Building Reliable, Secure and Sustainable Industrial Grade Linux Together
Join the Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) community for an afternoon of technical insights, roadmap discussions, and networking with leading experts in industrial-grade Linux.
Held alongside Open Source Summit Europe 2026, the CIP Mini Summit provides a unique opportunity to learn how CIP is addressing long-term maintainability, security, functional safety, and software lifecycle management for critical infrastructure and embedded systems.
Whether you are an engineer, architect, technology leader, or open-source contributor, this event offers direct access to the people shaping the future of industrial Linux.
Why Attend?
- Learn the latest progress of the CIP Super Long-Term Support (SLTS) Kernel initiative.
- Hear directly from CIP working groups driving security, compliance, testing, and software update technologies.
- Gain insights into industrial cybersecurity and standards such as IEC 62443.
- Engage with CIP Technical Steering Committee (TSC) members and contributors.
- Network with industry experts, technology vendors, and open-source developers.
Event Information
Date: October 6, 2026
Time: 13:30 – 17:00 (Networking & Cocktail Reception from 17:00)
Venue: Prague Congress Centre, Prague, Czech Republic
Co-located with: Open Source Summit Europe 2026
Program
| Time | Session |
| 13:30 – 13:40 | Welcome & CIP Community Update (Yoshitake Kobayashi, TSC Chair) |
| 13:40 – 14:10 | Invited Talk (TBA) |
| 14:10 – 14:40 | Kernel Review, Hard Mode: Using local LLMs to find bugs where you don’t expect them (Ulrich Hecht) |
| 14:40 – 15:00 | Coffee Break |
| 15:00 – 17:00 | Open Technical Steering Committee Meeting |
| 17:30 – | Networking Reception |
Open TSC Meeting
The CIP Technical Steering Committee Meeting is open to all participants.
This interactive session provides an opportunity to hear first-hand updates and future plans from CIP working groups and engage directly with project leaders.
Topics include:
Kernel Team (Chair: Jan Kiszka)
Maintaining the CIP Super Long-Term Support (SLTS) Kernel to provide long-term stability, security maintenance, and predictable lifecycle support.
CIP Core WG (Chair: Hirotaka Motai)
Developing the foundational software platform and reference distributions for industrial Linux systems.
Security WG (Chair: Dinesh Kumar)
Advancing software supply-chain security, vulnerability management, and alignment with industrial cybersecurity standards such as IEC 62443.
Software Update WG (Chair: Kazuhiro Hayashi)
Improving reliable and resilient software update mechanisms for long-lifecycle deployed systems.
Testing WG (Chair: Chris Paterson)
Developing automated testing and CI frameworks to enhance quality, reliability, and interoperability across CIP-supported platforms.
Networking Reception
Continue the conversation after the summit.
Meet CIP maintainers, TSC members, contributors, and fellow attendees in an informal setting and explore opportunities for collaboration across the industrial and embedded Linux ecosystem.
Registration
The CIP Mini Summit EU 2026 is open to all attendees of Open Source Summit Europe 2026.
👉 Register via the Linux Foundation Co-located Events Page
https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-summit-europe/features/co-located-events/