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Day 1 (9h-12:30h and 14h-17h):
- Introduction to NIMBLE
- Writing models in NIMBLE
- Comparing and customizing MCMC methods
-Coffee Break

- Strategies for improving MCMC
- Writing your own functions and distributions for NIMBLE models
-Coffee Break


Day 2 (9h-12:30h and 14h-17h):
- Introduction to programming algorithms (using nimbleFunctions) in NIMBLE
- Model selection and Bayesian nonparametrics
-Coffee Break
-Advanced algorithm programming (writing your own MCMC sampler, calling out to R and C++, and more)

- Spatial modeling (first half)
​-Coffee Break


Day 3 (half day) (9h-12:30h):
- Spatial modeling(second half)
-State space models
- Special topics based on participant interests and discussion of participants' research projects

-Sequential Monte Carlo (time permitting)
​-Coffee Break


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