Lorenz Gygax

• my daughter Mariam Hillmann

• my son Jaron Hillmann

• career

  • 1970, January, 13th: date of birth
  • 1988: Matura
  • 1992: Diploma thesis, ETH Zurich (proximate biology)
  • 2000: PhD, University of Zurich (behaviour ecology and statistics)
  • 2000-2002: statistician for brunner & hess software ag

  • from 2002 onwards: postdoctoral studies
    • 2002: Individual based modelling of cultural transmission with Charlotte Hemelrijk at the Artificial Intelligence-Lab at the Institute of Informatics of the University of Zurich

    • 2003-2010: Proper housing of animals at the Centre for Proper Housing of Ruminants and Pigs, Federal Veterinary Office (see below).

  • from 2009 onwards: Scientist at the Center for Proper Housing of Ruminants and Pigs (at Agroscope Reckenholz-Tänikon Research Station ART: FG 34.5 or at Swiss Federal Veterinary Office: ZTHT)

• other expertise

  • statistical advising since 1996 (post-graduate course in applied statistics 1995-1997)

  • teaching:
    • co-teaching a course on 'Planing and evaluating biological data' at the University of Zurich since 1996 (since 2001 as official lecturer)
    • co-teaching courses in (applied) ethology since 1993

  • supervision: several diploma, master and phd theses

• peer reviewed publications: