R Interface

RJuliaBUGS lets you run BUGS models from R using Julia's fast sampling algorithms.

Created by Mateus Maia as part of Google Summer of Code 2025.

What is RJuliaBUGS?

RJuliaBUGS connects R to JuliaBUGS. You write models in BUGS syntax and run them from R, but they execute using Julia's modern samplers like Hamiltonian Monte Carlo (HMC).

Key benefits:

• Keep your existing BUGS models
• Run models faster with Julia's algorithms
• Stay in R for all analysis
• Works with bayesplot, posterior, coda, and other R packages

Related Julia Packages

For R users working with Julia:

• RCall.jl - Run R from Julia
• RData.jl - Read/write R data files
• DataFrames.jl - Data manipulation (like dplyr)
• CSV.jl - Work with CSV files
• JSON.jl, JSON3.jl - Work with JSON data