Building Packages in R; Docker with R

Jim Hester will speak about how to create a package in R. Jim works at RStudio, and is the author of covr and other packages.

Jim is a software engineer at RStudio working with Hadley to build better tools for data science. He is the author of a number of R packages including lintr (https://github.com/jimhester/lintr) and covr (https://github.com/jimhester/covr), tools to provide code linting and test coverage for R.

Thomas Rehman will be speaking about using Docker containers with R.

Thomas Rehman is a Senior Data Scientist for Healthgrades, where he focuses on consumer behavior and healthcare decision-making. He is also an Adjunct Instructor in the Department of Population & Quantitative Health Sciences within the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. An avid R user since 2012, Tom's work experience includes clinical and social science research, business and marketing analytics, and research data management. He lives in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, with his spouse Stephanie and their dog Salsa.