigures
\newpage
\listoftables
\newpage
\end{center}
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% List of Abbreviations
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\chapter*{List of Abbreviations}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{List of Abbreviations} % add list of abbreviations in table of contents
\input{frontmatter/abbreviations.tex}
\newpage
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% Main Body
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\setupname % add all chapter name as "chapter" in toc
\pagenumbering{arabic} % normal page number in main body
\chapter{Introduction}
\input{chapters/introduction.tex}
\chapter{State of the Art}
\input{chapters/literature_review.tex}
\chapter{Research Methodology}
\input{chapters/methodology.tex}
\chapter{Performance Evaluation}
\input{chapters/experiment.tex}
\chapter{Conclusion}
\input{chapters/conclusion.tex}
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% Acknowledgement
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\chapter*{Acknowledgement}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Acknowledgement}
\input{endmatter/acknowledgement.tex}
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% References
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\renewcommand{\bibname}{References} % change title name bibiliography to references
\bibliographystyle{ieeetr}
\fontsize{10}{10}\selectfont{\bibliography{references.bib}}
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% Appendix
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\setupname[Appendix]
\appendix
\chapter{Writing Appendix Rules}
\normalsize
\input{endmatter/appendices.tex}
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% Signature Page
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\input{endmatter/signature_page.tex}
\end{document}