Advanced Programming with R

Autumn 2026

Dre Caty Suarez, CUSO coordinator E&E

Mme Debora Zoia, CUSO coordinator MPS

Mme Corinne Dentan, CUSO coordinator StarOmics

Dre Sarah Miéville, CUSO coordinator Microbiologie + DSLS Neuchâtel

Dr Frédéric Schütz, UNIL & SIB

This activity offers a comprehensive introduction to efficient and professional R programming. Participants will explore core concepts such as objects and data structures, operations, and handling missing data. They will learn essential data manipulation techniques including concatenation, sorting, subsetting, and the use of apply functions.

The course covers control structures (conditionals and loops), writing simple and complex functions, and strategies for vectorization to improve computing performance. Advanced topics include debugging and enhancing code, adapting package functions, and applying best practices for readable, reusable code.

Participants will also gain experience with dynamic reporting using KnitR and Markdown, and learn how to run R scripts from Bash for server or cluster environments. Throughout the activity, emphasis is placed on coding standards, avoiding common pitfalls, and optimizing workflows for high-quality, efficient R programming.

TBA

University of Lausanne, Room TBA

Reimbursements for CUSO Students: Train ticket, 2°class, half-fare from your institution to the place of the activity.

Reimbursement of your travel tickets can be asked online through your MyCUSO. See HERE for the procedure.

For any question concerning reimbursement please contact the CUSO Microbiology coordinator Sarah Miéville

Registration HERE

Important informations :

• A waiting list will be prepared to ensure that there are no empty seats.
• For cancellations after the deadline of registration or no-show: 50 CHF administrative fee

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