Dates, Deadlines and Venue

• BOOTSTRAP24 Conference: 24 February 2024
• BOOTLOADER Mixer Evening: 23 February 2024
• CFP Closes 27 November 2023
• Final Selection by 30 November 2023

About Ringzer0 BOOTSTRAP24 Austin

• All new hacker conference heavy on hands-on participation!
• A single day event that features research presentations, hands-on workshops and cyber challenges.
• The BOOTLOADER Mixer is a unique evening of education, engagement and entertainment featuring an opening talk, lightning talks and interaction with instructors, speakers and the Austin hacker community

Topics of focus

• Reverse Engineering / Debugging
• Vulnerability Discovery
• Exploit Development
• AI / LLMs in the offensive/defensive context
• Fuzzing
• Hardware and IoT
• Telecom / Baseband / Cellular
• Wireless / Bluetooth / RF
• Automotive / Drone
• Application Security / Mobile apps
• OS Internals
• or define your own unique category!

Submission options

• Research Presentations (45 minutes)
• Hands-on Workshops (90 minutes)

Benefits for Speakers and Workshop Instructors

• Interact with some of the best instructors and speakers in the cybersecurity industry
• Present your research or tools to an active cybersecurity community in Austin
• 2 nights of hotel stay in Austin Texas
• Up to USD 500 for travel reimbursement
• Invitation to the Speakers and VIP Social evening on Thursday 22 February 2024
• Several informal social events organised by Ringzer0 in Austin (distilleries, breweries, tex-mex food tours and more. Austin is a very vibrant city!)

Notes for participants

• Talks will be recorded on camera and shared on the Internet. By accepting a speaking slot you are committing to your talk being recorded and shared on video sites. If this is a problem for you, please say so in your submission.
• Please inform us of any disability, allergy or other needs you may have with your submission so we can accommodate them.

This Call for Papers closed on 2023-11-27 23:59 (US/Central).