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Hexacon Call for papers

Important Dates

  • CFP closes on the 1st of August at 23:59
  • Talks selection in August
  • 16-17 October: Hexacon 2026

About the conference

  • Hexacon is a single-track security conference focused on technical offensive security talks
  • The conference will take place from the 16th of October 2026 to the 17th in the heart of Paris
  • Every talk will be in English, without translations or subtitles
  • Two social events will be organized on the evenings of October 16th and 17th
  • Trainings will take place during the 4 days preceding the conference

Have some cool research you want to showcase to the Offensive Security community?

Take a moment to read what Hexacon expects from a talk application. The deadline for submissions is the 1st of August

Would you like to share your novel / interesting research work in any of these topics?

  • Vulnerability research
  • Exploitation techniques
  • Cryptography attacks
  • Hardware hacking
  • Application Security
  • OS, virtualization and low level security
  • Short distance attacks
  • Post exploitation techniques

Benefits for speakers

  • Present your research to the world
    Speak in front of an expert crowd.
    Your talk will also be recorded (if you agree), archived publicly and can be used later on as a reference in bibliographies.
    Last year's edition videos can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/@hexacon4091
  • Travel expenses covered
    Speakers are what makes the conference truly unique, that's why it's only fair to help you come to Paris, logistically as well as financially.
    Thus, we will provide a free hotel room for the duration of the event and reimburse travel costs up to €2000, limited to two speakers.
  • Speaker Dinner
    Spend an evening with other speakers, trainers and program committee members.

About your potential application

Submitters are expected to provide some information about the talk they want to present in order for the committee to fairly grade them against other applications.
Each application can list up to 3 speakers, and must respect either the 30 minutes or 45 minutes format.

What you should include

  • Your name or pseudonym, and contact information
  • Presentation title and duration (30 or 45 minutes)
  • A detailed abstract: the more context and technical depth you provide, the better the committee can assess your submission. Vague abstracts are likely to be ranked lower regardless of the quality of the underlying research.
  • Overall outline of the talk
  • Past speaking experience if you have some, especially if those are in English

Additional recommendations

  • Ensure the content of your talk has real-world relevance and provides inspiration for further work for the listener
  • The subject does not have to be truly novel or original, but in that case it must aim for state of the art knowledge
  • Express clearly why people would want to attend your talk and what their takeaways will be
  • Give your proposal a title that entices people to know more about it
  • All speakers must be added before the CFP closes

How to submit your application

  1. Follow the link below to go to the CFP platform and fill the form for your application. CFP is open until the 1st of August 2026
  2. The review committee will examine your application and accept it or not. Expect an answer (positive or not) by the end of August 2026.
  3. Upon acceptance of your application, you will be contacted to smooth out logistical details regarding your coming, and you will be asked additional info such as a biography, photo, etc.
  4. In the unfortunate event that you can't physically come to Hexacon to deliver your talk, your slot will be reallocated to someone who can.
  5. Enjoy Hexacon and Paris in the fall!

Who will judge your submission?

The review committee was created by gathering many experts of the community that best represent the variety and diversity of technical knowledge and viewpoints, in order to make Hexacon a truly global conference:
* Perri Adams
* Jean-Baptiste Bédrune
* Amat Cama
* Jiska Classen
* Marco Grassi
* Ophir Harpaz
* Bruno Keith
* Valentina Palmiotti
* Fabien Perigaud
* Axel Souchet
* Gabrielle Viala

Any question?

Feel free to contact us if you have any questions
* By mail: contact@hexacon.fr
* On Twitter: https://x.com/hexacon_fr
* On Discord: https://discord.gg/rNnWpVVEzp

Submissions close on 2026-08-01 23:59 (Europe/Paris), 1 month, 3 weeks from now.

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