• Goa 2021
  • CFP

CALL FOR PAPERS

IDEATE, INVENT, INNOVATE

Welcome to 12th Edition of NULLCON Goa!

CFP opened on 14th September 2020

CFP closes on 15th November 2020

Nullcon is an annual security conference held in Goa, India. The focus of the conference is to showcase the next generation of offensive and defensive security technology. We happily open doors to researchers and hackers around the world and the universe, working on the next big thing in security and request everyone to submit their new research.

If you love security, hacking, cutting edge research, Goa, trance, then the universe will conspire to send you to nullcon :)

No, seriously it's a lot of learning and fun! Time to tickle your gray cells and submit your research.

Note: We are truly hoping that the Pandemic situation will be in control soon and the 'Nullcon International Security Conference and Training - 2021' would be a physical event. But if the situation and travel restriction stay long, then we will shift the event on an online platform.
We will keep announcing the timely progress of the same for our audience.

Tips for submitting

  • Submit early - Submitting early increases the chance of acceptance in the first round of review itself. The more you delay the more competition you have with other papers that are submitted later.
  • Technical description - The more concrete technical details you provide the better chance you have of getting accepted. Reviewers usually give low score to submissions that have very small or vague abstract and may not request for more details. The best way is to provide a supporting full technical paper that explains all the vulnerabilities, exploits etc. in detail.
  • Declining a paper - Please take rejection as a suggestion for improvement somewhere in the paper and not as an offense. Declining a paper does not mean your submission is not good. There are many parameters we look at when reviewing a paper, technical in-depth is only one of them. Many times, we have to let go of really good talks because there is already an accepted paper on similar subject or too many good submissions or your submission is already presented/published elsewhere. We want you to succeed and are only trying to help you in preparing you for future submissions. So, cheer up and get ready for the next submission.
  • Review comments - We do not ask our review board for comments.
  • Category - If the submission is (being) presented prior nullcon or if it is an enhancement of an already presented research, please DO NOT mark it as new research as it falls under current research.
  • New research - At nullcon we focus on new research which has not been published / presented prior to nullcon conference dates. New research submissions get priority over current research. If your submission is a rework / enhancement or your existing research or similar presentation to what is already delivered / published elsewhere, it will get less scoring when compared to new research.

Contact

If you have any queries, feel free to get in touch with us at [email protected]
For sponsorship/registration queries, please get in touch with us at [email protected]

Submission Topics

We are interested in new and cutting edge security work that has previously not been published. Anything that aligns with our motto "The next security thing!" is welcome. Some security topics for your reference including (but not limited to)

  • IoT
  • Web
  • SDN
  • Radio
  • Cloud
  • Mobile
  • Telecom
  • Satellites
  • Networks
  • Forensics
  • Hardware
  • Embedded
  • ICS / SCADA
  • Smart Cities

Review

We have an external review panel that scores the papers and based on the scoring and our internal decision, we take a call on acceptance of papers.

Important Dates

  • CFP Opens: 14th September 2020
  • CFP Closing Date: 15th November 2020
  • Training Dates: March 2021
  • Conference Dates: March 2021

Speaker Benefits

For the New Research and Desi Jugaad Category

  • Travel reimbursement (Either actuals or the below mentioned amounts, whichever is less)
    • International Speaker (USD 1000)
    • National Speaker (INR 6000)
  • Complimentary accommodation for 3 nights
  • Complimentary Corporate conference pass
  • One extra complementary Student pass to be given to any student who cannot afford to register. The student needs to show a valid and original College / University ID at the registration desk. Only university and colleges are applicable i.e. short term courses / certifications are not valid.
  • Invitation to speaker party
  • Invitation to nullcon networking cocktail


For other categories (Current Research, Workshop, open source tool, Sub-event)

  • Complimentary shared accommodation near the venue for 2 nights
  • Complimentary Corporate conference pass.
  • One extra complementary Student pass to be given to any student who cannot afford to register. The student needs to show a valid and original College / University ID at the registration desk. Only university and colleges are applicable i.e. short term courses / certifications are not valid.
  • Invitation to speaker party.
  • Invitation to nullcon networking cocktail

Terms

  • Only one speaker will be eligible for the benefits in case there are two or more speakers for a talk.
  • By submitting a paper and agreeing to talk at nullcon and you give Payatu Technologies Pvt. Ltd. the right to post, publish, re-distribute online and offline, soft and / or hard copies of your presentation material including slides, source code, detailed paper and the recorded video of the presentation and you.


Note

Quick update about the review process - times are difficult and the pandemic has taken a toll on all the processes, we had to make amends to the review process, and the applications will be reviewed by an internal committee due to the uncertainties about a physical conference.

This was a tough call to make -- CFP is an incredibly important aspect for Nullcon. However, we are positive about the situation to improve in the second half of 2021 for us to come back with a physical conference, which will follow the original review process with our esteemed review panel. We will update you with the new plan of action for Nullcon Goa 2021 soon.

In the meantime, thanks for your patience and understanding -- and we look forward to seeing our global infosec community soon!

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