Agenda

Dates: 24–25 March 2025

Day 1: Introducing the Tools and Applications

09:00 - 09:30 Registration & Coffee

09:30 - 09:45 Welcome and opening remarks – (Slides)

09:45 – 11:15 Building a model with odin – (Slides)

  • Hands on basic introduction odin: building some simple epidemiological models from scratch
  • A hands-on session (via posit cloud or your own laptop) where we will build a model and add increasing realism

11:15 - 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 - 12:45 Case studies

12:45 - 13:45 Lunch Break

13:45 - 15:00 Inference with monty – (Slides) – Chair Peter Winskill

  • Hands-on introduction to inference
  • Connecting odin models to data, and infering parameters with MCMC
  • Collect information on hidden models states while running models
  • Running counterfactuals and simulations

15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break

15:30 - 16:45 Lightning talks

17:00 - 18:30 Department reception (open to all)

  • Informal networking, drinks, and snacks

19:00 - Late Workshop dinner at The Broadcaster (Limited numbers)

Day 2: Feedback, Development, and Support

09:00 - 9:30 Coffee & networking

09:30 - 10:45 Feedback in small groups - Chair Thomas Rawson

  • Participants discuss specific challenges using odin/monty
  • Guided feedback on:
    • Interface design
    • Development priorities
    • Documentation priorities
    • Work practice
    • Speeding up model development

10:45 - 11:15 Coffee Break

11:15 - 12:30 Future of the Tools – Chair Katy Gaythorpe – (Slides)

  • Priorities and Roadmap - Rich FitzJohn
  • New and upcoming features:
  • Survey “Out of 1-10” priorities with menti
  • Roadmap and new features based on collected feedback
  • Open discussion

12:30 - 14:00 Extended lunch Break and drop-in session from 13:00

14:00 - 15:00 Teaching & Learning with wodin – Chair Pablo Perez Guzman

15:00 - 15:30 Closing remarks and thanks

  • Summary of workshop outcomes
  • Next steps and continued collaboration plans