Biography

I am PhD student in statistics and R-package developer with a particular interest for statistical learning, optimization, and data visualization.

Interests

  • Machine Learning
  • Stochastic Optimization
  • Reproducible Research
  • Package Development
  • Data Visualization
  • High-Performance Computing

Education

  • BSc Statistics, 2018

    Lund University

  • MSc Medical Sciences, 2016

    Lund University

  • BSc Physical Therapy, 2014

    Lund University

Recent Posts

Polygon labeling with polylabelr

Using polylabelr to find visual centers of polygons and label Euler diagrams
Last updated on Nov 2, 2018 3 min read R

Finding the farthest points in a point cloud

A better algorithm for finding a subset of points that maximize the minimal distance between them.
Last updated on Oct 21, 2018 4 min read R

Introducing eulerr

This is an introduction to my package, eulerr, an R-package that computes and plots Euler diagrams for set relationships.
Last updated on Jul 25, 2019 4 min read R

Introducing qualpalr

Let me introduce qualpalr: an R package that generates qualitative color palettes with distinct colors using color difference …
Last updated on Oct 21, 2018 5 min read R

Featured Publications

A Case Study in Fitting Area-Proportional Euler Diagrams with Ellipses Using Eulerr

The R package eulerr fits area-proportional elliptical Euler diagrams to set relationships using numerical optimization and exact-area …
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eulerr: Area-Proportional Euler Diagrams with Ellipses

In this thesis, we provide and outline an R-based implementation called eulerr. It fits Euler diagrams using numerical optimization and …
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Mapping physical therapy research: the geographical affiliations and methodological quality of 2,959 randomized controlled trials

Evidence suggests that research benefits from diversity, yet science is concentrated to a small group of countries. Diversity in …
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Recent Publications

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A Case Study in Fitting Area-Proportional Euler Diagrams with Ellipses Using Eulerr
Johan Larsson, Peter Gustafsson
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eulerr: Area-Proportional Euler Diagrams with Ellipses
Johan Larsson
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Mapping physical therapy research: the geographical affiliations and methodological quality of 2,959 randomized controlled trials
Johan Larsson
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Sex-based differences in pain distribution in a cohort of patients with persistent post-traumatic neck pain
Hans Westergren, Johan Larsson, Michael Freeman, Anna Carlsson, Anna Jöud, Eva-Maj Malmström
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Vestibular asymmetry increases double support time variability in a counter-balanced study on elderly fallers
Johan Larsson, Michael Miller, Eva Ekvall Hansson
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Software

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polylabelr

Find the Pole of Inaccessibility (Visual Center) of a Polygon.

eulerr

Area-Proportional Euler and Venn Diagrams with Circles or Ellipses.

qualpalr

Automatic Generation of Qualitative Color Palettes.

sgdnet

Fast Sparse Linear Models for Big Data with SAGA.

tactile

New and Extended Plots, Methods, and Panel Functions for Lattice.

Tags

color-science Data Visualization Elastic Net Euler diagrams eulerr Geometry Labeling lattice Machine Learning Meta Research Physical Therapy Polygon Polygons polylabelr qualpalr R SAGA sgdnet tactile Venn diagrams

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