[stem-dev] Agenda for STEM call on February 4

["Judy Douglas" <judyvdouglas@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The call is scheduled for 9 am Pacific time, 12 noon Eastern, this Thursday, February 4. As always, you are welcome to join in. Please contact me, judyvdouglas@xxxxxxxxxxx, for call in instructions if you want to participate in the call.

 

 

 

 

Agenda for the STEM Community Call, Thursday, February 4, 2016

 

1. STEM Version 3.0.1, aka Java 8/Eclipse 4 build

*Status updating metadata

*Version 3.0.2 available January 20th

 
2. Feature requests

*Jamie: Update on evolving disease model, use of extension to transformation decorators

*Chris: Downloadable example of extended shape file capabilities using a Pajek file 

*Nereyda: Work with Jamie developing model restricting air travel for certain compartments

*Work on feature requests below to be done when specifically needed by projects 

*Modifying sequencer to get automatic experiments to run batch (Kun)

E.g., with ebola data, how to more easily measure change in R₀ over time

*Batching to control sequencer: No update

*New plug in to measure poverty: Inactive; actually a research/data task, not a software task
*Plug in for roads in Africa: Inactive as such; actually need for world

 

3. New items/updates from last call

*Jamie/Matthias: Possible new feature request on open source data source

*Matthias sent to Jamie in November, Matt reviewed

*Nereyda: Article on STEM for collaborative online ezine Global Biodefense

                http://globalbiodefense.com/2016/01/28/open-source-disease-modeling-a-tool-to-combat-the-next-pandemic/

*Kun: Pilot for the collaboration with China CDC on modeling flu

4.  Bugs
*Bug 465981. Kamesh’s problem with dengue model
*Jamie: Issues with Windows and model generator reported by Simone and high school intern

*Log file from Simone evaluated?

 

5. Items from participants