[CCC] Conf and projects to attend next week

alx — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 05:56:05 +0000

Since the event timetable is available online, I’m trying to get a selection of conference to attend next week:

Inside Sputnik & OpenBeacon - Smart Dust for the Masses: a hackers guide into homebrewn 2.4GHz hardware & peripherals
People, Profiles and Trust: On interpersonal trust in web-mediated social spaces
GPS-Trackers: How they track you when your mobile is switched off
Hacking Space: Cheap access to Space using lighter then air method
Geocaching and Alternate Reality Games: Play Simulations of Future Problems

Hacking on the Nanoscale: Dual Beam Devices for Rapid Prototyping and Reverse Engineering
Life & Complexity: Organisation, information and optimisation in real and simulated biological systems
Trojans, A Reality Check: An Overview of the Trojans we are really seeing in the wild, their technology and recent developments
Hacking the Bionic Man: Science fiction or security in 2040?

Estonia and information warfare: What really happened in Estonia, and what does it mean to us?
Practical RFID Attacks: writing, sniffing & emulating 13.56MHz RFID tags with OpenPCD and OpenPICC hardware

Breaking WEP in less than 60 Seconds: the next level
Hardware Hacking for Software Geeks: Essential Tips and Tricks
Rebellious Communication and the Federal Flood: My experience and the role of bloggers, podcasters, and other rebellious net-based media sources in post Katrina New Orleans and the Gulf Coast
Enabling Innovation in Europe: Hacker Spaces, Startups, and a new approach to social movements
Hack Your Brain: Using Sound & Light Machines to achieve desired states of consciousness
Proof by Erasure: The Life of John von Neumann

Other various exciting projects

Sputnik: “test and play around with 2.4GHz RFID technology and to demonstrate the actual threats, problems and benefits of tracking and data mining”. The “play” thing is ringing in my head
USB FM transmitter: to mix fun and soldering