
We are pleased to invite you to the 4th annual DefMal workshop, organized as part of the PEPR Cybersecurity – DefMal project.
The event will take place in Nancy on October 1 -2.
This workshop is an opportunity to bring together our teams from Nancy, Rennes, Paris, and Sophia Antipolis, as well as our invited guests, to exchange ideas and share progress on our common topic: combating malware.
The program is currently under construction, and we encourage you to register as soon as possible and plan your trip accordingly.
We look forward to seeing you in Nancy!
Provisional Programme
Thursday, October 1
From 08:30: Welcome coffee
09:00 – 09:20 – Workshop introduction by Jean-Yves Marion, Scientific Coordinator of the DefMal project
09:20 – 09:40 – To be confirmed
09:40 – 10:10 –
10:10 – 11:00 – Invited speaker: Prof. Dr. Johannes Kinder (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)
Static analysis using CodeQL rules to detect malware on npm and reliable ML-based malware detection with active learning on Android.
11:00 – 11:30 – Coffee break
11:30 – 12:20 – Invited speaker – To be confirmed
12:30 – 14:00 – Lunch
14:00 – 14:30 – Simone Aonzo (EURECOM)
14:30 – 15:00 – Sébastien Larinier (Université de Lorraine)
15:00 – 15:20 – CEA (TBC)
15:25 – 15:45 – André Pacteau (EURECOM)
15:50 – 16:20 – Coffee break
16:20 – 16:40 – Sébastien Killian (CentraleSupélec)
16:45 – 17:05 – Victor Matrat (Université de Lorraine)
17:10 – 17:30 – Bassirou Badiane (CentraleSupélec)
17:30 – 18:00 – DefMal Steering Committee Meeting
19:00 – Conference dinner
Friday, October 2
From 08:30: Welcome coffee
09:00 – 09:50 – Invited speaker – To be confirmed
09:50 – 10:10 – Pierre-François Gimenez (INRIA)
10:10 – 10:30 – Coffee break
10:40 – 11:00 – Dorian Bachelot (CentraleSupélec)
11:00 – 11:30 – Pierre Marty (Université de Lorraine)
11:30 – 12:00 – Romain Guitienne (Université de Lorraine)
12:00 – 12:30 – CEA (TBC)
12:30 – 14:00 – Lunch
14:00 – 14:30 –
14:30 – 15:00 –
15:00 – 15:15 – Closing remarks
Practical Information
Venue
The workshop will take place at Mines Nancy – Campus ARTEM,
92 rue du Sergent Blandan, 54000 Nancy, France.
Getting to Nancy
From Luxembourg Airport (LUX)
- Take the airport shuttle or bus to Luxembourg Central Station (Gare de Luxembourg).
- From there, direct trains to Nancy run regularly and take approximately 1 hour 30 minutes.
From Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG)
There are two convenient options:
- Direct TGV connection: Take the TGV from Charles de Gaulle Airport (Terminal 2) to Lorraine TGV, then the shuttle bus to Nancy.
- Via Paris: Take the RER B to Gare du Nord, transfer to Gare de l’Est, and then take a TGV to Nancy.
From Paris Orly Airport (ORY)
- Take the metro or OrlyVal/RER connection to Gare de l’Est.
- From Gare de l’Est, take a direct TGV to Nancy (travel time approximately 1 hour 30 minutes).
By train
Nancy is served by frequent high-speed trains:
- Paris → Nancy: 1 h 30
- Luxembourg → Nancy: 1 h 30
- Strasbourg → Nancy: 1 h 15
From Nancy railway station to Mines Nancy
From Nancy Ville railway station:
- Take the Tempo T1 trolleybus towards Vandœuvre CHU Brabois and get off at Campus ARTEM (or ARTEM – Blandan – Thermal, depending on the service), or
- Take Bus 11 towards Vandœuvre Roberval and get off at ARTEM. The journey takes about 10–15 minutes.

