\documentclass[a4paper, titlepage, 12pt]{article}
\usepackage[paper=a4paper,left=3cm, right=3cm]{geometry}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{color}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage{caption}
\usepackage{subcaption}
\usepackage{array}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage[colorlinks=true,linkcolor=blue,citecolor=blue, allcolors=blue]{hyperref}
\usepackage{natbib}
%% You can change the Bibliographic styles here
\bibliographystyle{plainnat}
\bibpunct[; ]{(}{)}{;}{a}{,}{;}

%%% INSTRUCTIONS
% To create a PDF, run the following commands:
% - pdflatex <filename>.tex
% - bibtex <filename>
% - pdflatex <filename>.tex
% - pdflatex <filename>.tex
%%% These steps are required everytime after add a new entry in references.bib file
%% In General, running pdflatex <filename>.tex is enough if the references are not modified.


%%% SET GLOBAL DATA HERE
% Preliminary title of the thesis.
\newcommand{\thesisTitle}{TITLE HERE}

% Full Name & other details
\newcommand{\name}{LastName, FirstName}
\newcommand{\matrikNummer}{MatriculationNumber}
\newcommand{\myEmail}{YourEmailAddress}


% potential start time of the Thesis
\newcommand{\startTime}{Date}

% Thesis Supervisor
\newcommand{\supervisor}{SupervisorName}
\newcommand{\supervisorEmail}{SupervisorEmail}

%% 2nd supervisor/advisor details here

%% TODO command
%% Use this to highlight text in yellow color
\newcommand\todo[1]{\colorbox{yellow}{#1}}


% Start document
\begin{document}

\begin{titlepage}
\begin{center}

\begin{figure}[h!]
    \centering
    \includegraphics[width=.3\linewidth]{images/ims_logo.jpeg}
\end{figure}

\large{Institut f{\"u}r Maschinelle Sprachverarbeitung\\Universit{\"a}t Stuttgart\\Pfaffenwaldring 5b\\70569 Stuttgart}\\[0.3cm]

\vspace{1cm}

\LARGE{Master Thesis Proposal}\\[0.7cm]
\Huge{\textbf{\thesisTitle}}\\ [0.5cm]
\large{\startTime} \\ 

\vspace{1cm} 

\Large{\textbf{\name}} \\[3pt]
\large{M.Sc. Computational Linguistics} \\ [2pt]
\large{Mat.Nr.: \matrikNummer} \\ [2pt]
\normalsize{\myEmail}

\vspace{1cm}

\large{\textbf{Supervisor}}\\
\supervisor\\ [2pt]
\normalsize{\supervisorEmail}\\

\vspace{0.5cm}

\end{center}
\end{titlepage}

%% Proposal Main Content Starts here
%% Create separate files for each section for better organization
%% You can add/modify/delete the below sections according to your needs
%% If the below sections are modified, the files should match exactly
\input{sections/01_motivation}
\input{sections/02_related_work}
\input{sections/03_methods}
\input{sections/04_work_plan}

\clearpage

%% Add all your BibTex citations in references.bib file
\bibliography{references}

\end{document}