About this talk
This talk, presented by Antonio Kung, Léo Cornec, Dr. Cécile Rabrait, Estibaliz Arzoz, and Diana Jimenez from Trialog, focuses on the application of the Hourglass Model for open source development in research. The session introduces this framework as a means to structure digital ecosystems by linking stakeholders, capabilities, and open source components, and emphasizes the importance of a narrow interoperability layer for enabling reuse and standardization across complex systems. The methodology is illustrated through various EU-funded projects related to cloud-edge IoT, energy systems, cybersecurity, and agriculture, demonstrating how stakeholder mapping, interoperability mechanisms, and supporting standards can be leveraged to transition research outputs into deployable solutions. The framework also discusses ecosystem maturity stages, open source readiness, and community growth, ultimately facilitating the adoption of open source technologies beyond research.
