Statistical Methods Series: NIMBLE

 

The Ecological Forecasting Initiative and the ESA Statistical Ecology Section are hosting Dr. Lauren Ponisio for the April 18 call in the Statistical Methods Seminar Series. Dr. Ponisio is an assistant professor at the University of Oregon, where she uses modeling, synthesis, and field-based work to study pollinators and understand the mechanisms by which species interactions maintain species diversity. Dr. Ponisio is working with NIMBLE to build common hierarchical models used in ecology, mainly occupancy models and is the lead author this study looking at nimble's MCMC performance and customizations for a variety of ecological models.