Albanese & Chen Receive Funding For Conference Aimed At Creating Growing Secure Open-Source Ecosystems In Era Of AI
Massimiliano Albanese, Professor and Associate Chair for Research, Information Sciences and Technology, Executive Director, Institute for Digital Innovation, College of Engineering and Computing (CEC), and Songqing Chen, Professor, Computer Science, CEC, received funding for: “POSE: Conference: A Community-Wide Convening to Grow Secure Open-Source Ecosystems in the Era of AI.”
The event will be a two-day, community-wide convening aimed at strengthening secure and viable open-source ecosystems in the era of artificial intelligence (AI).
It will bring together participants from academia, industry, government, nonprofit organizations, and open-source communities.
One of the goals will be to identify shared priorities and practical opportunities for improving the long-term stewardship of open-source ecosystems as AI-assisted development, AI agents, and other emerging technologies reshape how software is created, maintained, and used.
The workshop will use facilitated plenary discussions, structured breakout sessions, and hands-on working activities to examine technical, organizational, legal, and other dimensions of secure and viable open-source ecosystems.
Expected outcomes include a synthesis of key themes, identified gaps and opportunities, recommended next steps, and broadly disseminated materials that support future activities and contribute to the advancement of secure and resilient open-source ecosystems.
Albanese and Chen received $438,568 from the National Science Foundation for this project. Funding began in July 2026 and will end in late June 2027.
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