Dear colleagues, I am happy to announce the second edition of Transmitting Science course taught by Ignacio Quintero: "Introduction to probabilistic inference of Phylogenetic Comparative Methods (PCM) using Julia". This course could be of interest for people in r-sig-phylo list.
Format: Live online. Schedule: Online live sessions on April 28th and 30th & May 2nd, 5th, 7th, and 9th, 2025; from 14:00 to 18:00 (Madrid time zone). Complete information and registration: https://www.transmittingscience.com/courses/evolution/introduction-to-probabilistic-inference-of-phylogenetic-comparative-methods-pcm-using-julia/ Course Overview: This course offers an advanced understanding of probabilistic inference of Phylogenetic Comparative Methods (PCM), exploiting the capabilities of the Julia language. Participants will gain a deeper knowledge of the stochastic processes, their inference and computation behind PCMs as well as their biological interpretations. We will start with an introduction to Julia language, a powerful new language for numerical computing that combines high performance with high-level syntax, attaining comparable speeds as C, yet remaining accessible to programming initiates. We will then overview probabilistic inference within a Bayesian framework, reviewing basic probability concepts and posterior parameter estimation. Finally, most of the course will then delve into the main three PCM: trait and biogeographic evolution, and a deeper emphasis on diversification models. Topics covered include basic foundations (i.e., diffusion processes such as Brownian motion, time-continuous Discrete Markov models, birth-death models) to then build-up to the more advanced models that allow for interdependence between processes (i.e., environmental, and geographic diversification, inference of biotic interactions). The course will combine introductory lectures and hands-on exercises. Best wishes Sole -- Soledad De Esteban-Trivigno, PhD Director Transmitting Science www.transmittingscience.com [1] Twitter @SoleDeEsteban Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2049-0890 Under the provisions of current regulations on the protection of personal data, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 (GDPR), we inform you that personal data and email address, collected from the data subject will be used by TRANSMITTING SCIENCE SL to manage communications through email and properly manage the professional relationship with you. The data are obtained based on a contractual relationship or the legitimate interest of the Responsible, likewise the data will be kept as long as there is a mutual interest for it. The data will not be communicated to third parties, except for legal obligations. We inform you that you can request detailed information on the processing as well as exercise your rights of access, rectification, portability and deletion of your data and those of limitation and opposition to its treatment by contacting Calle Gardenia, 2 Urb. Can Claramunt de Piera CP: 08784 (Barcelona) or sending an email to i...@transmittingscience.com or http://transmittingscience.com/additional-terms. If you consider that the processing does not comply with current legislation, you can complain with the supervisory authority at www. aepd.es . Confidentiality. - The content of this communication, as well as that of all the attached documentation, is confidential and is addressed to the addressee. If you are not the recipient, we request that you indicate this to us and do not communicate its contents to third parties, proceeding to its destruction. Disclaimer of liability. - The sending of this communication does not imply any obligation on the part of the sender to control the absence of viruses, worms, Trojan horses and/or any other harmful computer program, and it corresponds to the recipient to have the necessary hardware and software tools to guarantee both the security of its information system and the detection and elimination of harmful computer programs. TRANSMITTING SCIENCE SL shall not be liable. Links: ------ [1] http://www.transmittingscience.com [[alternative HTML version deleted]] _______________________________________________ R-sig-phylo mailing list - R-sig-phylo@r-project.org https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-phylo Searchable archive at http://www.mail-archive.com/r-sig-phylo@r-project.org/
