The 2nd International Conference on Open Source Software Computing (OSSCOM 2016)
1st December, 2016 - American University of Beirut
2nd - 3rd December, 2016 - Lebanese University
OSSCOM 2016 is meant to be an international forum for experts, professionals, researchers, and students to promote, share, and discuss Open-Source Software (OSS) services, resources, applications, products, and tools. Researchers and professionals from all over the world are invited to submit proposals for tutorials and workshops as well as papers in areas related to open-source software.
Speakers and delegates will represent many different categories and stakeholders from the private and public organizations, universities, and enterprises. OSSCOM 2016 will focus on the perspective of open source software adoption as alternative solutions to proprietary software and will point out how specialized OSS enterprises can be developed from within universities to integrate creativity, entrepreneurship, and competitiveness and build sustainable OSS industry.
For further information or inquiries, please contact us at: office@osscom.org
Professionals and Industry
Professionals and researchers are invited to submit proposals for half-day tutorials and practical workshops in the field of Open Source Software. Submitted proposals should be 1-2 pages covering topics, requirements, case studies, and expected outcomes.
Scientific Focus
Researchers are invited to submit technical papers in the following topics:
Track 1: Systems Software
Operating systems: Linux Kernel, Server and Desktop Linux: RedHat, Debian, Slackware, Caldera, SuSe, Fedora
Distributed Operating systems: Open source platforms and software for the cloud platform as a service (PaaS), software as a service (SaaS), and infrastructure as a service (IaaS). Open stack, Open-source software in scientific computing including clouds, grids and HPCs
Embedded and Realtime Operating systems
Ubiquitous mobile computing and technologies: middleware, operating system (e.g. Android), new I/O and user interfaces, mobile protocols
Track 2: Applications and Services
Open-source software services and applications in energy, environment, education, health, climate, water, agriculture, biology, economy, medicine and other pressing global issues and problems
Open-source software for e-Services, including e-Government, e-Libraries, e-Learning and any e-*
Open-source software for Smart Education, Smart Cities, Smart Power Grids, Smart Transportation
Open Source applications for mobile and tablets
Track 3: Networking and Security
Open source network simulation/emulations tools
Open source platforms for network security deployment, testing and verification
Network and security open source management software
Track 4: Open Source Development and Support
Perspectives on open-source software development and services, including challenges, operation, sustainability, funding, governance, business models, and security
National, regional and international organizations and their role in funding and supporting open-source software applications in research and education
Collaborative projects and initiatives in research and education at national, regional and global levels
Research and education challenges and open access paradigm
Business models for open-source software development and services
Track 5: Software Engineering
This track will bring together researchers, students and industry experts from diverse areas associated with software engineering who are utilizing, developing or even improving open source software systems during their research and experiments. Software Engineering influences all aspects of computer science research and touches every software researchers and practitioners.
There are diverse Free and open-source software that could be utilized in many fields under the umbrella of Software Engineering such as but not limited to:
Software Process Models
Software Process Improvement
Software Architecture
Component-Based Software Engineering
Software Verification and Validation
Model Checking
Software Impact Analysis
Design Patterns and Frameworks
Model Driven Architecture
Modeling with UML
Reusable Software and Metrics
Reverse Engineering, Re-engineering
Adaptive Software
Software Define Network
Data Mining and Machine Learning
Safety and Security in Critical Software
Registration Fees
Free
Language
English
Activities
Sessions of scientific and industrial relevance
Workshops on the latest frontier of technologies
Poster sessions: a walk through scientific research and applications
Visits to leading companies in ICT and technologies
Networking and Gala dinner
Social program
Submission Procedure
Authors should submit a six-page manuscript, including figures, tables, and references before October 1, 2016. For proposals, authors should submit 1-2 pages before November 1, 2016.
Manuscripts should be submitted in one of the following formats: LaTeX, PDF, Open Document, or Word. The submission Website for OSSCOM 2016 is: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=osscom16
The proceedings of the conference will be submitted to IEEE Xplore. Extended versions of the selected papers will be published in the International Journal of Open Source Software and Processes (IJOSSP) and the International Journal of Cloud Applications and Computing (IJCAC), published by IGI-Global, USA
OSSCOM 2016 Themes
Developing OSS communities
Supporting OSS innovations
Building OSS capacities
General Co-Chairs
Prof. Dr. Salem Al-Agtash, GJU - Jordan
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rainer Herpers, BRSU - Germany
Dr. Walid Karam, UOB - Lebanon
Program Committee
Ms. Aseel Abu-Khalil, TAGITI - Jordan
Dr. Youssef Asfour, AUB - Lebanon
Dr. Cherif Bedran, IML - Lebanon
Dr. Hikmat Farhat, NDU - Lebanon
Dr. Pascal Fares, UL - Lebanon
Dr. Walid Karam, UOB - Lebanon
Dr. Mwaffaq Otoom, YU - Jordan
Mr. Ramez M. Quneibi, TAGITI - Jordan
Scientific Committee
Dr. Mohammed Akour, YU - Jordan
Dr. Bassam Alasir, GJU - Jordan
Dr. Mohammad Al-Daoud, GJU - Jordan
Dr. Hisham M. Almasaeid, YU - Jordan
Dr. Sahel Alouneh, GJU - Jordan
Dr. Amin Al-Qudah, YU - Jordan
Prof. Adnan Al-Smadi, YU - Jordan
Dr. Abdel-Karim Al-Tamimi, YU - Jordan
Dr. Enrique Arias, UCLM - Spain
Dr. Mohamad Awad, IEEE - Lebanon
Dr. Carole Bassil, UL - Lebanon
Prof. Dr. Stefan Böhmer, BRSU - Germany
Dr. Khaldoun El-Khaldi, NDU - Lebanon
Dr. Ismael García-Varea, UCLM - Spain
Dr. Marwan Gebran, NDU - Lebanon
Dr. George Ghinea, UBRUN - UK
Dr. Ismail Hababeh, GJU - Jordan
Dr. Ala’ Khalifeh, GJU - Jordan
Dr. Jawad Khalife, UL - Lebanon
Dr. Bilal Maaz, CNAM - Lebanon
Mr. Sebastian Mancke, Tarent - Germany
Dr. Dany Merhej, CNAM - Lebanon
Dr. José Pascual Molina, UCLM - Spain
Dr. Anastasia Papazafeiropoulou, UBRUN - UK
Publicity Committee
Dr. Yaser Jararweh, JUST - Jordan
Dr. Muhannad Quwaider, JUST - Jordan
Important Dates
Event
Deadlines
Manuscript Submission
September 1st, 2016, Final Deadline October 1st 2016