Why R? Webinar - Faris Naji - Liberate the coder and empower the non coder

• speaker Faris Naji https://www.linkedin.com/in/faris-naji-52a717/
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• format: 45 min talk + 15 min for Q&A
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• stream https://youtu.be/xD98Ba4qyo0

This talk is about how to “liberate” the R programmer and “empower” the non programmer for data analysis by using the R Tercen open science framework. R programmers spend time dealing with the operational details of data analysis, such as user support, visual cosmetics, modifications of visuals for publications of non programmers and deployment of workflows and data for non programmers publications. The pressure is even more acute when the ratio of non programmers to R programmers is large. R programmers generally wish to be liberated from operational tasks in order to focus more intensely on research such as data algorithms and new techniques.

Tercen liberates the R programmer by offering a unique and novel visual computing paradigm and a unique R plug-in architecture and data model. Additionally it brings concepts such as, incremental visualization and data source derivation and more. I will present R Tercen use cases where I outline the liberation and empowerment of researchers.

# ABOUT THE SPEAKER - Faris Naji

Faris is strongly committed to helping science progress, he believes in removing barriers for people who may not have quantitative skill sets. This is essential for open science. Faris has worked over 15 years with non programmers to bring tools and approaches into their workflows. Faris is a director of bioinformatics in a biotech company which enerates large amounts of molecular measurements and has seen first-hand the issues it brings. Faris is a co-founder of an early stage startup company called Tercen to address gaps in the area of collaborative data analysis and open science