Roberto Di Cosmo

@rdicosmo

Scientist professor hacker writer citizen. Committed to building a better world through science technology and community. Director @swheritage. Follow ≠ endorse

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Joined June 2009

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Roberto Di Cosmo@rdicosmo · Feb 18, 2016

Yes, source code is special: it's executable knowledge that is meant to be human readable, by design. It's an all time new in human history.

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Roberto Di Cosmo@rdicosmo · Jul 14

Software Heritage was on the road through the East Coast: Open Science, Compliance and Responsible AI as key topics with @UCBIDS, @github, @FranceinSF, @UOPLSS and many others. Full story👉 linkedin.com/pulse/road-thr… @inria @ouvrirlascience @cnrs @SWHeritage @unesco @CEA_Officiel

rdicosmo's tweet card. Over the past few weeks, I had the opportunity to travel across the United States — from the Bay Area to the Pacific Northwest — to advance Software Heritage’s mission and build new bridges for the...

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Roberto Di Cosmo@rdicosmo · Jun 18

Want to get the hard evidence on Open Source presented at #UNOpenSourceWeek using the @swheritage open digital infrastructure? Find the links inside the slides from my keynote: 🔗 annex.softwareheritage.org/public/talks/2… 📘 Full program: un.org/digital-emergi… @unesco #OpenSource @inria @cnrs

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Software Heritage@SWHeritage · Jun 18

Join @rdicosmo today at #UNOpenSourceWeek2025 for the closing panel about "Digital Cooperation Across Layers of Governance." Catch the live stream: 17:15 – 18:00 EDT webtv.un.org/en/asset/k10/k… #OSPOsForGood #OpenSource

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Roberto Di Cosmo@rdicosmo · Jun 15

On my way to #UNOpenSourceWeek: time to roll out the report on the mid may trip to Tokyo building bridges for Open Science, Compliance and Responsible AI (and a tip on Japanese hotels🙂)👉 linkedin.com/pulse/building… @kazutsuna @CNRS @Inria @ouvrirlascience @OpenAIRE_eu

rdicosmo's tweet card. Mid may saw another intense and fruitful week in Japan. From strategic conversations on supply chain traceability to in-depth discussions at the French-Japanese workshop on open science, exchanges...

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Ministerio de Ciencia@min_ciencia · Apr 10

En la instancia, el jefe de la nueva División de Tecnologías Emergentes, Ignacio Silva, participó de las palabras de apertura refiriéndose a los desafíos vinculados al código abierto, la inteligencia artificial, la ciberseguridad, la ciencia abierta y la innovación ✅

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UNESCO Santiago@UNESCOSantiago · Apr 11

(1/3) La directora de la @UNESCOSantiago, @ekuischlaroche, en el seminario “Código abierto para una #IA responsable en Chile”, organizado por @Inria_Chile, @min_ciencia y @cepal_onu. #IAResponsable #CódigoAbierto

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ANID Ciencia Abierta@ANID_Abierta · Apr 9

• La sesión organizada por @inria_chile junto a @min_ciencia y @cepal_onu contó con una conferencia magistral dictada por @rdicosmo de @SWHeritage en torno a infraestructuras para #OpenScience y #OpenSource.

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Inria Chile@inria_chile · Apr 9

🗣️ @rdicosmo (@SWHeritage , @Inria) presentando “Software Heritage: A revolutionary infrastructure for Open Science and Open Source” sobre la iniciativa de @inria, @UNESCO que busca recopilar, preservar y compartir el código fuente de software público a nivel global.

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Inria Chile@inria_chile · Apr 4

Invitación | “Código Abierto para una Inteligencia Artificial Responsable en Chile”. Te invitamos al Seminario organizado por @inria_chile, @min_ciencia y @cepal_onu donde se reflexionará sobre el rol del #OpenSource para 🇨🇱 📲Inscripciones: bit.ly/42ixpLx

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Roberto Di Cosmo@rdicosmo · Mar 20

Welcome onboard, Florent !

SSoftware Heritage@SWHeritage · Mar 18

Our new ambassador, Florent Zara, aka @flzara from the @EclipseFdn is ready to help organizations navigate the world of #OpenSource, from management to contribution, aligning with @swheritage's mission. Read more: softwareheritage.org/2025/03/18/sof…

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Roberto Di Cosmo@rdicosmo · Mar 10

Want to know more about building bridges in India around Software Heritage? Here is my report on an intense week with the French Open Science committee for Open Science and Responsible AI! linkedin.com/pulse/landmark… @ouvrirlascience @Inria @CNRS @CSIR #opensource #AI #openscience

rdicosmo's tweet card. Last week I was in India for an intense series of high-level discussions and engagements on Open Science, responsible AI, and the role of Software Heritage as a cornerstone for a transparent and...

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Software Heritage@SWHeritage · Feb 2

Hey #FOSDEM folks: Come say hi to @SWHeritage, H-5. We're here to preserve the software world, one line of code at a time. Share your best stories about lost code & server crashes or just marvel at our collection of ancient artifacts (a.k.a. legacy code)!

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toscalix@toscalix · Feb 6

@SWHeritage FAQ en español is out! softwareheritage.org/faq/?lang=es

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Software Heritage@SWHeritage · Feb 12

#CodeCommons, a 2-year project, aims to improve #AI training data. Built on @SWHeritage, it will aggregate, structure & enrich public source code, focusing on transparency, traceability & attribution. Read more: softwareheritage.org/2025/02/11/cod…

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Roberto Di Cosmo@rdicosmo · Feb 11

#AI #transparency, #cybersecurity, #opensource and open science take center stage at @UNESCO with #SoftwareHeritage as silverlining? It happened! Learn more at linkedin.com/pulse/software… @inria @ouvrirlascience @cnrs @cea @DigitalEU #aialliance #DigitalPreservation

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Roberto Di Cosmo@rdicosmo · Jan 21

Pour les francophones, version française de la vidéo traite de Ada et Zangemann #righttorepair #righttotinker fsfe.org/news/2025/news…

rdicosmo's tweet card. The Free Software Foundation Europe is releasing the animated film ‘Ada & Zangemann - A Tale of Software, Skateboards, and Raspberry Ice Cream’ in French a...

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Software Heritage@SWHeritage · Dec 28

@Mozilla named Software Heritage co-founder @rdicosmo a #Rise25 Honoree in the 'builder' category. Here's how he got there. softwareheritage.org/2024/12/27/moz…

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Roberto Di Cosmo@rdicosmo · Dec 1

Third edition of the national #openscience award for #research #software in France: the results are out! Great software projects were distinguished this year too, congratulations! www-ouvrirlascience-fr.translate.goog/remise-des-pri… @ouvrirlascience @cnrs @inria

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Roberto Di Cosmo@rdicosmo · Nov 26

Advancing software science at IMDEA Software in Madrid, a short report from the last advisory board meetings linkedin.com/pulse/advancin…

rdicosmo's tweet card. Last week, I chaired the annual meeting of the Scientific Advisory Board and the Board of Trustees for the IMDEA Software Institute in Madrid. Having served on both boards since their inception—and...

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Software Heritage@SWHeritage · Nov 15

Software Heritage mourns the loss of Lunar, a member of the engineering team, whose innovative ideas and iconoclastic spirit made a lasting impact on our organization. softwareheritage.org/2024/11/15/rem…

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