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ORSHIN Summer School
on Open-source ReSilient Hardware and software for Internet of thiNgs
7th – 10th September 2025
Crete, Greece
The school aims at bringing together Master/PhD students, academics and security experts from industry, focusing on the following specific topics:
Secure life cycle management of open source hardware
Open source hardware with formally verifiable security guarantees
Efficient firmware and hardware audits
Secure and privacy preserving cryptographic protocols
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DAY 1
Sep 7, 2025
19:00 - 21:00
Welcome reception
DAY 2
Sep 8, 2025
09:00 – 10:30
Talk
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30
Talk
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch break
14:00 – 15:30
Talk
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee break
16:00 – 17:30
Talk
19:00
Banquet dinner
DAY 3
Sep 9, 2025
09:00 – 10:30
Talk
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30
Talk
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch break
14:00 – 15:30
Talk
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee break
16:00 – 17:30
Talk
DAY 4
Sep 10, 2025
09:00 – 10:30
Talk
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30
Talk
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch break
14:00 – 15:30
Talk
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee break
16:00 – 17:30
Talk
Speakers
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Dr. Benedikt
Gierlichs
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Prof. at KU Leuven, Scientific Lead of the ORSHIN project
Topic: Hardware masking as countermeasure against side-channel attacks
Marton
Bognar
Speaker
KU Leuven
Topic: Extending processors for stronger security
Aurélien
Francillon
Speaker
Prof. at EURECOM
Topic: Phase Side Channels
Olivier
Thomas
Speaker
Founder and CTO at Texplained
Topic: Reverse Engineering based OSH supply chain verification
Jan
Pleskac
Speaker
CTO and co-founder at Tropic Square
Topic: Application of ORSHIN research results in industry context
Stanislav
Jerabek
Speaker
Security researcher at Tropic Square
Topic: Secure Channel implementation
Maria Chiara
Molteni
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Researcher at Security Pattern
Topic: Trusted Lifecycle TLC and the definition of open source hardware
Tommaso
Sacchetti
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PhD student at EURECOM
Topic: Bluetooth Security
Volodymyr
Bezsmertnyi
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Researcher at NXP
Topic: Pre-Silicon Fault Injection Testing and Defenses
More Speakers
to be confirmed
Stipends
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Students who seek financial assistance (i.e. a registration fee waiver of a stipend, or more) please write to pela.noe@esat.kuleuven.be with the subject line “ORSHIN summer school stipend request” before 28 April 2025 (and preferably as soon as possible). Please include in your email a short motivating paragraph specifying your school and advisor (if any). Please also ask your advisor to write us an email in support (one email can pertain to multiple students).
In all cases, please await a response before registering yourself (this saves us some trouble). If you ask for assistance, you will not be assessed a late fee if we respond too late for you to make the early registration deadline. Students who receive assistance should be prepared to show a student ID or other proof of affiliation at the registration desk.
Venue
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The summer school will take place at Porto Platanias 5*, Crete
Participants of the summer school can benefit from a special rate in both of the indicated hotels. Please note that accommodation is not included in the registration fee for the summer school.
Porto Platanias Village Resort
Double room for single use with pool or garden view, with the NET daily rate of 145,00 EUR incl. breakfast
Double/Twin room with pool or garden view, with the NET daily rate of 155,00 EUR incl. breakfast
Triple room with pool or garden view, with the NET daily rate of 210,00 EUR incl. breakfast
Half board supplement: 26,00 euro per person, per day
Porto Platanias Beach Resort & Spa
Double room for single use with pool or garden view, with the NET daily rate of 175,00 EUR incl. breakfast
Double/Twin room with pool or garden view, with the NET daily rate of 185,00 EUR incl. breakfast
Triple room with pool or garden view, with the NET daily rate of 255,00 EUR incl. breakfast
We have blocked 50 rooms for summer school participants:
10 Doubles: 185,00€ per room, per day, at Porto Platanias Beach Resort on Bed & Breakfast basis
40 Doubles: 155,00€ per room , per day, at Porto Platanias Village Resort on Bed & Breakfast basis
Notes:
- The above rates include all taxes & services.
- The Climate crisis resilience fee 15€ per room, per day is not included.
- Taxes are subject to change without prior notice.
- Check in time 14:00
- Check out time 12:00
- When you as participant want to book a room, please mention that you will take part in the ‘ORSHIN summer school’.
- Rooms are kept until 30th April 2025.
Travel
The closest airport to Porto Platanias Beach Resort & Spa Chania airport.
Address of the workshop venue:
Porto Platanias Beach Resort & Spa
GR-73014 Chania – Crete, Hellas
Transfer
We advise to contact one of these two companies to arrange transport from the airport to the conference venue:
Kyriakakis Travel
+30 28210 27700
kyrtravel@kyriakakis.gr
Star Crete Transfers:
https://starcretetransfers.gr/
Reservation Department Transfer
+30 6955851783
chaniataxitransfer@gmail.com
Public transportation
You can view the public bus time tables from Chania airport to Chania City Center and from Chania City Center to the hotel here:
https://www.e-ktel.com/en/services/dromologia
Do check the timetables closer to the date of the workshop, as they will be updated in the next few months.
In order to find the timetables for the bus, you need to select the starting point and then choose Platanias.
Normally, during the summer, the bus comes every half hour.
Event Information
Date
7 Sep - 10 Sep 2025
Event Location
Crete, Greece
Contact Info
Péla Noé Mail : pela.noe@esat.kuleuven.be
The ORSHIN project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 101070008.
