Conference 39th Chaos Communications Congress

One

Chaospager - How to construct an Open Pager System for c3 (en)

Max, Julian

In this talk, we will give an introduction into the project (i.e. how it all started at 38c3 and why we are here now), provide an in-depth review of how the development process of our pager worked and what our future goals are. In our introduction, we will talk about the origin and exploration phase of the inital pager idea (i.e. how we went from the idea of bringing POCSAG Pager transmitter to 38c3, over a cable-bound prototype, to a first working pager on a proper PCB). We will also present our plans of connecting our POCSAG transmitter infrastructure to THOT (CERTs own dispatch software). For our in-depth review about the project, we explain how we encountered major reception problems, how we analyzed them at easterhegg22 and conducted experiments there, and why we are opting for a custom HF frontend design instead of an already-made one from chinese vendors. Moreover, we provide an overview of our transmitter devices and give some advice on how to replicate those. Lastly, we will discuss further challenges and what our next goals are. If we are reaching our milestone until 39c3, we will also give a live demo of the system.

Cracking open what makes Apple's Low-Latency WiFi so fast (en)

Henri Jäger

This talk presents Apple's link-layer protocol Low-Latency WiFi and how it achieves its real-time capabilities to enable Continuity features like Sidecar Display and Continuity Camera. We make more kernel logging available on iOS and build a log aggregator that combines and aligns system- and network-level log sources from iOS and macOS.

In-house electronics manufacturing from scratch: How hard can it be? (en)

Augustin Bielefeld, Alexander Willer

Why is electronics manufacturing hard? Can it ever be made easy and more accessible? What will it take to relocate industrial production to Europe? We share with you what we learned when we spent more than 1 year setting up our own production line in our office in Hamburg. Turns out a lot of the difficulties are rarely talked about or hidden behind "manufacturing is high CAPEX". Come and learn with us the nitty gritty details of batch reflow ovens, stencil printing at scale, and how OpenPnP is a key enabler in our process. While we are far from done with this work, we hope to see others replicate it and collectively reclaim the ownership of the means of electronics production.

Xous: A Pure-Rust Rethink of the Embedded Operating System (en)

bunnie, Sean "xobs" Cross

Xous is a message-passing microkernel implemented in pure Rust, targeting secure embedded applications. This talk covers three novel aspects of the OS: hardware MMU support (and why we had to make our own chip to get this feature), how and why we implemented the Rust standard library in Rust (instead of calling the C standard library, like most other Rust platforms), and how we combine the power of Rust semantics with virtual memory to create safe yet efficient asynchronous messaging primitives. We conclude with a short demo of the OS running on a new chip, the "Baochip-1x", which is an affordable, mostly-open RTL SoC built in 22nm TSMC, configured expressly for running Xous.

GPTDash – Der Reverse-Turing-Test (de)

Benny, KI-lian, BratscherBen

KIs (bzw. LLMs) wirken immer menschlicher. Schon längst ist es schwer bis unmöglich zu erkennen, ob ein Text von einer KI oder einem Menschen geschrieben wurde. Maschinen dringen immer mehr in den menschlichen Diskurs ein. Wir wollen das nicht länger hinnehmen und drehen den Spieß um.

Ground

CPU Entwicklung in Factorio: Vom D-Flip-Flop bis zum eigenen Betriebssystem (de)

PhD (Philipp)

Factorio ist ein Fabriksimulationsspiel mit integriertem Logiksystem. Dies ermöglichte mir den Bau einer CPU, die unter anderem aus einer 5-stufiger Pipeline, einer Forwarding Logikeinheit, Interrupt Handling sowie einem I/O Interface besteht. Über einen selbst geschriebenen Assembler konnte ich ein eigenes Betriebssystem und Programme wie Minesweeper oder Snake integrieren. Der Talk soll euch zeigen, wie sich klassische Computerarchitektur in einem völlig anderen technischen Kontext umsetzen lässt und wo dabei überraschend echte Probleme der CPU-Entwicklung auftreten. Kommt mit auf die Reise: Vom Blick auf den gesamten Computer bis hinunter zu den einzelnen Logikgattern ist es nur eine Mausradbewegung entfernt!

Textiles 101: Fast Fiber Transform (en)

octoprog

Textiles are everywhere, yet few of us know how they’re made. This talk aims to give you an overview over the complete transformation from fiber to finished textile. We'll be exploring fiber properties, spinning, and techniques like weaving, knitting, crochet, braiding, and knotting, followed by finishing methods such as dyeing, printing, and embroidery. You’ll learn why not only fiber but also structure matters, and how to make or hack textiles on your own without relying on fast fashion or industrial tools.

Reverse engineering the Pixel TitanM2 firmware (en)

willem

The TitanM2 chip has been central to the security of the google pixel series since the Pixel 6. It is based on a modified RISC-V design with a bignum accelerator. Google added some non standard instructions to the RISC-V ISA. This talk investigates the reverse engineering using Ghidra, and simulation of the firmware in python.

Zero

Amateurfunk im All – Kontakt mit Fram2 (de)

akira25, flx, Gato

Wir geben Einblicke in zwei intensive Wochen Planung, Koordination und Aufbau, den Betrieb einer (improvisierten) Bodenstation, sprechen über technische Hürden, Antennendesign und Organisation – und wie wir schließlich mit Astronautin Rabea Rogge im Weltraum gefunkt haben.

Lessons from Building an Open-Architecture Secure Element (en)

Jan Pleskac

The talk will be about our experience from building an open-architecture secure element from the ground up. It explains why openness became part of the security model, how it reshaped design and development workflows, and where reality pushed back — through legal constraints, third-party IP, or export controls. It walks through the secure boot chain, attestation model, firmware update flow, integration APIs, and the testing framework built for external inspection. Real examples of security evaluations by independent researchers are presented, showing what was learned from their findings and how those exchanges raised the overall security bar. The goal is to provoke discussion on how open collaboration can make hardware more verifiable, adaptable, auditable and while keeping secure.

Prometheus: Reverse-Engineering Overwatch (en)

breakingbread

This talk explores the internals of Overwatch which make the game work under the hood. The end goal is to democratise development of Overwatch. Being able to host your own servers and modify the game client to your liking should not be up for discussion for a game many people have paid money for.

Wie wir alte Flipperautomaten am Leben erhalten (de)

Axel Böttcher

Der Vortrag beschreibt, wie eine Gruppe von Begeisterten eine Sammlung von ca. 100 Flipperautomaten (Pinball Machines) am Leben und in spielbereitem Zustand erhält.

Fuse

The Maybe Talent Show (en)

Norman Müller-Schmitz, lukas-schmukas, James Bonne d'age

Come on stage and present things you are very bad in. Or just mediocre. Get raging applause and love from the audience! Hosted by the drag-quings Norman Müller-Schmitz and James Bonne d'age this open stage celebrates trying, failing and the beauty of discovering hidden Talents together when the most beautiful cuties from the audience enter the stage to try something they have absolutely no experience in.

Am Spätverkauf

A blast from the Y2K past… GRÜNSPAN (Rock & Metal) (en)

Alex Thurow

A time travel DJ set back to the times of the millennium change… … to the times of the prevented [Y2K apocalypse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2000_problem) … to the times of the [Dot-com bubble](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dot-com_bubble) (… it’s about time AI, isn’t it?) … to the times of a [VERY problematic seed being planted](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Russian_presidential_election) … but most importantly to the times of the glorious: [| G.--. || R.--. || Ü.--. || N.--. || S.--. || P.--. || A.--. || N.--. |](https://www.gruenspan.de/) Back when ROCK was alive and kickin’ in „Hamburg meine Perle“! So, if you want to get a LOUD blast from the past - come join us and bring your [Pommesgabel](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mano_cornuta) with you! Live long and prosper, [DJ Alex](https://mstdn.social/@alexthurow/110279531725018974) (AKA: [https://onmoderndev.de](https://onmoderndev.de))

Punkrock-Songtext-Lesung (de)

tomate, anna

Kultivierte Personen rezitieren Punkrock-Songtexte mit der ganzen Ernsthaftigkeit und dem dramatischen Pathos, wie sonst nur von Goethe-Abenden im Literaturhaus bekannt. Anarchie meets Bildungsbürgertum. Chaos meets Chaiselongue.

4ever punk (en)

DJ Baba Grande

one hour of punk music, encompassing many different styles

Antifaschistischer Akkordeon-Punk - Grölen gegen Rechts (de)

Pianostein

Klassiker des antifaschistischen Deutschpunk-Liedguts – von Die Ärzte über Die Toten Hosen bis WIZO und Terrorgruppe – neu interpretiert auf dem Akkordeon. Laut, links und garantiert mitgröltauglich.

Chaos Computer Music Club

Sportbrigade Sparwasser (de)

Hüp Now

We are well aware of the fact, that as DJs we play other peoples´(as well as our own) music. This means we want to ensure the musicians get the credit and respect they deserve for their work. Whenever reasonably possible (communication get quite intense for us at times) we´ll be happy to supply track IDs, although sometimes it may take a little while. Also we´re happy about reposts if you like what we´re doing.

The 39c3 Drag Show (en)

Keks

Finally a drag show at the chaos! Blinking lights, colorful outfits, and queers everywhere already seems normal at the congress. So how can it be, that all of this did not come together as drag on stage?! It is time for a really awesome, great drag show at the 39c3! And to show right away how divers drag is, a wonderful cast of drag artists of various genders and expressions can spread their queer joy and art for the audience. The show is hosted by Milky Gay, the nerdiest drag king from NRW, who does not only want to throw glitter at the congress incognito this year. And he is bringing an amazing cast with him Bingus Bongus (Drag Queen, Hamburg) Neuro Spicy (Drag King, NRW) Missass Nostalgia (Drag Queen, NRW) and Kaín Mensch (Drag Thing, Hamburg) will bring their queer art to finally merge chaos and drag! Everyone is welcome, we are trying to have as little barriers as possible to come and watch. No blinking lights during the show (no guarantee for the path there and acts before and after), Music Club accessible with mobility aids and wheel chairs (ask assigned angles). Mostly standing room, few seats at the side might not allow for a good view of the show. Content notes for certain parts of the show include death, cancer, violence, fake weapons, and sexual violence, and will be announced in time so people can leave and come back afterwards. Cheering is encouraged, so it might get loud. (more details tba). Please be nice to each other and especially help short people as well as queers to find a spot where they can see enough. Also, as drag is expensive, there will be a tipping round in the end - please bring some cash if you consider tipping the artists, but of course you are also welcome either way.

Hitstorm aka The Jakob Sister b2b RaverPik (en)

RaverPik

This DJ Team the combines all the Sachsentrance craziness :D since both DJs run the Sachsentrance Label and organize their famous events, widely known for their ecstatic vibes. It's pure Joy!

Kenji Tanaka Live (en)

Kenji Tanak

In my improvised live set, my random generators and I bounce ideas off each other. This approach allows previously created loops to flow into endless new combinations.

Tatendrang.wav (de)

Adnan

Seine Sets sind geprägt von düsteren, treibenden Beats und hypnotischen Grooves, die sich perfekt für Underground-Partys und nächtliche Dancefloors eignen. Tatendrang ist kein Mainstream-DJ, sondern ein klarer Szene-DJ, der sich auf spezielle, energiegeladene Sounds konzentriert und damit eine loyale Fangemeinde anspricht. Mit viel Gespür für Atmosphäre und Spannungsaufbau nimmt er sein Publikum mit auf eine intensive musikalische Reise.

Chill Floor

chaeza + doc (de)

chaeza + doc

Dj Set

Lila-Zoé Krauß (de)

Lila-Zoé Krauß

L Twills aka Lila-Zoé Krauß ist Musikerin, Performerin und Multimedia-Künstlerin. In ihrer Arbeit entwickelt sie eine transdisziplinäre Opernpraxis, um Fragen zur (post-)moderner Subjektivität und ihrer Beziehung zu Medien, Trauma und Erinnerung zu thematisieren. Sie studierte Bildende Kunst an der HFBK Hamburg und dem CalArts Los Angeles sowie Sound Studies an der UdK Berlin. In ihrer Musik kombiniert sie Elemente aus Downtempo, Experimentalmusik, Breakbeat und Oper mit eigens entwickelten Sounddesign-Techniken. Krauß veröffentlichte 2020 und 2024 die Vinylalben [Freedom/Fiction] und [After her Destruction] und performte auf diversen Bühnen, u.a.: Documenta Fifteen (Kassel), Kampnagel (Hamburg), Volkstheater (Wien), Montez-Press Radio (NYC), NAVEL (Los Angeles).

Weebz (en)

Weebz

WEEBZ likes to move between the odds, the rough and the soft: Breakbeat, dissonances, noise and sounds of deep dungeons belong to their mixes as well as the hymns of our hearts Most of the time the genres are mixed to an eclectic collection mirroring own confusions in the spirit of making the unmatching matching xx

Gajek (de)

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Gajek produces and performs electronic music. Since 2014 He released five studio albums on Labels such as STROOM, Infinite Greyscale, Throttle Records and more. Gajek composes music for films and theatre. He has performed at major international venues and festivals such like Berghain, silent green, Printworks London, Traumabar Und Kino, ADE Amsterdam, Melt Festival and many more. Gajek lives and works in Berlin.

Fimi & Nush (de)

Hanni

Fimi&Nush

Felix Kubin (de)

Felix Kubin

Felix Kubin, funkensprühender Spannungs- und Weltenwandler aus Hamburg, Verachter der Nüchternheit, lenkt die musikalische Kompassnagel Richtung Stolperdisko, Art Pop und „gute Nervmusik“. Das Tanzbein zappelt, aber die Beine laufen in verschiedene Richtungen, denn sie haben sich noch nicht synchronisiert. Hier erklingen Songs am Rande des Nervenzusammenbruchs, "Musik für junge Leute" und alle, die nicht sterben wollen. Vor allem haben es ihm die obskuren Musikversuche der Heimstudios vergangener Fostex-Generationen angetan, die Art Brut und ihre Einfärbungen durch billige, leicht zu demolierende Technologien. Felix Kubins musikalische Adoleszenz wurde durch eine Zeit geprägt, in der sich die Szenen der Kunst und Musik stark durchdrangen und Songtitel wie "Die Gesunden kommen", "Adrenalin lässt das Blut kochen" und "Hosen, die nicht aneinander passen" kein Stirnrunzeln verursachten. Eine Zeit also, in der sich die Popmusik weit aus dem Fenster lehnte und die Luft einer fremden, seltsamen Welt atmete.

Lina & Nele & Peng (de)

Lina & Nele & Peng

Nele, Peng and Lina are set to create a mesmerizing experience on the chillfloor 3c39, blending their unique artistic visions into a cohesive musical journey.Lina, with her innate talent and meticulous attention to detail, weaves ethereal melodies, esoteric rhythms, and wavey melancholy into a rich narrative. As an experienced curator of sound and atmosphere, she infuses her sets with her personal journey and history, selecting tracks that evoke deep emotions and resonate with her favorites.Nele and Peng complement Lina's artistry with their exceptional taste and ability to craft transcendental musical experiences. Each of them brings their unique flair, having proven their skills in various venues, including the renowned Kraniche bei den Elbbrücken.Together, this trio invites the audience to immerse themselves in a harmonious blend of sound, encouraging exploration of consciousness and connection with the ineffable beauty of music and place.

Vorglühmarkt

Loui Beton (en)

Loui Beton

Lets get besinnlich at the 39C3

Zweite Sahne & Olga Rhythmus (en)

Tesa

A DJ duo from Frankfurt playing technoid Dark Disco. Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/ieVMVNI9qlqR6BNBHh

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