CALL FOR PAPERS
IS NOW OPEN!
We’re back! BlueHat IL 2022
It's been a wild year to say the least. But we are finally back! And this time, we are going bigger and crazier than ever before.
If you’re a cyber-research revolutionary, game changer, innovator or thought leader – we want you! Yes, you!
Announcing BlueHat IL – a special edition of Microsoft’s leading cybersecurity conference, to be held for the 5th time in Tel Aviv, Israel. Over the last decade, BlueHat conferences have drawn the brightest minds in security to examine the industry’s key challenges. And now, BlueHat IL is taking it to the next level.
Topics of Interest
Any innovative research in vulnerabilities, exploits, mitigations and defense
How bad are we owned, attacks and war stories
Virtualization, OS, boot, and low level security
Hardware security, CPU bugs, side channels, backdoors, front doors
Advanced web security, identity vulns, authentication
Cloud, networking, or protocol security
Mobile, IoT, or critical infrastructure security
Modern cryptography and attacks
Anything that breaks the internet or the world as we know it
Submission Requirements
Submissions may only be entered by researchers / speakers (NO submissions from PR / marketing representatives).
BlueHat IL does not accept product or vendor-related pitches.
Session length – 30 or 45 min format.
No more than 3 speakers permitted to present on stage.
Each submission must be completed in its entirety. Incomplete submissions will be disqualified.
Your submission should clearly detail the concepts, ideas, findings and solutions you or your speaking team plan to present.
Individuals may submit more than one proposal but each proposal must be submitted via a separate submission form.
Each submission must include detailed biographies of the proposed speaking team.
Each submission should acknowledge prior work in the space, distinguishing or highlighting how your presentation is different.
Individuals submitting a proposal will receive an email within 48-72 hours of submission confirming their proposal has been received for review.
More info on how to submit and speaker travel info can be found in the CFP guidelines PDF.
If you have any questions regarding your submission, please write us at bluehati@microsoft.com
Review Board
Michal Braverman Blumenstyk
Could & AI Security
CTO, Microsoft
Aanchal Gupta
VP, Azure Security
Microsoft
Matt Miller
Partner Security Software
Engineer, Microsoft
Tomer Teller
Principle Group Program Manager, Microsoft
Tomer Schwartz
CTO, Dazz
Ophir Harpaz
Security Research Team Lead, Akamai (Guardicore)
Matt Suiche
Founder @ Comae
Review Process
Submissions that highlight original and innovative research, tools, vulnerabilities, etc. will be given priority.
We recommend submitting as early as possible as slots are super limited.
Authors will be contacted directly if review board members have any questions about a submission.
Once the review process is complete, all authors will receive a confirmation of acceptance or rejection (by Dec 12, 2019).
Don’t be bummed if your talk is rejected! We have year-round BlueHat events and may contact you with other options.
Regardless of the outcome – we truly appreciate your contribution to BlueHat IL and the security community.