embedded security challenge
ESC is an educational, research-oriented tournament aimed at hacking into the hardware of embedded systems. First run in 2008, it is the oldest hardware security competition in the world. 2020 represents ESC's 13 year anniversary.
Past ESC competitions have focused on the security of radio frequency identification (RFID) readers and data exfiltration attacks against IoT devices.
competition timeline
Competition details published & registration opens:
TBD
Registration deadline:
TBD September 2020
Finalist Notification:
by 7 October 2020
Final On-Site Presentations & Demos:
5 - 7 November 2020
participating regions
rules & submission guidelines
Pending
competition organizers & judges
The competition is organized under the supervision of Assistant Professor Nektarios Tsoutsos and the global challenge leads at the University of Delaware.
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