Regensburg Capture The Flag (CTF) 2025

The Chair of Artificial Intelligence in IT Security at the University of Regensburg (Prof. Maria Leitner) is organising a digital scavenger hunt on 24 October 2025 with a thematic focus on IT security, artificial intelligence, communication and web security. The aim of the competition is to provide students and all interested parties with practical knowledge in the field of cyber security and to promote interdisciplinary collaboration.

Participants can expect a variety of challenges that encourage analytical thinking, teamwork and creativity. The competition is aimed at both beginners and advanced participants.

Event details

• ?Location: University of Regensburg, Bajuwarenstra?e 4
• ?Date & time: 24 October 2025 13:00 - 18:00
• ?Eligible to participate: Students and interested parties from all disciplines. Both beginners and advanced participants are welcome.
• ?Awards: The best teams will be honoured at an awards ceremony.

Program

12:30 - 13:00 Registration and arrival
13:00 Welcome
13:15 Keynote: “LLMs are ready for you! Are you? The opportunities and dangers of artificial intelligence” von Timo Stark, NextGenHackers GmbH
14:30 – 17:00 Capture The Flag competition
17:30 Uhr Award ceremony

Registration

Participation is free of charge. Places are limited, so we recommend registering early. 

The registration is now open: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/SCYX4N6yS7 (external link, opens in a new window)

Interested but still undecided? Anyone interested can already get a taste of CTF air at the taster event on 17 October 2025 (external link, opens in a new window) at 13:00 and get started.