XI International Workshop on Free and Open Source Software and Emerging Technologies

XI International Workshop on Free and Open Source Software and Emerging Technologies

The Free Software Research Groups (GISOL) and Human Computer Interaction (GHCI) of the University of Computer Sciences, together with the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) and the Temporary Group of the Video Game Industry, invite the XI Workshop International Free Software and Emerging Technologies (SWL-TE 2025), which will be a space for scientific and technical exchange on experiences and research on:
  • Development, migration and use of free and open source software technologies, the contribution of communities and emerging technologies in this field.
  • Comprehensive analysis of human computer interface (HCI) technologies, in a world of technological convergences, with the revolutions of the Metaverse and Artificial Intelligence.


Topics

  • Adoption of free software and open source technologies
  • Construction/customization of Operating Systems based on open sources
  • Economic, legal and social aspects of free software
  • Experiences of the work of Free Software Communities
  • Development of applications with free technologies
  • Android and free mobile operating systems
  • Emerging technologies associated with free software and/or open hardware (Blockchain, cloud computing, robotics, internet of things, virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality)
  • Emotional interfaces
  • Multimodal interfaces
  • Virtual Twins 
  • Video Games 


 Scientific Comittee

President: M. Sc. Ailyn Estrada Velazco, Universidad de las Ciencias Informáticas, Cuba. 


Members:

  Dr. C. Omar Correa Madrigal, Universidad de las Ciencias Informáticas, Cuba

  Dr. C. Danilo Amaya Chávez, Universidad de las Ciencias Informáticas, Cuba

  Dr. C. Hubert Viltres Salas, Universidad de las Ciencias Informáticas, Cuba

  M. Sc. Daniel Frias Mena, Universidad de La Habana, Cuba

  M. Sc. Niurvis Legrá Pérez, Universidad de las Ciencias Informáticas, Cuba

  M. Sc. Héctor Rodríguez Figueredo, Parque Científico Tecnológico de La Habana, Cuba

  M. Sc. Allan Pierra Fuentes, Universidad de las Ciencias Informáticas, Cuba

  M. Sc. Yurisbel Vega Ortiz, Universidad de las Ciencias Informáticas, Cuba

  M. Sc. Juan Manuel Fuentes Rodríguez, Universidad de las Ciencias Informáticas, Cuba

  M. Sc. Yandielys Reyes Plano, Universidad de las Ciencias Informáticas, Cuba

  Dr. C. Joaquín Pina Amargos, Unión de Informáticos de Cuba, Cuba

  Dr. C. Vlada Kuraskova, Universidad Federal de Kazán, Rusia

  Dr. C. Cesar Collazos, Universidad del Cauca, Colombia, Colombia

  Dr. C. Philippe Palanque, Université Paul Sabatier de Toulouse, Francia

  Dr. C. Vanessa Agredo, UNICOMFACAUCA, Colombia

  Dr. C. Wilson Sarmiento, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Colombia


The accepted works will be published in the proceedings of the Convention, under the Ediciones Futuro seal with the corresponding ISBN record. A selection of the works will be proposed for publication in magazines related to the themes of the event.



Contact information


M. Sc. Aylin Estrada Velazco

President of Scientific Comittee

Email:softwarelibre@uci.cu



M. Sc. Magdiel Fernández Santana

Executive Secretary

Email:mfsantana@uci.cu

Date & Time
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Start - 12:00 AM (America/Havana)
Friday, October 17, 2025
End - 4:00 PM (America/Havana) Add to Calendar
Location

Hotel Meliá Internacional Varadero

Avenida Las Américas, Km 1, Varadero
Varadero MAT
Cuba
+53 45 623100
melia.internacional@meliacuba.com.
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Organizer

Sociedad Interfaz de Ciencia y Tecnología de la Universidad de las Ciencias Informáticas, KAINOS S.A.

+53 72081278
+53 52871524
comercial@kainos.cu, uciencia@uci.cu
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