My recent experiences in optimizing AI for hacking across CTF, 0-day hunting, and research. I argue that there is joy to be had and room to be made for the Hackwright: those that build, optimize, and manage autonomous hacking systems.

How AI agents are reshaping reverse engineering, from decompiler collaboration to the way we approach hacking challenges.

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DistrictCon 2026 - Saturday, Track 1 Zion Leonahenahe Basque | Your AI Is Only as Smart as Your Decompiler: Binary Hacking in the Age of LLMs

On March 30th, 2026, I defended (and passed!) my PhD dissertation, "Toward a Science of Software Reverse Engineering." That talk was not recorded, but this is a nearly exact practice run I did the day before. I hope you enjoy the talk; it encompasses my life as a hackademic for the last 5 years!

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A binary-analysis collaboration platform

Okay this is a chonker. See the docs/tutorials/decompiler-integration.md for some overview. And docs/assets/caps/decomp_integration_ex.png for an image example vs previous implementation pros we d...

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The Workshop on Software Understanding and Reverse Engineering

The Workshop on Software Understanding and Reverse Engineering

The Decompilation Wiki is a categorized information hub for works and applications of decompilation.

A repo for holding talk artifacts, including a summary, slides, and demo PoCs - mahaloz/talks

The year 2024 was a resurgant year for decompilation. Academic publications from that year made up nearly 30% of all top publications ever made in decompilat...