Parallel Programming with R & RStudio: Complete Tutorial

Parallel Programming with R & RStudio: Complete Tutorial Guide!

In this course, we’ll start by introducing the fundamentals of parallel programming with R, breaking down how it works.

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Following that, we’ll walk through examples of R code that’s slow and needs speeding up.

We’ll then download R, install, and explore the R packages designed for this, discussing the advantages and disadvantages of each tool.  We will learn how the R Compiler can be leveraged to optimize parallel programming processes.

The goal is to make the complex world of parallel programming with R accessible and practical for everyone.

Why R, RStudio, and Posit?

• R is one of the simplest languages to learn and is very friendly with data manipulation.

• R is open source and is part of a large community of developers that create and maintain packages we will explore during this course.

• RStudio is probably the best IDE for programmers (also supports C++, Python, SQL, and other languages).

As of the end of 2023, R is rocking it with these cool numbers:

• RStudio has an active user base of 3.5 million.

• Posit cloud has a 65,000 userbase.

• Over the year, an impressive 2 billion packages were downloaded.

Embark on this learning journey today!

Download R and RStudio to get hands-on with parallel computing, and let’s unlock the full potential together!

Which R Packages will be covered?

Learn how to install R packages for parallel programming:

• purrr: set of tools for working with functions and vectors

• doSNOW: parallel backend of “for” loops

• furrr: combine purrr’s family of mapping functions with future’s parallel processing capabilities

• multidplyr:  backend for dplyr that spreads work across multiple processes

Supporting Packages used:

base R: for loops, apply functions

dplyr: data manipulation with a very user-friendly syntax

tidyr: data clean-up, remove duplicates, NA’s etc.

rvest: web scraping

tidytext: text mining for statistical analysis

About Arkadi

Arkadi Avanesyan is a world-class expert in Finance, Investment Banking, Technology, and Data Science.

Arkadi has a BSc in Engineering and MSc in Quantitative Finance from the Free University of Brussels. During his 8-year investment banking career, he contributed to the development of dozens of investable indices with over €1.3bn AUM via structured products successfully commercialized by Société Générale, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, and other large European financial institutions.

Since 2019, he has provided consulting services alongside developing business and software solutions for a range of companies across the United States, Europe, and Dubai. His clients include Fortune 500 companies, investment funds, and niche SMEs.

Through codementor, he has mentored over 1,000 clients in data science, finance, and programming, achieving a 5-star rating and becoming a Featured Mentor for 10 consecutive months in 2020.

He has contributed to several international R workshops hosted by Aigora in the field of automation and sensory science. At Aigora, he developed the cloud infrastructure for over 20 projects, and he continues to work with them as an external technical advisor.

Currently, he conducts corporate training, creates high-quality courses, and trains private clients on a one-to-one basis.