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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:RubFlama;color:#8DAE10">Bochum, January 16, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:RubFlama;color:#003560">Invitation to the Hardware Reverse Engineering Workshop (HARRIS) 2024<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:RubFlama;color:#003560">From March 19 to 20, 2024, the Cluster of Excellence CASA - Cyber Security in the Age of Large-Scale
Adversaries and the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy (MPI-SP) are hosting the Hardware Reverse Engineering Community for the second time at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:RubFlama;color:#003560">Recap of HARRIS 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:RubFlama;color:#003560">Last year, the workshop brought together over 90 participants from academia, industry, and government
in Bochum. With a groundbreaking keynote by Olivier Thomas, the founder and CTO of Texplained, and a diverse program featuring 20 presentations, numerous practical demonstrations, and interactive networking formats, HARRIS 2023 was a resounding success. This
success was also due to the uniqueness of the workshop, as Prof. Dr. Christof Paar, Director of the MPI-SP and spokesperson for the Cluster of Excellence CASA, points out:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:RubFlama;color:#003560">“HARRIS 2023 was the first-ever workshop dedicated to the important topic of hardware reverse
engineering. It was an overwhelming success. We had close to 100 international participants from industry, academia and government. There was a strong desire by all actors to continue with the workshop. Therefore, we expect even more participants this year.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:RubFlama;color:#003560">A summary of the abstracts of the presentations can be found
<a href="https://harris2023.mpi-sp.org/event/">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:RubFlama;color:#003560">Professional Exchange and Networking at HARRIS 2024
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:RubFlama;color:#003560">This year, CASA and MPI-SP continue their goal of fostering collaboration and initiating new research
partnerships among participants. The workshop focuses on open discussions about challenges, hurdles, and potential solutions in the field of hardware reverse engineering. Participants will engage in topics such as sample preparation, imaging, netlist reconstruction
and analysis, FPGA reverse engineering, obfuscation, and hardware assurance. Up to 150 participants from industry, academia, and government are invited to participate in interactive sessions and contribute to shaping the event. The program includes 15 to 20
presentations, brainstorming sessions, technical discussions, and plenty of opportunities for networking during speed-dating and the workshop dinner.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:RubFlama;color:#003560">Registration for the workshop is available on a first-come, first-served basis through the following
link: <b><a href="https://harris2024.mpi-sp.org/registration/">https://harris2024.mpi-sp.org/registration/</a></b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:RubFlama;color:#003560">Interested people can also subscribe to the
<a href="https://nce.mpi-sp.org/index.php/apps/forms/8XXAKYjPeCP3bGTq">HARRIS newsletter</a> to stay informed about workshop updates, participation in studies, and institute publications related to hardware reverse engineering.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:RubFlama">When: March 19 to 20, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#003560;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:RubFlama">Where: <a href="https://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/universaal/raumuebersicht/veranstaltungszentrum.html.en">
RUB Veranstaltungszentrum</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<a href="https://harris2024.mpi-sp.org/registration/">https://harris2024.mpi-sp.org/registration/</a>
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René Walendy, and Christof Paar, can be reached via email at <a href="mailto:harris@mpi-sp.org">
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