[FOSDEM 2027](https://fosdem.org/2027/) will have a [security devroom](https://fosdem.org/2027/schedule/track/security/). The security devroom is planned for the whole **Saturday, January 30th, 2027** in Brussels, Belgium at [ULB](http://www.ulb.ac.be/). The latest version of this document should always be reachable as https://github.com/security-devroom/fosdem-2027 ## Our topics this year This is the Security Devroom and we invite you to submit a talk that is relevant to security in the free software and open source world. We want to encourage all interesting security-related presentation regardless of topic, but some suggested topics include: - Supply chain security: Trust and verifiability. - Software quality tools and best practices. - Cryptography: classic, post-quantum and transition. - Hardware-assisted security improvements. - Security hardening, vulnerability handling and threat detection. - Secure development tools and practices. - AI Security: design, models, deployment. Suggested duration for a timeslot to apply for is **25 minutes** (20 min presentation + 5 mins questions). ## Important Dates - Submission open: 30th October 2026. - Submission deadline: 1st December 2026. - Acceptance notifications: 6th December 2026. - Final schedule announcement: 7th December 2026. - Devroom: Saturday 30 January 2027. ## Proposals The Pretalx system is already opened for applications. To submit a talk, please visit the [FOSDEM 2027 Pretalx website](https://pretalx.fosdem.org/fosdem-2027/cfp). Please select the "Security" as the *track* and ensure you include all the requested information when submitting a proposal. ## Code of Conduct We'd like to remind all speakers and attendees that all of the presentations and discussions in our devroom are held under the guidelines set forth in the [FOSDEM Code of Conduct](https://fosdem.org/2027/practical/conduct/) and we expect everyone attending to follow it. ### Organizers * You! - any help with organizing is highly appreciated! * Lukas Vrabec * Jakub Jelen <jakuje@gmail.com> * Matteo Lodi - [X](https://x.com/matte_lodi) - [Lnkdn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/matteo-lodi-90/) * Tomas Mraz * Simon Josefsson <simon@josefsson.org> Mastodon: [@jas](https://fosstodon.org/@jas) ### Contact [security-devroom@lists.fosdem.org](https://lists.fosdem.org/postorius/lists/security-devroom.lists.fosdem.org/)