Speaking sessions
Where to find us
Stop by our booth from August 8 - 10 to see demos, try out Positron, and pick up some swag!
August 8, 2025
8:30am
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12pm
Debugging Tools for Functions in R
E. David Aja
Tutorial
This session covers efficient debugging strategies in R — including using traceback(), browser(), debug(), trace(), and recover(), contrasting approaches for one’s own code vs. others'.
1pm
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4:30pm
Complex Survey Data Analysis: A Tidy Introduction with {srvyr} and {survey}
Isabella Velásquez, Stephanie Zimmer (RTI), Rebecca Powell (Fors Marsh)
Tutorial
A hands-on workshop using Posit Cloud introducing tidyverse-compatible weighted survey analysis, design objects, and inference methods.
1pm
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4:30pm
Getting Started with Positron: A Next‑Generation IDE for data science
Jennifer Bryan, Julia Silge
Tutorial
Deep dive into Positron—exploring setup, data exploration, integration with RStudio workflows, Shiny, Quarto, extensions, and Python interoperability.
5:15pm
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6:15pm
Keynote - I wrote this talk with an LLM
Hadley Wickham
Keynote
An exploration of using large language models as creative partners in developing talks, slides, and code—reflecting on AI’s role in the R ecosystem.
August 9, 2025
10:30am - 12pm
quickr: Translate R to Fortran for Improved Performance
Tomasz Kalinowski
Talk
This talk introduces quickr, an R package that speeds up numerical code by automatically translating typed R functions into efficient Fortran, delivering C-like performance with minimal changes.
1pm - 2:15pm
{plumber2}: Streamlining Web API Development in R
Barret Schloerke
Talk
This talk introduces plumber2, a modern, extensible reimagining of the plumber R package for building web APIs, designed to support custom behavior and long-term sustainability through a middleware-based architecture.
2:45pm - 4pm
Leveraging LLMs for student feedback in introductory data science courses
Mine Cetinkaya-Rundel
Talk
This talk presents an R package that uses LLMs to provide instant feedback on student work in data science courses, exploring its technical design, student impact, and implications for ethical, low-stakes assessment.
2:45pm - 4:00pm
Small boosts, here and there
Simon Couch
Talk
This talk introduces chores, an R package that uses LLM assistants to automate tedious coding tasks like refactoring and boilerplate, helping developers save time on repetitive work with minimal setup.
August 10, 2025
1pm-2:30pm
Air - A blazingly fast R code formatter
Lionel Henry & Davis Vaughn
Talk
This talk introduces Air, a blazing-fast R code formatter that integrates with popular IDEs and the command line to automate consistent code styling across individual files and entire projects
1pm-2:30pm
Outgrowing your laptop with Positron
Julia Silge
Talk
This talk explores how R users can scale beyond local, in-memory analysis using tools like DuckDB, remote databases, and cloud compute—all made more accessible through seamless integrations in the Positron IDE.
1pm-2:30pm
Scaling Up Data Workflows with Arrow, Parquet, and DuckDB
Neal Richardson
Talk
This talk shows how modern tools like Arrow, Parquet, and DuckDB enable efficient, scalable data analysis in R, making it easier to work with large datasets and access data from cloud storage.
1pm-2:30pm
sparsity support in tidymodels, faster and less memory hungry models
Emil Hvitfeldt
Talk
This talk introduces new support for sparse data in tidymodels, enabling faster and more efficient modeling by seamlessly integrating sparse vectors into tibbles—no code changes required for most users.
Integrate Large Language Models into R
Explore our suite of R packages for integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) and other AI capabilities directly into your R workflows.
Publish and share your Shiny, Quarto, and R Markdown apps and documents with ease.