[Noisebridge-discuss] meeting on Program Synthesis (reverse engineering) very soon in back

[travis+ml-noisebridge at subspacefield.org]

Please note that this meeting will be starting shortly :-)

On Sun, Feb 01, 2015 at 10:45:07PM +0500, nasir zahid wrote:
> Bay Area (Hacker's Association Security Enthusiasts) Meeting!
> 
> 2nd Sunday of every month, 2pm, at Noisebridge, in the main area.
> 
> It lasts until it's over.
> 
> It's for people interested in security, not the more general "make
> stuff" kind of hacking.
> 
> Date of Meeting:
> ================
> 2pm (1400), 8 Feb 2015
> Always second Sunday of the month at 2pm
> 
> This month we present:
> ======================
> 
> Rolf Rolles
> 
> On:
> 
> Program Synthesis in Reverse Engineering
> 
> Abstract:  Program synthesis is an academic discipline devoted to creating
> computer programs automatically, given a precise specification of how the
> program should operate.  It works on small scales and is mostly researched
> for programs without loops in them.  We apply and adapt existing academic
> work in program synthesis to solve problems in reverse engineering.
> 
> * Semi-automated synthesis of CPU emulators (academic inspiration
> http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/pg/public_psfiles/pldi2012.pdf
> )
> 
> * Automated generation of deobfuscators for peephole-expansion obfuscators
> (academic inspiration
> http://theory.stanford.edu/~aiken/publications/papers/asplos06.pdf)
> 
> * Reconstruction of obfuscated, metamorphic code sequences (academic
> inspiration
> http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/sumitg/pubs/pldi11-loopfree-synthesis.ps
> )
> 
> 
> 
> About the Author:
> 
> Rolf Rolles has 17 years of experience reverse engineering, spanning the
> areas of malware analysis, vulnerability analysis, exploit development,
> reverse engineering tool development, and professional education.  He
> specializes in static reverse engineering, deobfuscation, and static
> program analysis.  Rolf created and moderates the Reverse Engineering
> Reddit, http://www.reddit.com/r/ReverseEngineering/.  These days, he runs
> M??bius Strip Reverse Engineering, http://www.msreverseengineering.com/,
> offering consulting services and training classes.  He obtained his B.A. in
> pure mathematics from New College of Florida in 2005, and enjoys cooking,
> literature, exercise, and art.
> 
> 
> Location:
> =========
> 
> https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Noisebridge
> 
> 2169 Mission St, San Francisco, CA, USA, Earth, Milky Way, Known Universe
> 
> https://www.noisebridge.net/images/thumb/c/c6/Noisebridge_front_entrance.png/400px-Noisebridge_front_entrance.png
> 
> Finding the space can be tricky; it has a red circular logo above the
> otherwise inconspicuous door, and is next to a market that sells
> fruit.  It is very close to 16th and Mission BART stop.  If you're
> driving, leave 15-30 minutes extra to find parking due to the heavy
> traffic around there.  No free street parking any more.  I recommend
> the lot near 16th and Mission.
> 
> Speaker?
> ========
> 
> If you would like to be a speaker, or know someone who would,
> please let us know.
> 
> Our Site:
> =========
> 
> http://baha.bitrot.info/
> 
> Includes google calendar (never miss another meeting), directions,
> link to mailing list, etc.  Please check it out.

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