BlackAlps 2024
Program committee
The program committee is composed of international renowned experts in the field responsible for building a program of quality. They will collect the proposals and select the most outstanding ones.
- Nicolas Oberli, Blackalps (chair)
- Axelle Apvrille, Fortinet
- Franck Bitsch, Mandiant
- Gynvael Coldwind, HexArcana
- Nicolas Grégoire, Agarri
- Daniel Le Gall, Blaklis
- Sylvain Pelissier, Zellic
- Philippe Teuwen, Quarkslab
Benefits for the speakers
Accepted speakers and trainers will enjoy the following benefits:
- Reimbursement of travel costs up to a decent amount
- Paid accommodation (up to 2 nights)
- Free admission to the event, as well as the social events
In the case 2 speakers are presenting for the same talk:
- Both speakers will have free admission to the event, as well as the social events
- We cover the fees for only one double-room
If you’re more than 2 speakers, the additional speakers will have to book their room and social events.
Proposal topics
We expect an event offering a wide range of topics included in the information security field, including software, hardware, networks, infrastructures, systems, and others. For instance, topics could be:
- Applications security
- Vulnerability research and exploits development
- Penetration testing and red teaming
- Cloud security
- Security automation
- Network security
- Intrusion detection and monitoring
- Cryptography
Some examples of subjects:
- How we are handling appsec for product development at XYZ
- Novel exploitation technique against target XYZ
- How we are building detection engineering at XYZ
- I received ABC for Christmas, this is how I hacked it
- Findings vulnerabilities in cloud providers services
- Shifting security left and ensure safe-by-construct products
An external resource on how to write a good CFP.
Proposal language
Talks (45 minutes format) and slides are expected to be given in English.
Required submission details
Title
200-words abstract describing your talk
A few words on why we should accept your talk
A list of authors and their affiliations
A short biography
If available, the following can also be part of your submission
- A description of the research presented in the talk with a maximal length of 4 pages and/or the slides if already available;
- If needed, a list of special requirements (special network access, equipment, etc.)