Opening SFSCON 2023
\n LOCATION:Seminar 1 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/opening-sfscon-2023/ TRACK:Main track TYPE:Main track CATEGORIES:Main track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Regulation, AI and the State of Software Freedom in Europe - Track: Main track DTSTART:20231110T093000 DTEND:20231110T100000 UID:66277e4aa1d0390bb9193fa5a472fb2b5e65255a861eb DESCRIPTION:For many years\, we have relied on a big\, ALL CAPS waiver o f liability in licenses and the ability of the recipient to examine and ru n the code to ensure software freedom for all. But the cloud\, AI and now a wave of European regulation have eroded that dream. Where have we got to \, and is software freedom still a viable objective?
\n LOCATION:Seminar 1 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/regulation-ai-and-the-state-of-software-fre edom-in-europe/ TRACK:Main track TYPE:Main track CATEGORIES:Main track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:What the AI revolution means for Open Source, Open Tech and Open So cieties - Track: Main track DTSTART:20231110T100000 DTEND:20231110T103000 UID:66277e4aa2e5b6d20845a8e03f7474fa9c8c6ed69197f DESCRIPTION:In the last year we saw the rise of AI systems like ChatGPT\
, Stable Diffusion\, Dall-E and others. Large Language Models like GPT are
enabling a lot of new innovative features and products which will revolut
ionise the world.
\nBut this large autoregressive language models com
e with a lot of challenges that can have negative effects on the Open Sour
ce and Open Tech community. For example it’s unclear if in the future ev
eryone will have access to the same ML models and training data. Can stude
nts\, startups and open source people build innovative new products using
AI in the same way the open source communities build Open Code and Open Te
ch. How can we make sure that the AI system are not discriminating underre
presented minorities? What is the energy consumption and CO2 emissions of
this new big AI systems?
\nThis talk will discuss the current fascina
ting trends in AI\, the challenges and some possible solution. It will als
o cover the current Open Source AI features in Nextcloud and our Ethical A
I framework.
Moderator: Simon Phipps
\nThe “\;Roundta ble on the Future of Software Freedom”\; convenes to address the crit ical question of the Free Software movement’\;s response to the emerg ence of AI and the impending regulatory challenges it poses. As Free Softw are advocates\, we are grappling with the profound questions that arise in the face of impending regulation. Should we actively participate in shapi ng these regulations? This roundtable encourages an open dialogue.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 1 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/the-future-of-software-freedom/ TRACK:Main track TYPE:Main track CATEGORIES:Main track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Ada & Zangemann - Track: Side Event - School Reading DTSTART:20231110T103000 DTEND:20231110T120000 UID:66277e4aa546aa0f2cd9aa0468cf94be12dcf7ee72afb DESCRIPTION: LOCATION:Auditorium (A2) URL: TRACK:Side Event - School Reading TYPE:Side Event - School Reading CATEGORIES:Side Event,School Reading DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:European SFS Award 2023 - Track: SFSCON - Main track DTSTART:20231110T110000 DTEND:20231110T112000 UID:66277e4aa584cf8433dba6665f536623948d31c580b9f DESCRIPTION:The award is given to a person who contributed to the introd uction of the culture of Free Software.
\nThe European SFS Award 202 3 was delivered to Frank Karlitschek.
\nLaudatio SFS Award 2
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\nMatthias Kirschner (Free Software Foundation Europ
e –\; FSFE) and Raphael Barbieri (LUG BZ –\; Linux User Group Bo
zen-Bolzano-Bulsan)
Raphael: It’\;s an honor for me (o n behalf of the Board of Linux User Group Bozen-Bolzano-Bulsan) to present the first European SFS Award\, continuing a twenty year old tradition\, since the first SFS Award was assigned in 2004 to Hugo Leiter\, for intro ducing Libre Office in all municipalities of South Tyrol. Traditionally the AWARD has always been given to someone who greatly contributed to th e culture of Free Software in South Tyrol\, and this tradition will contin ue\, but as SFSCON this year we extended the narrative to the essential European level. LUGBZ\, promoting digital sustainability in South Tyrol\, joined forces with an important European association active in the spher e of Free Software\, namely the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE). Le t me introduce the president: Matthias Kirschner.
\nMatthias: Thank you Raphael! As the FSFE we have now participated many years at the SFSCON \, and saw how the LUGBZ was awarding great Free Software contributors fro m Italy – so we were happy when we have been approached to join forces a nd award European Free Software contributors together with the LUGBZ.
\ nRaphael: As in previous years\, we received many nominations for poten tial winners. It was not easy for us to choose a winner\, since many of th e suggested candidates made enormous contribution to Free Software.
\n< p>Matthias: The deciding factor for us this year was to choose a European who lives the values of software freedom\, a person who has dedicated deca des of work to software freedom and brought it to the next level\, a true visionary and pioneer of software freedom.\nRaphael: In 2001\, over
two decades ago\, he started KDE-Look.org\, later GNOME-look.org\, as wel
l as openDesktop.org to improve Free Software\, and supported many initiat
ives in our field\, including serving as Vice President of KDE e.V. In 201
0 at Akademy he laid the foundations for a platform that enabled millions
of people to store their data securely and self-determined on servers. He
promoted Open Standards\, and inspired people to join the movement for sof
tware freedom.
\nWith the development of a remote collaboration tool
for teams\, which is developed under the freedom protecting GNU AGPL licen
se\, he followed his ideals and his strong believe that users should have
the rights to use\, understand\, share\, and improve their software – an
d created a comprehensive\, user-friendly and secure collaboration platfor
m.
Matthias: His tireless commitment to software freedom has resul
ted in a Free Software product which some of the biggest technology compan
ies around the world fear as a competitor.
\nEven in situations in wh
ich he could have personally or with his company benefited financially\, h
e decided to follow his principles and ensure that there is a fair level p
laying field for others in our community as well.
Raphael: He is n ot only a gifted technologist\, but also a champion of the idea of digital freedom as a universal right. With his work he lives the ideals of transp arency\, privacy\, and individual control over digital information\, but h e also laid the foundation for a diverse and engaged community.
\nMa tthias: His dedication\, his vision\, and his strong principles enriched a nd inspired many in our community. We are deeply grateful for his contribu tions and look forward to a future —\; he helps shape.
\nFor th ese reasons\, we hereby award Frank Karlitschek\, the fou nder of Nextcloud\, the European SFS Award 2023.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 1 URL: TRACK:SFSCON - Main track TYPE:SFSCON - Main track CATEGORIES:SFSCON,Main track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The First Year of Eclipse Software Defined Vehicle: a successful code first” approach - Track: Main track DTSTART:20231110T112000 DTEND:20231110T114000 UID:66277e4aa69f34d8cc399a8ddfdd157bc118857ba2b8d DESCRIPTION:The most notable impact of using SW in the automotive domain
is the decrease in fatalities as ADAS functions are more widely employed.
On the other hand\, SW complexity has seen an almost exponential growth r
eaching about 100 million lines of code.
\nHardly any organization ca
n tackle this challenge alone.
The Eclipse Software Defined Vehicl
e (SDV) Working Group ’s mission is to foster collaboration across indus
tries to create an open technology platform for the software defined vehic
le of the future. The working group community driven by its 40 member orga
nization has chosen a “code first” approach to facilitate more agile a
nd faster time-to-market software development.
\nAfter its formation
about a year ago\, the SDV WG has onboarded about 20 open source projects
and is working on integrating several projects together to create “bluep
rints”. The frameworks emerging from these initial blueprints show the p
otential and benefits of utilizing different projects as components to bui
ld broader solutions to address more complex problems
This contrib ution introduces the SDV WG and Community\, as well as its projects and ca pabilities.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 1 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/the-first-year-of-eclipse-software-defined- vehicle-a-successful-code-first-approach/ TRACK:Main track TYPE:Main track CATEGORIES:Main track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Self-hosted, Open Source Large Language Models (LLMs) - Track: Arti ficial Intelligence track DTSTART:20231110T112000 DTEND:20231110T114000 UID:66277e4aa80d7d30bdb048f2343a627cabb181550890d DESCRIPTION:In recent years different groups have used the transformer a rchitecture (a deep learning model) to train neural networks using large q uantities of text. With the increase in compute power these models have gr own to billions or even hundred of billions of parameters. As the model si ze grew\, noteworthy abilities emerged. Such as the ability to generate te xt showing surprising reasoning skills to the point that the leading model s can now successfully take college-level exams.
\nCurrently some of the best and most famous models are proprietary and released to the publi c as a service. However a large Open Source community has emerged that tri es to train and fine tune free models that can be used self-hosted. This i s a challenging task due to problems with potential copyright issues with the training text\, the large computational cost of the training itself an d the supervised fine tuning step to adapt the model to its final use case .
\nIn this talk I will give an overview on what the most promising projects in this space are and how they compare to the proprietary state-o f-the-art models of the large players.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 2 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/self-hosted-open-source-large-language-mode ls-llms/ TRACK:Artificial Intelligence track TYPE:Artificial Intelligence track CATEGORIES:Artificial Intelligence track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Community tidbits - Track: Community track DTSTART:20231110T112000 DTEND:20231110T114000 UID:66277e4aa978309283a41f43737bbca30cf3d99b876c4 DESCRIPTION:Open source communities\, when they have reached a certain s ize\, face their very own set of challenges.
\nIn the virtual world\ , timezones\, language barriers and dealing with many e-mails can become a burden. In the real world\, the organization of travels to project meetin gs\, the planning of annual conferences in an easy to reach location\, and even the shipment of gadgets around the globe turn out to be quite demand ing.
\nWhile free software projects might have the same diversity an d outreach as large organizations\, they often have not the same resources at hand as established corporations. They need to be a bit more creative –\; but luckily\, that’\;s in their DNA!
\nIn the spirit o f sharing knowledge openly\, this talk intends to give some real-life exam ples of challenges your community may face\, unexpected situations you mig ht run into and how to solve them –\; sometimes in unconventional way s.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 3 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/community-tidbits/ TRACK:Community track TYPE:Community track CATEGORIES:Community track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Decoding the Corporate Maze - Track: Cybersecurity track DTSTART:20231110T112000 DTEND:20231110T114000 UID:66277e4aaaeecdda3deea39bb3fe1de11b1e5a6f0c022 DESCRIPTION:Embark on a remarkable expedition as we delve into the realm of Exposure Assessment. Unlocking its wonders\, we will navigate this cap tivating process exclusively utilizing Open Software and OSINT. With a mer e glimpse into a company’\;s domain\, we will traverse the intricate labyrinth of their infrastructure\, diligently seeking a potential access point into their corporate system.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 4 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/decoding-the-corporate-maze/ TRACK:Cybersecurity track TYPE:Cybersecurity track CATEGORIES:Cybersecurity track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Pyccel: write Python code, get Fortran speed - Track: Main track DTSTART:20231110T114000 DTEND:20231110T120000 UID:66277e4aac1984a0364fda540607b1421b44397e0566e DESCRIPTION:Imagine writing a pure Python library which can achieve the
performance of Fortran or C/C++.
\nTo this end we have developed Pycc
el\, which translates Python code to either Fortran or C\, and makes the g
enerated code callable from Python. The generated Fortran or C code is not
only fast\, but also human-readable\; hence it can easily be profiled and
optimized for the target machine.
\nPyccel has a focus on high-perfo
rmance computing applications\, where the efficient usage of the available
hardware resources is fundamental.
\nTo this end it provides type an
notations\, function decorators\, and OpenMP pragmas.
\nPyccel is eas
y to use\, is almost completely written in Python\, and compares favourabl
y against other Python accelerators.
Nextcloud is a powerful content collaboration platform. The
available features start with file sync &\; share and expend across col
laborative document editing real time communication with text\, video and
audio to knowledge management and groupware functionality. The latest addi
tions are completely on-premise artificial intelligence features which ass
ist you in your day-to-day work. Everything deeply integrated to provide a
unique user experience to keep you organized and to boost your productivi
ty.
\nNextcloud is so rich on features that even experienced users of
ten do not know all the possibilities. The talk will guide you through som
e of the most useful\, but often still unknown features.
The implementation of decentralized applications (dApps) hol ds immense potential for transforming two of the key economic sectors of S outh Tyrol: tourism and agriculture.
\nIn the tourism industry\, dAp ps can revolutionize the way services are offered and transactions are pro cessed. By utilizing smart contracts and blockchain technology\, dApps can enable transparent and secure processes for booking accommodations\, tour s\, and activities. This ensures that tourists have direct access to relia ble information-\, while it eliminates the need for intermediaries\, and r educes costs. Moreover\, dApps can facilitate decentralized reviews and ra tings\, empowering visitors to make informed decisions based on authentic feedback from fellow travelers\, i.e.\, fake reviews can be eliminated. Th is fosters trust and enhances the overall tourist experience.
\nIn t he agriculture sector\, dApps can address key challenges faced by farmers and consumers alike. For example by implementing blockchain-based supply c hain solutions\, dApps can ensure traceability and transparency in the pro duction\, processing\, and distribution of agricultural products. This all ows consumers to verify the origin and quality of the products they purcha se\, promoting trust and supporting local producers. Additionally\, dApps can facilitate direct farmer-to-consumer interactions through decentralize d marketplaces\, eliminating unnecessary middlemen and enabling fair and e fficient transactions. This empowers farmers by providing them with a dire ct and secure channel to sell their products while offering consumers acce ss to fresh and locally sourced goods.
\nBy embracing decentralized applications\, South Tyrol can unlock new opportunities for its tourism an d agriculture sectors. These applications not only enhance efficiency and reduce costs but also increase customer trust\, promote sustainability\, a nd support the local economy. As a result\, dApps have the potential to sh ape a thriving ecosystem that benefits both businesses and consumers in So uth Tyrol’\;s key industries.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 3 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/transforming-south-tyrols-economy-empowerin g-tourism-and-agriculture-through-decentralized-applications-dapps/ TRACK:Community track TYPE:Community track CATEGORIES:Community track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Predict security attacks in FOSS - Track: Cybersecurity track DTSTART:20231110T114000 DTEND:20231110T120000 UID:66277e4aaf689885371a01e8a6c8402f9e0b039735bd8 DESCRIPTION:FOSS is here to stay\, displacing malevolent privative count
erparts—great!
\nFOSS exposes bugs to be found and fixed by the com
munity—great!
\nFOSS shows security issues than can be exploited by
attackers—gr..what?
\nIn the last decades\, source code transparen
cy has made the job of black-hat hackers increasingly easy. We now have se
curity websites exposing vulnerabilities and even exploits online—and de
spite good practices like responsible disclosure\, it is the sheer amount
of (external) code what makes everyone ultimately vulnerable. In plain wor
ds\, nobody’\;s safe.
From that base\, this talk puts forward the need for a concept of *probability of future exploits*. This is cruci al for project management\, but also at developer level\, to see the risks of not upgrading (or yes upgrading!) a dependency. We show how this proba bility can\, and must\, be computed from a project’\;s dependency tre e\, in a manner that only the use of FOSS can allow. We also show that the development history of the project and its dependencies is key to getting useful results.
\nFinally\, we merge the dependency tree and develo pment history of a project into a white-box model\, which we use to estima te the probability of future exploits. We show how to do it for the Java-M aven environment\, for which we can use the FOSS tool ‘\;FIG’\;. FIG\, written in C++ and released under GPLv3\, was designed for statisti cal estimations and can compute the probability of attacks in complex scen arios like the ones at hand.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 4 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/predict-security-attacks-in-foss/ TRACK:Cybersecurity track TYPE:Cybersecurity track CATEGORIES:Cybersecurity track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Flaky tests – how to deal with them - Track: Main track DTSTART:20231110T120000 DTEND:20231110T122000 UID:66277e4ab0826843670c96035167a54a645657c5d43f3 DESCRIPTION:Every QA/QE professional has encountered a flaky test at lea st once in their career. It may be a small\, harmless bug that can be fixe d in an instant\, or it may take months to identify and fix it. This can b e very costly and take a toll on your reputation and budget.
\nDon t you want to know why flaky tests exist\, how to identify them at an ear lier stage\, or even avoid them? I’\;ll walk you through automated an d manual UI testing.
\nJoin the investigation of web applications an d their UI\, and we will figure it out together with you to find out the o rigins and roots of common flaky tests\; to explore real cases and their s olutions\; to learn good practices.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 1 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/flaky-tests-how-to-deal-with-them/ TRACK:Main track TYPE:Main track CATEGORIES:Main track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:From Novices to Innovators: Exploring the Possibilities with Free a nd Open Source AI Tools - Track: Artificial Intelligence track DTSTART:20231110T120000 DTEND:20231110T122000 UID:66277e4ab191bd20020c623157439960be70ce384c90c DESCRIPTION:Join me as we explore the world of free and open-source AI t ools\, empowering individuals and organizations to unleash their creativit y and take their innovation to the next level.
\nDiscover how some A I players are democratizing access to cutting-edge technologies and leveli ng the playing field\, e.g. StabilityAI\, etc. We will delve into the bene fits and opportunities offered by some free and open-source AI tools\, exp loring their capabilities\, potential applications\, and the impact they c an have on your projects.
\nWhether you’\;re a practitioner or just starting your AI journey\, this talk is your gateway to discovering a n exciting plethora of free and open-source AI tools\, and how they can em power you to stay ahead of the curve in the modern era.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 2 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/from-novices-to-innovators-exploring-the-po ssibilities-with-free-and-open-source-ai-tools/ TRACK:Artificial Intelligence track TYPE:Artificial Intelligence track CATEGORIES:Artificial Intelligence track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Beyond Google & Apple duopoly - Track: Community track DTSTART:20231110T120000 DTEND:20231110T122000 UID:66277e4ab29c24f64754f68d0327d86cc2bbcefee4f58 DESCRIPTION:StatsCounter tell us that in May ’\;23 the market share for the smartphones is split in this way: Android/Google 67.56%\, iOS/App le 31.6%. Which means the remaining is less that 1%. Today we are speaking about that 1%: available alternatives\, future outlook and most important why we have to care of about that 1%. Spoiler: because a study of the Uni versity of Edinburgh and the Trinity College Dublin published in Q4/2021 p roves what all we know –\; our smartphones leak our data constantly.< /p>\n LOCATION:Seminar 3 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/beyond-google-apple-duopoly/ TRACK:Community track TYPE:Community track CATEGORIES:Community track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Break Seminar 4 - Track: Cybersecurity track DTSTART:20231110T120000 DTEND:20231110T122000 UID:66277e4ab374bccd4601f5f2bc1bd6b97418691ddb4af DESCRIPTION: LOCATION:Seminar 4 URL: TRACK:Cybersecurity track TYPE:Cybersecurity track CATEGORIES:Cybersecurity track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Closing of Ada & Zangemann reading - Track: Side Event - School Rea ding DTSTART:20231110T120000 DTEND:20231110T140000 UID:66277e4ab452cafaec030355c53629cb5b4efd18ac00b DESCRIPTION: LOCATION:Auditorium (A2) URL: TRACK:Side Event - School Reading TYPE:Side Event - School Reading CATEGORIES:Side Event,School Reading DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Psydac: a Python IGA library for large-scale simulations - Track: M ain track DTSTART:20231110T122000 DTEND:20231110T124000 UID:66277e4ab55bb12ba1cc1d2dc45ca131ee4c44677eb40 DESCRIPTION:
Psydac is an open source library for isogeometric analysis (
IGA)\, that is\, a finite element method which uses the same basis functio
ns of a CAD model (B-splines and NURBS).
\nIt has been developed at t
he Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics\, with the goal of exploring ad
vanced numerical methods for electromagnetism\, magneto-hydro-dynamics\, a
nd plasma kinetics. It is completely written in Python\, uses only open-so
urce libraries\, and can run large parallel simulations on high-performanc
e computing facilities. It employs a domain specific language\, automatic
code generation\, a transpiler\, MPI communication\, OpenMP multithreading
\, and parallel I/O. In this talk we explore the library architecture and
its overall design philosophy\, which can be applied to other domains.
Concurrent execution of tasks can significantly improve its performance and efficiency. However\, identifying which tasks can be execu ted concurrently and which tasks need to be executed sequentially can be a challenging task. In this talk\, I propose using Inductive Logic Programm ing (ILP) to create a dynamic dependency graph for a given program. The gr aph can be used to identify which tasks can be executed concurrently and w hich tasks need to be executed sequentially. I demonstrate the effectivene ss of this approach by applying it to a sample program and comparing its p erformance with a version that does not utilize concurrent execution. This talk presents a novel approach to creating a dynamic dependency graph for programs and highlights the potential benefits of using ILP for optimizin g the performance of complex software systems.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 2 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/optimizing-software-performance-with-induct ive-logic-programming-a-novel-approach/ TRACK:Artificial Intelligence track TYPE:Artificial Intelligence track CATEGORIES:Artificial Intelligence track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Combatting E-Waste’s Environmental Harm With Free Software - Trac k: Community track DTSTART:20231110T122000 DTEND:20231110T124000 UID:66277e4ab7827d28f45bd700f95e18efe4d92c489d359 DESCRIPTION:Electronic waste\, or e-waste\, refers to discarded informat ion and communications technology equipment such as laptops\, smartphones\ , and large and small household appliances. In 2015\, Achim Steiner of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) described “\;an unprecedented tsunam i of electronic waste rolling out over the world”\;. In 2016\, 44.7 m illion tonnes of e-waste were generated\, equivalent to 4500 Eiffel Towers . In 2019\, the World Economic Forum determined e-waste to be the fastest growing waste stream in the world. In 2022\, the amount of e-waste hit 59. 4 million tonnes\, a 33% increase since 2016. Given the economic\, and not the technical logic driving the digital economy\, devices are rendered ob solete before their time and the pile of e-waste continues to grow.
\n< p>E-waste is the source of significant environmental harm. Production\, tr ansportation\, and end-of-life treatment accounts for 80+% of a deviceR 17\;s carbon footprint over its operating life. Extracting rare earth meta ls consumes copious amounts of energy\; moreover\, mining is typically don e in the Global South under miserable social conditions. The end-of-life t reatment of e-waste means those same devices return to the Global South\, resulting in toxic pollution entering the environment and harming workers. \nToday\, most devices have chips which need software to keep them running. Thus\, software plays a crucial role in preventing e-waste: softw are determines a hardware’\;s minimum working requirements\, and for how long a device remains safely in use. For most users\, environmental ha rm driven by software has largely remained overlooked … let alone that w e can already do something about it with Free Software.
\nIn this ta lk I will provide a brief overview of the environmental harm from e-waste driven by software\, and I will link the inherent values that come with a Free Software license to sustainable software design. By enabling full use r autonomy and removing artificial vendor dependencies\, Free Software mea ns electronic devices that are otherwise unsupported by manufacturers rema in in use. Lightweight and up-to-date software\, free from bloat and energ y-consuming ads\, allows aging\, less-powerful hardware to keep running an d stay out of the waste bin. Software freedom means hardware freedom\, and that means we are able to combat the environmental harm caused by e-waste with Free Software today.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 3 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/combatting-e-wastes-environmental-harm-with -free-software/ TRACK:Community track TYPE:Community track CATEGORIES:Community track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Opensource to help increase organizations Cybersecurity posture - T rack: Cybersecurity track DTSTART:20231110T122000 DTEND:20231110T124000 UID:66277e4ab897af7a197d9345bd0dcfa81ed067f26a5d5 DESCRIPTION:Cybersecurity is a compulsory\, tough and expensive task for
all organizations\, private and public\, large \, medium and small.
\nNo one can ignore it anymore\, and building a viable Cybersecurity strat
egy is a complex task that needs to balance budget\, keeping up with attac
ker technologies\, available skills and a plethora of expensive tools on t
he market.
\nLet’\;s discus s on how available Opensource soluti
ons may greatly help ours organizations to be more effective in implementi
ng their Cybersecurity posture\, while optimizing available budget.
Ever wanted to apply CI/CD principles and run tests for ever
y change?
\nBut it is too complex to set up the test environment\, an
d launch the tests with all the updated parameters\, solution? Automation!
\nRelease your software implies a countless number of complicated st
eps\, what solution? Automation!
\nSo automation sometimes seems to b
e the solution\, you automate some complex procedure and call the day.
But automation of a process sometimes can only hide the real problem and only delay the moment when you have to address the technical debt\, an d sometimes the automation can even also act as an amplifier of the techni cal debt.
\nBased on the experience matured on the field\, this talk will be shown the hidden traps of automation\, the drawbacks\, and the le ssons learned.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 1 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/the-incredible-machine-when-automation-back fires/ TRACK:Main track TYPE:Main track CATEGORIES:Main track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Democratizing Language and Vision Technology - Track: Artificial In telligence track DTSTART:20231110T124000 DTEND:20231110T130000 UID:66277e4abaca3c9073aec513d7df57a9e7a4a02c195d5 DESCRIPTION:The advancement in language and vision models (LLM) has seen remarkable progress in recent years. However\, the training of these larg e-scale models poses challenges in terms of time and computational resourc es\, particularly with regards to deep learning models that require powerf ul GPUs. This has created a significant gap between Big Tech companies\, w ho possess substantial resources to train LLM models\, and academia\, whic h often lacks the necessary means to contribute significantly in this fiel d.
\nTo address this issue\, we propose an innovative open vocabular y framework called CaSED (Category Search from External Databases). Unlike traditional LLM models\, CaSED does not rely on extensive training. Inste ad\, it leverages retrieval techniques from an image-text knowledge base t o classify or tag images automatically. By utilizing existing knowledge ba ses rather than requiring extensive training\, CaSED eliminates the need f or large computational resources.
\nIn this talk\, we will show the potential of low-budget approaches in the context of Language and Vision.< /p>\n LOCATION:Seminar 2 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/democratizing-language-and-vision-technolog y/ TRACK:Artificial Intelligence track TYPE:Artificial Intelligence track CATEGORIES:Artificial Intelligence track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Building an Awesome Product by Creating a Community Around It - Tra ck: Community track DTSTART:20231110T124000 DTEND:20231110T130000 UID:66277e4abbd93baa3a29317b0e5c7a4a08698caa42b43 DESCRIPTION:
In today’s competitive market\, it has become crucial to b
uild a thriving community of developers and users around your product. Gon
e are the days when code alone could make a product successful\; the human
element now plays a pivotal role. This community becomes the face and rep
resentation of your project to the outside world. Having worked on our Ope
n Source project for over 8 years\, I have accumulated a wealth of proven
strategies for attracting contributors\, training newcomers\, and expandin
g the user base. In my presentation\, I will explain how to effectively en
gage with your user community in order to achieve the following objectives
: collect feedback\, share use cases\, contribute to documentation\, ident
ify bugs and collaboratively develop code
\nBecause improving your pr
oduct goes beyond just writing code\; it involves nurturing a strong commu
nity of people.
[Context:] Technical leverage is the ratio between dependenc ies (other people’\;s code) and own codes of a software package. It h as been shown to be useful to characterize the Java ecosystem and there ar e also studies on the NPM ecosystem available. [Objective:] By using this metric we aim to analyze the Python ecosystem\, how it evolves\, and how s ecure it is\, as a developer would perceive it when deciding to adopt or u pdate (or not) a library. [Method:] We collect a dataset of the top 600 Py thon packages (corresponding to 21\,205 versions) and used a number of inn ovative approaches for its analysis including the use of a two-part statis tical model to deal with excess zeros\, a mathematical closed formulation to estimate vulnerabilities that we confirm with bootstrapping on the actu al dataset. [Results:] Small Python package versions have a median technic al leverage of 6.9x their own code\, while bigger package versions rely on dependencies code a tenth of their own (median leverage of 0.1). In terms of evolution\, Python packages tend to have stable technical leverage thr ough their evolution (once highly leveraged\, always leveraged). On securi ty\, the chance of getting a safe package version when choosing a package is actually better than previous research has shown based on the ratio of safe package versions in the ecosystem. [Conclusions:] Python packages shi p a lot of other people’\;s code and tend to keep doing so. However\, developers will have a good chance to choose a safe package version.
\ n LOCATION:Seminar 4 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/technical-leverage-analysis-in-the-python-e cosystem-lessons-learned/ TRACK:Cybersecurity track TYPE:Cybersecurity track CATEGORIES:Cybersecurity track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Write High Performance Clients for RabbitMQ - Track: Main track DTSTART:20231110T130000 DTEND:20231110T132000 UID:66277e4abe2900a9c518bf526341629936194433b27cf DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, I will share our experience with writing clie
nts for the RabbitMQ stream queues.
\nThe RabbitMQ stream queues have
been designed with performance as a major goal. So the clients have to be
performant.
\nWe will see how we increased the throughput and/or red
uced the latency.
\n.NET and Go clients will be taken as examples. We
will go through some real production code.
Although developing countries hold a lot of potential in sof tware development and research\, the licensing cost of commercial software \, platforms\, and online services serve as a hindrance in their widesprea d adoption. Open source software can be a very useful and viable solution in this regard. On one hand it can fill up the need for less costly softwa re alternatives. On the other hand\, it can reduce the adoption of pirated versions of commercial software by individuals and groups to make up for the cost factor. Furthermore\, with more adoption of open source software in the developing countries\, it will also encourage and engage more progr ammers from the developing countries to maintain the open source software and to contribute to it\, adding to the sustainability of various open sou rce projects and thus benefiting open source software development beyond b orders. The speaker\, who has the experience of working in both the develo ping countries as well as here in Alto-Adige/Sud-Tirol region\, will share insights on this topic from both of these diverse perspectives.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 3 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/sustainability-of-open-source-software-and- potentials-in-developing-countries/ TRACK:Community track TYPE:Community track CATEGORIES:Community track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:MBBS: A Multimodal Behavioral Biometric Scheme for Smartphone User Authentication - Track: Cybersecurity track DTSTART:20231110T130000 DTEND:20231110T132000 UID:66277e4ac12513aef7a6230d1b04a3de94ea829a3cd69 DESCRIPTION:In this presentation\, we present MBBS\, a tetra-model behav ioral biometric-based authentication scheme designed specifically for smar tphones. MBBS utilizes four distinct modalities to authenticate users: tou chscreen swiping patterns\, taps on “\;text-independent”\; 8-dig it numbers\, name writing on the touchscreen\, and micro-movements of the hand during the entry process. To enhance overall accuracy and security\, MBBS incorporates a state-of-the-art Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) powered data augmentation architecture. This innovative approach allows us to demonstrate the effectiveness of MBBS using both real user samples and augmented samples\, consisting of a combination of “\;real”\; a nd “\;GAN-generated”\; data\, on an actual Android device. One o f the key advantages of MBBS is its high usability\, as it eliminates the need for users to remember any secret information. Instead\, it leverages users’\; familiarity with natural processes\, thereby increasing accu racy in real-time by employing GAN technology\, all without requiring a la rge sample size from users. We will also present preliminary results from our performance\, security\, and usability analysis\, which showcase a pos itive opinion regarding the effectiveness of our developed authentication mechanism.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 4 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/mbbs-a-multimodal-behavioral-biometric-sche me-for-smartphone-user-authentication/ TRACK:Cybersecurity track TYPE:Cybersecurity track CATEGORIES:Cybersecurity track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:NOI Hackathon SFSCON Edition - Track: Side Event - Hackathon DTSTART:20231110T130000 DTEND:20231110T133000 UID:66277e4ac1e9bee396291209065920c529bf320b3f8c7 DESCRIPTION: LOCATION:NOISE URL: TRACK:Side Event - Hackathon TYPE:Side Event - Hackathon CATEGORIES:Side Event,Hackathon DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Ithaca: the Clean and Hexagonal Architectural Island - Track: Main track DTSTART:20231110T132000 DTEND:20231110T134000 UID:66277e4ac30ccac0cf1c70c8b1b466ff0e4d4657a79bb DESCRIPTION:Get ready to sail from the Scylla and Charybdis’\;s sho res of 3-layered architecture to the safe Ithaca refreshing shores of Clea n and Hexagonal Architecture! Brace yourself as we surf from zero to Ulyss es (a hero!)\, leaving behind monstrous code and embracing cleanliness and modularity. No more Odysseys\; protect your source code navigation throug h Clean and Hexagonal Architecture principles!
\n LOCATION:Seminar 1 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/ithaca-the-clean-and-hexagonal-architectura l-island/ TRACK:Main track TYPE:Main track CATEGORIES:Main track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Image Generation with Diffusion Models - Track: Artificial Intellig ence track DTSTART:20231110T132000 DTEND:20231110T134000 UID:66277e4ac4274937928b2123a9ef653f4671c07b99d30 DESCRIPTION:Recent machine learning developments saw a breakthrough in g enerating images. So-called Diffusion Models can create photo-realistic im ages from noise. With the help of an input text (prompt) we can guide the generation and produce matching images.
\nThis technology opened new doors for creating digital art\, modifying existing images\, and creating stunning visual experiences. In the talk\, we will find out how these alg orithms work\, introduce Stable Diffusion (a concrete implementation)\, an d find out what its use cases are. We will see how text can be used to gen erate matching outputs but also take a look at more experimental features such as creating images from edges\, outlines\, or depth maps.
\nWe will mainly focus on the open source text-to-image model Stable Diffusion\ , which has set new standards in image generation. With it also comes an a ctive community that keeps it open source and accessible for everyone.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 2 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/image-generation-with-diffusion-models/ TRACK:Artificial Intelligence track TYPE:Artificial Intelligence track CATEGORIES:Artificial Intelligence track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sharing the power of appreciation: Celebrating ‘I Love Free Softw are Day’ - Track: Community track DTSTART:20231110T132000 DTEND:20231110T134000 UID:66277e4ac5568c13bf764f4edb5642a9c84bfa2561ac1 DESCRIPTION:In the realm of Free Software\, expressing gratitude towards Free Software contributors often goes unnoticed. The “\;I Love Free Software Day”\; (https://ilovefs.org) provides a platform for individ uals and organisations to do exactly this\, showing appreciation. But it i s crucial to recognize that our appreciation for Free Software should exte nd far beyond this single day. This talk highlights the significance of th e “\;I Love Free Software Day”\; as a platform for expressing su pport\, love\, and gratitude towards the developers and contributors who m ake Free Software possible.
\nThroughout the presentation\, we will showcase memorable moments and successful initiatives from past celebratio ns\, demonstrating the collective efforts to acknowledge and honor the imp act of Free Software. We will discuss ideas and strategies for making the upcoming “\;I Love Free Software Day”\; even more remarkable.
\nHowever\, it is essential to emphasize that our expressions of love and support for Free Software should not be limited to just one day. While the “\;I Love Free Software Day”\; serves as a catalyst for cel ebration\, it should inspire us to continue demonstrating our gratitude th roughout the year. We will explore ways to incorporate ongoing appreciatio n into our daily lives\, such as contributing to Free Software projects\, advocating for their importance\, and recognizing the efforts of developer s and contributors regularly also in a financial way.
\nBy extending our appreciation beyond a single day\, we can cultivate a culture of cont inuous support for Free Software. We invite everyone interested in Free So ftware to join us in this endeavor\, as we strive to create an environment where gratitude and acknowledgment become integral parts of our interacti ons within the Free Software community.
\nLet us embrace the “\ ;I Love Free Software Day”\; (https://ilovefs.org) as a starting poin t\, a reminder of the significance of Free Software\, and a call to action to express our love and support throughout the year. Together\, we can bu ild a community that values and appreciates the tireless efforts of Free S oftware developers and contributors\, making a lasting impact on the futur e of software freedom.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 3 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/sharing-the-power-of-appreciation-celebrati ng-i-love-free-software-day/ TRACK:Community track TYPE:Community track CATEGORIES:Community track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Recommending security fixes for weak open-source code with AI - Tra ck: Cybersecurity track DTSTART:20231110T132000 DTEND:20231110T134000 UID:66277e4ac7784f3bb8246f7bd06b643a6a2f6bd5f4fda DESCRIPTION:Technical debt is a metaphor that describes not-quite-right code introduced for short-term needs. The effort to refactor it increases if it remains for a long in the software. When developers are aware of it and admit it in source code comments\, the debt is called Self-Admitted Te chnical Debt (SATD). Thus\, SATD indicates weak code that developers are a ware of. The question is whether they are aware that this code may be vuln erable to attacks. This presentation will illustrate how artificial intell igence can be employed to recommend security fixes for vulnerabilities to developers.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 4 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/recommending-security-fixes-for-weak-open-s ource-code-with-ai/ TRACK:Cybersecurity track TYPE:Cybersecurity track CATEGORIES:Cybersecurity track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Accessibility improvements for Uyuni - Track: Main track DTSTART:20231110T134000 DTEND:20231110T140000 UID:66277e4ac89e928efd727246c0b3b301c36d0af3148e2 DESCRIPTION:Uyuni is a powerful open source configuration and infrastruc
ture management tool used by many organisations worldwide.
\nHowever\
, its current state presents accessibility challenges for people with disa
bilities. Its user interface relies heavily on visual elements\, making it
difficult for visually impaired users to navigate and access its features
.
The presentation will dive into the ongoing work to increase Uyu ni’\;s accessibility following the Web Content Accessibility Guidelin es (WCAG).
\nApart from focusing on the specific work for Uyuni\, du ring the presentation\, the participants will be also introduced to best p ractices for designing accessible WebUI and easy tools to be use during th e software development.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 1 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/accessibility-improvements-for-uyuni/ TRACK:Main track TYPE:Main track CATEGORIES:Main track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Break Seminar 2 - Track: Artificial Intelligence track DTSTART:20231110T134000 DTEND:20231110T140000 UID:66277e4ac97c07ccb3069a95a087d5154d20ab575333c DESCRIPTION: LOCATION:Seminar 2 URL: TRACK:Artificial Intelligence track TYPE:Artificial Intelligence track CATEGORIES:Artificial Intelligence track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:MindsHub no-profit - Track: Community track DTSTART:20231110T134000 DTEND:20231110T140000 UID:66277e4acab4a662311f714d40aa56dc7676a053dbead DESCRIPTION:MindsHub is a no profit association from Ala (near Trento)\,
which provides a space for enthusiasts to develop skills and ideas in inf
ormatics\, electronics\, robotics and 3D printing: https://mindshub.it/.\nEverything started back in 2016\, when we organized CoderDojo Vallag
arina to introduce young boys and girls to programming. The association ha
s since grown to have multiple running projects\, and over 20 active membe
rs\, aging 12 years old and up. We meet once a week to learn from each oth
er and bring the activities forward.
\nWe created an autonomous farmi
ng robot (featured at Maker Faire Rome among the best 10 projects)\, we de
lved into online security with schools\, we developed a FOSS app to report
and collect garbage\, we spoke to Samantha Cristoforetti on the ISS\,
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Flakes aka tests that don’t behave deterministically\, i.e . they fail sometimes and pass sometimes\, are an ever recurring problem i n software development. This is especially the sad reality when running e2 e tests where a lot of components are involved. There are various reasons why a test can be flaky\, however the impact can be as fatal as CI being l oaded beyond capacity causing overly long feedback cycles or even users lo sing trust in CI itself.
\nWe want to remove flakes as fast as possi ble to minimize the number of retests required. This leads to shorter time to merge\, reduces CI user frustration\, improves trust in CI\, while at the same time it decreases the overall load for the CI system.
\nWe start by generating a report of tests that have failed at least once insid e a merged PR\, meaning that in the end all tests have succeeded\, thus fl aky tests have been run inside CI. We then look at the report to separate flakes from real issues and forward the flakes to dev teams.
\nAs a result retest numbers have gone down significantly over the last year.
\nAfter attending the session the user will have an idea of what our fl ake process is\, how we exercise it and what the actual outcomes are.
\ n LOCATION:Seminar 1 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/squash-the-flakes/ TRACK:Developers track TYPE:Developers track CATEGORIES:Developers track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Break Seminar 2 - Track: Legal track DTSTART:20231110T140000 DTEND:20231110T142000 UID:66277e4acd8417ccb3069a95a087d5154d20ab575333c DESCRIPTION: LOCATION:Seminar 2 URL: TRACK:Legal track TYPE:Legal track CATEGORIES:Legal track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:RIOS (Rete Italiana Open Source) presents latest updates on the OSP O Alliance and the Good Governance Initiative. - Track: OW2 track DTSTART:20231110T140000 DTEND:20231110T142000 UID:66277e4acedcacbf6eca93f4cc947de00dc3bb493643e DESCRIPTION:The Good Governance Initiative (GGI) proposes a methodologic al framework to assess open-source awareness\, compliance and governance i n any kind of organizations\, helping them to structure and improve the us e of FOSS towards an OSPO. This presentation will highlight the main progr esses and new features achieved since last year\, such as the translation of the GGI Good Governance in five languages\, the recent Success Stories presented in the OnRamp meeting series\, and many more. Stefano Pampaloni\ , vice-president of the Italian Open Source Network\, will present the lat est developments\, elaborating on the RIOS Network’\;s contribution t o the project.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 3 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/rios-rete-italiana-open-source-presents-lat est-updates-on-the-ospo-alliance-and-the-good-governance-initiative/ TRACK:OW2 track TYPE:OW2 track CATEGORIES:OW2 track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Free Software and AI in Europe - Track: Public Money Public Code & Open Data track DTSTART:20231110T140000 DTEND:20231110T142000 UID:66277e4acff19cf416b25f0047df809d963072cbe30a1 DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, I will present the latest developments in EU legislation and activities on AI and what role Free Software plays in this .
\nThe European Union’\;s AI Act is the first comprehensive se t of regulations for the artificial intelligence. Also Free Software plays a role in this regulation. I will shed light on the upcoming rules and ev aluate what this means for Free Software\, AI but also other upcoming regu lations.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 4 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/free-software-and-ai-in-europe-2/ TRACK:Public Money Public Code & Open Data track TYPE:Public Money Public Code & Open Data track CATEGORIES:Public Money Public Code & Open Data track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Welcome Data4SmartHealth 2023 - Track: Data4SmartHealth DTSTART:20231110T140000 DTEND:20231110T142000 UID:66277e4ad123bca84d40ac5a742261e515a0bae73f5ff DESCRIPTION: LOCATION:Auditorium (A2) URL: TRACK:Data4SmartHealth TYPE:Data4SmartHealth CATEGORIES:Data4SmartHealth DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:A comparison of Open Source FaaS technologies - Track: Developers t rack DTSTART:20231110T142000 DTEND:20231110T144000 UID:66277e4ad24d2945c0f136037cffb389d4ab49360e4f2 DESCRIPTION:As the demand for serverless computing continues to grow\, t he availability and choice of open source Function as a Service (FaaS) tec hnologies are expanding rapidly. In this talk\, we will present our experi ence in using some of the most popular open source FaaS platforms\, compar e them and discussing their features and characteristics.
\nThe sess ion will begin with an introduction to serverless computing and the key co ncepts behind FaaS. Throughout the talk\, we will analyze various aspects such as ease of deployment\, architecture\, specific features\, etc. We wi ll examine real-world use cases and share insights on the strengths and li mitations of each platform\, allowing attendees to make informed decisions when choosing the right FaaS technology for their projects.
\nBy th e end of this session\, attendees will have a better understanding of the open source FaaS landscape from our experience in production usage.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 1 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/a-comparison-of-open-source-faas-technologi es/ TRACK:Developers track TYPE:Developers track CATEGORIES:Developers track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The History of, and Path forward for, Copyleft and the GPL - Track: Legal track DTSTART:20231110T142000 DTEND:20231110T144000 UID:66277e4ad36bd63d12c605f8ecf7dab3934b5d2baa64d DESCRIPTION:Copyleft licensing has been the primary strategy of the FOSS community to guarantee users’\; rights to copy\, share\, modify\, re distribute reinstall modified versions of their software. In our earliest days\, we naïvely thought that the GPL would work like magic pixie dust\; we’\;d sprinkle it on our code\, and our code would remain free as i n freedom.
\nThe reality check that we’\;ve received over the l ast 35 years has been painful on this issue. Nevertheless\, those who forg et the past are condemned to repeat it.
\nThis talk will not only di scuss the primary past GPL enforcement efforts around the world\, but also provide a whirlwind tour of how copyleft came to work how it does and dis cuss ideas and suggestions of future strategies in copyleft that\, informe d by this history\, are our best hope for software freedom.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 2 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/the-history-of-and-path-forward-for-copylef t-and-the-gpl/ TRACK:Legal track TYPE:Legal track CATEGORIES:Legal track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The CORD-19 Topic Visualizer - Track: OW2 track DTSTART:20231110T142000 DTEND:20231110T144000 UID:66277e4ad4933f4e02455864813d828ecbd22dc6b2232 DESCRIPTION:The COVID-19 pandemic reshaped research across various field s\, producing an unprecedented flood of articles. In response\, several op en-access corpora were created\; among them\, the COVID-19 Open Research D ataset (CORD-19) collected over a million articles in 2.5 years.
\nI n this presentation\, we introduce the CORD-19 Topic Visualizer (CORToViz) \, a method and tool for exploring CORD-19’\;s scientific abstracts. It uses a stack of modern open source technologies to cluster articles and mine temporal topics. CORToViz has an interactive dashboard for quick top ic visualization\, time series tracking\, and statistical testing.
\nWe will show the results extracted with CORToViz\, which allowed us to vi sualize and tell in a synthetic way what happened to react against COVID-1 9\, comparing it with the key moments of the pandemic. The high adaptabili ty of our approach suits any textual document corpus\, and it lends itself easily to exploring new challenging fields of research\, such as climate change.
\nCORToViz represents the first prototype of a series\, whic h we aim to develop within the NGI Search Program\, under the TETYS projec t (Topics Evolution That You See)\, aiming to build the next-generation We b topics explorer.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 3 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/the-cord-19-topic-visualizer/ TRACK:OW2 track TYPE:OW2 track CATEGORIES:OW2 track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Why Do We Need A Next Generation Internet? - Track: Public Money Pu blic Code & Open Data track DTSTART:20231110T142000 DTEND:20231110T144000 UID:66277e4ad5c178df14c61259349bfe02bc3d2b7109fa8 DESCRIPTION:The Internet today forms the backbone of the digitisation of our society and economy. As connectivity increases\, the boundaries betwe en the real and digital world get increasingly blurred. However\, there ha s been an erosion of trust in the Internet following revelations about the exploitation of personal data\, large-scale cybersecurity and data breach es\, and growing awareness of the proliferation and impacts of online disi nformation.
\nWhat can be done to improve the Internet as a platform for future generations? What initiatives are currently in place to build key technological blocks of an Internet that supports human-centric values \, such as privacy\, security\, and inclusion\, while reflecting the value s and norms all citizens should enjoy in Europe?
\nThis talk will ex plore why the current state of the internet must be re-imagined and re-eng ineered in order to support healthy societies\, the existing European Comm ission initiative to work towards doing so\, and the role of Free Software in accomplishing these goals.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 4 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/why-do-we-need-a-next-generation-internet/ TRACK:Public Money Public Code & Open Data track TYPE:Public Money Public Code & Open Data track CATEGORIES:Public Money Public Code & Open Data track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:AI Algorithms for Digital Therapeutics - Track: Data4SmartHealth DTSTART:20231110T142000 DTEND:20231110T152000 UID:66277e4ad6dc5d8cdf9544d96a3f948b08d9514485fe3 DESCRIPTION:Digital therapeutics tackle diverse medical conditions\, and AI algorithms\, encompassing machine learning\, natural language processi ng\, and computer vision\, are central to their success. They enable perso nalized\, data-driven treatments\, improving patient outcomes while potent ially reducing healthcare costs. This talk explores AI’\;s pivotal ro le in digital therapeutics\, where software interventions are reshaping he althcare.
\n LOCATION:Auditorium (A2) URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/ai-algorithms-for-digital-therapeutics/ TRACK:Data4SmartHealth TYPE:Data4SmartHealth CATEGORIES:Data4SmartHealth DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Break Seminar 1 - Track: Developers track DTSTART:20231110T144000 DTEND:20231110T152000 UID:66277e4ad7bc79f3ce782c993cfff7b911d1e6840d97d DESCRIPTION: LOCATION:Seminar 1 URL: TRACK:Developers track TYPE:Developers track CATEGORIES:Developers track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:AI Law & Ethics for sustainability corporate governance - Track: Le gal track DTSTART:20231110T144000 DTEND:20231110T150000 UID:66277e4ad9079b7032c052f43a25cea6c17d37d0e6dd1 DESCRIPTION:In the era of AI\, EU regulators struggle in definying a lev el playfield for the fruitful development of technology and utmost protect ion of fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals. The so-called AI Ac t is going to be approved by the end of 2023 and should come into force af ter a 2-year grace period. In any case most of the provision will be stron gly risk-based and accountability oriented. In this fragmented and complex scenario\, it is extremely interesting to observe how the use of AI law a nd AI ethics can serve the purposes of sustainability corporate governance \, fostering innovation AND preserving fundamental rights and freedoms in a measurable and viable manner\, having rights entering into business logi cs and decisions.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 2 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/ai-law-ethics-for-sustainability-corporate- governance/ TRACK:Legal track TYPE:Legal track CATEGORIES:Legal track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Can AI counteract Health-related Fake News? - Track: OW2 track DTSTART:20231110T144000 DTEND:20231110T150000 UID:66277e4adae6a32a426dbf544a5a3f07cd0c4893dba61 DESCRIPTION:HeReFaNMi (Health-Related Fake News Mitigation) is an NGI-Se
arch-funded project to give back trustworthiness to the Internet community
by tackling fake news spread. Other than the well-known cyber threats\, s
everal factors have been undermining the Internet search experience lately
. One of the pandemic’\;s lessons learned concerns the health-related
fake news spread over websites and social media networks. Some nefarious
effects came as a non-negligible hesitancy towards national healthcare sys
tems’\; guidelines. Since then\, several AI-powered solutions have be
en developed to counteract fake news circulation using supervised and unsu
pervised learning. The task is challenging due to the need for continuous
updating upon introducing new scientific findings. The so-called data drif
t and catastrophic forgetting also affect the effectiveness of AI-powered
classification methods.
\nLLMs (Large Language Models) have recently
made their way through the AI landscape by delivering unprecedented perfor
mances over text analytics\, mining\, question and answering systems\, and
text generation. However\, LLMs suffer from Hallucination\, meaning they
can elaborate contents that are unreliable as a source of truth even when
fine-tuned on scientifically sound datasets.
Interoperability is a core element of the ongoing digitalisa tion of Europe. With the Interoperable Europe Act\, the EU is aiming to cr eate a dedicated legal framework for interoperability and to enhance cross -border digital public services across the European Union. This talk will give an overview of the state of play of this proposed regulation in the o ngoing EU legislative process\, some of its flaws\, and the important role that Free Software and its community can play in it.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 4 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/interoperable-europe-act-a-real-game-change r/ TRACK:Public Money Public Code & Open Data track TYPE:Public Money Public Code & Open Data track CATEGORIES:Public Money Public Code & Open Data track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Windows and Office “tax” refund - Track: Legal track DTSTART:20231110T150000 DTEND:20231110T152000 UID:66277e4add37575e87d7ed8990ab7a3e68d5d575f28b6 DESCRIPTION:Some manufacturers try to force to use the preinstalled soft ware on the PC you acquire\, sometimes also claiming that alternative soft ware will not work properly.
\nOn 2018 Luca purchases a Lenovo Table t/PC and\, since it comes with Microsoft Windows pre-installed\, he reques ted the refund to Lenovo\, but Lenovo denied to refund Luca. A court case was initiated\, and Lenovo was condemned to pay a punitive damages of 20&# 8217\;000 euros for its abusive behaviour.
\nAfter this “\;hist oric”\; case\, some other refund were request to other companies\, su ch as HP\, Dell\, Microsoft\, Acer\, and again to Lenovo. Each OEM tried t o deny the refund\, with various reasons such as contractual clauses conta ined in the sale contract or in the same license agreement\, or the need t o delete the Product Key stored in the MSDM BIOS ACPI table and therefore they require to send the PC to their laboratories. These reasons have no v alid legal basis\, because – at least in Italy – the license agreement is a contract totally unrelated to the sale contract\, so a third party m ay not impose any action on your material good\, and the license agreement has remained without causal and economic justification\, because not acce pted and missed to be concluded.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 2 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/windows-and-office-tax-refund/ TRACK:Legal track TYPE:Legal track CATEGORIES:Legal track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Break Seminar 3 - Track: OW2 track DTSTART:20231110T150000 DTEND:20231110T152000 UID:66277e4ade151782641a406fecb4f301a7bbf6ea7a062 DESCRIPTION: LOCATION:Seminar 3 URL: TRACK:OW2 track TYPE:OW2 track CATEGORIES:OW2 track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Brand-New Version of IGis Maps - Track: Public Money Public Cod e & Open Data track DTSTART:20231110T150000 DTEND:20231110T152000 UID:66277e4adf4a9ee5caf1d8b38b03cea5b6ff511b0cd8e DESCRIPTION:2023 saw the launch\, after a long and well-structured revis ion and development process\, all based on a fruitful collaboration betwee n several departments of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano\, most of the township in South Tyrol\, Informatica Alto Adige (SIAG –\; Technical partner) and the Consortium of Municipalities of the Province of Bolzano\, of the new version of the integrated geographic data management system IG is Maps. In use for years in South Tyrol\, has in the Consortium one of it s most enthusiastic contributors and supporters.
\nThe very first ve rsion was released about eight years ago and its implementation was based on the idea of creating a multi-purpose GIS management system that could s upport different types of users\, that was highly customizable\, and\, abo ve all\, that could be widely shared among the various management entities \, both public and private\, present within our territory.
\nAfter y ears of use and ad-hoc developments\, we can finally present the new versi on of the IGis Maps system\, which incorporates all the technical and tech nological improvements we realized the system needed.
\nIt was not j ust a major update together with new functionalities combined inside the p revious software structure\, but a true re-engineering that led\, among ot her things\, to a new and more efficient user interface\, a major advancem ent regarding the internal security\, an optimization and improvement of t he entire editing section as well as an optimization of the section regard ing the automatic geo-processes.
\nA mobile version is currently und er development to better support any field activities\, for which a very p owerful option will be included\, the possibility of creating special work sessions in off-line mode so as to be able to operate even in areas witho ut a proper cellular line network coverage.
\nOther very important p eculiarities concern that the system is developed using a totally free sof tware code and infrastructure\, that a detailed documentation has been pro duced to ensure sustainability to any further future evolution\, even in c ase of technical partner turnover\, and finally\, that by taking advantage of the high standards and levels of security access can be guaranteed to any type of user. From professional users\, through dedicated access and q ualifications or\, using the ordinary SPID\, to the private citizen.
\nWe will show examples of how different types of users and stakeholders now permanently use the system for the management of a variety of tasks re lated to their activities\, and how it was possible to customize IGis Maps to create visualization and data management contexts that best meet their needs.
\nWe will also present a related project concerning the upda ting and the correction of the new technical basal cartography\, built upo n the new Basic Core specification\, achieved through the automatic conver sion implemented by the SIAG team starting from the previous National Core cartography. With the new IGis Maps it was possible to create an advanced editing and management environment that allow both experienced and less a dvanced users to interact with this important new informative layer to fil l all those gaps and errors that are more than normal to discover followin g an important automatic translation action such as the one carried out fo r the Basic Core project.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 4 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/the-brand-new-version-of-igis-maps/ TRACK:Public Money Public Code & Open Data track TYPE:Public Money Public Code & Open Data track CATEGORIES:Public Money Public Code & Open Data track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:F-Droid – The place for your FOSS Apps - Track: Developers track DTSTART:20231110T152000 DTEND:20231110T154000 UID:66277e4ae078be25a1460b01cd5053a2bab357292f1f2 DESCRIPTION:On F-Droid you can find thousands of FOSS apps and games for
Android. F-Droid brings you visibility in the FOSS community that will pr
ovide great feedback\, open issues and eventually contribute to your FOSS
project.
\nThis presentation is about my personal experience with my
games Ball2Box\, Pocket Broomball and Sn4ke published on F-Droid. I will s
how you what F-Droid is\, how it works and the steps needed to submit your
project.
Enforcing the General Public License (GPL) to bring real sof tware freedom to people can be very challenging in practice\, but many of the steps in the process are straight-forward. As the only organization en forcing the GPL for Linux\, Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) receives a huge quantity of GPL violation reports\, and needs to triage each one as t he beginning of our process. The next step is called the “\;CCS check ”\; (complete corresponding source check)\, a crucial but barely know n activity that determines whether some candidate source code actually cor responds to the device/binaries that the candidate was provided for. We wi ll discuss the CCS check in detail\, providing examples and tips for doing your own checks.
\nLastly\, we’\;ll cover the offer check\, so mething everyone can do to help in SFC’\;s efforts to bring real soft ware right-to-repair to every device running Linux. Whether you want to ch eck offers for source code\, review a CCS candidate\, or go even further w ith additional GPL enforcement work of your own\, this talk will set you u p for success.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 2 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/how-do-you-really-do-gpl-enforcement/ TRACK:Legal track TYPE:Legal track CATEGORIES:Legal track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Videobooks - Track: Community track DTSTART:20231110T152000 DTEND:20231110T154000 UID:66277e4ae2d944eb5223ba527f2f7659ff9cbcfc58814 DESCRIPTION:Recent open source libraries apply machine learning for forc ed alignment of speech and text and make it possible to produce text that is synchronized to audio in various languages. This makes it possible to p roduce a new type of reading experience: the videobook! This contribution talks about a pilot project that aims to produce videobooks based on hundr eds of audiobooks and texts that are already in the public domain (such as librivox and the gutenberg project). Possible applications in the educati onal domain are discussed: such as language learning\, accessibility and e -learning applications
\n LOCATION:Seminar 3 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/videobooks/ TRACK:Community track TYPE:Community track CATEGORIES:Community track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Let’s monitor implementation of Free Software Policies! - Track: Public Money Public Code & Open Data track DTSTART:20231110T152000 DTEND:20231110T154000 UID:66277e4ae4234b6f87ec7d32fdcdca84f75d03520dfbb DESCRIPTION:For six years\, the Free Software Foundation Europe has been calling with a broad alliance for publicly funded software to be publishe d as Free Software. This initiative has become a great success: Our demand “\;Public Money? Public Code!”\; has found its way into governm ent strategy papers\, party programs\, as well as coalition treaties\, and is being discussed in public administrations across Europe.
\nAt th e same time\, we see less progress than expected and vendor lock ins remai n a crucial issue. Digital sovereignty is redefined bypassing Free Softwar e. There is openwashing in publicly funded companies\, and government proj ects in favour of Free Software remain empty words. Public statistics on t he procurement of Free Software are largely unavailable.
\nIt is the refore no longer enough to promote the idea of “\;Public Money? Publi c Code!”\;. We as the Free Software community should be even more vig ilant than before – continuing to praise small steps in the right direct ion\, but pointing out and criticising omissions and lack of implementatio n. We should become more like watchdogs.
\nIn the talk we will look at some examples of lack of implementation of Free Software policies. We w ill discuss how we\, as civil society\, can identify such shortcomings and how to deal with them. We will present our initiative TEDective – a fre e-software solution that makes European public procurement data explorable for non-experts\, aiming to provide you with a powerful tool to keep an e ye on real progress towards “\;Public Money? Public Code!”\; acr oss Europe.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 4 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/tedective/ TRACK:Public Money Public Code & Open Data track TYPE:Public Money Public Code & Open Data track CATEGORIES:Public Money Public Code & Open Data track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Software testing for remote proof of concept studies of digital the rapies - Track: Data4SmartHealth DTSTART:20231110T152000 DTEND:20231110T154000 UID:66277e4ae55b9dc14b0b5692717823db7dbbe5080322d DESCRIPTION:Digital therapies are evidence-based therapeutic interventio
ns that use software to prevent\, manage\, or treat a medical disorder or
disease.
\nNot only they require carefully planned clinical studies\,
but they require also a suitable technical infrastructure not to lose or
compromise relevant information. Consequently\, careful software testing a
nd monitoring is necessary to ensure that the technical infrastructure is
working correctly during the study.
In this talk we will describe
the entire process used for the analysis of the effectiveness of Nearine\,
a digital therapy for the management of depressive symptoms based on inte
roceptive stimulation through vibrations applied on the wrist.
\nWe w
ill start with the description of the remote proof of concept study used f
or the assessment of the effectiveness and potential adverse effects. Afte
r that\, the technical infrastructure necessary for the study will be outl
ined.
\nFinally we will show how the usage of CatchSolve for software
testing has decreased the risk of potential loss of information during th
e study.
The talk is the result of a joint collaboration between C atchSolve\, software testing startup based in NOI Techpark\, and Nearine\, a new digital health and neurotechnology startup based in Bolzano.
\n LOCATION:Auditorium (A2) URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/software-testing-for-remote-proof-of-concep t-studies-of-digital-therapies/ TRACK:Data4SmartHealth TYPE:Data4SmartHealth CATEGORIES:Data4SmartHealth DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Don’t let microservices kill you! - Track: Developers track DTSTART:20231110T154000 DTEND:20231110T160000 UID:66277e4ae68e166ebf341f000f4529c1b81e6b1a9fe98 DESCRIPTION:Microservices is a trend\, and for a reason: it’s an archi tecture style that enables many desirable qualities on the systems that ad opt it. By being distributed\, it allows using the right technology stack for each capability\, at the same time it eases the evolution of each fine -grained part of the system. But it comes with a price and offers signific ant risks\, in particular related to larger portions of the architecture\, and also the management of the entire infrastructure. Those costs and ris ks are the biggest challenges for a new system\, when it adopts microservi ces from the start. But\, on the other hand\, starting with a monolith mig ht require a big effort to migrate towards microservices in the future. Is that a check-mate?
\nDefinitely not! Don’t let microservices kill you! In this talk\, we’re going to see some ideas about architecting th e system focusing on the journey. After all\, we spend most of the time ma intaining and evolving the system\, than actually leaving it running “st ably”. Also\, by seeing how to start something new\, we’re actually go ing to discuss the best architecture practices for any given time of the p roject.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 1 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/dont-let-microservices-kill-you/ TRACK:Developers track TYPE:Developers track CATEGORIES:Developers track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:KYCS ‒ Know Your Code Sources (and let it be known) - Track: Lega l track DTSTART:20231110T154000 DTEND:20231110T160000 UID:66277e4ae7bc8e38ab3e7e09a4ab386934ef0fbf8eace DESCRIPTION:CRA at the time of submission is still in a draft status\, b ut it is relatively clear that it will impose a duty to make the software safer if and when it is distributed on the market as a final product.
\ nPart of the safety requirements includes the obligation to collect and keep available for inspection a list of software components obtained from third parties\, that is their provenance\, and the insecurities obtained through mainly CVE scanning. Incidentally there is an obligation to suppor t and provide security patches after the product is placed on the market ( hint\, open source rulez).
\nOpen Source Software is not exempted pe r se\, the current discussion is where the final burden and responsibility of complying\, if at all\, lies. In any case\, whatever the outcome of su ch discussion is\, open source projects should strive to ease up CRA compl iance for their downstream adopters\, if they want to keep them. We will c oncentrate on how open source projects that aim at being considered in an industry supply chain (including that of software industry) should strive to make the supply chain’\;s life easier\, building on our experience with Eclipse Oniro and the toolchain and processes we have devised for it .
\n LOCATION:Seminar 2 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/kycs-%e2%80%92-know-your-code-sources-and-l et-it-be-known/ TRACK:Legal track TYPE:Legal track CATEGORIES:Legal track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Can we sustain Software Freedom in the mobile world? - Track: Commu nity track DTSTART:20231110T154000 DTEND:20231110T160000 UID:66277e4ae91c36b344d47c219b04bbcf60ca9b03fc4b7 DESCRIPTION:Laptops and servers are running Linux based free software ju st fine these days. But what about the small and powerful devices in our p ockets that we carry everywhere?
\nCan we achieve the same level of freedom and choice on smart phones? Can we make that usable for everyone?< /p>\n
This talk gives a short overview about the current state of Linux on mobile devices.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 3 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/can-we-sustain-software-freedom-in-the-mobi le-world/ TRACK:Community track TYPE:Community track CATEGORIES:Community track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Break Seminar 4 - Track: Public Money Public Code & Open Data track DTSTART:20231110T154000 DTEND:20231110T160000 UID:66277e4ae9f5cccd4601f5f2bc1bd6b97418691ddb4af DESCRIPTION: LOCATION:Seminar 4 URL: TRACK:Public Money Public Code & Open Data track TYPE:Public Money Public Code & Open Data track CATEGORIES:Public Money Public Code & Open Data track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (Some good algorithms) - Track: Data4SmartHeal th DTSTART:20231110T154000 DTEND:20231110T160000 UID:66277e4aeb0ca04f5123491b9859ef4872668d93922a5 DESCRIPTION:Gadgetbridge\, a free and open source project\, has existed since 2015 to allow wearable device customers to use their hardware withou t being tied to the online services of the manufacturers.
\nThe smal l but very focused and capable technical community working on the basic fu nctionalities such as retrieving the various data from the wearables (dete cted activities\, sleep\, pulse per minute\, peripheral oxygen saturation\ , …\;) lacks the expertise on specialised algorithms that could help to perform advanced analysis/diagnostics.
\nThe goal of this talk is to explore a potential collaboration between our communities: Gadgetbridg e provides local-only support for an extensive list of wearable devices an d a community of engineers and privacy minded users\, Data4SmartHealth mig ht contribute advanced algorithms and AI on edge devices.
\n LOCATION:Auditorium (A2) URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/gimme-gimme-gimme-some-good-algorithms/ TRACK:Data4SmartHealth TYPE:Data4SmartHealth CATEGORIES:Data4SmartHealth DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Automating git for development on large distributed teams - Track: Developers track DTSTART:20231110T160000 DTEND:20231110T162000 UID:66277e4aec49fc1fc4ea5858c4c15ab5be67c1787456d DESCRIPTION:Contributing to large open source projects is not always a f ast or smooth sailing process\, and is often stalled simply due to the nec essary human factor.
\nContributions are rarely accepted quickly or as-is\, and it’\;s not uncommon to rework each submission extensively by splitting the proposed change into separated fixes and features\, into smaller incremental changes where each is tested independently or sometim es perform complete rewrites.
\nWhen the vetting of each submission can require weeks\, contributors often feel blocked by the need to wait fo r their own or peer’\;s changes.
\nTo cope in these scenarios\, we present a few git branching and automation strategies that allow effic ient wait-free development of interconnected changes\, even across communi ty members\, in a truly distributed fashion.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 1 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/automating-git-for-development-on-large-dis tributed-teams/ TRACK:Developers track TYPE:Developers track CATEGORIES:Developers track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Continuos compliance @ Linaro - Track: Legal track DTSTART:20231110T160000 DTEND:20231110T162000 UID:66277e4aed6494805fdd37e49afdbd47177c239e8bc73 DESCRIPTION:Continuous compliance is rooted into Linaro’\;s everyda y activities\, whether the target is kernel development\, a SOC Yocto SDK\ , an SDV\, or consumer electronics project. Open source is at the center o f today’\;s software innovation\, ubiquitous across products and serv ices and\, as such open source needs to evolve from a mere innovation into a production-grade engine. Linaro\, one of the leading linux kernel contr ibutors\, is perfectly positioned to support our customers and the entire open source community throughout this transition. This talk will showcase Linaro’\;s continuous compliance and production-grade processes\, art ifacts\, and best practices and shed some light on what’\;s happening under the hood of one of the world leading open source organizations and contributors.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 2 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/continuos-compliance-linaro/ TRACK:Legal track TYPE:Legal track CATEGORIES:Legal track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Process Analysis Tools 4 Public Utility - Track: Community track DTSTART:20231110T160000 DTEND:20231110T162000 UID:66277e4aee72cb89fb018c504cb680132e1d97e847751 DESCRIPTION:Background: Process Mining is a growing technology in recent years that consists of integrating specific process mining tools with man agement software systems to analyze process data and provide feedback on p rocess efficiency\, potential bottlenecks\, and resource utilization in a production and business context.
\nAim: The aim of this presentation is to showcase open source process mining tools\, and how these could be integrated with other publicly available software in order to help make me aningful decisions driven by real data. This could be applied to any busin ess context\, including non-profit organizations and services to the publi c and community.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 3 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/process-analysis-tools-4-public-utility/ TRACK:Community track TYPE:Community track CATEGORIES:Community track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Empowering Insights: Unveiling the latest innovations in KNOWAGE fo r BI and Data Visualization - Track: Public Money Public Code & Open Data track DTSTART:20231110T160000 DTEND:20231110T162000 UID:66277e4aefa45890d8b848b508d5cc8d7f5533c89ed92 DESCRIPTION:KNOWAGE is the open source analytics and business intelligen
ce suite made in Italy. KNOWAGE aims to provide company and organizations
with analytical capabilities to exploit data to increase their efficiency
and sustainability. Also thanks to the open source community support\, the
suite is constantly evolving combining the reliability of the most popula
r business intelligence solutions with the security and the transparency g
uaranteed by open source.
\nThis talk will show the last year advance
ments and new features towards a more mobile\, accessible and user-friendl
y product\, focusing on the newly rewritten dashboarding tool.
Home4Me is an innovative social project that tries to help d
isabled people at home (and not only at home).
\nThe projects tries t
o keep in mind concrete problems that a person with disabilities lives at
home and try to resolve them using IoT ad-hoc devices and a backend to acc
ess to the power of Cognitive and AI services.
On the market there are already IoT solutions\, but expensive and not customizable to the nee ded of the disable person: here is where Home4Me want to be a possible sol ution.
\n LOCATION:Auditorium (A2) URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/home4me-iot-and-ai-at-service-of-disability / TRACK:Data4SmartHealth TYPE:Data4SmartHealth CATEGORIES:Data4SmartHealth DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Kubernetes for IoT - Track: Developers track DTSTART:20231110T162000 DTEND:20231110T164000 UID:66277e4af20c9212e8476a5f926713763f5496b556cb4 DESCRIPTION:While Kubernetes is primarily associated with managing cloud -native applications and microservices\, it can also play a role in IoT de ployments. Here are a few reasons why Kubernetes is relevant in the contex t of IoT:
\n1 Scalability: IoT systems often involve a large number of devices generating massive amounts of data. Kubernetes provides automat ic scaling capabilities\, allowing IoT applications to scale horizontally by adding or removing instances based on demand. This helps manage the inc reasing workload efficiently.
\n2 Resilience and High Availability: IoT applications require high availability to ensure uninterrupted operati ons. Kubernetes offers features like load balancing\, fault tolerance\, an d self-healing capabilities. It can automatically restart failed container s or replace them with healthy instances\, ensuring that IoT services rema in available and resilient.
\n3 Resource Optimization: IoT deploymen ts typically involve a mix of hardware devices with varying capabilities. Kubernetes can optimize resource utilization by efficiently distributing w orkloads across devices. It allows you to define resource constraints and priorities\, ensuring that devices with higher capabilities handle more de manding tasks.
\n4 Service Discovery and Load Balancing: In an IoT e cosystem\, devices and services need to discover and communicate with each other. Kubernetes provides built-in service discovery mechanisms\, such a s DNS-based service discovery and load balancing\, allowing devices to loc ate and interact with services dynamically.
\n5 Security and Updates : Security is a crucial aspect of IoT systems\, and Kubernetes helps in ma naging security at scale. It provides features like role-based access cont rol (RBAC)\, network policies\, and secret management to enforce security measures across IoT deployments. Additionally\, Kubernetes facilitates rol ling updates\, allowing for seamless updates and patches without downtime.
\n6 Flexibility and Portability: Kubernetes abstracts the underlyin g infrastructure\, enabling IoT applications to be deployed consistently a cross different environments\, whether it’\;s on-premises\, in the cl oud\, or at the edge. This flexibility allows organizations to migrate or distribute their IoT workloads as needed\, making it easier to adopt hybri d or multi-cloud strategies
\n LOCATION:Seminar 1 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/kubernetes-for-iot/ TRACK:Developers track TYPE:Developers track CATEGORIES:Developers track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The current state of SBOMs and SPDX - Track: Legal track DTSTART:20231110T162000 DTEND:20231110T164000 UID:66277e4af32c814e33f01bc6222761b2c3d74d9a3c8ad DESCRIPTION:Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs) are rapidly becoming incr easingly important in the software supply chain. Software Package Data Exc hange (SPDX) is a freely available ISO standard that defines the way of co mmunicating information about software components. It includes\, but is no t limited to\, metadata such as name and version\, but also licensing and security information.
\nIn this talk\, we will present the latest up dates from the ever-changing landscape of SBOMs and SPDX\, focusing in rea l-world use cases. Familiarity with the concepts will not be assumed\, as they will be briefly explained.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 2 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/the-current-state-of-sboms-and-spdx/ TRACK:Legal track TYPE:Legal track CATEGORIES:Legal track DTSTAMP:20240423T092426 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:TOGETHER IS BETTER - Track: Community track DTSTART:20231110T162000 DTEND:20231110T164000 UID:66277e4b00353f9c9a1ea8b3ad0da32a56b4b449591ed DESCRIPTION:When community and Open source mindset are part of a company culture\, it becomes easy to plan and project new products (even with pot ential competitors). In an open source project\, all or part of the produc ed material is made publicly available for others to use\, under certain c onditions. The mistery of the “\;unpaid programmer”\; disappears when corporations see benefits coming from other members in the project a nd even fear of “\;loosing control”\; is balanced with continuou s feedbacks from developers and users. This is the story of a new project& #8230\;
\n LOCATION:Seminar 3 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/together-is-better/ TRACK:Community track TYPE:Community track CATEGORIES:Community track DTSTAMP:20240423T092427 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:KNOWAGE and AICS for 2030 agenda SDG goals monitoring - Track: Publ ic Money Public Code & Open Data track DTSTART:20231110T162000 DTEND:20231110T164000 UID:66277e4b016f2698f5c01a6404c17dabd317a46c59273 DESCRIPTION:AICS is the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation that started operating in 2016 with the ambition of aligning Italy with the mai n European and international partners in the commitment to development. KN OWAGE Labs are developing for AICS a platform that is probably unique in t he world and will allow both the Agency and the public to access all the m ajor indicators on the UN Sustainable Development Goals provided by intern ational sources (World Bank\, WTO\, ILO..) and easily compare them. The so lution will allow analysis to start from 3 different touch points: the inf ographic of SDG goals\, the advanced search criteria\, and the virtual ass istant. Then\, a customized dashboard will be provided to the user\, allow ing to further expand the analysis by interacting with charts\, maps\, tab les\, etc. This talk will show the state of art of the solution\, highligh ting objectives and expected results of the project\, but also the new dev elopments of KNOWAGE related to AI.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 4 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/knowage-and-aics-for-2030-agenda-sdg-goals- monitoring/ TRACK:Public Money Public Code & Open Data track TYPE:Public Money Public Code & Open Data track CATEGORIES:Public Money Public Code & Open Data track DTSTAMP:20240423T092427 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Discussion on the first round of talks - Track: Data4SmartHealth DTSTART:20231110T162000 DTEND:20231110T164000 UID:66277e4b02c3c6479359d07d98e8351e4b73b2a4be9e9 DESCRIPTION: LOCATION:Auditorium (A2) URL: TRACK:Data4SmartHealth TYPE:Data4SmartHealth CATEGORIES:Data4SmartHealth DTSTAMP:20240423T092427 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Pitfalls and Mistakes When Dealing With Non-Functional Requirements - Track: Developers track DTSTART:20231110T164000 DTEND:20231110T170000 UID:66277e4b03f11de2bbde7b1c95b80246f595e73547be3 DESCRIPTION:Non-functional requirements are essential to define the soft ware architecture\, and if they are not identified and handled correctly\, the impact can be huge. This talk will present some common mistakes when handling non-functional requirements. It starts talking about the ones def ined at the beginning of the project with a false certainty\, which can be come an even worst problem if they are never revised. Then\, we will pass through the client that always wants the complete package and talk about t he ones that are only remembered when some user complains. Of course\, the talk does not forget about those that try to treat those very different n on-functional requirements in exactly the same way. In the end\, it will b e presented some practices that can be used to avoid these problems.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 1 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/pitfalls-and-mistakes-when-dealing-with-non -functional-requirements/ TRACK:Developers track TYPE:Developers track CATEGORIES:Developers track DTSTAMP:20240423T092427 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:ZOOOM Project track introduction - Track: ZOOOM project track DTSTART:20231110T164000 DTEND:20231110T171000 UID:66277e4b0580cdca524162b1258a5800d2c78eae58a6f DESCRIPTION:The ZOOOM Track aims to disseminate the findings of the ZOOO
M project and show the intersection between legal and business aspects in
IP management and value creation/capture in innovation ecosystems based on
open-source software (and beyond).
\nIn this talk the ZOOOM consorti
um will present the first results of the project discussed in the followin
g talks and the activity for the second day workshop of the SFSCON.
The construction industry currently lacks automated open-sou rce-based workflows for thermal and structural analysis of buildings. The Finite Element Method (FEM) represents the state-of-the-art approach for s tructural and thermal analysis in construction engineering. With the recen t increase in computing power\, complex models can now be analyzed within a feasible amount of time. However\, the integration of FEM into Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflows remains an active area of research. W hile some commercial software provides interfaces and plug-ins for BIM-int egrated finite element analysis\, their capabilities are limited and their use is restricted to the corresponding commercial software. Customizable open-source-based approaches exist\, but they lack consistent and robust w orkflows. A consistent data flow of material properties and boundary condi tions is essential but remains a challenging task that has not yet been su fficiently addressed. Fraunhofer Italia has developed a workflow based on the open IFC-standard and open-source FEM software packages\, which has be en tested and validated through the creation of a software prototype. This talk will introduce the developed workflow and demonstrate the prototype s functionalities through selected use-cases.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 3 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/bim2fem-from-building-information-modeling- to-finite-element-analysis/ TRACK:Community track TYPE:Community track CATEGORIES:Community track DTSTAMP:20240423T092427 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:European regulators cast their eyes on maturing OSS communities - T rack: Public Money Public Code & Open Data track DTSTART:20231110T164000 DTEND:20231110T170000 UID:66277e4b07c11ad0ca2668e4b951254741a2c8681868e DESCRIPTION:As open source software becomes the foundation to build digi tal products\, to run the backbones of ICT infrastructure and to ensure di gital sovereignty and cyber resilience\, both the technology as well as th e communities that develop it inevitably move into the focus of regulators . The European Union is advancing a number of policy initiatives that regu late liability\, cyber security\, data handling and AI applications in dig ital products\, among others. This is a challenge for the still quite dece ntralised and globally operating open source community. How could the open source community participate in legislative processes\, and what may be t he potential impacts of the upcoming regulation on the open source develop ment process and community dynamics?
\n LOCATION:Seminar 4 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/european-regulators-cast-their-eyes-on-matu ring-oss-communities/ TRACK:Public Money Public Code & Open Data track TYPE:Public Money Public Code & Open Data track CATEGORIES:Public Money Public Code & Open Data track DTSTAMP:20240423T092427 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Machine learning driven simulation of protein folding atomistic tra jectories - Track: Data4SmartHealth DTSTART:20231110T164000 DTEND:20231110T170000 UID:66277e4b08da6c99fa305050bc372458f70f3bbafbdc3 DESCRIPTION:The folding of proteins is an important biological process t
hat determines the structure\, role and functionality of proteins. It is o
ften studied by molecular dynamics (MD) simulations\, in order to obtain t
he folding trajectory of all the atoms in the system.
\nTo date\, pur
e MD simulations require huge computational resources and are still unable
to access the timescales of folding processes that have biological releva
nce.
\nIn my work\, I am exploiting machine learning techniques and o
ne recent AI milestone\, Deepmind’\;s Alphafold\, in order to create
an advanced algorithm able to explore the folding trajectories within shor
t computational times. It becomes possible to extract atomistic conformati
ons from the folding pathways\, and identify folding intermediates and lon
g-lived states.
\nThis method can be used to facilitate the identific
ation of biologically relevant protein conformations\, later to be used fo
r pharmacological targeting or biophysical studies.
Nowadays application implementation requires a lot of differ
ent competencies that make it impossible for a single person to build an e
ntire application. This led to the need for a big multi-competencies team
and increasing in communication issues during the project. But what if we
could implement an application without the need of implementing a backend?
CrudIt does exactly that. CrudiIt is an open-source framework that enable
s a small team or a single front-end developer to create small SaaS applic
ations without any knowledge of backend\, cloud and sysadmin needs.
\
nDuring the event\, we will see how to implement a simple SaaS service usi
ng Crudit and how to use the framework to accelerate application developme
nt.
\nMoreover\, we will discuss how to host a CrudIt application wit
hout any sysadmin competencies in the cloud\, using free services.
\n
This talk will unveil how\, thanks to this powerful low-code framework\, i
t is possible to save data without writing a line of code\, even if you ar
e working in complex\, multitenant scenarios.
\nThe talk will explain
also how the framework is born\, how it works internally and promote the
opensource philosophy that brings to this library.
License compliance efforts for software projects involve not only legal-oriented actions\, but also governance elements such as organi zational processes and community management. The larger the community or t he organization working collectively\, the more complex a compliance progr am for software projects may become. Free Software licenses being direct l icensing models are easier to comply with in comparison to proprietary lic enses. This talk will give an overview of the Free Software licensing comp liance practices\, including initiatives such as REUSE for streamlining co pyright and license information for software projects.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 2 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/the-zooom-framework-legal-aspects-of-foss-a nd-beyond/ TRACK:ZOOOM project track TYPE:ZOOOM project track CATEGORIES:ZOOOM project track DTSTAMP:20240423T092427 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Open Tracing Tools: Overview and Comparison - Track: Community trac k DTSTART:20231110T170000 DTEND:20231110T172000 UID:66277e4b0ca00375853d5ea903fd97c90bb6a54f77882 DESCRIPTION:Open Tracing Tools are software tools that enable the monito ring\, debugging\, and optimization of distributed software architectures. They provide a way to trace and understand the flow of requests and data through various components of a distributed system.
\nIn the last mo nths\, the authors conducted a study to select and compare 30 tracing tool s using a systematic literature review approach. They analysed the open so urce licence\, features\, architecture\, the collected data\, interoperabi lity\, but also the popularity\, benefits\, and issues of each tool\, usin g topic modelling and sentiment analysis. The results offer a systematic c omparison of the selected tracing tools.
\nWe’\;ll say it in ad vance: there is one perfect tool that is better than all the others but th is talk will present a) a brief overview of what open tracing tools are an d the OpenTelemetry standard\, b) the process followed in the study and c) the obtained results. For those that want to read the entire report\, her e it is: https://arxiv.org/abs/2207.06875.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 3 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/open-tracing-tools-overview-and-comparison/ TRACK:Community track TYPE:Community track CATEGORIES:Community track DTSTAMP:20240423T092427 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:How IoT and AI are revolutionizing Mass Customization - Track: Publ ic Money Public Code & Open Data track DTSTART:20231110T170000 DTEND:20231110T172000 UID:66277e4b0dbf48efa7cad26a7e055f6fd7e1f029e39a1 DESCRIPTION:This lightning talk will explore the transformative potentia l of integrating Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Mass Customization (MC). There is a significant collective impact of t hese technologies on businesses\, enabling the delivery of personalized pr oducts and exceptional customer experiences. Besides giving an overview of MC and the potential ways of integrating IoT and AI\, the focus will be o n the process of real-time data collection and facilitation of the customi zation process by IoT on one hand\, and on the role of AI in data analysis and generation of personalized recommendations on the other hand. By pres enting real-world case studies to demonstrate the practical implementation of IoT and AI in providing customized products and seamless customer expe riences\, attendees will gain insights into the future of customization an d learn actionable strategies to effectively leverage IoT and AI.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 4 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/how-iot-and-ai-are-revolutionizing-mass-cus tomization/ TRACK:Public Money Public Code & Open Data track TYPE:Public Money Public Code & Open Data track CATEGORIES:Public Money Public Code & Open Data track DTSTAMP:20240423T092427 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Data-driven knowledge discovery from Brain Imaging of Alzheimer’s disease patients - Track: Data4SmartHealth DTSTART:20231110T170000 DTEND:20231110T172000 UID:66277e4b0ee937eede7c43ae681fd2a15c56a4233ef73 DESCRIPTION:Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a chronic neurodegenerative di sease which is largely responsible for dementia in around 6% of the popula tion aged 65 and above. The availability of human brain data generated by imaging techniques\, such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging\, have resulted in a growing interest in data-driven approaches for the diagnosis of neurolo gical disorders and for the identification of new biomarkers. The knowledg e discovery process typically involves complex data workflows that combine pre-processing techniques\, statistical methods\, machine learning algori thms\, post-processing and visualisation techniques. This talk presents sp ecific research efforts in this direction\, promising results\, open issue s and challenges.
\n LOCATION:Auditorium (A2) URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/data-driven-knowledge-discovery-from-brain- imaging-of-alzheimers-disease-patients/ TRACK:Data4SmartHealth TYPE:Data4SmartHealth CATEGORIES:Data4SmartHealth DTSTAMP:20240423T092427 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Entando Marketplace - Track: Developers track DTSTART:20231110T172000 DTEND:20231110T174000 UID:66277e4b1018bb929d89e40d53634445273ee74c14a0d DESCRIPTION:The Entando Platform\, an open source Application Compositio n Platform (ACP)\, is transforming cloud-native application development. W ith a component-based approach\, organizations harness the power of Entand o to effortlessly create and consume reusable components\, fostering colla boration and driving productivity.
\nAt the heart of this transforma tion lies the Entando Marketplace. Entando Marketplace and the Entando Pla tform provides FOOS communities with a platform to collaborate\, showcase their projects\, access resources\, and streamline development processes.< /p>\n
We delve into the principles and benefits of composable practices\ , which enable developers to build modular\, scalable\, and adaptable appl ications.
\nFurthermore\, we highlight the essential role of the Ent ando Marketplace as a catalyst for the capability economy. FOSS contributo rs are empowered to share their expertise and contribute to the growing co llection of reusable components\, unlocking new possibilities for innovati on and collaboration.
\nJoin us to discover how the Entando Communit y fosters collaboration and embraces composable practices\, paving the way for a vibrant FOSS ecosystem. Together\, we can cultivate a community-dri ven capability economy that thrives on shared knowledge and collective inn ovation.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 1 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/the-entando-marketplace/ TRACK:Developers track TYPE:Developers track CATEGORIES:Developers track DTSTAMP:20240423T092427 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The ZOOOM Framework: Business Aspects of FOSS and Beyond - Track: Z OOOM project track DTSTART:20231110T172000 DTEND:20231110T174000 UID:66277e4b116f1d8a7d2ea7b654aa55a4071d7e8e29acc DESCRIPTION:Companies can engage in the 3Os in many ways and for differe nt reasons. In many cases\, strategic and competitive advantages are at th e core of a company’s decisions\, but in other cases\, motivations can i nvolve social and ethical considerations such as reciprocity\, altruism\, and democratization of knowledge. In this talk\, we outline the main busin ess-related motivations identified by the ZOOOM project for using and cont ributing to FOSS. Among them: pursuing competitive advantage\, reduction o f development costs\, technological innovation\, access to knowledge or as sets\, and interoperability. Based on the interviews conducted by the ZOOO M partners\, we also discuss major challenges and risks that businesses le veraging the 3Os must navigate.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 2 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/the-zooom-framework-business-aspects-of-fos s-and-beyond/ TRACK:ZOOOM project track TYPE:ZOOOM project track CATEGORIES:ZOOOM project track DTSTAMP:20240423T092427 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Shaping the future with Data - Track: Community track DTSTART:20231110T172000 DTEND:20231110T180000 UID:66277e4b128e23f641d7d0e0dd4e8da2d0e570f235e12 DESCRIPTION:How to launch\, build and scale a business with DATA.
\
nSupport any decision making process
\nBecome a value for people
\nCan help in the change management
Since 2020 Stadtwerke Meran have realized 5 Use cases:
\n–\; Control of the control cabinets of public lighting.
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11\; Optimizing the service on Waste Press container.
\n–\; Bike
Boxes
\n–\; Just Nature Project \, temperature measuring over L
orawan
\n–\; Smart Lighting \, communication with single light p
oints over Lorwan.
The suite of free software tools created within the OpenCB ( Open Computational Biology –\; https://github.com/opencb) initiative makes possible to efficiently manage large genomic databases.
\nThes e tools are not widely used\, since there is quite a steep learning curve for their adoption\, thanks to the complexity of the software stack\, but they may be really cost-effective for hospitals\, research institutions et cetera.
\nThe objective of the talk is showing the potential of the OpenCB suite\, the information to start using it and the advantages for th e end users. BioDec is currently deploying a large OpenCGA installation fo r the Genetic Unit of one of the main Italian Hospitals\, where data in th e order of the hundreds of TBs will be managed and analyzed by bioinformat icians.
\n LOCATION:Auditorium (A2) URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/management-of-large-genomic-data-with-free- software/ TRACK:Data4SmartHealth TYPE:Data4SmartHealth CATEGORIES:Data4SmartHealth DTSTAMP:20240423T092427 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Improving developer experience in Open Source Projects - Track: Dev elopers track DTSTART:20231110T174000 DTEND:20231110T180000 UID:66277e4b166b08ad2bf59b768c4943f0ddd2fbfcbf52c DESCRIPTION:What makes an open-source project successful? How hard is it
to add external people to an open project?
\nWe at Nethesis have ope
n source in our core with more than 400 public repositories that hold all
of our company code. With the upcoming release of NethServer\, we’re fac
ing the excruciating question: how do we make it more appealing for develo
pers?
\nFollow me in the changes we want to make to our processes to
ease development and contributions\, using big projects as examples and ho
w even you can make a difference in the smallest of all codebases.
In this talk\, we analyse the ecosystem trend in the context of the 3Os\, particularly FOSS. Based on the existing literature and data from ZOOOM interviews\, we explore the potential roles that companies can play in open-source ecosystems\, their interactions with the other player s of the ecosystem\, and their awareness about the impact that systemic el ements have on their business. Most companies recognize the advantages of being embedded in ecosystems where the creation of new knowledge is facili tated by joint research work\, collaboration\, and expertise sharing. Howe ver\, companies identify themselves into specific roles depending on their strategy\, main business\, network structures\, and communities. Finally\ , we outline a multilevel framework of how business and innovation ecosyst ems complement each other in the realm of the 3Os.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 2 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/the-zooom-framework-an-ecosystemic-perspect ive/ TRACK:ZOOOM project track TYPE:ZOOOM project track CATEGORIES:ZOOOM project track DTSTAMP:20240423T092427 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Monitoring the fleet of Sasa with free software - Track: Public Mon ey Public Code & Open Data track DTSTART:20231110T174000 DTEND:20231110T180000 UID:66277e4b18f09b9a4d393ba3a7c1236143687901ff8bd DESCRIPTION:The public transport in South Tyrol is going through a huge transformation: new investments\, many new green vehicles and a brand new software. Transition will take time and how do we develop a fleet monitori ng system to use during the transition without spending a fortune ? maybe with free software!
\n LOCATION:Seminar 4 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/monitoring-the-fleet-of-sasa-with-free-soft ware/ TRACK:Public Money Public Code & Open Data track TYPE:Public Money Public Code & Open Data track CATEGORIES:Public Money Public Code & Open Data track DTSTAMP:20240423T092427 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Discussion on second round of talks and closing - Track: Data4Smart Health DTSTART:20231110T174000 DTEND:20231110T180000 UID:66277e4b1a0a36e05dd9ea4a4f0a6d6ab2f3c2b46c066 DESCRIPTION: LOCATION:Auditorium (A2) URL: TRACK:Data4SmartHealth TYPE:Data4SmartHealth CATEGORIES:Data4SmartHealth DTSTAMP:20240423T092427 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:CLOSING with a Tale of Software, Skateboards, and Raspberry Ice Cre am - Track: SFSCON DTSTART:20231110T180000 DTEND:20231110T183000 UID:66277e4b1b38516436f668509e79df6203e6fd3ac5630 DESCRIPTION: LOCATION:Seminar 1 URL: TRACK:SFSCON TYPE:SFSCON CATEGORIES:SFSCON DTSTAMP:20240423T092427 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Closing of the first day - Track: SFSCON DTSTART:20231110T184000 DTEND:20231110T191000 UID:66277e4b1b697c1c4925cf64bc4a37fc8c070a4ed40cd DESCRIPTION: LOCATION: URL: TRACK:SFSCON TYPE:SFSCON CATEGORIES:SFSCON DTSTAMP:20240423T092427 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Starting of the second day - Track: SFSCON DTSTART:20231111T083000 DTEND:20231111T090000 UID:66277e4b1e957a7484276072bd4ba826d36c592714e4b DESCRIPTION: LOCATION: URL: TRACK:SFSCON TYPE:SFSCON CATEGORIES:SFSCON DTSTAMP:20240423T092427 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Welcome Coffee - Track: SFSCON DTSTART:20231111T083000 DTEND:20231111T092000 UID:66277e4b1ec75a847ccb8f88f9cfd40cc21ffc92e394f DESCRIPTION: LOCATION:Foyer URL: TRACK:SFSCON TYPE:SFSCON CATEGORIES:SFSCON DTSTAMP:20240423T092427 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:How can Blockchain technologies incorporate AI solutions for a safe r and efficient Open Data ecosystem. - Track: Open Data & Open Hardware tr ack DTSTART:20231111T092000 DTEND:20231111T094000 UID:66277e4b1fbcb63fce6f422f77fe32a81b4fb6dcc4263 DESCRIPTION:The transition from Web 2.0 to Web 3.0 has fueled the need f or a secure and decentralized cloud storage solution for digital assets. W eb 2.0 was characterized by centralized platforms where user data was unde r the control of companies. In contrast\, Web 3.0 aims to empower individu als and foster a decentralized web that supports and benefits the Free Sof tware and Open Data Communities.
\nBlockchain technologies facilitat e seamless collaboration and interoperability among diverse stakeholders i n the Free Software and Open Data communities. Developers can establish op en and transparent ecosystems where data can be shared\, verified\, and in tegrated across multiple platforms.
\nBeez\, with its own blockchain
infrastructure\, offers a secure and transparent platform for digital ass
et exchanges\, bolstering transaction integrity and trust. By distributing
data across a network of nodes\, Beez ensures security and mitigates the
risk of single points of failure. Users retain control over their data\, s
afeguard their privacy\, and can take advantage of the incentive mechanism
s offered by blockchain networks.
\nDuring our presentation\, we will
explore the role of AI within Beez’\;s ecosystem\, facilitating acce
lerated data processing\, correlation\, and intelligent automation. AI unl
ocks valuable insights from blockchain data\, and we will touch upon the u
se of Inductive Logic Programming (ILP) to enhance programming performance
.
The integration of Blockchain and AI technologies holds great po tential for advancing the safety and efficiency of the Open Data ecosystem . By combining decentralized data storage\, trust-building mechanisms\, an d intelligent data processing\, Beez is paving the way for a more secure\, transparent\, and user-centric digital landscape.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 2 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/how-can-blockchain-technologies-incorporate -ai-solutions-for-a-safer-and-efficient-open-data-ecosystem/ TRACK:Open Data & Open Hardware track TYPE:Open Data & Open Hardware track CATEGORIES:Open Data & Open Hardware track DTSTAMP:20240423T092427 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:ZOOOM Toolkit Interactive Workshop - Track: ZOOOM project track DTSTART:20231111T092000 DTEND:20231111T102000 UID:66277e4b22f6ee6b8dd0491bf802edae446c8638d7821 DESCRIPTION:This workshop will focus on examining the ZOOOM toolkit\, wh ich provides valuable tools and material regarding open licence innovation around the topic of Open Data\, Software and Hardware. Particularly\, we will present the overall interface and user experience with the hope of co llecting valuable feedback from participants and identifying potential imp rovements in both the structure and the functions of specific supporting t ools. The involvement of the participants will be instrumental in gatherin g cutting-edge and up-to-date knowledge regarding current tools and resour ces that can contribute to the creation of an all-inclusive knowledge repo sitory on open licence innovation.
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\n LOCATION:Seminar 3 URL: TRACK:ZOOOM project track TYPE:ZOOOM project track CATEGORIES:ZOOOM project track DTSTAMP:20240423T092427 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The future of Free Software in Italy - Track: Side Event - FSFE - I talian community meeting DTSTART:20231111T092000 DTEND:20231111T130000 UID:66277e4b23d4707a6ed7109ee6dc4ddb16ef4048a852e DESCRIPTION: LOCATION:Seminar 4 URL: TRACK:Side Event - FSFE - Italian community meeting TYPE:Side Event - FSFE - Italian community meeting CATEGORIES:Side Event,FSFE,Italian community meeting DTSTAMP:20240423T092427 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Real-time aeroplane tracking and the Open Data Hub - Track: Open Da ta & Open Hardware track DTSTART:20231111T094000 DTEND:20231111T100000 UID:66277e4b24a1112fb7089111f29b994dd289ace0dc8c6 DESCRIPTION:Tracking aeroplanes in real time with Open Source Software i
s possible. Aircrafts must continuously send their current flight paramete
rs to air traffic controllers on the ground and to other aircrafts. This g
enerates a lot of data\, especially when planes are being tracked by multi
ple sensors.
\nThe Open Data Hub on the other hand offers a great bac
kbone for data storing and processing\, where the correct datasets have to
be identified and filtered. After all transformation on the data is done\
, it will be exposed via API to be further used by a web application.
\nBringing together sensor generated data\, the Open Data Hub and custom
web applications\, is a showcase on how the Open Data Hub can be used as a
service: OaaS.
Up-to date measurements of surface meteorological variables are essential to monitor weather conditions\, their spatio-temporal variab ility and the potential effects on a wide range of sectors and application s. Moreover\, when included in continuous records of long historical obser vations spanning several decades\, they become essential for assessing lon g-term climate variability and change locally and on a regional level.
\nAutomated pipelines capable of retrieving and processing near-real ti me meteorological data satisfy the primary prerequisites towards the devel opment and advancement of effective and operational climate services.
\ nWith a public and operational near real-time monitoring web platform i n mind\, we present automated pipelines to collect and process up-to-date daily temperature and precipitation records for Trentino South Tyrol (Ital y) and surrounding areas\, and to derive their spatially interpolated fiel ds at sub-km scale. Our pipelines are composed by multiple steps including data download\, sanity checks\, reconstruction of missing daily records\, integration into the historical archive\, spatial interpolation and publi cation onto online FAIR catalogues as (openEO) “datacubes”. The differ ent APIs\, data formats and structure across the various data sources\, an d the need to merge the data onto harmonized meteorological layers\, make this a typical case of the so-called Extract\, Transform and Load (ETL) pi pelines\, and\, in order to follow the principles of data reproducibility and Open Science\, we embraced open-source automated workflow management t hrough GitLab’s Continuous Integration / Continuous Development (CI/CD) capabilities.
\nCI/CD workflows greatly help the management of the r elatively complex graphs of tasks required for our climate application\, e nsuring seamless orchestration with thorough flow monitoring\, application logs\, transactions rollbacks\, and exception handling in general. Native pipeline-oriented software development also fosters a clean separation of roles among the tasks\, and a more modular architecture. This effectively reduces barriers to collaborative development and paves the way for robus t operational climate services for researchers and decision makers in the face of the changing climate.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 2 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/embracing-ci-cd-workflows-for-building-etl- pipelines/ TRACK:Open Data & Open Hardware track TYPE:Open Data & Open Hardware track CATEGORIES:Open Data & Open Hardware track DTSTAMP:20240423T092427 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Free Software and Open Science - Track: Open Data & Open Hardware t rack DTSTART:20231111T102000 DTEND:20231111T104000 UID:66277e4b25e5cef70b2027c64a0e247f060a42b14a3a0 DESCRIPTION:The Open Science movement aims to increase the transparency\ , reproducibility and inclusiveness of academic research. One of its centr al goals is therefore to make research outputs broadly available\, e.g.\, manuscripts (Open Access) or research data (Open Data). While software/cod e created in the course of scientific research is a key artifact of scient ific research that is clear distinct from the latter two\, it has until re cently not received the same attention as manuscripts or data\, although i t follows its own set of paradigms.
\nIn this talk I will present an overview on how the core concepts of Free Software and the FAIR (findable \, accessible\, interoperable\, reuseable) Principles intersect\, what thi s means for managing code as research output and recent initiatives on the European level that will provide support for these issues.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 2 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/free-software-and-open-science/ TRACK:Open Data & Open Hardware track TYPE:Open Data & Open Hardware track CATEGORIES:Open Data & Open Hardware track DTSTAMP:20240423T092427 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Closing ZOOOM Toolkit Interactive Workshop - Track: ZOOOM project t rack DTSTART:20231111T102000 DTEND:20231111T105000 UID:66277e4b26377eb02533d6d47e30194d84fdf64c899ea DESCRIPTION: LOCATION:Seminar 3 URL: TRACK:ZOOOM project track TYPE:ZOOOM project track CATEGORIES:ZOOOM project track DTSTAMP:20240423T092427 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:MLOps with Kubernetes: unleash the power of the ecosystem! - Track: Open Data & Open Hardware track DTSTART:20231111T104000 DTEND:20231111T110000 UID:66277e4b2770a450f8e685f49953b6ac4e9a0a9fda474 DESCRIPTION:Kubernetes is a popular open-source software\, today’\; s de-facto open standard\, to run production workloads. Innovation in the ecosystem thrives with multiple projects that enrich the platform’\;s core. Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) is part of the same effort to b ring automation into Kubernetes for ML pipelines.
\nThis session aim s to explore the Kubernetes-native tools available such as Tekton\, Argo C D\, Kubeflow\, and OpenDataHub\, to apply DevOps and GitOps principles in AI/ML contexts.
\nBy the end of the session\, attendees will have a clear understanding on how to automate and simplify the iterative process of integrating ML models into software development processes\, production rollout\, monitoring\, retraining\, and redeployment for continued predict ion accuracy with open source tools.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 2 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/mlops-with-kubernetes-unleash-the-power-of- the-ecosystem/ TRACK:Open Data & Open Hardware track TYPE:Open Data & Open Hardware track CATEGORIES:Open Data & Open Hardware track DTSTAMP:20240423T092427 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Achieving FAIRness with EDP-portal - Track: Open Data & Open Hardwa re track DTSTART:20231111T110000 DTEND:20231111T112000 UID:66277e4b2816ac7d1b1d663c4d0aea3526e649f21c781 DESCRIPTION:EDP-portal is the access point to the Environmental Data Pla tform of Eurac Research since 2021 to achieve FAIRness of our datasets. It allows to publish data and metadata and provides APIs and web services fo r data access. In the last 2 years the EDP improved the findability and ac cessibility of the data collected throughout the curation of metadata that was improved with the DOI registration for datasets. The result is a high er metadata quality where the final user can easily find how to properly c ite datasets with a persistent identifier. The portal itself and main data repositories are registered in FAIR-sharing portal with their own DOI. Th e SW components of the EDP are totally based on open source projects.
\ n LOCATION:Seminar 2 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/achieving-fairness-with-edp-portal/ TRACK:Open Data & Open Hardware track TYPE:Open Data & Open Hardware track CATEGORIES:Open Data & Open Hardware track DTSTAMP:20240423T092427 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:SMODEX – a Python package for understanding the evolution of soil moisture anomalies - Track: Open Data & Open Hardware track DTSTART:20231111T112000 DTEND:20231111T114000 UID:66277e4b28a774c3da11654098cd2420a73ac56185ed5 DESCRIPTION:The complexity of agricultural droughts requires a consisten t\, reliable\, and systematic method for monitoring and reporting. Amongst the various indices used to monitor this phenomenon\, the soil moisture a nomaly has been proven to be a more reliable predictor. However\, the data sets required for computing this index are often large and computationally demanding. To address this challenge\, we have developed SMODEX\, a Pytho n package that enables scalable\, fast\, and open-source standard-complian t computation and visualization of soil moisture anomalies.
\nSMODEX simplifies the computation and visualization of time-series for soil mois ture and soil moisture anomalies from high-dimensional climate datasets. I t allows for quick and easy parallelization of the computation on a daily\ , weekly\, and monthly timescale. Additionally\, SMODEX implements a strai ghtforward workflow for automating the use of FAIR (Findable\, Accessible\ , Interoperable\, and Reusable) principles in producing and sharing output s by leveraging the open source STAC API. The package is extendible and pr ovides information on how to contribute to the project\, test suites\, tes t coverage\, and a use case for the South Tyrol region\, all provided in t he package repository. In the future\, additional agricultural drought ind ices and indicators would be included to serve to even larger community of researchers\, policy makers\, and individual users.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 2 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/smodex-a-python-package-for-understanding-t he-evolution-of-soil-moisture-anomalies/ TRACK:Open Data & Open Hardware track TYPE:Open Data & Open Hardware track CATEGORIES:Open Data & Open Hardware track DTSTAMP:20240423T092427 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Why open digital infrastructure matters - Track: Open Data & Open H ardware track DTSTART:20231111T114000 DTEND:20231111T120000 UID:66277e4b293ade3111d6393c84af94a9f983118ac0e99 DESCRIPTION:Software freedom can be defined in many ways but in legal te rms it is squarely defined by a set of approved FSF and OSI software licen ses. Yet everyone realizes that beyond these licenses the goal of software freedom and digital sovereignty cannot be achieved without the ability to master and create hardware components and systems –\; and beyond tha t\, to rely on open digital infrastructure (servers\, datacenters\, and re sources) . This talk will present the challenges around these topics and w hat we\, collectively in Europe already do and can do to ensure our indepe ndence and our freedoms.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 2 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/why-open-digital-infrastructure-matters/ TRACK:Open Data & Open Hardware track TYPE:Open Data & Open Hardware track CATEGORIES:Open Data & Open Hardware track DTSTAMP:20240423T092427 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Intelligent Decision Support System for traceability system of MOAH & MOSH olive oil contaminants - Track: Open Data & Open Hardware track DTSTART:20231111T120000 DTEND:20231111T122000 UID:66277e4b29c408c6b03a83534cfe0ee67ff1cb8b7b10e DESCRIPTION:MOSH and MOAH are the abbreviation of two groups of chemical compounds found in mineral oils. “MOSH” stands for Mineral Oil Satura ted Hydrocarbons. MOAH stands for Mineral Oil Aromatic Hydrocarbons. Both of them are under European deeply evaluation because there are two food co ntaminants. According to the current state of scientific knowledge\, there is no sufficient toxicological evidence to prove a health risk to humans from saturated mineral oil fractions (MOSH). Meanwhile\, MOAH are suspecte d to be carcinogenic (especially PAH-like compounds with 3-7 ring systems) \, therefore their levels in food should be reduced according to the ALARA -principle (as low as reasonably achievable). Gruppo FOS with CNR ( MOSH a nd MOAH are the abbreviation of two groups of chemical compounds found in mineral oils. “MOSH” stands for Mineral Oil Saturated Hydrocarbons. MO AH stands for Mineral Oil Aromatic Hydrocarbons. Both of them are under Eu ropean deeply evaluation because there are two food contaminants. Accordin g to the current state of scientific knowledge\, there is no sufficient to xicological evidence to prove a health risk to humans from saturated miner al oil fractions (MOSH). Meanwhile\, MOAH are suspected to be carcinogenic (especially PAH-like compounds with 3-7 ring systems)\, therefore their l evels in food should be reduced according to the ALARA-principle (as low a s reasonably achievable). Gruppo FOS with CNR (Consiglio Nazionale delle R icerche)\, Santagata 1907 and Enginius are searching the system for findin g and trace their presence in the virgin and extra virgin olive oils by us ing open fingerprints methods\, open hardware and open source blockchain a nd AI technologies.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 2 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/intelligent-decision-support-system-for-tra ceability-system-of-moah-mosh-olive-oil-contaminants/ TRACK:Open Data & Open Hardware track TYPE:Open Data & Open Hardware track CATEGORIES:Open Data & Open Hardware track DTSTAMP:20240423T092427 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Future of Connectivity, Open Internet and Human Rights - Track: Open Data & Open Hardware track DTSTART:20231111T122000 DTEND:20231111T124000 UID:66277e4b2a716c7b3cb75f465a04fef7f86e639a9acd2 DESCRIPTION:We are becoming more and more dependent on the Internet for our work\, education\, communication\, personal relations and entertainmen t. Our digital devices conquered an unprecedented level of importance in o ur life.
\nHowever\, we are facing a loss of control over our smartp hones\, tablets and other devices for internet connection. It’\;s tim e to resolve monopolies and re-establish democratic control over the techn ology we most depend upon.
\nThis talk will present the challenges e nd-users are facing to get more control over their devices and how Free So ftware is key for a consumer re-empowerement.
\nThe talk will presen t real-life examples of policy demands against gatekeepers on digital mark ets\, such as the struggle for Router Freedom in the last years and how De vice Neutrality can serve as an important instrument for pushing forward e nd-user-oriented digital policies.
\n LOCATION:Seminar 2 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/the-future-of-connectivity-open-internet-an d-human-rights/ TRACK:Open Data & Open Hardware track TYPE:Open Data & Open Hardware track CATEGORIES:Open Data & Open Hardware track DTSTAMP:20240423T092427 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:From the design to reality is here the Community Open Hardware Powe rPC Notebook - Track: Open Data & Open Hardware track DTSTART:20231111T124000 DTEND:20231111T130000 UID:66277e4b2b0673398565118f972a2f742164d7684fd7d DESCRIPTION:The Open Hardware PowerPC Notebook designed around GNU/Linux will be showed at NOI Techpark. We had presented here its motherboard de sign in 2018. We will updates regarding last developments for u-boot AMD v ideo drivers\, re-design of heat pipes\, and CE test certification process . We will give future availability milestones of this notebook and details regarding the GNU/Linux distributions or other OS that could runs on it.< /p>\n LOCATION:Seminar 2 URL:https://www.sfscon.it/talks/from-the-design-to-reality-is-here-the-comm unity-open-hardware-powerpc-notebook/ TRACK:Open Data & Open Hardware track TYPE:Open Data & Open Hardware track CATEGORIES:Open Data & Open Hardware track DTSTAMP:20240423T092427 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Closing of the SFSCON 2023 - Track: SFSCON DTSTART:20231111T130000 DTEND:20231111T133000 UID:66277e4b2b2befd2a206c7a656c9e05b9d2355bd5f7b1 DESCRIPTION: LOCATION: URL: TRACK:SFSCON TYPE:SFSCON CATEGORIES:SFSCON DTSTAMP:20240423T092427 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Winner proclamation and closing of the NOI Hackathon SFSCON Edition - Track: Side Event - Hackathon DTSTART:20231111T170000 DTEND:20231111T173000 UID:66277e4b2b57271e89446fb96a90ef5476947cbdfe1ef DESCRIPTION: LOCATION:Seminar 1 URL: TRACK:Side Event - Hackathon TYPE:Side Event - Hackathon CATEGORIES:Side Event,Hackathon DTSTAMP:20240423T092427 STATUS:CONFIRMED CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR