MSc Theses
Ongoing MSc Theses
| Bagutti, Rocco GEO | Reducing air travel at the University of Zurich | Dr. Peter Ranacher Ariane Wenger Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Beeli, Ursin Maurus GEO | Determining the Breeding Success of Red Kites (Milvus milvus) using GPS Movement Data | Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel Dr. Patrick Scherler |
| Beglinger, Nicolas GEO | Vector-based Cartographic Generalization of Roads using Graph Convolutional Neural Networks | Dr. Cheng Fu Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Caduff, Silvan GEO | Visualizing Language Ranges for a Web Atlas | Dr. Gereon Kaiping Dr. Tumasch Reichenbacher Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Fellmann, Ursula GEO | Migration Behavior Analysis of Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) and the Influence of Environmental Covariates on Migration Timing | Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel Dr. Wibke Peters Thomas Rempfler |
| Grossenbacher, Adrian Nicolas GEO | Impact of urban structure on mobility during COVID-19: a polycentricity perspective | Dr. Cheng Fu Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Hannes, Geneviève Bénédicte F. E. GEO | GIS – Language diversity patterns in South America | Dr. Gereon Kaiping Dr. Peter Ranacher Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Kreienbühl, Aaron GEO | Der Einfluss demographischer Veränderungen auf die gesprochenen Sprachen | Dr. Gereon Kaiping Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Niederberger, Michael GEO | Modeling the migration behavior and exploring the age-structured migratory connectivity of red kites (Milvus milvus) across the species’ global range | Dr. rer. nat. Urs Kormann Dr. Martins Briedis Dr. sc. nat. Martin U. Grüebler Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Peng, Tao GEO | The association between human mobility and political, social, spatial factors in the US | Dr. Cheng Fu Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Pude, Yannik GEO | An automated approach to enrich OpenStreetMap data on footways | Dr. Hoda Allahbakhshi Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Riegger, Tobias GEO | Impact of Food Availability on Ranging Behaviour of the Sumatran Orangutans (Pongo abelii) at the Suaq Balimbing Population | Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel Dr. Caroline Schuppli |
| Rüegg, Linus GEO | LocID – A Unique Object at a Location Identifier: Designing a global hierarchical identifier that accounts for spatial inaccuracy and computational performance | Thomas Phillips Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Winkler, Jan GEO | Exploring Transformer Architecture for Building Generalization in Binary Cartographic Maps | Dr. Cheng Fu Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Zurmühle, Michael GEO | Definition of a geo-prior derived from a hex grided network encoding a cost-surface and implementation into the BEAST software | Dr. Nico Neureiter Dr. Peter Ranacher Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
Completed MSc Theses
| 2022 | ||
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| He, Yuman GEO | Comparison of Feature Engineering Methods and Classifiers for Recognizing Physical Activity Types in Older Adults Using Real-Life IMU and GPS Data PDF | Dr. Eun-Kyeong Kim Dr. Hoda Allahbakhshi Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Specker, Martin GEO | Gait analysis of older adults: Gait characteristics calculation and environmental factors PDF | Dr. Cheng Fu Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| 2021 | ||
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| Brühwiler, Livio GEO | Modelling Individuals’ Car Accident Risk by Trajectory, Driving Events, and Geographical Context: A Comparison Study with Multiple Machine Learning Models on Two Countries PDF | Dr. Cheng Fu Prof. Dr. Haosheng Huang Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Eberli, Oliver GEO | Mobility Behaviour and its Associations with Sleep and Metacognition in Older Adults: Results from GPS-based Measurement in the MOASIS study PDF | Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel Dr. Christina Röcke Dr. Eun-Kyeong Kim |
| Georgescu, Alexandra-Ioana GEO | Optimising locations for future return carsharing services: case study of the Swiss carsharing cooperative Mobility | Dr. Cheng Fu Dr. Michelle Fillekes Martin Seifert Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Graf, Stefan GEO | Modelling socio-spatial movement behaviour of orangutans (Pongo abelii) in Suaq (Sumatra Utara) PDF | Dr. Caroline Schuppli Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Griffel, Pascal GEO | Correlates of Older Adults’ Out-of-Home Behaviour: Linking Health and Cognition with Mobility Indicators Derived from GPS-Trajectories PDF | Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel Dr. Cheng Fu Dr. Christina Röcke |
| Hirschhofer, Simon GEO | The Alps – A real Barrier for Bird Migration? PDF | Dr. Peter Ranacher Dr. Felix Liechti Dr. Baptiste Schmid Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Schnidrig, Patricia GEO | Modeling spatio-temporal diffusion of complex linguistic structures in Spanish Twitter PDF | Dr. Peter Ranacher Prof. Dr. Carlota de Benito Moreno Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Thürig, Severin GEO | Analysis of the Mobility of Healthy Older Adults: Semantic Enrichment of Activity Locations and Their Relationship Between Weekday, Age and Place of Residence PDF | Dr. Eun-Kyeong Kim Dr. Christina Röcke Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Välimäki, Reetta GEO | The relationship between visiting places and the health of the older adults: through spatial trajectory data PDF | Dr. Cheng Fu Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| 2020 | ||
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| Balmer, Michael GEO | Parking occupancy prediction based on historical parking data and geographic data PDF | Dr. Haosheng Huang Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Corti, Federica GEO | Dr, Lindsey Conrow Dr. Hoda Allahbakhshi Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel | |
| Ebert, Elena GEO | Comparison of Stop-Move Detection Algorithms for GPS Data of Older Adults PDF | Dr. Eun-Kyeong Kim Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Grass, Christian GEO | Identification of potential ride-sharing paths from GPS taxi trajectory data PDF | Dr. Pengxiang Zhao Dominik Bucher Dr. Haosheng Huang Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Guddal, Jan GEO | Estimating the noise reduction effect of low- noise asphalts as a function of their lifetime and environmental factors PDF | Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel Erik Bühlmann |
| Heiniger, Nathalie GEO | Identifying Anthropogenic Feeding Sites from GPS Tracking Data: A Case Study for Red Kites (Milvus milvus) in Western Switzerland PDF | Dr. Martin Grüebler Patrick Scherler Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Mathis, Thomas GEO | "Choose your own route" - Supporting pedestrian navigation without restricting the user to a predefined route PDF | Dr. Haosheng Huang Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Prinz, Raphael GEO | Inferring Urban Functional Zones from Crowdsourced Geographic Information: A Case Study Comparing Single- and Multi-Source Approaches in Manhattan (New York City, USA) | Dr. Haosheng Huang Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Schwitter, Philipp GEO | Determinants of stopover sites of migrating Swiss red kites (Milvus milvus) PDF | Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel Martin Grüebler Stephanie Witczak |
| Tian, Tian GEO | Spatial and Temporal Variability of the Impact of Sociodemographic, Economic, and Health-Related Factors on Depression of Older Adults in South Korea PDF | Dr. Eun-Kyeong Kim Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Waldburger, Tim GEO | Large-scale analysis of taxi drivers’ route choice behaviour in San Francisco, Shanghai, and Vienna PDF | Dr. Haosheng Huang Anita Graser Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Werfeli, Mike GEO | Inferring migration routes of individual nocturnal bird migrants PDF | Dr. Peter Ranacher Dr. phil. ll Felix Liechti Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| 2019 | ||
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| Bernhard, Nadja GEO | Environmental factors affecting the nest site choice of the northern wheatear. A case study about Oenanthe oenanthe in Val Piora, Switzerland. PDF | Dr. Christoph Meier Dr. phil. II Felix Liechti Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Hubler, Loris Spec. MA | Facility location modeling scenarios to optimize obstructive sleep apnoea health facilities in the East of England PDF | Dr. Lindsey Conrow Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Mardesic, Ivor Spec. MA | Spatio-temporal accessibility analysis of service provision: A comparison of the cities Zurich and Winterthur | Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Niklaus, Olivier GEO | Predicting train arrival delays - evaluation of different input features PDF | Dr. Haosheng Huang Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| 2018 | ||
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| Boog, Jaqueline GEO | Spatio-temporal Analysis of the Influence of a Heterogeneous Environment on the Behaviour of Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) PDF | Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel Hannes Jenny Flurin Filli Andrea Baumann |
| Braun, Myriam GEO | Statistische Analyse und Vergleich ausgewählter Methoden zur Segmentierung von Trajektorien anhand von Simulationen PDF | Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel Oliver Burkhard Chloe Bracis |
| Chin, Kimberley Spec. MA | Dr. Haosheng Huang Christopher Horn Ivan Kasanicky Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel | |
| Graf, Anna Babetta GEO | Towards Extracting Motivation from Mobile Learners’ Movement Trajectories | Christian Sailer Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Isler, Vera GEO | Building and Using a Reference Dataset for Transportation Mode Detection PDF | Oliver Burkhard Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Mönkeberg, Hella Spec. MA | The Impact of Geographical Isolation on Language Particularity PDF | Dr. Curdin Derungs Rik van Gijn Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Mösinger, Leander | Post-processing urban semantic labels using OpenStreetMap roads | Prof. Dr. Devis Tuia Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Schumacher, Darryl GEO | Do Taxi Drivers Take the Shortest Routes? A Large-Scale Analysis Using GPS-based Floating Car Data in Vienna | Dr. Haosheng Huang Anita Graser Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Steger, Benedikt Spec. MA | Towards less dependence on locality through erasure coding PDF | Dr. Haosheng Huang Prof. Dr. Michael Böhlen Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Täschler, Susanne GEO | Analysis of geo referenced contact and GPS data of wild ranging animals PDF | Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel Francesca Cagnacci Federico Ossi |
| Unterfinger, Merlin Spec. MA | 3-D Trajectory Simulation in Movement Ecology: Conditional Empirical Random Walk PDF | Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel Kamran Safi George Technitis |
| Willimann, Melanie GEO | Beurteilung von Netzwerkmodellen für die Indoor-Routenplanung PDF | Dr. Haosheng Huang Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| 2017 | ||
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| Kälin, Fabiola | Global Analysis of the Influence of Geographical Factors on Contact-Induced Language Change PDF | Dr. Curdin Derungs Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Kissling, Julian | Modeling Carpooling für Multimodal Routing PDF | Dr. Haosheng Huang Dominik Bucher Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Patrick, James | Exploring the Impact of Contextual Variables on the Temporal Variability of Grazing and Risk Avoidance Patterns of Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) in an Alpine Environment PDF | Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Piveteau, Nadine | A Novel Approach to the Routing Problem of Overhead Transmission Lines PDF | Martin Raubal Joram Schito Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Scherrer, Luca | Tourist or Commuter? User Characterization based on Spatio-Temporal Footprints in the Absence of Ground Truth PDF | Dr. Peter Ranacher Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Sieber, Christian | Einfluss von scharfen und unscharfen Grenzen auf syntaktische Dialektunterschiede in der deutschen Schweiz PDF | Dr. Curdin Derungs Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Zanda, Adriana | A map-based tool to measure older adults' life-space mobility: Development, usability and evaluation PDF | Michelle Fillekes Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |