diff --git a/_posts/2026-04-13-cmu-workshop.md b/_posts/2026-04-13-cmu-workshop.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bf12656 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2026-04-13-cmu-workshop.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: "Workshop: Advanced Computational Methods at Carnegie Mellon University" +author: Matt McKay +excerpt: "QuantEcon delivered a short course on advanced computational methods for economics at Carnegie Mellon University." +tag: [workshop] +--- + +QuantEcon co-founder [John Stachurski](https://johnstachurski.net/) delivered a short course on **Advanced Computational Methods** at Carnegie Mellon University from April 13-17, 2026. + +

+CMU workshop group photo +

+ +The course covered techniques for solving economic models more efficiently using modern algorithms and computational tools, including: + +- high-performance Python with Numba and JAX +- parallel computing, illustrated with Schelling's segregation model +- artificial neural networks and deep learning applications +- dynamic programming, decision-making under uncertainty, and reinforcement learning + +Workshop materials are available on [GitHub](https://github.com/QuantEcon/cmu_2026). diff --git a/assets/img/cmu-workshop.jpg b/assets/img/cmu-workshop.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..00f9cd9 Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/img/cmu-workshop.jpg differ