Summary
Marcus Nunes is an assistant professor, researcher, and data scientist with over a decade of experience bridging statistics, mathematics, and applied data science. He holds a Ph.D. in Statistics from Penn State and combines strong theoretical training with hands-on expertise in R (advanced user and top Portuguese R answerer on Stack Overflow), SAS, Python, MATLAB, and other analytic tools. At Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte he teaches and consults on statistical methods, machine learning, and business intelligence while continuing research in applied statistics. He has a track record of consulting for academic and industry clients, advising theses and scientific studies, and translating complex methods into reproducible analyses. Marcus’s background in pure mathematics and early work in time series and bioinformatics give him a distinctive ability to tackle both abstract theory and practical data problems. He maintains an active personal website in Portuguese where he publishes updates and resources for students and practitioners.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Statistics, Ph.D., Statistics at Penn State University
Master, Pure Mathematics, Master, Pure Mathematics at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Engineering, Engineering at UNISINOS
Portuguese, English