Call for Papers

Call for Papers · UYBHYS 2026

Share what you've dug up.

Talks (45 min) and workshops (2h) — in French or English. Whatever your experience level, we want to hear from you.

DEADLINE JUNE 30, 2026 00:00 · Europe/Paris
→ Submit on Pretalx See the topics ↓

Key dates

  1. MAY 2026 CFP opens
  2. JUN 30, 2026 Submission deadline
  3. JUL 2026 Speakers notified
  4. NOV 6-7 UYBHYS 2026 · Brest

Context

The goal of Unlock Your Brain Harden Your System is to offer an open, free space for technical and non-technical people to meet around the implications of new technologies in society.

  • Friday, November 6, 2026 is dedicated to workshops.
  • Saturday, November 7, 2026 is dedicated to talks and the social event.

All proposals and speakers must comply with our Code of Conduct. The conference languages are French and English.

Topics of interest

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • Software engineering & security
  • Social engineering
  • Honeypots / honeynets
  • Spyware, phishing & botnets
  • Software & hardware vulnerabilities
  • Digital privacy
  • Wireless networks & security
  • Attacks on information systems
  • E-voting
  • Free software & security
  • Systems evaluation
  • Security standards
  • Legal & social aspects
  • Network security
  • Malware reverse engineering
  • Forensics & anti-forensics
  • Offensive IT (and counter-offensive)
  • Mobile security
  • CSIRT & incident response
  • Threat intel & data mining
  • Threat sharing & exchange
  • Information research & exploration

Speaker perks

Free pass

Full conference access for selected talks and workshops.

Travel

Travel expenses covered to get to Brest.

Accommodation

Up to 3 nights covered during the conference.

Meals

Lunches, drinks and food throughout the conference.

Submission process

Couldn’t be simpler — everything happens on Pretalx. The organizing committee enjoys reviewing your ideas and will notify you of the selection outcome.

→ Submit on Pretalx

Deadline: June 30, 2026 · 00:00 (Europe/Paris)

Stay tuned for the selected program: Mastodon · Bluesky · LinkedIn.

Publication & rights

Authors retain full rights to their publications and papers, but grant unlimited redistribution rights for the Unlock conference and its related electronic/paper publications.

Acknowledgements

Deep gratitude to the hack.lu conference, whose values we share and who graciously allowed us to draw inspiration from their call for contributions.