OSS 2020: 16th International Conference on Open Source Systems Innopolis University Innopolis, Russia, May 12-14, 2020 |
Conference website | http://www.oss2020.website |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=oss2020 |
Submission deadline | October 30, 2019 |
16th International Conference on Open Source Systems -- OSS2020
Innopolis, May 12th-14th, 2020
Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) development has emerged as one of the most important phenomena of computer science and engineering. It has a major impact in the industry and has been instrumental for education and research in academia, providing free access to essential tools, from compilers to word processors. FLOSS has changed the way people perceive the software business, and it has often kept the software market away from monopolies. As such, a deep understanding of FLOSS requires an understanding of a wide spectrum of issues.
The goal of OSS 2020 is to be a holistic forum on FLOSS aimed across people from widely diverse backgrounds. OSS 2020 will be a forum to discuss theories, practices, experiences, and tools on development and applications of OSS systems, with a specific focus on two aspects:
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The development of Free/Libre Open Source Systems and the underlying technical, social, and economics issue
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The adoption of FLOSS solutions and the implications of such adoption both in the public and in the private sector.
OSS 2020 will bring together people from industry and academia to share experiences and ideas and to provide an archival source for important papers on Free/Libre Open Source topics.
The conference is also meant to provide information and education to practitioners, identify directions for further research, and to be an ongoing platform for technology transfer.
The conference will stress practical applications and implications of Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS).
Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:
The conference will include eight kinds of submissions:
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Early research papers (max 6 pages): Submissions describing initial results of novel research activities in the area of open source software with concrete insights on their implementation; these papers will be deeply scrutinized and, if worth, accepted with shepherding by a senior researcher;
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Research papers (max 10 pages): Submissions describing research activities in the area of open source software with concrete insights;
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Engineering papers (max 5 pages): Submission describing the development of tools, libraries, etc. that are widely used in the community;
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Industry and Community experience reports (max 5 pages): Submissions reflecting on experiences about open source processes, techniques, tools, business models, best practices, etc.
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Tutorial proposals (max 2 pages): Submissions detailing the subject of the tutorial, its learning outcomes, the intended audience, and the proposer instructor
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Workshop proposals (max 2 pages): Submissions presenting the goal of the workshop, the target attendees, the chair(s), and a tentative organizing/program committee; workshop proposers, if their proposal is accepted, have to be ready to finalize their site and call for paper by February 23, 2020
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Panels proposals (max 2 pages): Submissions outlining the goal of the panel, the profile of the proposed panel chair and of the key panelists
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Doctoral symposium contributions (max 2 pages): detailing the research proposal as a single name work of the doctoral students
List of Topics
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Conference topics include, but are not limited to:
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Foundations and rationale of FLOSS
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FLOSS development communities
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Tools and infrastructures for FLOSS Development
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FLOSS and eGovernment
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FLOSS and Open Knowledge
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Knowledge management in FLOSS
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Business models and FLOSS
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Impact of FLOSS on social networks
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Documentation of FLOSS
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Cost and economic models of FLOSS
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FLOSS and Agile Methodologies
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FLOSS and DevOps
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FLOSS scalability issues
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FLOSS education and training
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Introduction of FLOSS in companies and Public Administrations
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Empirical analysis of FLOSS
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FLOSS case studies and experiments
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Licensing issues in FLOSS
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Legal issues in FLOSS
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Software engineering aspects, human factors, and other aspects of FLOSS
Important dates:
- October 30, 2019:
- submission of:
- early research papers;
- submission of:
- November 24, 2019:
- notification of:
- early research papers;
- notification of:
- January 2, 2020:
- submission of:
- research papers,
- workshop proposals;
- submission of:
- January 26, 2020:
- submission of:
- tutorial proposals,
- panel proposals;
- notification of:
- research papers.
- workshop proposals;
- submission of:
- February 9, 2020
- submission of:
- engineering papers
- industry and community experience reports
- doctoral symposium contributions
- notification of:
- tutorial proposals
- panel proposals
- launch of the call for paper for workshops
- submission of:
- February 23, 2020
- notification of:
- doctoral symposium contributions
- notification of:
- March 1, 2020
- camera-ready of:
- early research papers;
- research papers;
- engineering papers
- industry and community experience reports
- doctoral symposium contributions
- 1 page workshop summary
- 1 page tutorial summary
- 1 page panel summary
- camera-ready of:
May 12-14th, 2020: Conference
Venue
The conference will be held in the exciting city of Innopolis, a new Russian city totally developed on IT, located at 40km from Kazan on the Volga river, featuring in its proximity also golf courses, horseback riding facilities, and other amazing locations for tourism and relax.
https://university.innopolis.ru/en/
http://www.innopolis.com/en/
Contact
Vladimir Ivanov, Publicity Chair, OSS 2020
v.ivanov@innopolis.ru