Matloff is the author of several books on computer science, statistics and programming, including
The Art of R Programming
The Art of Debugging with GDB, DDD and Eclipse
Parallel Computing for Data Science: With Examples in R, C++ and Cuda
Fast Lane to Python: A Quick, Sensible Route to the Joys of Python Coding
Probability and Statistics for Data Science: Math + R + Data
Statistical Regression and Classification: From Linear Models to Machine Learning
Regression and Classification in R: A Careful, Thus Practical View
Matloff is also the author of many articles concerning machine learning, parallel computing and recommender systems. His just under 2000 citations amount to an h-index of 22.[3]
Matloff also writes a blog. He views the increased use of H-1B visas[4] in the high technology field as an unnecessary practice that harms the prospects of Americans in the field. His opinions have been published in US national media relating broader policy debates about immigration,[5] education,[6] discrimination,[7] and business hiring practices.[8]
Matloff previously served as the Editor in Chief of the R Journal.[9] He is the author of several software packages for the programming language R and holds a conservative view of R's development, discouraging premature exposure of students to the newer Tidyverse dialect of R.[10] His views are supported by other academic teachers of the R language including Holger K. von Juanne-Diedrich,[11] Jasper McChesney[12] and a few others. However, academic debate contains many arguments for the use of Tidyverse[13] and the dialect has won over most certifications in R.
Awards
In 2002, together with two colleagues, he was awarded the annual Distinguished Public Service Awards at UC Davis.
"Matloff has testified before the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on immigration issues and has served as an expert witness in age-discrimination lawsuits. He has advised federal and state agencies, including the U.S. departments of Commerce and State and the White House, on employment issues. He has served on a number of panels and committees on computer-industry hiring practices sponsored by industry, academia, government and public interest groups."[1]
Bibliography
1988: Probability Modeling and Computer Simulation: An Integrated Introduction With Applications to Engineering and Computer Science (Duxbury Series) (Wadsworth) ISBN0-534-91854-9
^McChesney, Jasper (October 15, 2020). "How I Teach R". Medium. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
^Çetinkaya-Rundel, Mine; Hardin, Johanna; Baumer, Benjamin S.; McNamara, Amelia; Horton, Nicholas J.; Rundel, Colin (2022). "An educator's perspective of the tidyverse". Technology Innovations in Statistics Education. 14. arXiv:2108.03510. doi:10.5070/T514154352. S2CID236956878.
