STEM Community Call March 22, 2012
On call: Jamie, Stefan, Kun, Matthias, Chris, Alec, Judy
Added item, post call: Ready for a new integration build today
1. 1.3.1 Release data is 4/15
Date is still good; will freeze code early April
Stefan has updated the Plan Page
Jamie has updated the wiki front page, changed colors, put in two columns
TODO: Please review page, get back to Jamie w/ any comments
Bug Fixes to 1.3.0
STEM EMF update to version 2.7.2
Generalized model replay mechanism (done)
Shape File Importer: Improvements to GUI (done)
Population Transformer: “realistic” sample model on food mediated disease transmission (on track, Chris)
Graph Editor: improved zooming, deleting nodes and edges, improved GUI for new population generation (done)
Replace population rewinding with an explicit population re-scaler (done)
2. NEW DOC FOR 1.3.1
>>>> Update to wiki front page; track all items there
* Population rewind (done)
* Shape file IMPORT (done)
* New graph edit features (on track, Stefan)
* Documentation on replay (http://wiki.eclipse.org/Importing_Data_from_Files update done)
* Air travel documentation (todo, Jamie)
3. MIGRATION EDGE GRAPH GENERATOR PROPOSAL
At issue: If we add migration, should do we offer an option to delete common borders?
Discussed on stem-dev; agreement on principle
Status: Not an immediate priority for BfR; Almaden team will assist Chris when time is right
4. DISEASE MODELS/POPULATIONS MODELS VIEW
Status: Done or on track; will be in 1.3.1; Stefan will change labels, rename list of diseases in properties file
i) Called "Decorators" view
ii) Default show this page on initial startup
iii) Tree Nodes with Population Models, Disease models
iv) List of Diseases...
Influenza
Chicken pox
Salmonella (with Beef/Cattle Populations)?
v) Add description/help to view
vi) Document behaviors of drag and drop into project vs. model....
5. AUTO CREATION OF DISEASE MODEL/POPULATION MODEL STUBS USING JET
Matt has prototype. Stay tuned; Matt will be back April 10
Working towards simple (eventually graphical) automated process
6. BUGS OF THE WEEK: ASSIGNING BUGS
Bug 369825 deletion of graph elements in designer view: Assigned to Stefan
Bug 374112 projected map loggers bug (by Kassaye): Assigned to Matt
7. CONFERENCES
ISVEE13: Will hear back re proposals April 15
Jamie: Check out GLOBAL HEALTH 2012, The First International Conference on Global Health Challenges
October 21-26, 2012 - Venice, Italy; http://www.iaria.org/conferences2012/GLOBALHEALTH12.html
Almaden team probably will not be able to attend, might be of interest to others
8. BfR SUMMER WORKSHOP
Matthias: Envisions two separate workshops or two separate workshop days: (1) epidemiological modeling—STEM, KNIME, etc.; (2) general knowledge management issues—how to manage all info (e.g. email) in a crisis situation
Matthias: Will discuss possible invitees with upper level colleagues at BfR (e.g. sister authorities in Germany, Climate Institute) and get back to Jamie on this
Jamie: Might consider universities; if BfR wants to invite Helmholtz Assoc, Jamie would be happy to speak with its President, Prof. Mlynek, who has visited Almaden
Matthias/Jamie: Will talk further about who to invite as guests
9. ITEMS FROM PARTICIPANTS
JAMIE
i) Kun Polio contribution; Kun will report next week
ii) Kassay Air transportation question; Stefan is handling
iii) POSTED TO NEWSGROUP: Applicants will be asked to submit ideas to address a public health problem or that contribute to the Million Hearts initiative, a national program aimed at preventing 1 million heart attacks and strokes over next 5 years: http://www.governing.com/topics/technology/col-maryland-seeks-health-it-ideas-new-contest.html
iv. Will have call 4/23 w/ telephone company in Japan interested in tracking flu, Jamie will report next week
CHRIS: Is working to speed up process w/colors, intensity on map
Jamie: Important to comment out old code and show where changes are in the event that what’s being produced in the map view might interact (e.g. interface w/ google map)
JUDY: Reviewed documentation from Stefan
Stefan: Will send more
KUN: Polio bug, will report next week