Dal 4 al 6 febbraio Roma ospiterà tre giorni di eventi dedicati a responsabili politici, ricercatori e parti interessate, incentrati sui risultati raggiunti, sugli strumenti e sulle risorse sviluppati e sulle opportunità future offerte dal primo Open Cloud italiano per le scienze sociali.
La Conferenza Generale conclusiva di FOSSR offrirà l’opportunità di presentare i risultati e i progressi del progetto al pubblico e agli stakeholders, creando al contempo uno spazio di dialogo e dibattito, nello spirito di promuovere un ambiente di ricerca che consenta un accesso aperto, condiviso e semplificato ai dati.
L’infrastruttura FOSSR, finanziata attraverso il PNRR-NextGenerationEU e coordinata dall’Istituto di Ricerca del CNR sulla Crescita Economica Sostenibile (CNR-IRCrES), promuove la condivisione aperta di dati e metodologie per far progredire la ricerca nelle scienze sociali in tutta Italia.
- Più info: FOSSR DAYS 2026.
Agenda Completa
09:00: Welcome and registration
09:30: Introduction and Institutional Greetings | Michele Mazzola (MUR), Salvatore Capasso (CNR-DSU), Giovanni Cerulli (CNR-IRCrES, FOSSR Scientific Coordinator). Venue: Sala Convegni
10:00: Plenary session 1: What strategic challenges were faced, and what the outcomes achieved? Challenges and opportunities: reflections from the building of an Open Science Research Infrastructure | Giovanni Cerulli (CNR-IRCrES), Marco Sprocati (CNR-IRCrES), Daniela De Gregorio (CNR-ISMED), Massimiliano Saccone (CNR-DSU), Maria Elisa Rosati (CNR-ISTC), Emanuela Reale (CNR-IRCrES); discussant: Fabio Vitali (MUR). Venue: Sala Convegni
10:50: Q&A session
11:00: Coffee break
11:30: Morning parallel sessions:
Parallel session 1: Which knowledge and competences for the future of open science infrastructures? Inside FOSSR’s Training and Capacity Building programme | Andrea Orazio Spinello (CNR-IRCrES), Sonia Stefanizzi (UniMIB), Valentina Tudisca (CNR-IRPPS), Claudia Pennacchiotti (CNR-IRPPS), Serena Fabrizio (CNR-IRCrES), Rita Giuffredi (CNR-IRCrES), Erica Rizziato (CNR-IRCrES); chair: Andrea Orazio Spinello (CNR-IRCrES). Venue: Sala Marconi
Parallel session 2: The AI revolution in social data creation, management and mining. FOSSR innovation in data analysis | Rocco Paolillo (CNR-IRPPS), Lorenzo Giammei (INAPP), Emanuela Varinetti (CNR-IRCrES), Miguel Ceriani (CNR-ISTC), Sara Zuppiroli (CNR-ISTC), Fabio Longo (CNR-ISTC), Lorenzo Anastasi (CNR-ISTC), Misael Mongiovì (CNR-ISTC), Antonio Zinilli (CNR-IRCrES), Francesco Poggi (CNR-ISTC), Giusy Tuccari (UniCT e CNR-ISTC); chair: Andrea Giovanni Nuzzolese (CNR-ISTC). Venue: Sala Convegni
12:30: Plenary session 2: What does sustainability really mean for research infrastructures? FOSSR sustainability and long-term impact | Marco Sprocati (CNR-IRCrES), Massimiliano Saccone (CNR-DSU), Emanuela Reale (CNR-IRCrES); discussants: Angelica Maineri (ODISSEI), Michele Mazzola (MUR). Venue: Sala Convegni
13:20: Q&A session
13:30: Lunch break and networking
14:30: Coffee and hands-on session: Ready to explore FOSSR’s innovation? A live demo tour of FOSSR services
15:30: Afternoon parallel sessions:
Parallel session 3: Is dissemination enough to build an RI community? FOSSR community-building and communication: building networks, sharing knowledge | Serena Fabrizio (CNR-IRCrES), Rita Giuffredi (CNR-IRCrES), Elisa Storace (CNR-IRCrES); chair: Alessandra Maria Stilo (CNR-IRCrES). Venue: Sala Pareto
Parallel session 4: How to explore socio-economic change in Italy? Methodologies and themes of the FOSSR panels and infrastructures | Sonia Stefanizzi (UniMIB), Guglielmo Weber (UniPD), Antonio Zinilli (CNR-IRCrES), Giulio Ecchia (UniBO), Letizia Mencarini (UniBocconi), Cristiano Vezzoni (UniMI), Loredana Cerbara (CNR-IRPPS), Andrea Orazio Spinello (CNR-IRCrES), Giulia Andrighetto (CNR-ISTC); chair: Antonio Zinilli (CNR-IRCrES). Venue: Sala Marconi
Parallel session 5: How can a network of data-centres sustain open knowledge? Inside the hardware and software backbones of the Italian open science cloud | Lorenzo Anastasi (CNR-ISTC), Biagio Peccerillo (CNR-ISTI), Pier Giuseppe Meo (CNR-ICAR), Giuseppe Lanzafame (CNR-IRCrES); chair: Mario Sicuranza (CNR-ICAR). Venue: Sala Convegni
16:30: Roundtable: Are today’s infrastructures ready for tomorrow’s social science research? Stakeholders roundtable on the future development of Open Science Research Infrastructures for Social Science | Edoardo Bemporad (MUR), Marcel Das (Uni. Tilburg), Angelica Maineri (ODISSEI), Maria Luisa Lavitrano (UniMIB), Nicoletta Amodio (Confindustria), Mauro Bertelletti (MUR, tbc), Matthias Weber (AIT), Emma Lazzeri (CNR); moderator: Emanuela Reale (CNR-IRCrES). Venue: Sala Convegni
17:20: Q&A session
17.30: Wrap up and conclusion




