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Tirsales:
One thing that a good Dean of students may be able to do for you is to point you in the direction of a tutor who is likely to find your intended thesis-work interesting. This would not be an instance of asking the Dean to over-rule a tutor, but rather asking the Dean to help match you up with a tutor who is sympathetic to your goals. Having that talk with the Dean (or department chair, or senior professor who knows everybody, or...) is probably worth a try.
In the School of Computer Science here at CMU we certainly try hard to take care of students who've been um.... is screwed too strong a word?... by the departure of an advisor. It may be the case that there's no available match. But I would expect that there's someone around your academic institution who would at least attempt to help you find a match if a match is possible at all.
I suggest that you think a bit about which person (administrative or faculty) is most likely to be able to connect you with a tutor who would be willing to work with you on your intended project.
Xenophon
P.S. Feel free to send a PM if you need some more Academic advice. Just be aware that my viewpoint has been formed in US Academic institutions and so may not match well with your system.
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