Sebastian's workshop will focus on R package development from the ground up. We will cover package structure, set-up, creating functions, documentation, testing, dependencies, sharing the package with others, package vignettes, hex stickers, & other methods. An example package will be developed during the workshop so attendees can follow along & create their own.

Sebastian is a data scientist at Vroom, an ecommerce start-up that focuses on selling used cars that are delivered to your door. Previously, Sebastian was doing research on cancer genomics as a postdoc at Yale University. He has also been a strong advocate for R-Ladies & is an experienced CRAN package author.

Emily Zabor & Erin Grand are also going to be serving has TAs for this workshop.

Erin Grand works as a Data Scientist at Uncommon Schools where she maintains two R packages. Prior to Uncommon, she worked as a Data Scientist at Crisis Text Line & a software programmer at NASA. In the past, Erin researched star formation & taught introductory courses in astronomy & physics.