2024 Themes

Each year, a number of themes or tracks are defined to shape the Open Source Experience programme. This year, the programme committee coordinated by the Systematic Paris-Region Open Source Hub is proposing the following themes. Nearly 100 conferences will soon be unveiled.

1) IA, Machine Learning, Data

Recent developments and innovations in open source AI/ML, case studies and feedback on the implementation of open source AI tools and solutions, issues, challenges, solutions and risks in terms of security, scalability, frugality, ethics or open source business models for AI.

l GenAI, Large Language Models, Code Automation

l Tools, frameworks, libraries, languages

l Open Datasets, Models & Licenses

l Open source applications and products

l Data science, data governance

l Computer Vision and Image Recognition

l Freedom, trust, frugality, security, regulation

2) Cloud, infra, Iot

Feedback or comparisons on Open Source solutions and tools in the various layers of digital infrastructures, to provide information for users wishing to build or deploy infrastructures using Open Source building blocks.

l Virtualisation and Containerisation

l Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

l Public and Private Cloud, native cloud

l Devops and Tools

l IoT platforms and frameworks

l OS and languages

l Embedded

3) Cybersecurity

Feedback and expertise on open source tools and solutions to strengthen digital security, best practices in terms of security, and securing open source software.

Track Cyber securityl Open source applications and products

l Identity, Authentication and Permissions, IAM

l Network and application security

l Software supply chain security

l Testing, software quality, languages and tools

l Privacy, Compliance, Regulations

4) Business solutions

Business alternatives to proprietary solutions. Innovations and feedback from deployment and end-user challenges.

l Collaboration, digital workplace, unified communications

l Document and knowledge management, corporate communications

l Web, e-commerce, mobile

l Business applications

l Low code, no code platforms

l Uses and user experience

5) Business & Challenges

Feedback on the implementation and testing of open source strategies or models, whether they have been successful or have led to lessons to be learned, as well as figures, issues, opportunities and threats concerning the open source sector.

l Legal & compliance

l Governance & OSPO

l Economic models, business/commercial strategies, project financing & maintenance

l Purchasing & contracting

l Marketing & communication, HR

l General use/production/contribution strategies

l Results of studies, views on issues, discussions on regulations and directives

l Local, national and European public strategies and policies,