Shih Ching Fu (he/him)
@shihchingfu.com
Applied #statistician based in Whadjuk Noongar Boodja.
Interested in #Bayesian inference and #Astrostatistics.
#RStats and #Stan are my first loves, but now leaning into #python and #PyMC as well.
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Interested in #Bayesian inference and #Astrostatistics.
#RStats and #Stan are my first loves, but now leaning into #python and #PyMC as well.
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We’ve released two new tidymodels #rstats packages for feature selection: filter and important.
tidyverse.org/blog/2025/11...
tidyverse.org/blog/2025/11...
Two New tidymodels Packages
Two new tidymodels packages focus on supervised feature selection.
tidyverse.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
We’ve released two new tidymodels #rstats packages for feature selection: filter and important.
tidyverse.org/blog/2025/11...
tidyverse.org/blog/2025/11...
I'm looking forward to #ASC2025 hosted at @curtinuniversity.bsky.social from 1-5/12: 8 keynotes, 4 streams, 250+ delegates, ~90 early career & student statistician talks. Full program: virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/75429/.... I'm speaking & on LOC so I'll be #superbusy! #statistics #conference
November 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I'm looking forward to #ASC2025 hosted at @curtinuniversity.bsky.social from 1-5/12: 8 keynotes, 4 streams, 250+ delegates, ~90 early career & student statistician talks. Full program: virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/75429/.... I'm speaking & on LOC so I'll be #superbusy! #statistics #conference
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Over the moon to receive the #Premier's Science Award -STEM Educator of the Year -Tertiary. Truly humbled. Thanks to my family, peers, mentors for journeying with me, my #students for making the #educator I am today.
#WASciAwards #rinawong #STEMEducation #DrRina #rinafu #DrRina
#WASciAwards #rinawong #STEMEducation #DrRina #rinafu #DrRina
November 22, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Over the moon to receive the #Premier's Science Award -STEM Educator of the Year -Tertiary. Truly humbled. Thanks to my family, peers, mentors for journeying with me, my #students for making the #educator I am today.
#WASciAwards #rinawong #STEMEducation #DrRina #rinafu #DrRina
#WASciAwards #rinawong #STEMEducation #DrRina #rinafu #DrRina
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Wonderful evening at the Premier 's Science Awards as a Finalist. Catching up with colleagues, 2024 winner Dr Alexandra Yeung, Dr Kat Ross, Cass Rowles and Prof. David Blair.
November 18, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Wonderful evening at the Premier 's Science Awards as a Finalist. Catching up with colleagues, 2024 winner Dr Alexandra Yeung, Dr Kat Ross, Cass Rowles and Prof. David Blair.
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Truly amazing - #biomedical engineer Dr Daniel Timms invented the world's first total #artificial #heart. A powerful story of love, grief, #resilience. Really privileged to meet Dr Timms and to hold this precious, #revolutionary invention in my hands. Thank you to the #ASMR.
November 13, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Truly amazing - #biomedical engineer Dr Daniel Timms invented the world's first total #artificial #heart. A powerful story of love, grief, #resilience. Really privileged to meet Dr Timms and to hold this precious, #revolutionary invention in my hands. Thank you to the #ASMR.
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Come along to my slightly silly and hopefully informative talk on how data go from some scribbles on a paper questionnaire to a nice, clean dataset
Thanks to the ARDC for having me!
#databs #rstats
📅 Nov 5 at 12pm AEDT
📍 Online webinar
🔗 www.eventbrite.com.au/e/where-do-d...
Thanks to the ARDC for having me!
#databs #rstats
📅 Nov 5 at 12pm AEDT
📍 Online webinar
🔗 www.eventbrite.com.au/e/where-do-d...
Where do data come from & other difficult questions your children might ask
Join us to learn about data cleaning and management in the Mayi Kuwayu study.
www.eventbrite.com.au
October 30, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Come along to my slightly silly and hopefully informative talk on how data go from some scribbles on a paper questionnaire to a nice, clean dataset
Thanks to the ARDC for having me!
#databs #rstats
📅 Nov 5 at 12pm AEDT
📍 Online webinar
🔗 www.eventbrite.com.au/e/where-do-d...
Thanks to the ARDC for having me!
#databs #rstats
📅 Nov 5 at 12pm AEDT
📍 Online webinar
🔗 www.eventbrite.com.au/e/where-do-d...
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We wrote an article explaining why you shouldn't put several variables into a regression model and report which are statistically significant - even as exploratory research. bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/4/1/.... How did we do?
October 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
We wrote an article explaining why you shouldn't put several variables into a regression model and report which are statistically significant - even as exploratory research. bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/4/1/.... How did we do?
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I wrote a paper about "Examining the Interface Design of Tidyverse" 📝
TL;DR to follow in future 😊
arxiv.org/abs/2510.10382
TL;DR to follow in future 😊
arxiv.org/abs/2510.10382
Examining the Interface Design of Tidyverse
The tidyverse is a popular meta-package comprising several core R packages to aid in various data science tasks, including data import, manipulation and visualisation. Although functionalities offered...
arxiv.org
October 14, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I wrote a paper about "Examining the Interface Design of Tidyverse" 📝
TL;DR to follow in future 😊
arxiv.org/abs/2510.10382
TL;DR to follow in future 😊
arxiv.org/abs/2510.10382
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Quarto 1.8 is available! 🎉
New features include: ✨ Light & dark mode support for brand colors and logos 📦 Brand extensions for sharing across projects ♿ HTML accessibility checks with Axe-core 🔧 Access to execution context from code cells
Full details: quarto.org/docs/blog/po...
New features include: ✨ Light & dark mode support for brand colors and logos 📦 Brand extensions for sharing across projects ♿ HTML accessibility checks with Axe-core 🔧 Access to execution context from code cells
Full details: quarto.org/docs/blog/po...
Quarto 1.8 – Quarto
Quarto 1.8 improves brand support, introduces brand extensions, adds HTML accessibility checks, and gives access to execution context.
quarto.org
October 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Quarto 1.8 is available! 🎉
New features include: ✨ Light & dark mode support for brand colors and logos 📦 Brand extensions for sharing across projects ♿ HTML accessibility checks with Axe-core 🔧 Access to execution context from code cells
Full details: quarto.org/docs/blog/po...
New features include: ✨ Light & dark mode support for brand colors and logos 📦 Brand extensions for sharing across projects ♿ HTML accessibility checks with Axe-core 🔧 Access to execution context from code cells
Full details: quarto.org/docs/blog/po...
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I clearly had a lot of thoughts/feelings from reading Terry's blog post, so I wrote one of my own
It ended up being a bit of a stream-of-thought post but I think it captures some of my worries
benharrap.com/post/2025-10...
#statssky #episky #academicsky
It ended up being a bit of a stream-of-thought post but I think it captures some of my worries
benharrap.com/post/2025-10...
#statssky #episky #academicsky
October 10, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I clearly had a lot of thoughts/feelings from reading Terry's blog post, so I wrote one of my own
It ended up being a bit of a stream-of-thought post but I think it captures some of my worries
benharrap.com/post/2025-10...
#statssky #episky #academicsky
It ended up being a bit of a stream-of-thought post but I think it captures some of my worries
benharrap.com/post/2025-10...
#statssky #episky #academicsky
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Join us tomorrow for the International Day of Women in Statistics & Data Science conference in a panel "More Than Code: The People, Purpose, and Power of R-Ladies+" with Dionne & Felicia (Melb), Kristy & Giorgia (Syd), organised by Hunna Watson!
🔗 www.idwsds.org
🕓 12-1pm AEDT
#rstats #rladies
🔗 www.idwsds.org
🕓 12-1pm AEDT
#rstats #rladies
IDWSDS
Thriving in Your Environment
www.idwsds.org
October 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Join us tomorrow for the International Day of Women in Statistics & Data Science conference in a panel "More Than Code: The People, Purpose, and Power of R-Ladies+" with Dionne & Felicia (Melb), Kristy & Giorgia (Syd), organised by Hunna Watson!
🔗 www.idwsds.org
🕓 12-1pm AEDT
#rstats #rladies
🔗 www.idwsds.org
🕓 12-1pm AEDT
#rstats #rladies
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Jess Wade is amazing, and it's my absolute honour to be one of the more than 2000 women in STEM whose wikipedia page she started: mymodernmet.com/jessica-wade... 🧪🔭👩🔬
Meet the Physicist Who Wrote Over 2,000 Wikipedia Biographies for Women in STEM
After noticing a lack of entries on Wikipedia for incredible women throughout history, this incredible woman decided to take matters into her own hands.
mymodernmet.com
October 12, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Jess Wade is amazing, and it's my absolute honour to be one of the more than 2000 women in STEM whose wikipedia page she started: mymodernmet.com/jessica-wade... 🧪🔭👩🔬
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I really really really liked The Oatmeal’s take on AI here theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal
This is a comic about AI art.
theoatmeal.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I really really really liked The Oatmeal’s take on AI here theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
My esteem for Prof. Adrian Baddeley was already sky-high; now even more so. A #hero for his contributions to #statistics and to our profession.
"I'm not an activist, I am a scientist... I have no agenda except that I care deeply about scientific integrity."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10... #StatsSky
"I'm not an activist, I am a scientist... I have no agenda except that I care deeply about scientific integrity."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10... #StatsSky
Top statistician accuses government of spinning rock art science
A scientist who quit a major study on WA rock art is accusing the government of downplaying findings linking damage to heavy industry.
www.abc.net.au
October 2, 2025 at 3:57 AM
My esteem for Prof. Adrian Baddeley was already sky-high; now even more so. A #hero for his contributions to #statistics and to our profession.
"I'm not an activist, I am a scientist... I have no agenda except that I care deeply about scientific integrity."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10... #StatsSky
"I'm not an activist, I am a scientist... I have no agenda except that I care deeply about scientific integrity."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10... #StatsSky
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MC Stan is here! Follow for the latest Stan news, and tag if you want us to repost your posts about new papers, packages, courses, etc. about Stan
September 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
MC Stan is here! Follow for the latest Stan news, and tag if you want us to repost your posts about new papers, packages, courses, etc. about Stan
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Really insightful post from Julie Tibshirani (spotted in LinkedIn, can't find on Bsky) reflecting on #rstats 's unique governance structure and what can be learned for other languages
jtibs.substack.com/p/if-all-the...
jtibs.substack.com/p/if-all-the...
If all the world were a monorepo
The R ecosystem and the case for extreme empathy in software maintenance
jtibs.substack.com
September 14, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Really insightful post from Julie Tibshirani (spotted in LinkedIn, can't find on Bsky) reflecting on #rstats 's unique governance structure and what can be learned for other languages
jtibs.substack.com/p/if-all-the...
jtibs.substack.com/p/if-all-the...
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Are you an RStudio user thinking about trying Positron? We put together some resources to help with the transition.
Learn how to import your keybindings and handle projects while gaining a more flexible environment for both #RStats and Python.
Check out the guide: positron.posit.co/migrate-rstu...
Learn how to import your keybindings and handle projects while gaining a more flexible environment for both #RStats and Python.
Check out the guide: positron.posit.co/migrate-rstu...
September 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Are you an RStudio user thinking about trying Positron? We put together some resources to help with the transition.
Learn how to import your keybindings and handle projects while gaining a more flexible environment for both #RStats and Python.
Check out the guide: positron.posit.co/migrate-rstu...
Learn how to import your keybindings and handle projects while gaining a more flexible environment for both #RStats and Python.
Check out the guide: positron.posit.co/migrate-rstu...
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Fu, Bahramian, Phatak, Miller-Jones, Rakshit, Andersson, Fender, Woudt: New Metrics for Identifying Variables and Transients in Large Astronomical Surveys https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.09441 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.09441 https://arxiv.org/html/2508.09441
August 14, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Fu, Bahramian, Phatak, Miller-Jones, Rakshit, Andersson, Fender, Woudt: New Metrics for Identifying Variables and Transients in Large Astronomical Surveys https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.09441 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.09441 https://arxiv.org/html/2508.09441
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Come along to OceaniaR in Canberra! Why? Because we'll talk about fun things you can do with #rstats all day, and work on fun projects. It's an inclusive space, with a great mix of those newer to R, as well as experienced users, too!
Some examples from last year:
Some examples from last year:
Register today for your spot in the 2025 OceaniaR Hackathon in Canberra
This event is a great opportunity to learn and participate in a range of projects around data analysis, statistics, data science and R programming.
Register here: statsocaus.github.io/oceaniar-hac...
#rstats #datascience
This event is a great opportunity to learn and participate in a range of projects around data analysis, statistics, data science and R programming.
Register here: statsocaus.github.io/oceaniar-hac...
#rstats #datascience
August 25, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Come along to OceaniaR in Canberra! Why? Because we'll talk about fun things you can do with #rstats all day, and work on fun projects. It's an inclusive space, with a great mix of those newer to R, as well as experienced users, too!
Some examples from last year:
Some examples from last year:
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Hey #rstats friends! Early-bird pricing for Monash's WOMBAT2025 ends on 31st August (This Sunday)!
wombat2025.numbat.space
Day 1 has tutorials! I'm going to teach about one of my favourite things, How to Make an R package. You can sign up here: wombat2025.numbat.space/program/tuto...
wombat2025.numbat.space
Day 1 has tutorials! I'm going to teach about one of my favourite things, How to Make an R package. You can sign up here: wombat2025.numbat.space/program/tuto...
August 25, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Hey #rstats friends! Early-bird pricing for Monash's WOMBAT2025 ends on 31st August (This Sunday)!
wombat2025.numbat.space
Day 1 has tutorials! I'm going to teach about one of my favourite things, How to Make an R package. You can sign up here: wombat2025.numbat.space/program/tuto...
wombat2025.numbat.space
Day 1 has tutorials! I'm going to teach about one of my favourite things, How to Make an R package. You can sign up here: wombat2025.numbat.space/program/tuto...
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🚨Early bird registration for the Australian Statistical Conference ends on the 31st of August🚨
If you've had an abstract accepted (or are just attending anyway!), make sure you register now to save some $$$
#statssky #ASC2025
www.asc2025.net/registration
If you've had an abstract accepted (or are just attending anyway!), make sure you register now to save some $$$
#statssky #ASC2025
www.asc2025.net/registration
Registration — ASC 2025
www.asc2025.net
August 22, 2025 at 9:45 PM
🚨Early bird registration for the Australian Statistical Conference ends on the 31st of August🚨
If you've had an abstract accepted (or are just attending anyway!), make sure you register now to save some $$$
#statssky #ASC2025
www.asc2025.net/registration
If you've had an abstract accepted (or are just attending anyway!), make sure you register now to save some $$$
#statssky #ASC2025
www.asc2025.net/registration
Congratulations to @bharrap.bsky.social for their appointment as VP of the #Statistical Society of Australia. For as long as I have known them, they've been a great advocate: for themself, the issues that matter to them, and our profession. An excellent choice! statsoc.org.au
SSA - Statistical Society of Australia
statsoc.org.au
August 22, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Congratulations to @bharrap.bsky.social for their appointment as VP of the #Statistical Society of Australia. For as long as I have known them, they've been a great advocate: for themself, the issues that matter to them, and our profession. An excellent choice! statsoc.org.au
Good news! My abstract, "Characterising the Spectral Variability of the Black Hole at the Centre of our Galaxy using Multi-Output Gaussian Processes", has been accepted for #ASC2025. I look forward to speaking to everyone at #CurtinUniversity in #Perth from 1-5 December. www.asc2025.net #astrostats
ASC 2025
www.asc2025.net
August 18, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Good news! My abstract, "Characterising the Spectral Variability of the Black Hole at the Centre of our Galaxy using Multi-Output Gaussian Processes", has been accepted for #ASC2025. I look forward to speaking to everyone at #CurtinUniversity in #Perth from 1-5 December. www.asc2025.net #astrostats
My manuscript has hit the #arXiv. Take a look at what I've been thinking about for the past couple of years. It's far from pioneering or perfect, but it's my first step into #astrostatistics. In other news, I have become #GaussianProcess proselytiser-in-chief. #firstpost arxiv.org/abs/2508.09441
New Metrics for Identifying Variables and Transients in Large Astronomical Surveys
A key science goal of large sky surveys such as those conducted by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory and precursors to the Square Kilometre Array is the identification of variable and transient objects. O...
arxiv.org
August 14, 2025 at 6:51 AM
My manuscript has hit the #arXiv. Take a look at what I've been thinking about for the past couple of years. It's far from pioneering or perfect, but it's my first step into #astrostatistics. In other news, I have become #GaussianProcess proselytiser-in-chief. #firstpost arxiv.org/abs/2508.09441