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Event: No Hat 2026
Date: 10th of October 2026
Venue: Centro Congressi Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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Call for Presentations
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No Hat is a computer security conference organized by BITM. This 8th edition will take place on October 10th in Bergamo, Italy.

We invite submissions and ideas covering the following topics, among others:

* Side Channel Attacks
* Privacy and Anonymity
* Mobile and OS Security
* Web and Browser Security
* Investigations and e-Crime
* Cloud and Hypervisor Security
* Hardware and Physical Security
* Malware Analysis and Detection
* Web3 and Smart Contract Security
* Attacks to Radio Protocols (SDR)
* Industrial and Vehicular Networks
* Vulnerability Research, Exploitation
* AI Security and Attacks to AI Schemes
* GenAI Applications to Security Problems
* Network Protocols, Analysis and Attacks
* Telecommunication Security, 5G, Satellite
* Attacks to Cryptographic Schemes and Defense
* Data Recovery, Forensics and Incident Response
* State of the Art and Systematization of Knowledge
* Critical Infrastructure and Cyber-Physical-Systems

All speaking slots are 45 minutes including questions. Presentations must be delivered in English.

Depending on the presentation content, selected speakers will be allocated to either the Research Track or the Technical Track.

Previous presentations are available at https://www.youtube.com/c/BITMHacklab (recordings) and https://www.nohat.it/all-editions (slides).
Past speakers are featured in our "Hall of Fame" at https://www.nohat.it/hall-of-fame.

Call for Workshops
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Building on the success of the previous years, we also look for workshops on cutting-edge topics. Workshops should provide hands-on training to attendees for a duration of 1.5 hours.

Executive Track
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This year, we'll be hosting a side track dedicated to topics relevant to the SME sector. This track will be in Italian only, and talks will be shortened to 30 minutes. If you want to be considered for this track specifically, please add a note in your submission.

Submissions
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To apply, please use the dedicated portal at https://cfp.nohat.it/

Remember to include the following:
- Your name or nickname
- Your website or social network handle, if any
- Your profile picture // optional
- Your biography (who you are, and previous speaking experience) // max 150 words

- Format // presentation or workshop
- The abstract // max 250 words
- The outline // max 500 words
- Any additional material detailing your contribution (e.g., slides, paper or poc)

- Why do you want to present at No Hat
- Clarification on whether your work is novel (never presented before); if not, please specify where previously presented
- From where you plan to travel, if accepted
- Additional notes for the review board

Deadlines
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Our CFP closes on July 15th, and notifications will be given on August 1st at the latest.
|_ Proposals submitted before June 1st will receive early notifications.

Benefits
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Accepted speakers will receive travel and hotel accommodations for 2 nights (for one speaker).
A speaker dinner reception will be held on Friday evening, followed by a social event on Saturday and city sightseeing on Sunday.