Doctoral Theses

Application of Heterogeneous CPU-GPU Hardware for Large-Scale Agent-Based Mobility Simulations

Aleksandr Saprykin

Doctoral Thesis, ETH Zurich, Zurich, November 2022.
Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT)
Main Advisor: Reza Abhari
Corresponding ISTP Project: Mobility Simulation at the Swiss Mobility Lab

Catchment Scale Distributed Modelling Framework to Assess the Transport and Transformation of Contaminants

Chunming Sui

Doctoral Thesis, ETH Zurich, Zurich, November 2022.
Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering (D-BAUG)
Main Advisor: Paolo Burlando
Corresponding ISTP Project: Swiss Minerals Observatory

Effective Monitoring Strategies For Mining-Related Water Pollution

Désirée Ruppen

Doctoral Thesis, ETH Zurich, Zurich, April 2022.
Department of Environmental Systems Science (D-​USYS)
Corresponding ISTP Project: Swiss Minerals Observatory

Towards Responsible Gold Supply Chains: A Case Study from Burkina Faso to Switzerland

Antoinette van der Merwe

Doctoral Thesis, ETH Zurich, Zurich, April 2022.
Corresponding ISTP Project: Urban Mining, Swiss Minerals Observatory

Energy Transition - Risk and Uncertainty Quantification of Electric Infrastructure and Spot Market Prices

Patrick Plagowski

Doctoral Thesis, ETH Zurich, Zurich, April 2022.
Corresponding ISTP Project: Electric Mobility, Swiss Mobility lab

Metropolitan-​scale Agent-​based Modelling of Street Robbery using Reinforcement Learning: Quantitative Assessment of Infrastructure Intervention

Christiaan Johannes Joubert

Doctoral Thesis, ETH Zurich, Zurich, January 2022.
Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-​MAVT)
Main Advisor: Prof. Dr. Reza Abhari
Corresponding ISTP Project: Agent-based Modelling of Robbery, Urban Research Incubator

Creating transparency in global value chains and their environmental impacts to support sustainability policies

Livia Cabernard

Doctoral Thesis, ETH Zurich, Zurich, October 2021
Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering (D-​BAUG)
Main Advisor: Prof. Dr. Stefanie Hellweg
Corresponding ISTP Project: Supply Chain Analysis, Swiss Minerals Observatory

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Infrastructures of Freedom. Public Light and Everynight Life in 'Informal Settlements'

Stephanie Briers

Doctoral Thesis, ETH Zurich, Zurich, September 2021.
Department of Architecture (D-​ARCH)
Main Advisor: Prof. Dr. Christian Schmid
Corresponding ISTP Project: Performing Light: The Impact of Public Lighting in Informal Settlements in Cape Town, Urban Research Incubator

Electric Vehicle Adoption and Acceptance

Gracia Brückmann

Doctoral Thesis, ETH Zurich, Zurich, May 2021.
Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences (D-​GESS)
Main Advisor: Prof. Dr. Thomas Bernauer
Corresponding ISTP Project: Fostering the transition towards fuel-efficient cars, Swiss Mobility Lab

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In Between Walls and Fences. How Gated Communities in Bogotá Shape Exclusive and Insecure Public Spaces Outside the Gates.

David Kostenwein

Doctoral Thesis, ETH Zurich, Zurich, April 2021.
Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences (D-​GESS)
Main Advisor: Prof. Dr. Andreas Wenger
Corresponding ISTP Project: In Between Walls and Fences, Urban Research Incubator

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Digital Urban Imaginaries: Digital models transforming citizen-centred design processes

Michael Walczak

Doctoral Thesis, ETH Zurich, Zurich, March 2021.
Department of Architecture (D-ARCH)
Main Advisor: Prof. Hubert Klumpner
Corresponding ISTP Project: Visualisation Framework, Urban Research Incubator

Night in the Informal City: How Limited Public Infrastructure Shapes Life After Dark in Informal Settlements.

Yael Borofsky

Doctoral Thesis, ETH Zurich, Zurich, January 2021.
Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences (D-​GESS)
Main Advisor: Prof. Dr. Isabel Günther
Corresponding ISTP Project: Performing Light, Urban Research Incubator

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Incremental light space: Reducing socio-technical night-time public space inequality in Bogotá through lighting technology and design for informal settlements.

David Kretzer

Doctoral Thesis, ETH Zurich, Zurich, January 2021.
Department of Architecture (D-ARCH)
Main Advisor: Prof. Hubert Klumpner
Corresponding ISTP Project: The Impact of Lighting Technology and Design on Public Lighting Policies for Informal Settlements, Urban Research Incubator

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Vulnerability of mountain destinations towards socio-demographic and climatic changes.

Fabian Willibald

Doctoral Thesis, ETH Zurich, Zurich, December 2020.
Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering (D-BAUG)
Main Advisor: Prof. Dr. Adrienne Grêt-Regamey
Corresponding ISTP Project: Decarbonisation & Landscape, Swiss Mobility Lab

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Mobility as a Service (MaaS) – for whose benefit? Consumer valuation of bundling in the mobility market 

Sergio Guidon

Doctoral Thesis, ETH Zurich, Zurich, May 2020.
Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering (D-BAUG)
Main Advisor: Prof. Dr. Kay Axhausen
Corresponding ISTP Project: Swiss Mobility Lab

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