From 1f4474bc63d86cb4e6f82a8f0a9234bb4aa224d2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Paul R. Saxman" Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 09:56:57 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Added high-level roadmap for 2026 --- docs/index.md | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md index 8eb2eaa..2139a11 100644 --- a/docs/index.md +++ b/docs/index.md @@ -28,5 +28,19 @@ packages. The following packages are currently available: [:octicons-arrow-right-24: laser-generic](https://laser.idmod.org/laser-generic) +## LASER Roadmap +Following the initial, 1.0 release of LASER in late 2025, we plan to develop the framework through 2026 to deliver enhanced usability, expanded modeling capabilities, and to provide additional documentaiton and resources to help with building and using LASER-based health and disease models. We will continue to focus on improving researcher experience and speed, will release reference disease models for bootstrapping model development, and will continue to develop technical foundations to accelerate high-fidelity epidemiological modeling. AI support for LASER will continue to be a focus, as well, as a means to accelerate and simplify model development and use. +Although the specifics of the LASER roadmap are subject to change, in 2026, the high-level LASER release milestones include: + +**Q1 2026: Usability, Modeling, and Developer Experience Enhancements** +- Advanced demographics and spatial support +- Utility functions for LaserFrames +- Broader AI support +- Additional notebooks with examples +- Documentation updates (for clarity, conciseness, and completeness) + +**Q2 2026: Analysis and Calibration Functions** + +**2H 2026: Reference Models and Metapop Modeling (MPM) Support** From a0ba49260bcc96e8efffb3ea2fc91c282a2f7287 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Paul R. Saxman" Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:46:04 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Editorial updates --- docs/index.md | 14 +++++++++----- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md index 2139a11..d64672f 100644 --- a/docs/index.md +++ b/docs/index.md @@ -28,19 +28,23 @@ packages. The following packages are currently available: [:octicons-arrow-right-24: laser-generic](https://laser.idmod.org/laser-generic) -## LASER Roadmap +## LASER roadmap -Following the initial, 1.0 release of LASER in late 2025, we plan to develop the framework through 2026 to deliver enhanced usability, expanded modeling capabilities, and to provide additional documentaiton and resources to help with building and using LASER-based health and disease models. We will continue to focus on improving researcher experience and speed, will release reference disease models for bootstrapping model development, and will continue to develop technical foundations to accelerate high-fidelity epidemiological modeling. AI support for LASER will continue to be a focus, as well, as a means to accelerate and simplify model development and use. +Following the initial 1.0 release of LASER in late 2025, we plan to develop the framework through 2026 to deliver enhanced usability, expanded modeling capabilities, and to provide additional documentaiton and resources to help with building and using LASER-based health and disease models. We will continue to focus on: +- Improving researcher experience and speed +- Releasing reference disease models for bootstrapping model development +- Developing technical foundations to accelerate high-fidelity epidemiological modeling +- Accelerating and simplifing model development and use through AI Although the specifics of the LASER roadmap are subject to change, in 2026, the high-level LASER release milestones include: -**Q1 2026: Usability, Modeling, and Developer Experience Enhancements** +### Q1 2026: Usability, modeling, and developer experience enhancements - Advanced demographics and spatial support - Utility functions for LaserFrames - Broader AI support - Additional notebooks with examples - Documentation updates (for clarity, conciseness, and completeness) -**Q2 2026: Analysis and Calibration Functions** +### Q2 2026: Analysis and calibration functions -**2H 2026: Reference Models and Metapop Modeling (MPM) Support** +### 2H 2026: Reference models and metapop modeling (MPM) support