Ross Ihaka
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1954 (age 71–72)
University of California, Berkeley (PhD)
Ross Ihaka | |
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.jpg) Ihaka at the 2010 New Zealand Open Source Awards | |
| Born | George Ross Ihaka 1954 (age 71–72) |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland University of California, Berkeley (PhD) |
| Known for | R programming language |
| Awards | Pickering Medal (2008) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Statistical computing |
| Institutions | University of Auckland |
| Thesis | Rūaumoko (1985) |
| Doctoral advisor | David R. Brillinger[1] |
| Website | www |
George Ross Ihaka (born 1954)[2] is a New Zealand statistician who was an associate professor of statistics at the University of Auckland until his retirement in 2017.[3] Alongside Robert Gentleman, he is one of the creators of the R programming language.[4][5][6] In 2008, Ihaka received the Pickering Medal, awarded by the Royal Society of New Zealand, for his work on R.[7]
Ihaka completed his undergraduate education at the University of Auckland, and obtained his PhD in 1985 from the University of California, Berkeley supervised by David R. Brillinger.[1] His thesis was on statistical modelling for seismic interferometry and was titled Rūaumoko, after the god of earthquakes, volcanoes and seasons in Māori mythology.[1][8][9]
