Final Day of 2025 Technology Olympiad Hosts Third “Lovable Hackers” Cybersecurity Conference

Tehran, Iran – On October 30, the Iran International Innovation District (IIID) will host the third edition of the “Lovable Hackers” conference, bringing together leading cybersecurity specialists from Iran and abroad to address emerging threats, advanced defense strategies, and practical solutions within the field.

Mohammad Hossein Doroudian, executive director of cybersecurity at the 2025 Technology Olympiad, emphasized the importance of such events in raising public awareness, fostering professional networking, introducing innovative technologies, analyzing new threats, and promoting a culture of cybersecurity.

Following successful editions in 2021 at the INOTEX exhibition in Payame Noor University and in 2024 at the multi-purpose sports complex of Pardis Technology Park, the 2025 conference will feature four specialized scientific presentations. Three will be delivered by Iranian experts, and one by an international speaker from Russia.

Presentation topics include:
• APK Binding Practical Guide – Meysam Monsaf on securing Android applications.
• From Shell to Signal – Alireza Kalantarzadeh on exploitation, developing advanced attacks, and system behavior analysis.
• Practical Examples of Network Traffic Threat Hunting – Kirill Shipulin (Russia) on network traffic analysis for cyber threat detection.
• Kernel Dealer: Trading PID’s for Handles – Rasoul Baharvandi on OS kernel mechanisms and process exploitation techniques.

Doroudian stated that the conference aims to maintain a professional space for learning, interaction, and skill enhancement among cybersecurity practitioners, ensuring the continued growth of technical expertise in the field.