IndiaFOSS 2025 Devrooms

hardware

IndiaFOSS 2025 Devroom

Open Hardware

We invite proposals that focus on open-source hardware development, community-driven innovation, and real-world applications. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:

  1. DIY and Maker Projects: Personal and community-driven open hardware initiatives. (e.g. T1E: ePaper Watch)
  2. Open-Source PCB Design & Tools: KiCad, EasyEDA, LibrePCB, and related workflows. (e.g. Cory Dora: Open Source Macropad)
  3. Hardware Security & Trust: Ensuring transparency and security in open hardware.
  4. Open-Source Silicon & FPGAs: RISC-V, open ASICs, and FPGA toolchains. (e.g. Open-Source Chips)
  5. Challenges in Open Hardware Adoption: Manufacturing, and ecosystem barriers. (e.g. Building Open Hardware with FOSS)
  6. Community-Driven Hardware Development: Collaborative models for hardware innovation. (e.g. Building an Open-Source Supersaber)


We welcome both technical talks and practical workshops, with preferred durations of:

  1. 10+5 min : Lightning Talks
  2. 20+5 min : Standard Sessions
  3. 30+5 min : Fireside chat

Call For Proposals

Submit a proposal

Specify the devroom while proposing your session in the "track" field.

Devroom Managers

  1. Balu
  2. Amit
  3. Kailash
  4. Harish

All are core members of Absurd Industries, a passionate open hardware community dedicated to getting more people to build things

Designing UX for Human-Machine interaction

Talk
Review Pending
2274

Building modern GUI applications for embedded devices using game engine.

Talk
Review Pending
2274

Homelabbing with bare metal

Talk
Review Pending
2273

CircuitVerse: Making Digital Logic Simulation a Breeze

Lightning Talk
Review Pending
2275

Portable Social Buddy, the Maker's Sidekick!

Talk
Review Pending
2271

Open-Source Hardware in India: Why We're Still Playing on Hard Mode

Birds of Feather(BoF)
Review Pending
2272

Smarter Healthcare with IoT & AI: From Sensors to Predictions

Talk
Review Pending
2271

Build Your First Voice-Controlled Smart Robot Using FOSS and LLM

Talk
Review Pending
2274

CoryDora: A Macropad, A Supply Chain, and A Case for Local Manufacturing

Talk
Review Pending
2274

JIgIta - jump to soldering joy from pain

Talk
Review Pending
2274

Because Glancing at Your Phone While Riding 2 Wheelers Is Dumb !!!

Lightning Talk
Review Pending
2274

AI Accelerators: The What, the Why, and Open Source Today

Talk
Review Pending
2273

VoltQuest: Open Source Hardware Gaming

Lightning Talk
Review Pending
2270

Design of a Nutube Raspberry Pi HAT

Lightning Talk
Review Pending
2274

Makerville Badge

Talk
Review Pending
2273

Fixable : How do we resist the planned obsolescence problem?

Lightning Talk
Review Pending
2276