LaTeX-Template for a PhD thesis, based on arsclassica and classicthesis. Relies heavily on KOMA-Script.
Fonts: Bitstream Charter (11 pt, running text and math environments) as well as Kp-Fonts (for non-serif elements such as headings and acronyms).
References: biblatex in combination with biber.
Symbols/Acronyms: nomencl with a bunch of own low-level macros to provide mouseover-tooltips in the compiled PDF.
Figures: PGF/TikZ
Beware: The documentation is currenty only available in German.
Notice: The template has been tested in TexLive 2013 only. You may face issues when using other/newer LaTeX distributions.