Angelo D’Ambrosio
@adambrosiomd.bsky.social
MD, Public Health Specialist, ARHAI Expert at @ecdc-eu.bsky.social . #Computational #Epidemiology #InfectiousDiseases #DataScience. #Science addicted! #OneWorld 🌍
Tw/Github: Bakaburg1
Tw/Github: Bakaburg1
Reposted by Angelo D’Ambrosio
Introducing bluffbench, a new tool to evaluate how well LLMs actually see data plots.
When we trick LLMs with secret #RStats transformations, they can miss the visual contradiction.
bluffbench helps us measure this "blind spot" in AI coding agents. Learn more: posit.co/blog/introdu...
When we trick LLMs with secret #RStats transformations, they can miss the visual contradiction.
bluffbench helps us measure this "blind spot" in AI coding agents. Learn more: posit.co/blog/introdu...
When plotting, LLMs see what they expect to see - Posit
Data science agents need to accurately read plots even when the content contradicts their expectations. Our testing shows today's LLMs still struggle here.
posit.co
November 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Introducing bluffbench, a new tool to evaluate how well LLMs actually see data plots.
When we trick LLMs with secret #RStats transformations, they can miss the visual contradiction.
bluffbench helps us measure this "blind spot" in AI coding agents. Learn more: posit.co/blog/introdu...
When we trick LLMs with secret #RStats transformations, they can miss the visual contradiction.
bluffbench helps us measure this "blind spot" in AI coding agents. Learn more: posit.co/blog/introdu...
Reposted by Angelo D’Ambrosio
💜 R-Ladies Nairobi is looking for speakers!
Got an R story, project, or tip to share? Join our Community Talks Season which is open to all R users ready to teach, learn, and inspire.
📩 Email nairobi@rladies.org
#RLadies #RStats #RLadiesNairobi
Got an R story, project, or tip to share? Join our Community Talks Season which is open to all R users ready to teach, learn, and inspire.
📩 Email nairobi@rladies.org
#RLadies #RStats #RLadiesNairobi
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
💜 R-Ladies Nairobi is looking for speakers!
Got an R story, project, or tip to share? Join our Community Talks Season which is open to all R users ready to teach, learn, and inspire.
📩 Email nairobi@rladies.org
#RLadies #RStats #RLadiesNairobi
Got an R story, project, or tip to share? Join our Community Talks Season which is open to all R users ready to teach, learn, and inspire.
📩 Email nairobi@rladies.org
#RLadies #RStats #RLadiesNairobi
Reposted by Angelo D’Ambrosio
New CRAN package contentanalysis with initial version 0.2.0
#rstats
https://cran.r-project.org/package=contentanalysis
#rstats
https://cran.r-project.org/package=contentanalysis
CRAN: Package contentanalysis
Provides comprehensive tools for extracting and analyzing scientific content from PDF documents, including citation extraction, reference matching, text analysis, and bibliometric indicators. Supports multi-column PDF layouts, 'CrossRef' API <<a href="https://www.crossref.org/documentation/retrieve-metadata/rest-api/" target="_top">https://www.crossref.org/documentation/retrieve-metadata/rest-api/</a>> integration, and advanced citation parsing.
cran.r-project.org
October 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
New CRAN package contentanalysis with initial version 0.2.0
#rstats
https://cran.r-project.org/package=contentanalysis
#rstats
https://cran.r-project.org/package=contentanalysis
Reposted by Angelo D’Ambrosio
According to @jeremymberg.bsky.social
the number of new Alzheimer’s research projects receiving funding this yr is down 49%
Fewer projects will be funded as awards will be given in lump sum upfront.
This has been shown to lower success rates & stifle innovation.
🧪 beingpatient.com/alzheimers-r...
the number of new Alzheimer’s research projects receiving funding this yr is down 49%
Fewer projects will be funded as awards will be given in lump sum upfront.
This has been shown to lower success rates & stifle innovation.
🧪 beingpatient.com/alzheimers-r...
NIH Alzheimer’s Research Funding Is Back — for 49% Fewer Projects
Though the NIH director is calling for $187 million more in funding for Alzheimer’s, the NIH is funding fewer new projects.
beingpatient.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
According to @jeremymberg.bsky.social
the number of new Alzheimer’s research projects receiving funding this yr is down 49%
Fewer projects will be funded as awards will be given in lump sum upfront.
This has been shown to lower success rates & stifle innovation.
🧪 beingpatient.com/alzheimers-r...
the number of new Alzheimer’s research projects receiving funding this yr is down 49%
Fewer projects will be funded as awards will be given in lump sum upfront.
This has been shown to lower success rates & stifle innovation.
🧪 beingpatient.com/alzheimers-r...
Reposted by Angelo D’Ambrosio
We have a PR for `loo` package github.com/stan-dev/loo..., adding new columns to `loo_compare()` output. Check out how the new output looks in a variant of that case study users.aalto.fi/~ave/casestu...
Please, check out the case study and possibly try also that PR, and provide feedback!
3/3
Please, check out the case study and possibly try also that PR, and provide feedback!
3/3
add diff diagnostics by avehtari · Pull Request #300 · stan-dev/loo
The corresponding issue #299
This PR is not ready for merge, but needs some thought
github.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
We have a PR for `loo` package github.com/stan-dev/loo..., adding new columns to `loo_compare()` output. Check out how the new output looks in a variant of that case study users.aalto.fi/~ave/casestu...
Please, check out the case study and possibly try also that PR, and provide feedback!
3/3
Please, check out the case study and possibly try also that PR, and provide feedback!
3/3
Reposted by Angelo D’Ambrosio
We wrote an article explaining why you shouldn't put several variables into a regression model and report which are statistically significant - even as exploratory research. bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/4/1/.... How did we do?
October 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
We wrote an article explaining why you shouldn't put several variables into a regression model and report which are statistically significant - even as exploratory research. bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/4/1/.... How did we do?
Reposted by Angelo D’Ambrosio
🦠📊 Strengthening outbreak investigation skills with R!
From 7–9 Oct 2025, ECDC and the EU Health Task Force (EUHTF) held a 3-day training in Stockholm on using R for outbreak investigations.
#ECDC #EUHTF #RStats #OutbreakResponse #PublicHealth #IDsky #EpiSky
From 7–9 Oct 2025, ECDC and the EU Health Task Force (EUHTF) held a 3-day training in Stockholm on using R for outbreak investigations.
#ECDC #EUHTF #RStats #OutbreakResponse #PublicHealth #IDsky #EpiSky
October 9, 2025 at 1:28 PM
🦠📊 Strengthening outbreak investigation skills with R!
From 7–9 Oct 2025, ECDC and the EU Health Task Force (EUHTF) held a 3-day training in Stockholm on using R for outbreak investigations.
#ECDC #EUHTF #RStats #OutbreakResponse #PublicHealth #IDsky #EpiSky
From 7–9 Oct 2025, ECDC and the EU Health Task Force (EUHTF) held a 3-day training in Stockholm on using R for outbreak investigations.
#ECDC #EUHTF #RStats #OutbreakResponse #PublicHealth #IDsky #EpiSky
venturebeat.com
October 6, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Reposted by Angelo D’Ambrosio
Limited overlap between genetic effects on disease susceptibility and disease survival - Nature Genetics www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧬🖥️🧪 #Rstats code github.com/Zhiyu-9668/P...
October 1, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Limited overlap between genetic effects on disease susceptibility and disease survival - Nature Genetics www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧬🖥️🧪 #Rstats code github.com/Zhiyu-9668/P...
Reposted by Angelo D’Ambrosio
Did you know that the A in FAANG stands for Ambiorix?
(and the R is for #rstats)
github.com/ambiorix-web...
(and the R is for #rstats)
github.com/ambiorix-web...
GitHub - ambiorix-web/ambiorix: 🖥️ Web framework for R
🖥️ Web framework for R. Contribute to ambiorix-web/ambiorix development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
September 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Did you know that the A in FAANG stands for Ambiorix?
(and the R is for #rstats)
github.com/ambiorix-web...
(and the R is for #rstats)
github.com/ambiorix-web...
Reposted by Angelo D’Ambrosio
Ebola update from Kasai, DRC:
2 new cases confirmed in recent days, none on the contact list — a continued concern for control efforts.
CFR remains ~60%, clearly higher than anyone would like.
On the positive side: vaccination rollout progressing well.
www.afro.who.int/countries/de...
2 new cases confirmed in recent days, none on the contact list — a continued concern for control efforts.
CFR remains ~60%, clearly higher than anyone would like.
On the positive side: vaccination rollout progressing well.
www.afro.who.int/countries/de...
WHO: Ebola situation report DRC/25/02 - 21 September, 2025
On 4 September 2025, the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) declared an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in Bulape Health Zone, Kasai Province, following laboratory confir...
www.afro.who.int
September 27, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Ebola update from Kasai, DRC:
2 new cases confirmed in recent days, none on the contact list — a continued concern for control efforts.
CFR remains ~60%, clearly higher than anyone would like.
On the positive side: vaccination rollout progressing well.
www.afro.who.int/countries/de...
2 new cases confirmed in recent days, none on the contact list — a continued concern for control efforts.
CFR remains ~60%, clearly higher than anyone would like.
On the positive side: vaccination rollout progressing well.
www.afro.who.int/countries/de...
Reposted by Angelo D’Ambrosio
{equatiomatic} - Convert models to equations: github.com/datalorax/eq...
#RStats bookmark from the old twitter
#RStats bookmark from the old twitter
September 26, 2025 at 10:26 PM
{equatiomatic} - Convert models to equations: github.com/datalorax/eq...
#RStats bookmark from the old twitter
#RStats bookmark from the old twitter
Reposted by Angelo D’Ambrosio
I'm proud of our new study showing that some people born in the 1990s have high levels of antibodies that cross-react to H3 viruses from the 1990s and....contemporary H1N1 viruses. Such a surprising story led by Grace Li, in collaboration with many Penn-CEIRR labs. 1/
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Childhood immunological imprinting of cross-subtype antibodies targeting the hemagglutinin head domain of influenza viruses
Influenza virus cross-subtype antibodies targeting the hemagglutinin (HA) head are rare. Here, we found that a large proportion of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) isolated from individuals immunized with...
www.medrxiv.org
September 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM
I'm proud of our new study showing that some people born in the 1990s have high levels of antibodies that cross-react to H3 viruses from the 1990s and....contemporary H1N1 viruses. Such a surprising story led by Grace Li, in collaboration with many Penn-CEIRR labs. 1/
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Reposted by Angelo D’Ambrosio
Whoa—my book is up for pre-order!
𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭 & 𝐌𝐋 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 #Rstats 𝐚𝐧𝐝 #PyData
The book presents an ultra-simple and powerful workflow to make sense of ± any model you fit
The web version will stay free forever and my proceeds go to charity.
tinyurl.com/4fk56fc8
𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭 & 𝐌𝐋 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 #Rstats 𝐚𝐧𝐝 #PyData
The book presents an ultra-simple and powerful workflow to make sense of ± any model you fit
The web version will stay free forever and my proceeds go to charity.
tinyurl.com/4fk56fc8
September 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Whoa—my book is up for pre-order!
𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭 & 𝐌𝐋 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 #Rstats 𝐚𝐧𝐝 #PyData
The book presents an ultra-simple and powerful workflow to make sense of ± any model you fit
The web version will stay free forever and my proceeds go to charity.
tinyurl.com/4fk56fc8
𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭 & 𝐌𝐋 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 #Rstats 𝐚𝐧𝐝 #PyData
The book presents an ultra-simple and powerful workflow to make sense of ± any model you fit
The web version will stay free forever and my proceeds go to charity.
tinyurl.com/4fk56fc8
Reposted by Angelo D’Ambrosio
From my #rstats bookmarks:
{flow} - Visualize functions and scripts as flow diagrams: github.com/moodymudskip...
{flow} - Visualize functions and scripts as flow diagrams: github.com/moodymudskip...
September 24, 2025 at 2:52 AM
From my #rstats bookmarks:
{flow} - Visualize functions and scripts as flow diagrams: github.com/moodymudskip...
{flow} - Visualize functions and scripts as flow diagrams: github.com/moodymudskip...
Reposted by Angelo D’Ambrosio
I am super hyped to finally share the first release of plumber2 with all of you. This has been the center of my attention for a big part of 2025 and I hope you'll find it a worthy update to the venerable plumber package.
The blog post will tell you more
#rstats
The blog post will tell you more
#rstats
plumber2 0.1.0
plumber2, a complete rewrite of plumber, has landed on CRAN, providing a modern, future proof solution for creating web servers in R. Read all about the new features here.
www.tidyverse.org
September 24, 2025 at 6:52 AM
I am super hyped to finally share the first release of plumber2 with all of you. This has been the center of my attention for a big part of 2025 and I hope you'll find it a worthy update to the venerable plumber package.
The blog post will tell you more
#rstats
The blog post will tell you more
#rstats
Reposted by Angelo D’Ambrosio
tidyverse blog: mirai 2.5.0
www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/09...
This milestone release delivers enhanced observability through OpenTelemetry, reproducible parallel RNG, and key user interface improvements.
We’ve also packed in twice as many changes as usual!
#Rstats #tidyverse
www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/09...
This milestone release delivers enhanced observability through OpenTelemetry, reproducible parallel RNG, and key user interface improvements.
We’ve also packed in twice as many changes as usual!
#Rstats #tidyverse
mirai 2.5.0
mirai - minimalist async evaluation framework for R - brings production-grade parallel and distributed computing to the ecosystem.
www.tidyverse.org
September 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
tidyverse blog: mirai 2.5.0
www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/09...
This milestone release delivers enhanced observability through OpenTelemetry, reproducible parallel RNG, and key user interface improvements.
We’ve also packed in twice as many changes as usual!
#Rstats #tidyverse
www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/09...
This milestone release delivers enhanced observability through OpenTelemetry, reproducible parallel RNG, and key user interface improvements.
We’ve also packed in twice as many changes as usual!
#Rstats #tidyverse
Reposted by Angelo D’Ambrosio
100% agree + #RStats WebR works in Notebooks 2.0 & Desktop!
I went into some detail abt Notebooks & Desktop this past week: dailydrop.hrbrmstr.dev/2025/07/31/d...
I went into some detail abt Notebooks & Desktop this past week: dailydrop.hrbrmstr.dev/2025/07/31/d...
August 2, 2025 at 11:05 AM
100% agree + #RStats WebR works in Notebooks 2.0 & Desktop!
I went into some detail abt Notebooks & Desktop this past week: dailydrop.hrbrmstr.dev/2025/07/31/d...
I went into some detail abt Notebooks & Desktop this past week: dailydrop.hrbrmstr.dev/2025/07/31/d...
Reposted by Angelo D’Ambrosio
It's always a pleasure to present at useR, and I'm doing so virtually this year. Hit the following video to see how we've been upgrading async across the ecosystem at Posit, whether that's in #RShiny, the #tidyverse or our LLM tooling. #Rstats #user2025
youtu.be/sGLD8oVquho?...
youtu.be/sGLD8oVquho?...
The Future of Asynchronous Programming in R - Charlie Gao
YouTube video by useR! Conference
youtu.be
August 2, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It's always a pleasure to present at useR, and I'm doing so virtually this year. Hit the following video to see how we've been upgrading async across the ecosystem at Posit, whether that's in #RShiny, the #tidyverse or our LLM tooling. #Rstats #user2025
youtu.be/sGLD8oVquho?...
youtu.be/sGLD8oVquho?...
Reposted by Angelo D’Ambrosio
The virtual useR! 2025 event is happening tomorrow (August 1). There's still time to register. Claim your spot, for free, before time runs out!
The program: user2025.r-project.org/program/virt...
Registration: user2025.r-project.org/register
#useR2025 #rstats
The program: user2025.r-project.org/program/virt...
Registration: user2025.r-project.org/register
#useR2025 #rstats
July 31, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The virtual useR! 2025 event is happening tomorrow (August 1). There's still time to register. Claim your spot, for free, before time runs out!
The program: user2025.r-project.org/program/virt...
Registration: user2025.r-project.org/register
#useR2025 #rstats
The program: user2025.r-project.org/program/virt...
Registration: user2025.r-project.org/register
#useR2025 #rstats
Reposted by Angelo D’Ambrosio
As young children have an increased risk of developing #tuberculosis disease during the first year after infection, childhood #TB serves as an indicator of ongoing transmission within a community
In Europe, notifications of paediatric TB have been ⬆️ again
#IDSky #EpiSky #PedSky #PublicHealth 🦠⚕️
In Europe, notifications of paediatric TB have been ⬆️ again
#IDSky #EpiSky #PedSky #PublicHealth 🦠⚕️
Tuberculosis in children and adolescents: EU/EEA observes a rise in 2023
In 2023, 1,689 children and young adolescents below the age of 15 years were diagnosed with tuberculosis in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries. Cristea et al. analysed t...
www.eurekalert.org
March 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
As young children have an increased risk of developing #tuberculosis disease during the first year after infection, childhood #TB serves as an indicator of ongoing transmission within a community
In Europe, notifications of paediatric TB have been ⬆️ again
#IDSky #EpiSky #PedSky #PublicHealth 🦠⚕️
In Europe, notifications of paediatric TB have been ⬆️ again
#IDSky #EpiSky #PedSky #PublicHealth 🦠⚕️
Reposted by Angelo D’Ambrosio
Other features include:
* improved support for lubridate functions
* experimental support for fallback to R when a function cannot be
translated to polars
* performance improvements when handling thousands of columns
and more.
Full changelog: www.tidypolars.etiennebacher.com/news/
(2/2)
* improved support for lubridate functions
* experimental support for fallback to R when a function cannot be
translated to polars
* performance improvements when handling thousands of columns
and more.
Full changelog: www.tidypolars.etiennebacher.com/news/
(2/2)
Changelog
www.tidypolars.etiennebacher.com
July 24, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Other features include:
* improved support for lubridate functions
* experimental support for fallback to R when a function cannot be
translated to polars
* performance improvements when handling thousands of columns
and more.
Full changelog: www.tidypolars.etiennebacher.com/news/
(2/2)
* improved support for lubridate functions
* experimental support for fallback to R when a function cannot be
translated to polars
* performance improvements when handling thousands of columns
and more.
Full changelog: www.tidypolars.etiennebacher.com/news/
(2/2)