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586 * ! Thu, 8/7/2014, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-151B
Challenges and Solutions in Developing and Disseminating Flexible Software for Hierarchical Modeling — Invited Papers
Section on Statistical Computing
Organizer(s): Christopher J. Paciorek, University of California
Chair(s): Christopher J. Paciorek, University of California   
8:35 AM Fitting Bayesian Hierarchical Models in Python with PyMC Christopher Fonnesbeck, Vanderbilt University ; John Salvatier, Amazon.com ; Thomas Wiecki, Brown University
9:00 AM Stan: HMC and Nuts for Hierarchical Modeling — Bob Carpenter, Columbia University ; Ben Goodrich, Columbia University
9:25 AM Beyond the Black Box: Flexible Programming of Hierarchical Modeling Algorithms for BUGS-Compatible Models Using NIMBLE Perry de de Valpine, University of California, Berkeley ; Daniel Turek, University of California, Berkeley ; Christopher J. Paciorek, University of California ; Rastislav Bodik, University of California, Berkeley ; Duncan Temple Lang, University of California
9:50 AM Discussant: Roger D. Peng, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
10:00 AM Floor Discussion



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