WORKSHOP

BAYESIAN MODELING USING WINBUGS

ATHENS 24-25/8/2010

Department of Mathematics

National Technical University of Athens

Department of Statistics

Athens University of Economics and Business

Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics

University of California, Santa Cruz

                                                                                                    

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Workshop Schedule

24/08/2010    
08.00 - 08.45 Registration  
08.45 - 09.45 Introduction to Bayesian Statistics (A) P. Tsiamyrtzis
09.45 - 10.00 Short Break  
10.00 - 11.00 Introduction to Bayesian Statistics (B) P. Tsiamyrtzis
11.00 - 11.30 Coffee Break  
11.30 - 12.30 Introduction to MCMC (A) D. Fouskakis
12.30  - 12.45 Short Break  
12.45 - 13.45 Introduction to MCMC (B) D. Fouskakis
13.45 - 15.15 Lunch Break  
15.15 - 16.15 Introduction to WinBugs (A) D. Fouskakis
16.15 - 16.30 Short Break  
16.30 - 17.30 Introduction to WinBugs (B) D. Fouskakis
17.30 - 18.00 Coffee Break  
18.00 - 19.00 Introduction to WinBugs (Lab) D. Fouskakis
25/08/2010    
08.45 - 09.45 Normal Linear Models I. Ntzoufras
09.45 - 10.00 Short Break  
10.00 - 11.00 G.L.M. & Advanced Modeling (A) I. Ntzoufras
11.00 - 11.30 Coffee Break  
11.30 - 12.30 G.L.M. & Advanced Modeling (B) I. Ntzoufras
12.30  - 12.45 Short Break  
12.45 - 13.45 G.L.M. & Advanced Modeling (Lab) I. Ntzoufras
13.45 - 15.15 Lunch Break  
15.15 - 16.15 Hierarchical Modeling  (A) D. Draper
16.15 - 16.30 Short Break  
16.30 - 17.30 Hierarchical Modeling (B) D. Draper
17.30 - 18.00 Coffee Break  
18.00 - 19.00 Hierarchical Modeling (Lab) D. Draper

 

Computers and Internet Access

All workshop participants should bring their own laptop with WinBUGS pre-installed and ready to be used. Internet access will be available in the workshop venue.


Registration Fees

An additional late registration fee of 50 Euros would apply in all above categories after 31st of May 2010.

Fees include 2 lunches (on 24 and 25th of August), coffee breaks and teaching material.

 

Registration Form

Please complete the following Registration Form.

 

Venue and Accommodation

The workshop venue is Parthenon hotel, 6 Makri street, Acropolis, Athens, Greece 11521 (telephone: +30 210 9234594, fax: +30 210 9235797).

Special rates for the workshop participants in Parthenon Hotel (until 31st of May 2010): single room including breakfast (€90), double room including breakfast (€98).  Please complete the following accommodation form if you are interested in staying at the Parthenon hotel.

 

Travel and Visiting Info

The Parthenon hotel is centrally located around all major Athens tourist attractions. The Athens Acropolis (where the famous Parthenon monument lies), the Temple of Olympian Zeus and the Herodion theater are just a few minutes away on foot. Plaka, Monastiraki and Syntagma Square are also round the corner.

The Parthenon hotel is approximately 50 minutes away from the Athens International Airport (Eleftherios Venizelos)  and the taxi journey from the airport normally costs around 30-40 euros. Alternatively, at the airport you can take the Athens Metro blue line (direction to Aigaleo) and get off at Syntagma Square. Then take the red line (direction to Agios Dimitrios) and get off at the Acropolis Station which is located right in front of the new Acropolis Museum (see map below). Parthenon hotel is located at 6 Makri street, 150 meters from the station.
 

For your transportations you can also use the tram which takes you to the Athens beaches. The closer tram stop (L. Vouliagmenis) is 5 minutes on foot away. 





An Athens Metro map can be found here.


 


An Athens Tram  map can be found here.


 



Tutors



	

		
		
		
		
		David Draper,  
		Professor 

		Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics 

		Baskin School of Engineering 

		University of California

		web-page

		

		e-mail: draper at ams dot ucsc dot edu  

		
		
		
		
		

		
		Dimitis Fouskakis, Assistant Professor

		School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences 

		Department of Mathematics 

		National Technical University of Athens 

		Athens, Greece

		

		
		web-page
		

		

		e-mail: 
		fouskakis at math dot ntua dot gr 

	

	

		
		
		
		

		
		Ioannis Ntzoufras, 
		
		
		Associate
		
		Professor
		

		

		Department of 
		Statistics

		

		Athens 
		University of Economics and Business, 

		

		Athens, 
		Greece,

		

		
		web-page

		
e-mail: 
		ntzoufras at aueb dot gr  

		
		
		
		

		Panagiotis Tsiamyrtzis, 
		Assistant Professor 

		

		Department of 
		Statistics

		

		Athens 
		University of Economics and Business, 

		

		Athens, 
		Greece,

		

		
		web-page

		

		e-mail: pt at aueb dot gr