Reports

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Report 10-14.Oct.2016

Things Accomplished

• set up basic background information
• set up basic GitHub repo
• added Open Lab Notebook
• installed Avida and Python on MacOS
• started organizing housing at MSU for next Jan-Feb stay in Charles Ofria's lab

Issues

5 opened issues, 2 closed issues

Open Problems

• Installation of Avida on Linux Ubuntu doesn't work, see Issue Installation problems on Linux following Avida installation instructions #7

Outlook

• First Open Lab Notebook entry with discussion protocol of Skype Meeting with Daniel
• Start first Avida runs on Mac to test parameters, upload data to GitHub

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Report 17-21.Oct.2016

Things Accomplished

• Installation of Avida on Ubuntu
• Set Up Reporting Workflow
• Started Open Lab Notebook
• First successful parameter tests
• Set Up Python Reference Repo

Issues

3 opened issues, 5 closed issues

Open Problems

• Resource is oscillating but declining, see Issue oscillating resources #11
• Not able to track Sense and Sleep instructions, see Issue Track Sense and Sleep instructions #10
• How can I show installation on my machine, when I have everything installed?, see Issue Create short video for installation of Avida and python #8

Outlook

• Continue Avida parameter test
• Discuss attendance of OpenCon and RDA conference
• Work on Open Science WikiBooks, discuss ideas on Trello (Open Annotation)

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Report 24-28.Oct.2016

Things Accomplished

• Extensive work Python Reference Repo
• Organized some meetings e.g. Google Digital Workshop, OpenCon2016
• Research about screencast and docker
• Started 'in lab learning' series
• Planned Python Data Analysis Class of next semester

Issues

0 opened issues, 0 closed issues

Open Problems

• Resource is oscillating but declining, see Issue oscillating resources #11
• Not able to track Sense and Sleep instructions, see Issue Track Sense and Sleep instructions #10
• How can I show installation on my machine, when I have everything installed?, see Issue Create short video for installation of Avida and python #8

Outlook

• Skype meeting with Arend Hintze
• Open some issues in the Avida Repo
• Attend Google Digital Workshop
• Learn more about docker and my binder
• First contribution to final report, contact Wikimedia about the layout of the report
• First screencast about 'Installing Python'

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Report 31.Oct.-04.Nov.2016

Things Accomplished

• Skype Meeting with Arend Hintze
• Requested the code for Beckmann et al.
• Attended Google Digital Workshop
• Prepared talk, live stream, live tweet and question tool for talk on tuesday

Issues

0 opened issues, 1 closed issues

Open Problems

• Resource is oscillating but declining, see Issue oscillating resources #11
• Not able to track Sense and Sleep instructions, see Issue Track Sense and Sleep instructions #10

Outlook

• Attend retreat with talk on tuesday
• Prepare live stream
• Record first screencast

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Report 07.Nov.-11.Nov.2016

Things Accomplished

• Talk at Retreat with Livestream on YouTube. Link to Video
• Wrote Wikimedia Blog Post

Issues

1 opened issues, 0 closed issues

Open Problems

• Resource is oscillating but declining, see Issue oscillating resources #11
• Not able to track Sense and Sleep instructions, see Issue Track Sense and Sleep instructions #10

Outlook

• Write midway report for Wikimedia
• Update Roadmap see Issue Update Roadmap #13
• Modify YouTube Video
• Record first screencast
• Contact Charles again for the code

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Report 14.Nov.-18.Nov.2016

Things Accomplished

• Wrote midway report for Wikimedia
• Wrote Wikimedia Blog Post
• Updated Roadmap
• Cut YouTube Video + added subtitle
• started with recording screencasts

Issues

4 opened issues, 2 closed issues

Open Problems

• Resource is oscillating but declining, see Issue oscillating resources #11
• Not able to track Sense and Sleep instructions, see Issue Track Sense and Sleep instructions #10

Special Remarks

• Great informative blogpost by Titus Brown about archiving GitHub repos and code

Outlook

• Attend OpenCon and BioSC meeting
• Finalize midway report
• Contact Charles again for the code

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Report 21.Nov.-09.Dec.2016

Things Accomplished

• Wrote midway report for Wikimedia
• Wrote Wikimedia Blog Post
• Attended OpenCon and wrote summary about OpenCon
• Created three screencasts
• Start organizing protocols hackathon

Issues

Open Problems

• Resource is oscillating but declining, see Issue oscillating resources #11
• Not able to track Sense and Sleep instructions, see Issue Track Sense and Sleep instructions #10

Outlook

• Organize Protocols Hackathon
• Skype Meeting with protocols.io
• Organize US travel
• Contact Charles again for the code
• Contact Charles and Arend for further details

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Report 12.Dec.2016-20.Jan.2017

Things Accomplished

• Held protocols.io hackathon
• Started work in USA (needed some time to set everything up)
• Uploaded all three screencasts to youtube
• Started organizing cyanobacteria symposium
• Started a study group with support of mozilla science lab
• Part of protocols.io ambassador program
• Wrote blogpost for protocols.io

Issues

2 closed issue

Open Problems

• Parameter set is still not ready

Outlook

• Finalize parameter tests
• Work on Final Report and 1min Video for Wikimedia

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Report 23.Jan.-27.Jan.2017

Things Accomplished

• Ongoing parameter test. See open lab notebook.
• Wrote ELFF application
• Wrote part of the final report

Issues

1 opened issues

Open Problems

• finding the right sense instruction

Outlook

• Start running replicates on the HPCC
• Work on poster for final meeting