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Computing the Poisson-Binomial Distribution for Soccer Match Outcomes
(2024)In soccer analytics, the Poisson-Binomial distribution is used to obtain the probabilities of the possible match scores of a team. This is an important distribution for analysts, because it allows for construction of new descriptive metrics and further meta-analysis. This work outlines the theoretical background of the Poisson-Binomial distribution, hoists it into the context of soccer analytics, while also providing content on the ...Bachelor Thesis -
Detection of Contamination in Biowaste
(2024)In the pursuit of a circular economy and the optimization of recycling rates for municipal waste, biowaste, constituting over 34% of Europe’s total municipal waste, emerges as a signifi- cantly overlooked resource. The potential of converting this biowaste into biogas and compost is substantial, offering valuable sources of green energy and fertilization, respectively. How- ever, a central challenge obstructing this potential lies in ...Master Thesis -
On Abstract Models in Cryptography and Their Applications
(2024)When talking about the security of a cryptographic scheme, researchers often model it as a game between a challenger and an adversary. Such a game gives a clear description of the ways we consider the adversary to interact with the scheme whose security we want to prove. A security reduction then only needs to implement these ways of interactions which we usually call ‘oracles’. However, the scheme may have some underlying building blocks, ...Doctoral Thesis -
Linking spatial analyses of forest transitions with perceived land use changes in the context of infrastructure development
(2023)Landscapes in South East Asia are changing rapidly. In the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Laos) large-scale infrastructure development is ongoing. At the same time, Laos has one of the highest forest covers in the region and set the ambitious goal to increase forest cover to 70% country area. It is unclear, if increased accessibility through infrastructure development can lead to a forest transition - a shift from net deforestation to ...Master Thesis -
Designing a manual press for blackwater dewatering
(2023)Most of sub-Saharan Africa relies on non-sewered sanitation. In the treatment of the ac cumulating blackwater dewatering is a crucial step. Established technologies for dewatering are drying beds or settling tanks. These methods are often land- and time-intensive. Mechani cal dewatering offers a solution to this problem. However commercially available mechanical dewatering presses are often too big in scale, require electricity for ...Bachelor Thesis -
All hands on deck: How aerial imagery can support inclusive participatory landscape decision-making
(2023)Land-use management is crucial for reconciling competing ecological, social, and economic interests in the face of sustainability challenges such as climate change, food security, and biodiversity conservation. To ensure landscape management decisions are sustainable, resilient, and relevant for the community they impact, participatory landscape decision-making engages stakeholders from various sectors and prioritizes local involvement ...Master Thesis -
Quantifying Markov Chain Monte Carlo Exploration of Tumour Progression Tree Spaces
(2023)Understanding the mutational intra-tumour heterogeneity within tumours is crucial to developing effective personalised cancer therapies. Bayesian Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) sampling schemes have proven successful and trusted in reconstructing tumour progression histories, particularly mutation trees. To understand the effectiveness of mutation tree MCMC methods and their required runtimes, it is crucial to understand how quickly the ...Master Thesis -
A case for degrowth: Material demand projections under the three IPCC’s most ambitious illustrative mitigation pathways: neodymium in wind power and transportation
(2023)The rapid growth of clean technologies to address climate change has emphasized the increasing complexity of materials, some of which face criticality and potential supply disruptions. Inte- grated assessment models (IAMs) used for designing illustrative mitigation pathways (IMPs) lack comprehensive information on material annual demand projection. This study focuses on the demand for the rare earth element neodymium (Nd) until 2050 in ...Master Thesis -
Ökologische Vernetzung im Siedlungsraum
(2023)Der fortschreitende Artenverlust und die neuen internationalen Verpflichtungen zur Biodiversität (30% geschützte Land- und Meeresfläche bis 2030) führen zu einer grösseren Dringlichkeit im Naturschutz. Als Folge erarbeiten die Kantone im Moment eine landesweite ökologische Infrastruktur. Mit dieser Entwicklung gehen eine ganze Reihe von raumplanerischen Fragestellungen einher. Wie können oder sollen ökologisch vernetzende Flächen rechtlich ...Master Thesis