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Kirk Lenigan holds a Master's of Science degree in Computational Mathematics from the University of Michigan-Dearborn. He currently works as a sysadmin in CAD systems for a major Tier 2 auto supplier in Michigan.

Mark Lenigan holds a Bachelor's of Science in Physics from University of Michigan-Dearborn. He's been playing around with computer graphics and math for well over a decade, mostly with an eye towards scientific visualization and data analysis.

For years emails and rumors have circulated that personal information such as credit card numbers, names and addresses are stored stored on hotel room keys.

The talk starts with an introduction to magstripe cards and how information is encoded onto the cards. The next section discusses what tools can be used to read and analyze magstripe cards. Next we test the myth by looking at data collected from a large number of hotel keys to determine what personal information is stored on them. The talk concludes with a discussion of advanced magstripe analysis, data manipulation techniques and how these techniques can be used during penetration tests and security assessments.

Ever wonder what goes into making a graphic novel? Curious about the specific challenges involved in the creation of a graphic novel about hacking and phreaking?

The graphic novel series, Wizzywig, has garnered a loyal underground following due to its respect and appreciation of the culture. The creator, Ed Piskor, will be on hand to discuss the process, and show off some art from the comics.

The Fat Man, George Alistair Sanger, has been creating music and other audio for games since 1983. He is internationally recognized for having contributed to the atmosphere of over 250 games, including such sound-barrier-breaking greats as Loom, Wing Commander I and II, The 7th Guest I and II, NASCAR Racing, Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo, and ATF. He wrote the first General MIDI soundtrack for a game, the first direct-to-MIDI live recording of musicians, the first redbook soundtrack included with the game as a separate disk, the first music for a game that was considered a "work of art," and the first soundtrack that was considered a selling point for the game.

On a 380-acre ranch on the Guadalupe River, The Fat Man hosts the annual Texas Interactive Music Conference and BBQ (Project Bar-B-Q), the computer/music industry's most prestigious and influential conference.

Jeri Ellsworth is best known as the engineer behind the C64-DTV, a Commodore-64-in-a-Joystick that has sold over half a million units. She has founded a computer store chain, designed race cars, and is hard at work building a classic arcade in Oregon.

SigFLUP is a Nintendo emulator author and a console programmer- in general she's been hacking the mook out of systems since her Atari 1040ST.

Luis is a third year student at NYU pursuing his Bachelor's degree in Digital Communications and Media. He is currently working as a Software Engineer for Thomson Reuters. In his free time he can be found playing competitive foosball, experimenting with electronics using Arduino or playing emulated arcade games.

As a result of the constant high stressed, sleep-deprived, and malnourished state of being that the majority of us live in, smart drugs are considered a normal part of life. Wake up, grab a Monster on your way to the office and then pop out for a smoke when your head feels like it is about to explode in order to help you relax and refocus.

Our presentation will give an overview of what parts of your brain controls various cognitive functions, stressors that effect these functions, the more popular smart drugs that are currently available, which cognitive functions they affect, and the short and long term effects that are associated with each. At the end of the presentation, we'll have caffeinated pixi sticks for members of the audience to take with them.

Tottenkoph is currently working on her bachelor's of science, wrapping up her major in IT Management and getting a late start on her degree in biochemistry. When she's not at school, Tottenkoph can be found at the local Veterans Hospital, bugging the doctors with questions and volunteering part time. After getting sick of digital billboards, Tottenkoph tricked-err...convinced her old friend, Selkie, into joining forces for the talk.

A presentation aimed to introduce people to the amazing game Go. It is the oldest game still played in its original form, yet it's one of the few games that humans still regularly trounce the best computer programs. This presentation will describe the game and its rules, some discussion of basic strategy, and an overview of what it is exactly that makes the game so difficult for computers to play.

Additional information: "Graded Go Problems for Beginners", by Kano Yoshinori

American Go Association - http://www.usgo.org/

KGS Go Server - http://www.gokgs.com/

The internet is great for taking technology and putting it to use in a way that it was never intended for. There's one particular novel use of technology that the internet is particularly great for!

Porn?

Ok, ok, two uses. Here we'll look at some of the interesting, scary, and crazy ways that malicious software can be hidden in just about everything you find on the internet, for the purposes of stealing your identity, credit cards, or worse...

And as not to disappoint those of you who were just interested in the porn, malware is often found on porn sites... i'll just leave it at that.