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Managing API Keys

Mon, 09 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000

In this post, I’ll address how I like to store and use my API keys. Introduction When using computer software to access secured resources or services, typically over the internet, the software usually requires an API key. The API key is like a password the software to authenticate itself to the resource or service. As an example, I’m a TA for a data science class where we use Github to manage students’ homework assignments.

HOWTO: Map Lat/Long to FIPS

Mon, 02 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Introduction A student in one of my classes had a bunch of latitude/longitude data from the US and wanted to map them to a US Census tract and its corresponding code (FIPS code). We can first download the Census tracts for each state from the US Census website under the “Census Tracts” dropdown menu. Then, after unzipping the file, we can read the shape file using st_read from the sf package.

Citations with Citeulike + Bibtex

Thu, 14 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000

In this post, I’ll show how to automate downloading citations from Citeulike into BibTeX files.

About Me

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

I am currently a 5th year PhD student in the Harvard Biostatistics department. I’m advised by Xihong Lin and my research is on statistical genetics and COVID-19 epidemiology and modeling. I also work closely with Rajarshi Mukherjee. In 2016, I graduated from Harvard College with a BA in statistics and MS in computational science and engineering (CSE). For more information about me, please see: My CV My resume Github LinkedIn Google Scholar Publications Allen, W.