Dr. René Locher

Dr. René Locher
ZHAW
School of Engineering
Forschungsschwerpunkt Data Analysis and Statistics
Technikumstrasse 81
8400 Winterthur
Personal profile
Position at the ZHAW
Research Associate and Project Manager
www.zhaw.ch/de/engineering/institute-zentren/idp/schwerpunkte/data-analysis-and-statistics/
Professional development teaching
Expertise and research interests
Regression and General Additive Models (GAM, MLE, Robust Regression); Visualisation of Data; Clustering and Classification; Data Products; profound knowledge of R.
I am focussed on statistical data analysis in industrial, technical and environmental data including the design of measuring concepts and statistical consulting.
Educational background
1984: Diploma in Chemistry, ETH Zürich
1991: PhD in Physical Chemistry, ETH Zürich
1999: Advanced Studies in Applied Statistics, ETH Zürich
Professional milestones
1991-1999, ATAL/AWEL (Amt für Abfall, Wasser, Energie & Luft):
Designing and implementing the concept for monitoring VOC in ambient air.
Co-director of an intercantonal association who developed a concept for a data warehouse for ambient air concentrations and supervised the implementation.
Head of the board "ambient air" of Cercl Air (Cercl Air = Swiss Society of experts in air pollution controle).
1999-2000, Seminar für Statistik, ETH Zürich: Assistant lecturer of Advanced Applied Statistics. Owner of single-member company "Locher Statistics".
Membership of networks
- Maintainer of R packages IDPmisc und SwissAir (GNU open source project)
- Member of Swiss Statistical Society, Section Business & Industry (SSS-BI)
- Deputy Coordinator of Statistical Consulting at ZHAW
- Initiator of Linux User Group at ZHAW
Projects
- COVID-AIR: Influence of the COVID-19-lockdown on Swiss air quality / Team member / Project completed
- Automatic Evaluation of Thermoanalytical Curves / Project leader / Project completed
- Statistische Analyse des Erschütterungsmodells / Team member / Project completed
- Data-based analytics & predictions to increase overall wind plant revenues under market conditions / Team member / Project completed
- Prediction of Turnover in Gastronomy / Project leader / Project completed
- Trend analysis of nitrogen dioxide concentrations in Eastern Switzerland / Project leader / Project completed
- Energy Optimization for Vessel Operations / Team member / Project completed
- A model based three-stage classifier for airborne particles / Project leader / Project completed
- Development of a consistent approach for stock planning and allocation of Unit Load Devices (ULD) in international air transportation. / Team member / Project completed
- Modellierung der Austrittswahrscheinlichkeit von Privatkunden aus der Mobility-Genossenschaft / Team member / Project completed
- Ammoniakimmissionsmessungen. Vergleich von Zürcher- und Radiello-Passivsammlern / Project leader / Project completed
- Contribution of liquid manor to ambient ammonia / Project leader / Project completed
- Online concentration maps of air pollutants / Project leader / Project completed
Publications
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Meier, Mario Federico; Mildenberger, Thoralf; Locher, René; Rausch, Juanita; Zünd, Thomas; Neururer, Christoph; Ruckstuhl, Andreas; Grobéty, Bernard,
2018.
Journal of Aerosol Science.
123, pp. 1-16.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaerosci.2018.05.012
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Lanz, Valentin A.; Hueglin, Christoph; Buchmann, Brigitte; Hill, M.; Locher, René; Stähelin, Johannes; Reimann, Stefan,
2008.
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.
2008(8), pp. 2313-2332.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2759
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Staehelin, Johannes; Locher, René; Mönkeberg, Sigrid; Stahel, Werner,
2001.
International Journal of Vehicle Design.
27(1-4), pp. 161.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJVD.2001.001961
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Locher, René,
2016.
IDP Environmetrics
; 6.
Winterthur:
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1057
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Locher, René,
2014.
Validierung der Schweizer Ammoniak-Immissionskarte 2010.
IDP Environmetrics
; 5.
Winterthur:
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
ISBN 978-3-905745-75-7.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-125
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Locher, René,
2013.
Ammoniakimmissionsmessungen : Vergleich von Zürcher- und Radiello-Passivsammlern.
IDP Environmetrics
; 4.
Winterthur:
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
ISBN 978-3-905745-73-3.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-128
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Locher, René,
2013.
IDP Environmetrics
; 3.
Winterthur:
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
ISBN 978-3-905745-70-2.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-126
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Locher, René,
2012.
IDP Environmetrics
; 2.
Winterthur:
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
ISBN 978-3-905745-69-6.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-127
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Philipp, Michel; Locher, René,
2010.
Trendanalyse NH3-Immissionsmessungen in der Schweiz.
Winterthur:
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3440
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Ruckstuhl, Andreas; Locher, René; Jans, Armin,
2005.
Swiss Statistical Society Bulletin.
2005(51), pp. 3-6.
Available from: https://www.stat.ch/images/bulletin/pdfs/bulletin51.pdf
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Jans, Armin; Ruckstuhl, Andreas; Locher, René,
2004.
Pensionskassenstatistik 1998 : neue Erkenntnisse.
Schweizer Personalvorsorge.
2004(17), pp. 9.
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Zentralschweizer Umweltschutzdirektionen (ZUDK), ed.,
2003.
Luzern:
in-Luft.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2027
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Locher, René,
1999.
VOC-Immissionsmessungen in den Kantonen Zürich, Schaffhausen und Luzern 1993-1998.
Umweltmaterialien
; 118.
Bern:
Bundesamt für Umwelt.