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ChennaiFOSS 2026

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Conference
18 April 2026
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IC&SR Building, IIT Madras
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406 Attended 78 Proposals
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About

ChennaiFOSS is an annual conference organised by the FOSS United Chennai community to promote Free and Open Source Software.

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Event Schedule

Agenda
2026-04-18
TTJ Auditorium
09:00 AM
Opening Note
Opening Note
09:25 AM
Talk
Eeshaan Sawant
Cancel Your MS 365 Subscription. Why It's Time, and How You Can Move to FOSS Today!
Eeshaan Sawant
10:00 AM
Talk
Preetham Pemmasani
How I made FastAPI 6x Faster: From Python to Rust Without Rust
Preetham Pemmasani
10:35 AM
Lightning Talk
Vijay Varadharaj
Journey for Meta Monkeys with FOSS
Vijay Varadharaj
11:00 AM
Break
Morning Hi-Tea
11:45 AM
Talk
Anuvind
Software Patent Regulation in India: A 2026 Retrospective from a FOSS Perspective
Anuvind
12:20 PM
Talk
Anandaperumal Balaji
Serialization Beyond JSON: How Systems Preserve Meaning Across Boundaries
Anandaperumal Balaji
12:55 PM
Lightning Talk
Poruri Sai Rahul
Making college curricula accessible
Poruri Sai Rahul
01:10 PM
Lightning Talk
Yash Thakare
From Hackathon to Open Source: Demo Day Is Not the Finish Line
Yash Thakare
01:30 PM
Talk
Joe Celaster
How I Built a Web App Scaffolder That Saves Developers Hours
Joe Celaster
Hall 1
Hall 3
Hall 2
Exhibiton Hall
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Project Showcase

Project Showcase
PCBCUPID SciPy India RobotFramework Opensearch NammaWallet FOSSEE ZenMode

Community Partners

Community Partners
Chennai React Code On JVM Codesapiens D3 JS Lovers Human Resource Association TamilNadu KUG Chennai SFLC.in NammaFlutter OpenSearch user group chennai

Event Speakers

Speakers

Event Volunteers

Volunteers

Contact Information

chennai@fossunited.org