[stem-dev] STEM community call November 15, 2012

["Judy Douglas" <judyvdouglas@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

STEM Community Call November 15, 2012

On Call: Jamie, Stefan, Matt, Kun, Chris, Judy

 

NO CALL NEXT WEEK (THANKSGIVING IN THE USA)

NEXT CALL AS USUAL NOVEMBER 29, 2012

 

1. Plan for V 1.4.1: ON TRACK
Schedule RC1 for Mon Nov 26
Date: Dec 14, 2012 (trip conflicts with this date?)
Features:
    Bug Fixes from 1.4.0
    Performance improvements
    Polio Vaccination Example
    New Solvers (one more pending and doc)
    New STEM Update mechanism ***
  ***  New Food Distribution Analysis view (incubation) [[take out of release]]
  ***  New Apache library: DEFER TO V 2 pending Apache repair of bug, approval by Eclipse 

TO DO: Jamie to confirm Apache library is working properly

TO DO: Stefan to change integrators when Matt moves over  
  
Plan for V 2.0  
Tentative Date: 4/17/13
Features:
    Bug Fixes from 1.4.1
    Performance improvements
    Graphical Model Design (GUI for code generation)
    Advanced Dengue Example
    Stochastic Modeling - need to watch apach.math.commons library

    New Apache library moved here from above           

TO DO: Resolve Apache issues (see above)

TO DO: Chris to look @ impact on API between now and March
 
2. New Documentation for 2.0/1.4.1
* New STEM Update Mechanism
* Developers Environment guide updated (thank you Matt)
* New Doc on Food Distribution View [[take out of release]]
* Food Distribution view doc
* Need a doc page describing (or linking to descriptions) of different solvers

TO DO: Judy to review doc Stefan has entered on wiki for solvers

3. Bug(s) of the week:
Feature Request "community model repository" - we now are tracking in bug 393908
Discussion requested by Matthias is now on the news group.

376432 feature request for Smart Sequencer that stops if nothing is happening
idea: could we provide a trigger/predicate that if E+I = 0 stop (put in library folder - see above)
STATUS: we are investigating how a "Modifier" could/should act on a sequencer

PLAN: Put in V 2

5. ITEMS FROM PARTICIPANTS

Chris: Working on feed production

Jamie & Kun: Validating Danny’s work on food borne modeling; having trouble w/ one aspect of graph and code

TO DO: Jamie to send data and figures to Chris for his input

Stefan: Now have five new solvers plus finite differences

TO DO: Determine date for dengue

Matt: Refactored logic for java code out of geography plug in

TO DO: Chris to check out new plug in

Kun: Submitted dengue proposal for conference, Chris & Judy are listed as authors, can review on Easy Chair

Jamie: India team had successful meeting w/ Singapore; have data on aedes mosquito but not a uniform plot; mosquito population critical; perhaps have Singapore workshop next year