Emi Tanaka

Dr. Emi Tanaka is a Senior Lecturer at the Australian National University (ANU), affiliated with the Biological Data Science Institute and the Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies and Statistics. She holds dual roles as Deputy Director and Executive Editor of the R Journal. Her research focuses on experimental design, mixed models, bioinformatics, and statistical software development. She is a leader in open science and reproducible practices, contributing numerous R packages and educational resources.

• Education: PhD in Statistics (University of Sydney, 2015), BSc (Adv Maths) with Honours (University of Sydney, 2010).
• Affiliations: ANU Biological Data Science Institute, R Consortium, Statistical Society of Australia (ACT Branch Council Member).

Her research interests span experimental design, data visualization, and applications in plant breeding and bioinformatics. She actively bridges statistical methods with interdisciplinary fields through workshops and open-source tools. Notable achievements include the SSA President’s Award for Leadership and recognition in Significance magazine.

Grants & Projects: Lead investigator in the $1.5M ‘Analytics for the Australian Grains Industry’ project. Collaborates with institutions like Monash University and the University of Sydney.

Labs/Teams: Core member of the ANU Statistical Support Network and rOpenSci Champions Program, advancing reproducible research and software engineering.