CALL FOR PAPERS FOR BSIDES BUDAPEST – MARCH 2, 2017

BSides Budapest is soliciting papers and presentations for the 2017 BSidesBUD – IT Security Conference.

WHO SHOULD SUBMIT?

We are most interested in new presentations, but important updates on existing work are welcome. We are also interested in presentations from new faces, therefore, we encourage any individual who has not spoken at a conference before to submit a talk and attempt to make BSides Budapest their inaugural event.

NOTE: BSidesBUD does not accept product or vendor related pitches. If your talk is a camouflaged advertisement for a new product or service your company is offering, please do not apply.

SUGGESTED TOPICS

BSidesBUD presentations should be focused on topics that are of interest to IT security and technology professionals who are paying attention to current trends and issues. Presentations dealing with new technologies are always encouraged. Some examples include (but not limited to):

• Information technology
• Network security
• Mobile security
• Web Application security
• Vulnerability research and zero days
• Penetration testing and security assessment
• Forensics
• Malware analysis and new trends in malicious codes
• Cryptography
• Car/Vehicles hacking
• Virtualization and cloud computing
• Innovative attack / defense strategies
• Embedded device security / Internet of things
• Hardware hacking
• Phone phreaking
• Robotics

GROUP/PANEL SUBMISSIONS

Submissions with two or more speakers are welcome @ BSidesBUD.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• All presentations must be submitted by the original authors.
• Submissions should be in English (preferred) or Hungarian.
• Sales pitches, advertisements, product demos will be politely rejected.

The following time slots are available and it is expected that the presenters will budget time for audience participation and Q&A within this time frame:

• Regular Talks: Regular presentation slots lengths are a fixed duration of 45 minutes.
• Light Talks: Light presentation slots lengths are a fixed duration of 15 minutes.
• Workshops: The workshops have fixed duration of 120 minutes or more and have a maximum capacity of 15 attendees.

The CFP deadline for submissions is October 30, 2016.

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

Submissions should be in plain text and should address the following points:

• Your preferred email address
• Are you representing anyone (yourself, company name, group name)
• The title and abstract for your presentation
• Approximate length of your presentation

Please send your submissions to [email protected] until October 30, 2016.

THANK YOU!

We thank you in advance for your interest and support in BSides Budapest, and all your submissions are greatly appreciated.

Download the official CFP poster:

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