Through interactive demos and examples, you’ll learn how basic logic gates form the building blocks of secure systems, and how even a small design flaw can open doors to big security risks.

Whether you're a tech enthusiast, a student, or just curious about what makes technology tick, this workshop will give you a behind-the-scenes look at how engineers design hardware—and why it matters more than ever that it is well designed and secure.

No prior experience is required—just curiosity and a willingness to explore the invisible world beneath your screen. The workshop will aim to cater to the curious beginner and intermediate levels of technical knowledge. So don't worry if you've never pulled a repository from git, or know how to easily use Linux on your Windows machine - come along and learn!

We will be supplying a few development boards, and teaching about how to leverage the open-source Yosys toolchain to design hardware. Please do note that this workshop will require some installations, so if that worries you, feel free to have a VM prepared. For those who want to know what they will get to play with, please feel free to do some research on the "Tang Nano" family of development boards.

Please also note that this session will be limited to 16 participants! If you would like to reserve a spot - please do send an email expressing your interest here matchahack@gmail.com.

In addition, to get the most out of this workshop, you should install Docker-Desktop WSL beforehand.