Security BSides Kraków — Call for Papers

Security BSides Kraków is looking for speakers, researchers, practitioners, hackers, builders, defenders, breakers, and curious minds who want to share their knowledge with the cybersecurity community.

Whether you are presenting original research, sharing lessons learned from the field, demonstrating a new technique, or teaching something practical, we want to hear from you.

What to submit

Please provide:

• Session title
• Abstract, within the limits below
• Speaker name and role/affiliation
• Email address
• Social links, such as LinkedIn or X
• Short bio, maximum 100 words
• Speaker photo

Formats & limits

Talks

Up to 60 minutes.

We recommend approximately 45 minutes of presentation + 15 minutes for Q&A.

Abstract: maximum 150 words.

Workshops & Trainings

From 2 to 8 hours.

Workshops and trainings should be hands-on, highly technical, or provide a structured deep dive into the subject. Please clearly describe what participants will learn, any prerequisites, and whether they need to bring or install anything beforehand.

Abstract: maximum 200 words.

Please keep all abstracts concise and within the specified limits.

Language

Security BSides Kraków is an English-only conference.

All submissions, titles, abstracts, speaker bios, slides, training materials, and presentations must be in English.

Multi-speaker submissions

If your session has more than one speaker, please include complete information for every speaker.

Rookie & Lightning Talks

We strongly encourage first-time speakers.

For shorter 5–15 minute Rookie or Lightning Talks, please contact contact@bsideskrakow.pl for details.

Vendor-neutral policy

Security BSides Kraków is a community-driven event.

Regular conference talks and workshops must be educational and vendor-neutral. Product pitches, sales presentations, and disguised marketing sessions will not be accepted.

Vendor-focused content may only be considered for dedicated formats such as the Business Village or other explicitly designated sponsor or partner sessions.

Submissions made by third parties, including PR agencies, marketing agencies, speaker bureaus, or similar representatives submitting on behalf of a speaker, will not be accepted.

Speakers must submit their own proposals.

Selection

Preference will be given to submissions that are:

• Current and relevant
• Technically strong
• Original or based on meaningful real-world experience
• Practical and useful to attendees
• Clear about what the audience will learn
• Free from unnecessary commercial promotion

We especially welcome original research, new tools and techniques, case studies, lessons learned, live demonstrations, and practical knowledge that attendees can apply after the conference.

Acceptance notifications are planned for mid-July.

Suggested topics

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

• AI / LLM Security
• Application Security / DevSecOps
• Automotive / Transportation / Avionics / Maritime Security
• Biometrics / Identity & Access Management
• Biohacking
• Cloud Security
• Compliance / Regulations / Risk Management
• Critical Infrastructure / ICS / OT Security
• Cybersecurity Strategy
• Data Breaches
• Database Security
• DDoS / Botnets / Fraud
• Digital Forensics & Incident Response
• Hardware Security
• Healthcare Security
• IoT Security
• Malware Analysis & Reverse Engineering
• Mobile Security
• National Security / Cyber Defense
• Network Security & Monitoring
• Offensive Security & Exploitation
• Open-Source Security
• OSINT
• Penetration Testing
• Physical Security
• Privacy
• Security Engineering
• Security Leadership & Program Management
• Security Research & Tools
• SIEM / Detection Engineering
• Software Supply Chain Security
• Threat Intelligence
• Vulnerability Research & Discovery
• Web & API Security
• Wireless Security

This list is intentionally broad. If your work is related to cybersecurity and you believe the community can learn something useful from it, submit it.

Final notes

You may submit multiple proposals, but please create a separate submission for each session.

Security BSides Kraków is built by and for the community. You do not need to be a professional speaker, famous researcher, or conference veteran to submit.

If you have something worth sharing, send it.