[Babase] Re: ranker update & req. meeting this Friday

Susan Alberts alberts at duke.edu
Fri Oct 27 09:54:59 EDT 2006


Hi Jun,

Hi Jun et al.,

I'm very sorry to be slow getting back to you -- I was in an all day  
conference yesterday, and preparing for it earlier in the week. Also,  
Weds was Leah's last day, so things were a bit hectic. (She will  
still be available for some consultation and will provide input.)

Thanks for your update. I understand about Dongdong's first semester  
commitments and I'm glad that Tyler has been identified.

Unfortunately today is filled up with undergraduate advising meetings  
so I won't be able to have a meeting today. However, I would very  
much like to have one next week. Tues 31st 2:30 - 4, Weds 10:30 -  
3:30, Thurs 10-1:30 or Friday 9:30 - noon, 2-4:30 all work for me.

Karl, should you be (or do you want to be) involved?

  I would also like to provide you (Jun) with a list of the front end  
issues that we are having -- some time ago you said that if we had a  
specific list it would be easier to recruit someone to work on it.  
It's possible that Leah and Tabby and I can provide you with a list  
by next week but because Leah is starting a new job it may take a bit  
longer than that. Tabby, can you make a list of the things that you  
don't like about it?

Thanks,
Susan

On Oct 25, 2006, at 2:10 PM, Jun Yang wrote:

>
> Hi all:
>
> Some good news and bad news...
>
> Good news: Tyler Brock, a undergraduate senior, is interested in the
> project (as his graduation project).  He is getting started this
> semester, and will be able to devote more time to it this winter
> break and next semester.  He was in my database course last year
> and did well.  Very smart and energetic.
>
> Bad news: Dongdong Zhao is too busy with the courses this semester
> (his first), and doesn't really have any time for the project.
> I hope he will still be interested in working on this project next
> semester or in his second year, but in the short term he won't be
> able to.
>
> As for the status of the ranker program, I was able to spend some
> time on it myself last month, and got a decent user interface
> implemented.  Unfortunately as things became more hectic during the
> semester, I wasn't able to devote any more time.  As of now, the
> ranker still lacks a secure database connection---I hope this will
> be first thing that Tyler will be able to fix when he comes aboard.
> Once that's taken care of we should have a fully functional ranker.
>
> Susan, Leah: I am hoping that we could arrange a joint meeting this
> Friday afternoon together with Tyler.  I can show you guys the new
> ranker interface and get some feedback.  We can also discuss how
> the recent rank-related design changes affect the ranker program.
> It will also be useful for Tyler to get acquainted with everybody.
> I am free after 2:30pm on Friday.  Let me know what time works best
> for you guys.
>
> Thanks!
>
> --- Jun Yang
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Assistant Professor,  Department of Computer Science,  Duke University
> Email: junyang at cs.duke.edu       Web: http://www.cs.duke.edu/~junyang/

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Susan Alberts, Dept. Biology, Duke University, Durham NC 27708. Phone  
919-660-7272, Fax 919-660-7293. alberts at duke.edu





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