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Open source software (OSS) sustainability depends not only on code contributions but also on governance structures that define who decides, who acts, and how responsibility is distributed. We lack systematic empirical evidence of how…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-03-27 Pedro Oliveira , Tayana Conte , Marco Gerosa , Igor Steinmacher

The success of open source projects crucially depends on the voluntary contributions of a sufficiently large community of users. Apart from the mere size of the community, interesting questions arise when looking at the evolution of…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2013-03-05 Marcelo Serrano Zanetti , Emre Sarigol , Ingo Scholtes , Claudio Juan Tessone , Frank Schweitzer

While many forms of financial support are currently available, there are still many complaints about inadequate financing from software maintainers. In May 2019, GitHub, the world's most active social coding platform, launched the Sponsor…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2021-11-29 Xunhui Zhang , Tao Wang , Yue Yu , Qiubing Zeng , Zhixing Li , Huaimin Wang

Open source software (OSS) generates trillions of dollars in economic value and has become essential to the technical infrastructures that power organizations worldwide. As these systems increasingly depend on OSS, understanding the…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-01-06 Elijah Kayode Adejumo , Mariam Guizani , Brittany Johnson

Micro-task crowdsourcing has become a successful mean to obtain high-quality data from a large crowd of diverse people. In this context, trust between all the involved actors (i.e. requesters, workers, and platform owners) is a critical…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2017-02-14 Jie Yang , Alessandro Bozzon

The role of trust within Human-Computer Interaction is being redefined. With the increasing omnipresence, autonomy, and opacity of technology, users often struggle to understand the capabilities and limitations of systems. In this article,…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-04-08 Gabriela Beltrão , Debora F. de Souza , Sonia Sousa , David Lamas

This mixed-methods inquiry examined four domains that shape university students' trust in ChatGPT: user attributes, seven delineated trust dimensions, task context, and perceived societal impact. Data were collected through a survey of 115…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-07-08 Kadija Bouyzourn , Alexandra Birch

With the increasing scale, complexity, and heterogeneity of the next generation networked systems, seamless control, management, and security of such systems becomes increasingly challenging. Many diverse applications have driven interest…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-04-19 Anousheh Gholami , Nariman Torkzaban , John S. Baras

Open Source Software for Social Good (OSS4SG) projects aim to address critical societal challenges, such as healthcare access and community safety. Understanding the community dynamics and contributor patterns in these projects is essential…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-02-12 Mohamed Ouf , Shayan Noei , Zeph Van Iterson , Mariam Guizani , Ying Zou

Data sharing is the fuel of the galloping artificial intelligence economy, providing diverse datasets for training robust models. Trust between data providers and data consumers is widely considered one of the most important factors for…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2025-08-20 Wenbo Wu , George Konstantinidis

Previous work established that open source software (OSS) projects can benefit from the involvement of UX professionals, who offer user-centric perspectives and contributions to improve software usability. However, their participation in…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-03-05 Arghavan Sanei , Jinghui Cheng

The pull-based development model facilitates global collaboration within open-source software projects. However, whereas it is increasingly common for software to depend on other projects in their ecosystem, most research on the pull…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-10-28 Willem Meijer , Mirela Riveni , Ayushi Rastogi

Context: Diversity can impact team communication, productivity, cohesiveness, and creativity. Analyzing the existing knowledge about diversity in open source software (OSS) projects can provide directions for future research and raise…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-06-03 Reydne Santos , Rafa Prado , Ana Paula de Holanda Silva , Kiev Gama , Fernando Castor , Ronnie de Souza Santos

Blockchain is a distributed ledger technique that guarantees the traceability of transactions. Blockchain is adopted in multiple domains like finance (e.g., cryptocurrency), healthcare, security, and supply chain. In the open-source…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-05-18 Ajoy Das , Gias Uddin , Guenther Ruhe

The development Open Source Software fundamentally depends on the participation and commitment of volunteer developers to progress. Several works have presented strategies to increase the on-boarding and engagement of new contributors, but…

We have selected six myths about the OSS community and have tested whether they are true or not. The purpose of this report is to identify the lessons that can be learned from the development style of the OSS community and the issues that…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-04-16 Yukako Iimura , Masanari Kondo , Kazushi Tomoto , Yasutaka Kamei , Naoyasu Ubayashi , Shinobu Saito

Trust is not just a cognitive issue but also an emotional one, yet the research in human-AI interactions has primarily focused on the cognitive route of trust development. Recent work has highlighted the importance of studying affective…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-11-11 Ruoxi Shang , Gary Hsieh , Chirag Shah

Over the past few decades, open source software has been continuously integrated into software supply chains worldwide, drastically increasing reliance and dependence. Because of the role this software plays, it is important to understand…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-08-05 Elijah Kayode Adejumo , Brittany Johnson

Open-source software (OSS) community managers face significant challenges in retaining contributors, as they must monitor activity and engagement while navigating complex dynamics of collaboration. Current tools designed for managing…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-02-13 Zixuan Feng , Katie Kimura , Bianca Trinkenreich , Igor Steinmacher , Marco Gerosa , Anita Sarma

Open source software (OSS) forms the backbone of industrial data workflows and enterprise systems. However, many OSS projects face operational risks due to informal or centralized governance. This paper presents a practical case study of…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-01-21 Pedro Oliveira , Doris Amoakohene , Toby Hocking , Marco Gerosa , Igor Steinmacher