Ongoing MSc Theses
| Bär, Benedikt GEO | Visualizing the impact of the 1911 Heatwave on the deaths in the city of Zurich | Prof. Dr. Kaspar Staub Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant |
| Grafström, Jens GEO | Distributive Effects in the European Intercity Rail Network: A Geovisual Analysis of the Impacts of Rail Infrastructure Projects | Dr. Tumasch Reichenbacher Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant |
| Guler, Johannes GEO | Mobile Map Application Adaptiveness | Dr. Tumasch Reichenbacher Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant |
| Ilchenko, Aleksei GEO | The Role of Virtual Landmarks in Mixed-Reality Indoor Navigation: Impact on Spatial Learning, Situation Awareness, and User Workload | Dr. Tumasch Reichenbacher Dr. Armand Kapaj Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant |
| Juen, Silvia GEO | Overcoming Urban Obstacles: Barriers at Hotspots for Wheelchair Users in the City of Zurich | Dr. Oliver Grübner PD Dr. Michael von Rhein Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel |
| Lo, Choi Yeung GEO | Lighting the way: Ambient Light’s influence on Mobile Map App Usage | Dr. Tumasch Reichenbacher Donatella Zingaro Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant |
| Lüthi, Simeon GEO | Navigating Complexity: A Study of Map Use Behavior in Swiss VFR Aeronautical Charts | Dr. Armand Kapaj Dr. Tumasch Reichenbacher Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant |
| Meili, Gina GEO | Szenarien von alternativen Mobilitätsformen als "erste und letzte Meile"-Angebote in der Region Einsiedeln | Dr. Tumasch Reichenbacher Marius Schmidt Sandra Dietsche Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant |
| Moos, Carola GEO | The emotional impact of landscape aesthetics in a virtual urban environment | Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant Dr. Armand Kapaj |
| Schilling, Fabio GEO | Geovisual analytics of historical morbidity and mortality data of Tuberculosis and Diphteria in Zürich between 1925 and 1935 | Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant Prof. Dr. phil. Kaspar Staub |
| Schilling, Oliva GEO | Labelling Tappigraphy: A Ground Truth Study to Understand Mobile Map App Usage in Everyday Usage | Dr. Tumasch Reichenbacher Donatella Zingaro Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant |
| Signer Del Cid, Aiyana Marie GEO | Exploring Mobile Map App Usage: A Geospatial Study of Touchscreen Interactions and Contextual Influences | Dr. Tumasch Reichenbacher Donatella Zingaro Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant |
| Xu, Zhengfang GEO | Using Survival Analysis to Investigate Factors Influencing Time to Map Reactivation in Map-Assisted Pedestrian Navigation and Reactivation Time Prediction | Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant Mona Bartling |
Completed MSc Theses
| 2024 | ||
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| Bazzurri, Sergio GEO | Visualization of uncertainty on climate change forecasts: The effects of emotional narratives and personal attitudes towards climate change on map understanding and map-based decision-making PDF | Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant |
| Garate, Marcel GEO | Comparing Hand-Held Augmented and Virtual Reality for the On-Site Assessment of Construction Projects PDF | Dr. Tumasch Reichenbacher Dr. Armand Kapaj Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant |
| Ruban, Vibiga GEO | Through Different Lenses: A Comparative Study of Cultural Influence on Map Reading PDF | Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant |
| 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Birkhölzer, Inga GEO | Reconstructing the 1855 Cholera Epidemic in Basel Using Geographic Information Visualization PDF | Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant PD Dr. Kaspar Staub |
| Burkhard, Corinne GEO | Geovisualization of Swiss Birth Weights at the Beginning of the 20th Century PDF | PD Dr. Kaspar Staub Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant |
| Förster, Michael GEO | Mapping Public Transport Stops in Smartphone Apps: Dynamic Information Visualization in the Context of Hiking PDF | Dr. Tumasch Reichenbacher Dr. Karsten Pippig Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant |
| Hauser, Joel GEO | Spatial Accessibility to Pediatricians in Switzerland An Improved Application Approach of the MHV3SFCA Method PDF | Dr. Oliver Grübner Micheal von Rhein Reto Jörg Prof. Dr. Ross Purves |
| Lendenmann, Delia GEO | Der Einfluss begrünter Fassaden auf Emotionen in virtuellen Stadträumen PDF | Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant |
| Luchsinger, Patrick GEO | LandMarkAR: An application to study virtual route instructions and the design of 3D landmarks for indoor pedestrian navigation with a mixed reality head-mounted display PDF | Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant Dr. Tumasch Reichenbacher |
| Marti, Sebastian GEO | Visualisierung von öffentlichen Ladestationen in mobilen Kartenapplikationen basierend auf ihrer Relevanz PDF | Dr. Tumasch Reichenbacher Dr. Karsten Pippig Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant |
| Wismer, Stéphanie GEO | The Use of Geographic Information Systems for Data Visualization and Analysis in Geography Education at Swiss High Schools PDF | Dr. Tumasch Reichenbacher Thomas Ingold Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant |
| 2022 | ||
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| Bracher, Jana GEO | Visualizing and communicating uncertainty for map-based decision-making: The case of uncertainty depiction in debris flow predictions PDF | Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant |
| Büchel, Donat GEO | Visual Complexity of Bike Maps PDF | Dr. Tumasch Reichenbacher Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant |
| Burren, Anna-Lena GEO | Mapping the COVID-19 Pandemic - The Influence of Map Design Choices by Media Outlets on People’s Perception of the State of the Pandemic PDF | Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant Prof. Dr. Wibke Weber |
| Flückiger, Flo Tiffany GEO | The Influence of a Diverging Color Scheme on the Representation of Rock Glacier Dynamics in 3D Animations PDF | Dr. Tumasch Reichenbacher Prof. Dr. Markus Stoffel Alberto Muñoz-Torrero Manchado Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant |
| Knöpfel, Jakob GEO | Travel Chains in Urban Public Transportation: Identifying User Needs, Travel Strategies, and Travel Information System Improvements PDF | Dr. Tumasch Reichenbacher Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant |
| Morf, Nicolas GEO | Improving the Acquisition of Spatial Knowledge when Navigating with an Augmented Reality Navigation System. PDF | Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant Dr. Tumasch Reichenbacher |
| Schmidheiny, Nicolas GEO | The Impact of Environmental Characteristics on Mental Health - A Sentiment Analysis in Switzerland based on Twitter Data PDF | Dr. Oliver Grübner Dr. phil. Markus Wolf Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant |
| Sturzenegger, Florian GEO | Representation of Local Landmarks in Bicycle Navigation Applications and their Effect on Learning Planned Routes PDF | Dr. Tumasch Reichenbacher Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant |
| Tabataba Vakili, Marjan GEO | Geospatial analysis of mental health in Switzerland: Impact of environmental factors on suicide risk PDF | Dr. Oliver Grübner Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant |
| Wildberger, Aline ESS | Tackling geomorphological heterogeneity: a comparison of predictors and modelling approaches to assess the distribution of sedimentary organic carbon in submarine canyons PDF | Dr. Sarah Paradis Vilar Prof. Dr. Timothy Ian Eglinton Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant |
| 2021 | ||
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| Edry, Tamar Frances GEO | Trajectory analysis of cross-border mobility using social media | Dr. Oliver Grübner Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant |
| Grüebler, Etienne GEO | Geospatial Analysis of Access to Healthcare: Child Development Needs and Available Care in the Canton of Zurich PDF | Dr. Oliver Grübner Dr. Michael von Rhein Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant |
| Kuster, Fabian GEO | Decision making on flood maps: Evaluation of risk perception in 2D and 2.5D flood visualizations PDF | Dr. Ian Tanner Ruginski Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant |
| Lanz, Martin GEO | The Effects of Environmental Lighting on Human Emotions PDF | Dr. Sara Lanini-Maggi Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant |
| Leuch, Corina Spec. MA | In the Footsteps of the "Mother of all Pandemics": Spatio-Temporal Analysis of the 1918 Flu Pandemic in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland PDF | Dr. Oliver Grübner Dr. Kaspar Staub Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant |
| Saner, Matthias Spec. MA | Pedestrian Route-Following Performance Under the Influence of Stress in a Virtual Urban Environment PDF | Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant |
| Weber, Jan GEO | Explorative Analysis of Tapping Behavior in Smartphone Map Apps PDF | Dr. Tumasch Reichenbacher Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant |
| 2020 | ||
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| Boos, Ursina Christina Spec. MA | Open Communication by Augmented Reality Experiences in Urban Planning PDF | Dr. Tumasch Reichenbacher Christian Sailer Dr. Peter Kiefer Matthias Schenker Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant |
| 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mathis, Lars GEO | Kartenprojektionen in kognitiven Karten - Evaluation räumlicher Fehlinterpretationen und Anregungen für den Unterricht PDF | Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant Julia Mia Stirnemann |
| Schweri, Corinne GEO | Emotionale Reaktionen auf Präsentationsformen von 3D Landschaftsvisualisierungen: statisch vs. animiert und simultan vs. sequentiell PDF | Prof. Dr. Sara Irina Fabrikant Dr. Ulrike Wissen Hayek Dr. Tyler Thrash Dr. Victor Schinazi |