At the WhyR conference? 2019, which will take place from 27-29 September, DSLab WNE UW has been invited to make four speeches related to activities in the field of Data Science.

The presentations will concern:

  • Shiny application for algorithmic trading,
  • The impact of Federal Open Market Comite minutes on financial markets
  • Features of districts of Warsaw visible from space.

DSLab will also lead workshops:Speeding up R with C++ (Rcpp) – from basics to more advanced applications.

The conference will be attended by:

  • Piotr Wójcik – Speeding up R with C++ (Rcpp) – from basics to more advanced applications

  • Krystian Andruszek & Ewa Sobolewska – Features of districts of Warsaw visible from space

  • Tomasz Koc & Piotr Wójcik – Shiny application for algorithmic trading

  • Ewelina Osowska – The impact of Federal Open Market Comitee minutes on financial markets

Speech calendar:

Saturday 28.09.2019

11:00 – 11:20: Shiny application for algorithmic trading

15:05 – 15:25: Features of districts of Warsaw visible from space

Sunday 29.09.2019

10:40 – 11:00: The impact of Federal Open Market Comitee minutes on financial markets


The Data Science Lab research group brings together experienced researchers, people with many years of professional experience in the positions of quantitative analysts in various industries, experienced programmers, as well as young researchers and students.

Why R? is a nationwide conference of enthusiasts of the R statistical package, both from business and the academic community. The largest Polish groups of R. enthusiasts are involved in organizing the event.