Ira Kurthen

Ira Kurthen

Data Scientist

Migros Supermarkt AG

Biography

I am a data scientist currently working for the Swiss retailer Migros. In my current job, I am providing data products which drive the evaluation and planning of promotions in Migros supermarkets.

I hold a PhD in Psychology. My research focused on neurolinguistics. Specifically, I investigated the neural processing of spoken language under the condition of age-related hearing loss. Please find my publications below.

Apart from my working and research interests, I love learning about ancient cultures and their languages.

Education
  • PhD in Psychology, 2020

    University of Zurich, Switzerland

  • MSc in Psychology, 2014

    University of Zurich, Switzerland

  • BSc in Psychology, 2012

    University of Zurich, Switzerland

Tech Stack

Python
SQL
R
dbt
dbt
cloud_generic
Google Cloud Platform
gurobi
Gurobi

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund
Data Scientist
July 2023 – Present Zurich, Switzerland
 
 
 
 
 
Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund
Data Analyst
December 2020 – June 2023 Zurich, Switzerland
 
 
 
 
 
University of Zurich
Researcher / PhD Student
August 2016 – August 2020 Zurich, Switzerland
 
 
 
 
 
University of South Australia
Visiting Researcher
August 2014 – July 2016 Adelaide, Australia
 
 
 
 
 
University of Zurich
Research Assistant
August 2014 – July 2016 Zurich, Switzerland
 
 
 
 
 
Intern
January 2013 – February 2013 Heidelberg, Germany
 
 
 
 
 
University Hospital Zurich
Intern
January 2012 – February 2012 Zurich, Switzerland
 
 
 
 
 
Collegium Helveticum
Research Assistant
October 2010 – September 2011 Zurich, Switzerland

Talks

Bewerbungsstrategien und Portfolio
Hearing acuity and cognition affect older adults’ syntactic processing
Cognitive ability is consistently found to alleviate the negative effects of age-related hearing loss (ARHL) on speech comprehension. …

Publications

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(2023). Different neuroanatomical correlates for temporal and spectral supra‐threshold auditory tasks and speech in noise recognition in older adults with hearing impairment. In European Journal of Neuroscience.

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(2022). Older adults’ neural tracking of interrupted speech is a function of task difficulty. In NeuroImage.

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(2022). The kleineWeltentdecker App - A smartphone-based developmental diary. In Behavior Research Methods.

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(2021). Selective attention modulates neural envelope tracking of informationally masked speech in healthy older adults. In Human Brain Mapping.

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