OPTIMIST Workshop '25
September 14, 2025 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The OPTIMIST workshop is a forum to present and discuss new efforts that enable open and reproducible research in implementation security. The OPTIMIST emphasis is not on the artifacts themselves, but on the interfaces, components, libraries, hardware, and software tools that enable reproducibility and quality in implementation security testing.
📢 Call for Contributions
As the OPTIMIST workshop is a forum to present and discuss new efforts that enable open and reproducible research in implementation security, the organizers and program committee invite submissions of proposals for talks.
Topics of interest for OPTIMIST include:
- Datasets pertaining to Side-channel Analysis and Fault Analysis
- Standard Libraries for Metrics in Implementation Security
- Standard Application Programming Interfaces for Security Measurement Instrumentation
- Standard Hardware Interfaces for Security Measurement Instrumentation
- Standard Firmware Libraries and Hardware Targets for Security Evaluation
Talks are 15 min in length, and are presented from the podium with slides, followed by a brief Q&A. The program committee will select among proposed talks based on fit for OPTIMIST and whether it will stimulate discussion and interest among the audience of hardware security practitioners, academics, and students. OPTIMIST welcomes talks based on both archival and non-archival work.
Each submission should be nonanonymous. A talk abstract must be at most 1 page, including a title, name of contributors and presenter(s), and a work description that can include figures and references. The authors are encouraged to refer to their paper published elsewhere before (if any), serving as the basis for the talk.
Submission link will be available in May 2025.
📅 Important Timeline
- June 2, 2025 — Submission deadline
- July 14, 2025 — Acceptance Notifications
- August 1, 2025 — Program Announcement
Technical Program Committee
TBA
Organizers
- Aydin Aysu, North Carolina State University
- Fatemeh Ganji, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Patrick Schaumont, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Travel & Venue Information
OPTIMIST Workshop will be co-located with CHES 2025 which will be held at the Kuala Lumpur (KL) Convention Centre.
Address:
Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre,
50088 Kuala Lumpur,
Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur.
More detailed information can be found on the CHES 2025 website:
