Andreas Alfons
Associate Professor
Randstad, Netherlands
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Top SchoolAndreas Alfons is an Associate Professor based in the Randstad with 13 years of experience building statistical software and advancing robust methods for data analysis. He develops high-performance R and C/C++ implementations and maintains several R packages used for robust multivariate and high-dimensional statistics. His research applies robust statistics and machine learning to behavioral and actuarial sciences, bridging theory with practical tools for data exploration and visualization. Earlier roles include postdoctoral research at KU Leuven and a data science stint at DataCamp, reflecting both academic depth and industry-facing product work. He has a Dr.techn. in Statistics and a background in mathematics and computer science, which underpin his focus on reproducible, well-engineered statistical software. Colleagues value his knack for turning complex robustness ideas into usable packages and insightful visualizations that reveal structure in noisy real-world data.
13 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Vienna University of TechnologyExchange student, Mathematics and Computer Science, Exchange student, Mathematics and Computer Science at University of Groningen
German, English, Dutch, French
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (30)
sparse10
prediction-model10
angle10
cross-validation10
logistic-regression10
pattern-recognition9
classification9
regression9
open-access8
journal8
academia7
machine-learning7
creative-commons6
armadillo6
rcpparmadillo6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
aalfons/robmed
Jun 2013 - Oct 2022
Contributions:484 commits, 389 pushes, 29 branches in 9 years 5 months
AuroreAA/ICS
Feb 2023 - Mar 2025
:exclamation: This is a read-only mirror of the CRAN R package repository. ICS — Tools for Exploring Multivariate Data via ICS/ICA
Contributions:2 reviews, 1 PR, 55 pushes in 2 years 1 month
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