Training & Workshops
I run hands-on workshops on automotive security and hardware hacking. They’re the kind of sessions I’d want to attend myself: short on slideware, long on probes, packets, and breaking things you actually own. Sessions are tailored to the audience, from a one-hour primer to a full day in the lab.
Hands-on Hacking Automotive Systems
Modern vehicles are computers on wheels. Dozens of ECUs talk over CAN, LIN, and increasingly automotive Ethernet. Yet most engineers, and most security teams, have never put a probe on one. This workshop closes that gap.
Participants leave able to read live CAN traffic, craft and replay frames, and reason about where the real attack surface lives in a connected vehicle.
What you’ll learn
- How modern vehicle networks work, and where the trust boundaries are (or aren’t).
- Reading and decoding live CAN traffic from a controlled lab bench.
- Crafting, injecting, and replaying frames using open-source tooling like WebUSB CAN.
- Walking through realistic attacks on the CAN bus, end to end.
- Where to go next: tools, references, and how to build your own bench.
Who it’s for
- Security engineers and researchers branching into vehicle systems.
- Platform and embedded engineers working with CAN-connected hardware.
- Students and professionals moving into automotive cybersecurity.
No prior automotive experience required. Comfort with a Linux terminal helps.
Format options
Pick the format that fits your audience, time, and how deep you want to go.
| Duration | Style | What’s included |
|---|---|---|
| 1-hour talk | Lecture + live demo | High-level introduction with live CAN demonstrations |
| Half-day workshop | Hands-on lab | Guided CAN sniffing, decoding, and injection on a lab bench |
| Full-day technical training | Deep dive | Reverse engineering, attack labs, and a take-home tooling setup |
| Car Hacking Village | Drop-in conference booth | Multi-day village with rotating demos and try-it-yourself stations |
All formats are delivered on a controlled lab setup. No production vehicles or shared infrastructure are touched.
Past sessions
- BSides Luxembourg 2026: automotive hacking workshop and Car Hacking Village. View slides.
- BSides Groningen 2026: Car Hacking Village.
- BSides Kraków 2025: automotive hacking talk.
- PyGrunn 2025: automotive hacking talk, Python edition.
- J-Fall 2025: automotive hacking talk, Java edition.
- Cyberbootcamp 2025: automotive hacking workshop for Challenge the Cyber.
- CJIB 2025: automotive hacking workshop.
- Hardware hacking sessions for the Warpnet team and at community meetups.
Book a session
Hosting a meetup, internal training day, or a track at your conference? Reach out at info@roaldnefs.com and include:
- Audience size and background.
- Preferred format (talk, half-day, or full day).
- Tentative date and location. On-site in NL/EU is easiest; remote works for the talk format.