[stem-dev] Notes from today's STEM community call

["Judy Douglas" <judyvdouglas@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

STEM Community Call September 6, 2012

On Call: Jamie, Stefan, Matt, Dan, Kun, Alifya, Kamesh, Werner, Judy

 

1. 1.4.0 Release Plan (tentative date 9/25/2012)

Stefan: Handling the process w/ Eclipse; Wayne wants all materials by 9/12
Presentation Slides
IP+; need to set IP log

Need to complete review by 9/19                       
NEW FEATURES READY FOR TESTING

* Simplified Model Generator for new Disease and Population models (Matt)

* New Implementation of STEM Preferences  (Dan)

* Time adaptive external data source models (Stefan)  

OTHER NEW FEATURES IN RELEASE (previously tested)

* Bug Fixes from 1.3.1

* Performance improvements

* Pajek-file Importer:  
         Enable import of discrete transportation events
         Enable integration between user graphs and existing STEM graphs
* New MapView to visualize discrete transportation events and display multiple views of the same simulation
* Polio Example
* Stochastic Modeling Framework
*Ability to Delete Items inside a Graph from Designer Perspective
* Deep copy drag and drop for models
* Refactor
* Create new mixing edges
* Improved UI for decorators view

 
2. New Documentation for 1.4.0
* Wiki practice
* Mixing edges and mixing edge graph generator (DONE) integrated in transportation models page (DONE)
          Map view features  (DONE)  
          Pajak import tutorial (DONE)
* Best Practice for Developers, writing performance critical components in STEM (DONE except for introductory explanation)  
* Additional doc for more realistic food scenario (DONE)
* Better top level food modeling doc (DONE)
*New features/preferences to simplify new model creation (DONE)  

TO DO OR DEFER: Generating EMF editors (Stefan)
         
3. Werner’s upcoming talk in Poland: The OHF Legacy (see wiki for link to The Bourne Legacy)

Jamie: Will send Werner Powerpoint poster on food-borne disease

         New extension in STEM makes it possible to handle food production and food-borne disease 

Werner: Will download STEM, presentation material (scenarios, etc.) on new laptop

4. Food production (goals, pork production, near and/or longer term)

BfR not on call

 

5. Dengue update

Kamesh, Alfiya: Making progress

6. Bugs of the week
NLS switching: UPDATE: Chris posted note on STEM-DEV 9/6; bug created

7. ITEMS FROM PARTICIPANTS

Dan: Implementing view that allows for running food distribution based on empirical data: 2 sets of experiments; one runs, then averages; the other provides visuals; will not be in 1.4.0, is in incubation stage; will be ready for demo next week

Jamie: Will create 3 dengue scenarios using data from Thailand; Stefan will be invited to join dengue call on Friday