Dr. René Locher

Dr. René Locher
ZHAW
School of Engineering
Forschungsschwerpunkt Data Analysis and Statistics
Technikumstrasse 81
8400 Winterthur
Work at ZHAW
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
Education and Continuing education
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.
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".
Educational background
1984: Diploma in Chemistry, ETH Zürich
1991: PhD in Physical Chemistry, ETH Zürich
1999: Advanced Studies in Applied Statistics, ETH Zürich
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.