Keynotes
Hugo Lefeuvre is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver (Canada), where he researches topics at the intersection of systems and security. Earlier he was a PhD candidate at the University of Manchester (UK) and a Microsoft PhD Research Fellow. His PhD dissertation was awarded the EuroSys Roger Needham PhD Award.
Software Compartmentalization Everywhere - What Will it Take?
Software compartmentalization is the practice of breaking down a program into isolated components to mitigate the impact of bugs and security vulnerabilities. In the event of a compromise, compartmentalization contains the exploit, raising the bar for attackers to mount successful attacks. Although vastly successful in popular software such as web browsers or server software, compartmentalization is still not a widespread software development practice. In this talk, based on our recent publication "SoK: Software Compartmentalization" at IEEE S&P 2025, we will discuss compartmentalization approaches in industry and academia to understand the remaining challenges to making compartmentalization a truly widespread practice, raise awareness on this practice, and show how it can lead to fundamentally more secure and dependable software.
Language: English (subtitled in French)