DesCon 4.0 is the fourth 48-hour annual community and capacity building event focused on the security of The Internet of Things, robotics, electronics, and wearables.
Submit your proposal for a talk by Sept 23rd by email to “info at descon.me”. If accepted, you’ll be notified by September 30th.
Possible topics for talks include and are not limited to:
– Information Technology
– Network Security & Cryptography
– Future of IoT
– Hardware hacking
– IoT community networks
– DNS, network identifiers and IoT
– Embedded device / IoT security and innovative attacks and defenses
– IoT environment monitoring Citywide projects
– IoT climate monitoring devices
– IoT climate apps
– Mesh Networks
– Mobile security
– Personal Data & Privacy
– Robotics
– Wearables
– IoT Fashion
– IoT Furniture
– Disrupting policy and society in a constructive way
Rather than running a single long hackathon, come along and:
1 – Pitch an idea or project
2 – Work on it
3 – Get it done in a weekend 🙂
This year DesCon focuses on working together to save the Planet
Some of the topics we will be developing:
– Climate monitoring devices
– Climate monitoring software
– Robotics and Wearable Electronics
This is a continued initiative of Descon 3.0 and Haklab Belgrade.
We would like to develop a small portable measurement device supported with 4 AAA batteries that all citizens could install in their environment and connect to the Open data network. Security aspect of this device would be an important element.
We have:
– 3 developers
– 10 Arduino nano
– 5 x PM1.0 PM 2.5 and Co2 sensors
– 5 x OpenMote-B Silver Kit
– 5 x 2.4/Sub-Ghz antennas
We are looking for:
– A project co-lead
– Front-end developer
– UX designer
– Back-end developer to set up the server and join the team.
Develop an application showing daily updates of data in your neighbourhood or in your car that is free to download and use.
Description: Build a 3D Descon printer from scratch in 48-hours
Capacity: 10 people
What we have (as the team proposing this): motors
We need (to make this happen completely): 6-8 people
We want to make a completely new product that is ready to assemble from scratch. We would like to show how to put it together or how to make a future kit.
Lovely venue
Big Desks
Snacks and Refreshments
Internet access
Soldering irons, alloy
Shield fabric
Raspberry Pi computers (4)
Application development kits
Application cloud account
Sensors, 3D printer
Sewing machines
You can bring anything else you think you will need!
1st Award – Surprise trip!!
2nd Award – Marshalls Major III Bluetooth headphones
3rd Award – JBL Portable speaker
We will award the most complete or ready to deploy project. Talks and sessions count too.
Jury
Vuk Guberinic: CAR:GO, CEO
Olivia Solis: Share Foundation / Ranking Digital Rights
Nenad Gligorić: DunavNET
The venue is placed in the very center of Belgrade, easy to access with public transport. It will be open throughout the event, 48 hours until Sunday 14th October.
We suggest you book your accommodation through Airbnb or similar.
Contact
If you have any questions before the event, please reach out to info @ descon .me.
The venue is accessible by public transport and the lower part of the venue is accessible for wheelchair participants.
Food
Free refreshments and coffee and drinks will be provided during the event.
Lunch will be provided on both days, Saturday and Sunday.
Please get in touch at info @ descon .me if you have special dietary needs.