Bridging the gap between student research and open source projects, the Center for Research in Open Source Software (CROSS) provides funding to work on innovative projects after graduation. CROSS facilitates a smart way to finance open source software, and is conscious of the abilities students have to create innovative software and encourages this innovation after graduation. UCSC created CROSS as a center that assists students with their research prototypes to collaborate with open source communities and companies.

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UCSC OSPO

CROSS and UCSC OSPO team works with University of California Open Source Program Office Network!

The UC OSPO Network is a groundbreaking initiative that harnesses the collective power of six UC campuses to revolutionize open-source practices in academia. This collaborative effort aims to amplify the impact of research, public service, and education across the University of California system.

  • Center for Research in Open Source Software welcomes James Davis as new faculty director

    Center for Research in Open Source Software welcomes James Davis as new faculty director

    CROSS welcomes a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering James Davis as its new faculty director. Davis now runs CROSS in collaboration with Executive Director Stephanie Lieggi. (See full articleย here)

  • UC OSPO / OSRE Accepted as GSoC Mentor Org

    UC OSPO / OSRE Accepted as GSoC Mentor Org

    Theย UCSC OSPOย were accepted as aย Google Summer of Code (GSoC)ย mentor organization for 2024. This acceptance will help to highlight theย Open Source Research Experience Program (OSRE)ย and theย Summer of Reproducibility. The UCSC OSPO acceptance is a…

  • CROSS, Skyhook, and Polyphy

    CROSS, Skyhook, and Polyphy

    Institutional support for creating Paths to Open Source Ecosystems for Open Source Products in Research CROSS and the Open Source Program Office will be hosting a day-long hybrid workshop on April 27, 2023,…

CROSS

The mission of the Center for Research in Open Source Software at UC Santa Cruz is to bridge the gap between student research and open source projects.

Last modified: May 27, 2025