Jouni Helske
Senior Researcher at University of Jyväskylä
Finland
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Top SchoolJouni Helske is a Senior Researcher at the University of Jyväskylä with 12 years’ experience specializing in Bayesian causal inference, state space and hidden Markov models, and time series visualization. He develops and maintains widely used R tools for state space modeling (e.g., KFAS and bssm), aiming to make computationally intensive non-Gaussian and non-linear Bayesian inference more accessible and efficient. His work spans rigorous methodological research, applied environmental modeling, and practical software engineering, with an active GitHub presence and regularly updated ResearchGate pages. Colleagues value his ability to translate complex statistical theory into user-friendly packages and visualizations that empower practitioners.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Computer mechanic, Computer mechanic at Jyväskylän tekninen ammattioppilaitosDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Statistics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Statistics at University of JyväskyläM.Sc., Statistics, M.Sc., Statistics at Jyväskylän yliopisto
English, Finnish
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (123)
armadillo10
rcpparmadillo10
bayesian-data-analysis10
mcmc10
rcpp10
cpp10
bayesian-inference10
r10
panel-data10
generalized-linear-models10
stan10
ropensci10
r-package10
clustering-algorithm10
decomposition10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
helske/walker
Jun 2017 - Oct 2022
Bayesian Generalized Linear Models with Time-Varying Coefficients
Contributions:2 releases, 198 commits, 3 PRs in 5 years 5 months
bayesiangeneralized-linear-modelsrmcmcstan
helske/trapdoor
Mar 2020 - May 2021
Contributions:12 commits, 6 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 2 months
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