Dr. Peter Kauf

Dr. Peter Kauf
ZHAW
School of Life Sciences and Facility Management
Fachstelle Bio-Inspired Modeling & Learning Systems
Einsiedlerstrasse 31a
8820 Wädenswil
Personal profile
Position at the ZHAW
Lecturer in Mathematics and Statistics
Expertise and research interests
transdisciplinary statistics (main applications in life sciences)
predictive analytics
data science
computational mathematics
innovative learning and teaching in mathematics
major projects
- statistics
teaching:
- Mathematics 1+2 for env. engineering
- Data analysis for 5th term env. engineering
- Statistics with R (env. engineering, food technology)
- Biostatistics (Master Life Sciences)
- Data Management and Visualization (Master Life Sciences)
- Matlab (biotechnology)
Educational background
2001 - 2006 Studies in Mathematics ETH Zurich (applied mathematics, theoretical physics), MSc. ETH
2006 - 2011 PhD Thesis ETH Zurich (applied computational mathematics), Dr. Sc. ETH
Professional milestones
2006 - 2011 Scientific Assistant ETH Zurich
since 2011 Lecturer ZHAW in Mathematics and Statistics
since 2014 CEO PrognosiX AG
Membership of networks
- Alumnus der Schw. Studienstiftung
- Grow - Gründerorganisation Wädenswil
- Schweizerische Mathematische Gesellschaft
Projects
Publications
K. Schmidt and P. Kauf. Computation of the Band Structure of Two-Dimensional
Photonic Crystals with hp Finite Elements. Comp. Meth. App. Mech. Engr.,
198:1249 – 1259, 2009.
P. Kauf, M. Torrilhon, and M. Junk. Scale-Induced Closure for Approximations of
Kinetic Equations. J. Stat. Phys., 141(5):848–888, 2010.