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Emi Tanaka

@emitanaka.org

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Statistical Data Artist & Scientist at Australian National University 🇳🇿 Interested in mixed models, experimental design, plant breeding 🌱, bioinfo 🧬, data vis 📊, statistical practice, ML/AI 👩🏻‍💻 Dabbles in UI, UX, front-end & #rstats 📦 dev emitanaka.org

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Emi Tanaka @emitanaka.org · 6d

Adrian is brave and courageous. He stood by his moral consciousness. Manipulating statistics for personal or political gain is a sure way of losing trust. Honestly, listen more to the statisticians.

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Thomas Lumley @tslumley.bsky.social · 6d

Ok so "top statistician breaks silence" is up there with "worthwhile Canadian initiative" as a headline, but you still might want to read it
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

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

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Emi Tanaka @emitanaka.org · 8d

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I don't have it 🥲

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Fonti Kar @fontikar.bsky.social · 26d

Very excited to be reunited with @ellakaye.co.uk + Heather Turner to help out in the #RDevDay! Lots of small wins with @emitanaka.org and others on making R manuals pretty, a continuing project I worked on at last years R Dev Day in Austria 🫶

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Emi Tanaka @emitanaka.org · 25d

As it was wonderful to meet you too Ella!
Thank you for the rainbowR sticker, now proudly on my laptop 🌈

Emi Tanaka @emitanaka.org · 29d

A pleasure to present research and the analytics projects for the Australian grains industry to the UTokyo Lab of Biometry and Bioinformatics 🌾

Fantastic to also listen to the lab’s students present their crop analytics work 🫛🇯🇵

Bonus: the food is so good here 🤤

anu-aagi.github.io/news/posts/2...

Presenting to the UTokyo Lab of Biometry and Bioinformatics

Emi Tanaka @emitanaka.org · Sep 4

Honored to be Highly Commended for The Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Programs that Enhance Learning under the leadership of Alice Richardson as part of Statistical People of Knowledge and Experience (SPOKEs) 🎖️

learningandteaching.anu.edu.au/development/...

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International Biometrics Society Australasian Region @biometricsociety.org.au · Aug 26

Our Early Bird registration closes in 1 week!

We have a great line up of keynotes, workshops and social events so you can make the most of your Canberra visit 🐨 🍷 🚲

⭐ Register today and save!
🔗 biometricsociety.org.au/conference20...

#BIBC2025

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Emi Tanaka @emitanaka.org · Aug 20

漢字むずい…日本語勉強せんと

Emi Tanaka @emitanaka.org · Aug 12

This is just so appalling and totally not ok. Thank you to @drdemography.com and other brave souls for speaking up at the Senate hearing.

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International Biometrics Society Australasian Region @biometricsociety.org.au · Aug 8

📝 Make sense of complex survey data with ‪@tslumley.bsky.social‬

Learn how to analyse stratified & clustered survey data in R using modern tools like weighting, calibration, and robust estimation.

🗓️ Monday 24 Nov
🕒 9am–5pm
🔗 Register now: biometricsociety.org.au/conference20...

#BIBC2025

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International Biometrics Society Australasian Region @biometricsociety.org.au · Aug 11

🧠📸 Deep learning, made approachable for R users!
Build your intuition for neural networks & computer vision in this hands-on workshop, using R + {reticulate}

🗓️ Monday 24 Nov
🕙 9am – 5pm
🔗 Register now: biometricsociety.org.au/conference20...

#BIBC2025

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International Biometrics Society Australasian Region @biometricsociety.org.au · Aug 11

🗣️ Statisticians, speak so others get it!
Boost your stakeholder communication skills in this interactive workshop — perfect for consultants, researchers & collaborative teams.

🗓️ Monday 24 Nov
🕙 Half day 1:30pm – 5pm
🔗 Register now: biometricsociety.org.au/conference20...

#BIBC2025

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Emi Tanaka @emitanaka.org · Aug 11

I should have asked you then!

Emi Tanaka @emitanaka.org · Aug 11

@bharrap.bsky.social I recall you mentioning about a book about building communities many years ago. What was the book called?

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Emi Tanaka @emitanaka.org · Aug 10

✈️ Travelling soon to Seoul 🇰🇷, Tokyo 🇯🇵, Kyoto 🇯🇵, Coventry 🇬🇧 , Edinburgh 🇬🇧 and Sydney 🇦🇺

Do DM me if I'm in your town and you want an academic chat ☺️ Happy always to chat stats, data science, or plant breeding 🌾

emitanaka.org

Two upcoming talks:
Growing success with statistics in plant breeding
Forum “Math for Industry”
2025-08-19
Leveraging large language models in a composable system to design and simulate plant experiments
EUCARPIA Biometrics in Plant Breeding
2025-09-17

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International Biometrics Society Australasian Region @biometricsociety.org.au · Aug 6

📊 Go beyond linear!
Learn to model complex relationships with generalized nonlinear models in R using the gnm package with ‪@heathrturnr.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy‬

🗓️ Monday 24 Nov
🕙 9am – 5pm
🔗 Register now: biometricsociety.org.au/conference20...

#BIBC2025

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Fonti Kar @fontikar.bsky.social · Jul 31

What are the attributes of a welcoming and sustainable online community? Asking for ideas 💡

a brown and white dog is laying on a person 's arm and looking at the camera

ALT: a brown and white dog is laying on a person 's arm and looking at the camera

media.tenor.com

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Emi Tanaka @emitanaka.org · Aug 4

Looking forward to hosting the co-working hour on the theme "Drawing publication-ready plots using R" tomorrow (5th Aug) 11AM AEST (Canberra/Sydney/Melbourne/Brisbane) with @steffilazerte 📊

ropensci.org/events/cowor...

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International Biometrics Society Australasian Region @biometricsociety.org.au · Jul 31

🚶‍♀️Stretch your legs at the #BIB2025 conference

Join us for a *free* guided walk around beautiful Lake Burley Griffin and take a breather 🌬️🚣

📅 Wed 26 Nov | 🕜 Meet 1:30pm at NFSA
👣~5km loop | Easy pace
🧢 Bring a hat, sunscreen & water!

Let's go!
membership.biometricsociety.org.au/event-6157046

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International Biometrics Society Australasian Region @biometricsociety.org.au · Jul 31

🍷Wine not take a break during Biometrics in the Bush Capital? Join us at Murrumbateman’s best wineries — Clonakilla for tastings & cheese 🧀 🍇

🗓️ Wed 26 Nov
📍Pickup near NFSA at 1:15pm
💰$140
🕔 Back by 5pm

Sign up to sip, snack & socialise membership.biometricsociety.org.au/event-6157046

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International Biometrics Society Australasian Region @biometricsociety.org.au · Jul 31

🌿 Coming to Biometrics in the Bush Capital? Keen to spot a platypus? Join us for an arvo at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve — koalas, wallabies, bush walks & nature vibes! 🐨 🦘

🗓️ Wed 26 Nov
📍Pickup from NFSA at 1pm
💰 $35
🕒 Back by 5:30pm

Register now! membership.biometricsociety.org.au/event-6157046

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Emi Tanaka @emitanaka.org · Jul 18

Storing notes from talks, notes about papers (with Zotero integration extension), day planner, to do list, mapping things, etc. Dataview and Excalidraw are really awesome community extensions!

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Emi Tanaka @emitanaka.org · Jul 18

I love obsidian! I tried notion but I like that the files are local for obsidian and also good community extensions in obsidian too

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