HACK@CHES
2026

Antalya, Türkiye
October 11 - October 15, 2026

This year, yet another RISC-V soc with
security vulnerabilities ready to be exploited

Register for HACK@CHES'26

Participating in Hack@CHES

  • Teams from industry, academia can join
  • Participants receive Google’s OpenTitan SoC
    design with implanted security vulnerabilities
  • Find vulnerabilities, provide exploits, and
    propose mitigations
  • Teams can use any tools and techniques
  • The competition has two phases; selected
    teams advance to the final phase at CHES 2026

Important dates

MAY 20
Phase I Registration Starts

JUNE 20
Phase I Starts

JULY 20
Phase I Ends & Registration Closes

AUGUST 4
Phase I Results

OCTOBER 10 
Phase II Starts

OCTOBER 13
Winners Announced

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