Russell Almond
Associate Professor
Tallahassee, Florida, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRussell Almond is an Associate Professor of Measurement & Statistics at Florida State University with deep expertise in Bayesian networks, psychometrics, and the evidence-centered design (ECD) framework he helped develop with Bob Mislevy and Linda Steinberg. He has decades of applied research experience building Bayes-net scoring systems for educational assessments and games, including collaborations on Physics Playground and eRebuild. A Harvard PhD in Statistics and Caltech-trained mathematician, he bridges rigorous theory with practical tooling—authoring R packages and Shiny apps that support ECD and statistical teaching, with his code published openly on GitHub and r-universe. Known for translating complex assessment ideas into usable software (e.g., the StatShop system at ETS), he combines scholarly impact with classroom-facing digital resources; his Erdös number of 3 hints at a well-connected academic pedigree.
10 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Statistics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Statistics at Harvard UniversityCalifornia Institute of Technology
Github Skills (151)
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steam10
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time-management10
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qt9
linux9
shiny9
hardlink9
swift9
knitr9
rsync9
cpp9
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
ralmond/CPTtools
Feb 2020 - Apr 2025
Contributions:3 releases, 12 PRs, 52 pushes in 5 years 3 months
bayesian-networkstatistics
ralmond/PNetica
Feb 2020 - Jan 2026
An implementation of Peanut using RNetica
Contributions:5 releases, 9 PRs, 39 pushes in 6 years
peanutbayesian-network
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