Source: Hotel Jogar, Balatonföldvár, Hungary
In 2026, our seminar will again take place in the Hotel Jogar, Balatonföldvär, Hungary, from March 22 – 29.
It is organised by Francis Tuerlinckx from KU Leuven (Belgium).
Source: KU Leuven, Belgium
Program
| Day | Topic | Teacher |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 22/3/26 | Arrival | |
| Monday, 23/3/26 | Theory of diffusion modelling | Andreas Voss |
| Tuesday, 24/3/26 | (Hierarchical) Bayesian diffusion modelling with Stan | Andreas Voss |
| Wednesday, 25/3/26 | EMC2: Race models (introduction, fitting, hierarchical modeling) | Dora Matzke, Andrew Heathcote, Niek Stevenson |
| Thursday, 26/3/26 | EMC2: Race models (hierarchical modeling and complicated designs) | Dora Matzke, Andrew Heathcote, Niek Stevenson |
| Friday, 27/3/26 | Preparation assignments | |
| Saturday, 28/3/26 | Student presentations | |
| Sunday, 29/3/26 | Departure |
Source: Vecteezy.com Further information for the EMC2 part of the seminar.
Software to be installed for the seminar
- R, RStudio; for Windows also Rtools (in current versions)
- R packages: rtdists, rstan, EMC2 (also in current versions; some packages or their requirements may need compilation for current version, therefore RTools for Windows above)
General Day Schedule
| 09:00 - 10:30 | Lecture 1 |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Break |
| 11:00 - 12:30 | Lecture 2 |
| 12:30 -14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Lecture 3 |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Break |
| 16:00 - 17:30 | Lecture 4 |
| 18:00 - 19:30 | Dinner |
Travel Information
Here is the travel information (from Budapest airport to Balatonföldvár; total travel time 2:40hrs):
- 100E shuttle bus from airport to Kálvin tér
- M4 metro from Kálvin tér to Kelenföld
- Train from Kelenföld to Balatonföldvár