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Shahin is a Data Scientist with Software Engineering skills that have been honed over two decades. He has experience in both industry and academia, where he's demonstrated innovation and leadership.

He has authored many books and peer-reviewed publications on the subjects of Data Science, Visualisation, and Evolutionary Computation. He is the founder of Plotapi.com (an API) and PlotPanel.com (an app), both of which enable the creation of engaging interactive visualisations that have been used in publications by academia, government, and industry.

Dr. Shahin Rostami

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DataFrame to Samples Dict
DataFrame to Samples Dict
Using the Temporal Format for the Order
Using the Temporal Format for the Order
Changing Font Sizes
Changing Font Sizes
Getting started with Plotapi Pareto Front
Getting started with Plotapi Pareto Front
Displaying Event Information
Displaying Event Information
Changing the Colours and Icons
Changing the Colours and Icons

Plotapi

Plotapi, beautiful by default.

Let plotapi do the heavy lifting – enabling beautiful interactive visualisations with a single line of code (instead of hundreds).

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Visualisations made with Plotapi

Pokemon Types with Plotapi Chord
Pokemon Types with Plotapi Chord
Apple's 2021 Q3 Results with Plotapi Sankey
Apple's 2021 Q3 Results with Plotapi Sankey
How Do Degree Classes Vary By Graduates' Ethnicity?
How Do Degree Classes Vary By Graduates' Ethnicity?
How Do Degree Classes Vary By Graduates' Gender?
How Do Degree Classes Vary By Graduates' Gender?
League of Legends Classes with Plotapi Chord
League of Legends Classes with Plotapi Chord
Pokemon Trends with Plotapi Bar Fight
Pokemon Trends with Plotapi Bar Fight
Pokemon Trends Max with Plotapi Bar Fight
Pokemon Trends Max with Plotapi Bar Fight
IMDb Top 1000 with Plotapi Chord
IMDb Top 1000 with Plotapi Chord
Desktop Browsers Market Share with Plotapi Pie Fight
Desktop Browsers Market Share with Plotapi Pie Fight
Total Global Email & Spam with Plotapi Terminus
Total Global Email & Spam with Plotapi Terminus
Animal Crossing Villager Species and Personality
Animal Crossing Villager Species and Personality
Apple's 2021 Q4 Results with Plotapi Sankey
Apple's 2021 Q4 Results with Plotapi Sankey

Plotapi Data Wrangling

DataFrame to Samples Dict
DataFrame to Samples Dict

Plotapi Pareto Front

Getting started with Plotapi Pareto Front
Getting started with Plotapi Pareto Front

Plotapi Line Fight

Getting started with Plotapi Line Fight
Getting started with Plotapi Line Fight
Changing the Colours and Icons
Changing the Colours and Icons
Displaying Event Information
Displaying Event Information
Using the Temporal Format for the Order
Using the Temporal Format for the Order

Plotapi Pie Fight

Getting started with Plotapi Pie Fight
Getting started with Plotapi Pie Fight
Changing the Colours and Icons
Changing the Colours and Icons
Displaying Event Information
Displaying Event Information
Event Information Modes
Event Information Modes

Plotapi Bar Fight

Getting started with Plotapi Bar Fight
Getting started with Plotapi Bar Fight
Changing the Colours and Icons
Changing the Colours and Icons
Displaying Event Information
Displaying Event Information
Event Information Modes
Event Information Modes

Plotapi Terminus

Getting started with Plotapi Terminus
Getting started with Plotapi Terminus
Bundled Pipes for Grouping
Bundled Pipes for Grouping
Adjusting Layout Properties
Adjusting Layout Properties
Changing the Colours
Changing the Colours
Vertical Terminus Diagram
Vertical Terminus Diagram
Different Pipe Alignment
Different Pipe Alignment
Changing Pipe Colours
Changing Pipe Colours
Changing Bar Properties
Changing Bar Properties
Changing Stats Properties
Changing Stats Properties
Changing Pipe Properties
Changing Pipe Properties
Setting the Title including Dynamic Count
Setting the Title including Dynamic Count
Changing Animation Properties
Changing Animation Properties
Changing the Pixel Size
Changing the Pixel Size
Animation with WEBGL or D3.js Canvas
Animation with WEBGL or D3.js Canvas
Handling High Values with Pixels Per Unit
Handling High Values with Pixels Per Unit
Handling High Values with Pixels Per Percentage
Handling High Values with Pixels Per Percentage

Plotapi Sankey

Getting started with Plotapi Sankey
Getting started with Plotapi Sankey
Changing the Colours
Changing the Colours
Changing the Link Background Colour
Changing the Link Background Colour
Changing the Link Colour Mode
Changing the Link Colour Mode
Link Label Templates and Colours
Link Label Templates and Colours
Customising the Nodes
Customising the Nodes
Setting the Title
Setting the Title
Sankey Node Alignment
Sankey Node Alignment
Node Label Positions and Wrapping
Node Label Positions and Wrapping
Animation Settings and Intro
Animation Settings and Intro
Adjusting Popup Layout and Text
Adjusting Popup Layout and Text
Adjusting Layout Properties
Adjusting Layout Properties
Linked Data Table
Linked Data Table
Changing Font Sizes
Changing Font Sizes

Plotapi Chord

Getting started with Plotapi Chord
Getting started with Plotapi Chord
Changing the Colours
Changing the Colours
Changing Ribbon Opacity
Changing Ribbon Opacity
Reversed Ribbon Gradients
Reversed Ribbon Gradients
Numbering the Outer Arc
Numbering the Outer Arc
Setting the Title
Setting the Title
Adjusting Segment Padding
Adjusting Segment Padding
Adjusting the Font Size
Adjusting the Font Size
Adjusting Layout Properties
Adjusting Layout Properties
Adjusting the Radius scales
Adjusting the Radius scales
Changing the Label Colour
Changing the Label Colour
Enabling Curved Labels
Enabling Curved Labels
Multi-line Label Wrapping
Multi-line Label Wrapping
Adjusting the Popup
Adjusting the Popup
Popup Text (Noun, Verb, and Conjunction)
Popup Text (Noun, Verb, and Conjunction)
Symmetric and Asymmetric Diagrams
Symmetric and Asymmetric Diagrams
Popup Details, Thumbnails, and Layout
Popup Details, Thumbnails, and Layout
Bipartite (Divided) Chord Diagrams
Bipartite (Divided) Chord Diagrams
Bipartite (Divided) Labels
Bipartite (Divided) Labels
Coloured and Invisible Diagonals
Coloured and Invisible Diagonals
Equal-sized Segments
Equal-sized Segments
Mix and Match
Mix and Match
Directed Chord Diagrams
Directed Chord Diagrams
Linked Data Table
Linked Data Table
Animations: Intros and Loops
Animations: Intros and Loops

Plotapi Heat Map

Getting started with Plotapi Heat Map
Getting started with Plotapi Heat Map

Visualisation

Visualisation with D3.js v7

A practical book on visualisation with D3.js version 7 that shows you how to create visualisations from the ground up.

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Preface
Preface
Software and Page Setup
Software and Page Setup
Creating an Empty SVG
Creating an Empty SVG
Creating Shape Elements
Creating Shape Elements
Selections and Selecting Elements
Selections and Selecting Elements
Attributes and Styles
Attributes and Styles
Grouping Elements
Grouping Elements
Animated Transitions
Animated Transitions
Looping Animated Transitions
Looping Animated Transitions
Animated Transitions with Easing
Animated Transitions with Easing
Colour Transitions
Colour Transitions
Dreamcast Intro (Preview)
Dreamcast Intro (Preview)
Path Construction with 2D Arrays
Path Construction with 2D Arrays

Statistics

Data is Beautiful

A practical book on data visualisation that shows you how to create static and interactive visualisations that are engaging and beautiful.

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Preface
Preface
Software Setup
Software Setup
Coronavirus Time Series Map Animation
Coronavirus Time Series Map Animation
Coronavirus Time Series Line and Bar Chart
Coronavirus Time Series Line and Bar Chart
Interactive Chord Diagrams
Interactive Chord Diagrams
Co-occurrence of Pokemon Types (Gen 1-6) with Chord Diagrams
Co-occurrence of Pokemon Types (Gen 1-6) with Chord Diagrams
Occurrence and Co-occurrence of Pokemon Types with Chord Diagrams
Occurrence and Co-occurrence of Pokemon Types with Chord Diagrams
Co-occurrence of Pokemon Types (Gen 1-8) with Chord Diagrams
Co-occurrence of Pokemon Types (Gen 1-8) with Chord Diagrams
Co-occurrence of Movie Genres with Chord Diagrams
Co-occurrence of Movie Genres with Chord Diagrams
Co-occurrence of Anime Genres with Chord Diagrams
Co-occurrence of Anime Genres with Chord Diagrams
Animal Crossing Villagers - Species and Personalities
Animal Crossing Villagers - Species and Personalities
Co-occurring Pokémon Types
Co-occurring Pokémon Types
US Mortality - Race and Manner of Death
US Mortality - Race and Manner of Death
Video Game Titles - Publishers and Genres
Video Game Titles - Publishers and Genres
StamiStudios.com Everyday Ita Bag - Panels and Colours
StamiStudios.com Everyday Ita Bag - Panels and Colours
Olympic Weightlifting Medals with Stacked Bar Charts
Olympic Weightlifting Medals with Stacked Bar Charts
Top Olympic Medal Earning Countries
Top Olympic Medal Earning Countries
League of Legends - Class Combinations
League of Legends - Class Combinations
Animal Crossing Villagers - Style Co-occurrence
Animal Crossing Villagers - Style Co-occurrence
Getting Started with Chord PRO and Python
Getting Started with Chord PRO and Python
League of Legends World Championship 2019
League of Legends World Championship 2019
Arabica Coffee Beans - Origin and Variety
Arabica Coffee Beans - Origin and Variety
Chord Pro Features For Chord Diagrams
Chord Pro Features For Chord Diagrams
Pokémon Types and Type Combinations
Pokémon Types and Type Combinations

Frequentist

Search and Optimisation

Practical Evolutionary Algorithms

A practical book on Evolutionary Algorithms that teaches you the concepts and how they’re implemented in practice.

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Preface
Preface
Software Setup
Software Setup
Block Diagrams in Notebooks
Block Diagrams in Notebooks
Objective Functions
Objective Functions
Synthetic Objective Functions and ZDT1
Synthetic Objective Functions and ZDT1
Synthetic Objective Functions and ZDT2
Synthetic Objective Functions and ZDT2
Population Initialisation
Population Initialisation
Populations in Objective and Decision Space
Populations in Objective and Decision Space
Using a Framework and the ZDT Test Suite
Using a Framework and the ZDT Test Suite
Single Objective Problems
Single Objective Problems
Single Objective Problems: Rastrigin
Single Objective Problems: Rastrigin
Pareto Optimality and Dominance Relations
Pareto Optimality and Dominance Relations
Non-Dominated Sorting
Non-Dominated Sorting
Hypervolume Indicator
Hypervolume Indicator
Contributing Hypervolume Indicator
Contributing Hypervolume Indicator
Using a Framework to Generate Results
Using a Framework to Generate Results
Using a Framework to Compare Algorithm Performance
Using a Framework to Compare Algorithm Performance
Sample Size Sufficiency
Sample Size Sufficiency
Algorithm Performance and Statistical Significance
Algorithm Performance and Statistical Significance
Using a Framework with a Custom Objective Function
Using a Framework with a Custom Objective Function

Programming

Data Analysis with Rust Notebooks

A practical book on Data Analysis with Rust Notebooks that teaches you the concepts and how they’re implemented in practice.

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Preface
Preface
Setup Anaconda, Jupyter, and Rust
Setup Anaconda, Jupyter, and Rust
Plotting with Plotters
Plotting with Plotters
Plotting with Plotly
Plotting with Plotly
Better Plotting with Plotly
Better Plotting with Plotly
Finishing Touches for Visualisation
Finishing Touches for Visualisation
Multidimensional Arrays and Operations with NDArray
Multidimensional Arrays and Operations with NDArray
Better Output for 2D Arrays
Better Output for 2D Arrays
Loading Datasets from CSV into NDArray
Loading Datasets from CSV into NDArray
Typed Arrays from String Arrays for Dataset Operation
Typed Arrays from String Arrays for Dataset Operation
Descriptive Statistics with NDArray
Descriptive Statistics with NDArray
Unique Array Elements and their Frequency
Unique Array Elements and their Frequency
NDArray Index Arrays and Mask Index Arrays
NDArray Index Arrays and Mask Index Arrays
Interactive Chord Diagrams
Interactive Chord Diagrams
Visualisation of Co-occurring Types
Visualisation of Co-occurring Types
Getting Started with Chord PRO and Rust
Getting Started with Chord PRO and Rust
Box Plots at the Olympics
Box Plots at the Olympics

Python

HTML, CSS, and Javascript

Machine Learning

Basics

Kaggle Kernels, Datasets, and Notebooks

Preprocessing Structured Data

Signal Processing

Basics

Electroencephalogram (EEG)

Tools & Software

Docker

Jupyter Notebooks

Misc