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is an associate professor in bioinformatics at Aarhus University, Denmark. He has a background in math and computer science. For the past decade, his main focus has been on genetics and evolutionary studies, particularly comparative genomics, speciation, and gene flow between emerging species. He has published R Data Science Quick Reference, The Joys of Hashing, Domain-Specific Languages in R, Beginning Data Science in R, Functional Programming in R, and Metaprogramming in R, all from Apress, as well as other books.
About the Technical Reviewer
Jason Whitehorn
is an experienced entrepreneur and software developer and has helped many companies automate and enhance their business solutions through data synchronization, SaaS architecture, and machine learning. Jason obtained his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Arkansas State University, but he traces his passion for development back many years before then, having first taught himself to program BASIC on his family’s computer while still in middle school.
When he’s not mentoring and helping his team at work, writing, or pursuing one of his many side projects, Jason enjoys spending time with his wife and four children and living in the Tulsa, Oklahoma region. More information about Jason can be found on his website: https://jason.whitehorn.us.
