Speaker
Founder and CEO at C1PH3R-FSocitey
Rahul Thareja is the Founder and Hardware Security Researcher at C1ph3r-Fsociety, where he develops offensive security hardware focused on RF, BLE, Wi-Fi, and embedded system attack surfaces. With a background in robotics engineering and embedded systems, his work centers on building practical hardware tools that help researchers explore wireless vulnerabilities and understand real-world attack scenarios.
His research interests include wireless protocol behavior, RF signal interaction, BLE communication analysis, and hardware-assisted security testing in IoT ecosystems. By combining embedded engineering with practical security experimentation, Rahul aims to bridge the gap between theoretical security discussions and hands-on technical exploration.
He actively contributes to the security community by organizing hands-on hardware hacking villages where attendees can interact with custom-built devices demonstrating wireless security concepts. Rahul has also hosted soldering villages that introduce participants to basic electronics assembly and hardware hacking, helping make the hardware side of cybersecurity more accessible to the community.
Through these initiatives, Rahul aims to encourage more people to explore hardware hacking and embedded security research. His goal is to make offensive hardware research more accessible, practical, and engaging for the broader cybersecurity community.
