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WOMBAT 2026

Conference Program

Schedules will be presented here soon.

09:00 AM
Room 8.53 Dean Marchiori

Introduction to Regression Analysis in R

Covers linear and generalized linear regression models, model validation, diagnostics, and Poisson regression with hands-on exercises in R.

09:00 AM
Room 8.43 Dianne Cook, Harriet Mason

Visualising Uncertainty

Introduces the concept of uncertainty, general visual techniques, and creative methods for representing uncertainty in spatial data using R.

09:00 AM
Room 8.44 Nicholas Tierney

Introduction to R packages

Turn standalone code into shareable packages. Learn about usethis, devtools, roxygen2, testing with testthat, and Git/GitHub integration.

09:00 AM
Room 8.42 Mitchell O’Hara-Wild

Tidy time series analysis and forecasting

Covers tidyverse time series manipulation, ggplot2 visualising patterns, and applying statistical forecasting models with fable.

01:30 PM
Room 8.53 Jessica Leung CANCELLED

Efficiency Analysis in Python: SFA and DEA

This workshop has been cancelled.

01:30 PM
Room 8.44 Tomasz Woźniak

Getting Started with C++ for Faster Statistical Modelling in R

Integrate fast C++ code seamlessly with R for linear algebra, maximum likelihood estimation, and Gibbs sampling exercises.

01:30 PM
Room 8.42 Jayani Lakshika, Krisanat Anukarnsakulchularp

Reproducible Reporting and Research with Quarto

Build reproducible academic documents, code-integrated slide decks, bibliographies, and outputs in HTML and PDF formats.

01:30 PM
Room 8.43 Jess Hopf

Building Better Figures: A Scientific Graphic Design Workshop

Covers core graphic design principles, cognitive load, visual hierarchies, and a practical process for building better scientific figures.

08:45 AM
Room 8.03Mitchell O’Hara-Wild

Welcome & Housekeeping

An overview of the day and safety information.

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09:00 AM
Room 8.03Nicola Rennie

Designing for decision-making: Effective data visualisations

Covers reasons for visualising data, practical chart guidelines, and examples of good vs. poor visualisations.

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10:30 AM
Room 8.03James Goldie

Closing the scrollytelling gap with Closeread

Explores motivations behind Closeread design, lessons from the Posit contest, and upcoming R/Python integrations.

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11:00 AM
Room 8.03Jenny Richmond

Rethinking data science education in the age of genAI

Evaluates "learning to learn", reframing assessments, and fostering self-regulated learning skills alongside GenAI.

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11:30 AM
Room 8.03Michael Lydeamore

When laziness leads to innovation

Showcases tools like teleport, Comment Viewer, Unilur, and gamified ggplot2 tools born out of efficient problem-solving.

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01:00 PM
Room 8.03Floyd Everest

Tidy analysis of preferential votes with prefio

Introduces a tidy method for managing preferential datasets and ranking manipulations via the prefio R package.

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01:20 PM
Room 8.03Harriet Mason

Visualising Uncertainty with ggdibbler

Introduces a new ggplot extension to prevent false statistical conclusions when visualising uncertainty.

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01:40 PM
Room 8.03Nicholas Tierney, Cynthia Huang, Rob Hyndman

In conversation: Rob Hyndman & Nick Tierney on Research Software

Explores open-source software, research software engineering, reproducibility research, and statistical package design.

03:00 PM
Room 8.03Saras Windecker

Piloting peer code review in a research consortium

Covers challenges in reviewing research code and evaluates a peer code review pilot within the ACEFA community.

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03:30 PM
Room 8.03Tyler Reysenbach

Building a new data team – balancing quick wins & long term investments

Navigating stakeholder expectations, building team credibility, and developing robust infrastructure within government.

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04:00 PM
Room 8.03Ben Harrap

Designing data infrastructure where people come first

Insights from re-developing the data pipeline for the Mayi Kuwayu Study on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander wellbeing.

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04:30 PM
Room 8.03Cynthia Huang

Closing discussion

A summary of the day and local data analysis space overview.

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Workshop Organised by the Monash Business Analytics Team