Duc-quang Nguyen
Data Journalist
Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
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Top SchoolDuc-quang Nguyen is a data journalist and computational storyteller based in Lausanne with 12 years of experience turning complex datasets into impactful news and visuals. With a PhD in Genetics and Computational Biology from Oxford, he blends rigorous statistical methods with newsroom instincts to lead data-driven projects at Le Temps and previously at Tamedia, swissinfo.ch and Tribune de Genève. He also teaches data journalism and quantitative methods at the Université de Neuchâtel, mentoring the next generation of interdisciplinary reporters. Earlier roles in quantitative finance and biotech gave him production-grade experience in automation, risk-aware modelling and patented computational tools. Comfortable across analysis, visualization and editorial collaboration, he is equally at home writing reproducible code and shaping narratives for public audiences. Colleagues describe him as a data/visual nerd who consistently bridges academic depth with fast-paced newsroom delivery.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Genetics - Computational Biology, PhD, Genetics - Computational Biology at University of OxfordDEA, Bioinformatics, DEA, Bioinformatics at University of Lausanne - UNILFederal Maturity, maths-science, Federal Maturity, maths-science at Gymnase de Morges
French, English, Vietnamese, German
Stackoverflow
11reputation
358reached
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Github Skills (50)
venn-diagram9
htmlwidgets9
js-charts9
ggplot9
corona8
r-package8
wrapper6
transition6
data-journalism6
stringr6
r6
ubuntu6
climate-change5
shiny5
animation5
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
d-qn/swiRcharts
Oct 2015 - Feb 2018
Contributions:90 pushes, 1 branch, 1 comment in 2 years 4 months
d-qn/2016_06_14_tennisATP
Jun 2016 - Jun 2018
Contributions:16 commits, 15 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years
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