Within the ELISA Project, Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and Working Groups (WGs) play complementary roles in advancing the use of Linux in safety-critical systems.
Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
SIGs are community-driven collaboration forums focused on specific industries, technologies, or emerging areas of interest. They provide a space for members to share expertise, discuss challenges, exchange best practices, and align on real-world use cases across the safety-critical ecosystem. As ELISA expands into new domains, SIGs such as the Railways SIG and Space Grade Linux SIG help bring together industry experts and open source communities to address the unique needs and opportunities within those sectors.
Working Groups
Working Groups are more execution-focused and are organized around defined technical goals and deliverables that support the broader ELISA mission. These groups collaborate on practical outputs such as documentation, tooling, safety guidance, reference architectures, and development best practices that help organizations build and deploy Linux-based safety-critical systems with greater confidence.