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Past events

10+ Years Track Record

Black Alps is a joint initiative between the University of Applied Sciences in Business and Engineering of the Canton of Vaud (HEIG-VD) and the technology park Y-PARC, both located in Yverdon-les-Bains. It is the result of more than 10 years of experience in organizing cybersecurity events. Started from scratch, it has ramped up to one of the most-renown in the field in Switzerland.


Year Name Location
2011Application Security Forum - Western Switzerland (#ASFWS11) HEIG-VD, Yverdon-les-Bains
2012Application Security Forum - Western Switzerland (#ASFWS12) Y-PARC, Yverdon-les-Bains
2013Application Security Forum - Western Switzerland (#ASFWS13) Y-PARC, Yverdon-les-Bains
2014Application Security Forum - Western Switzerland (#ASFWS14) Y-PARC, Yverdon-les-Bains
2015CyberSec Conference (#CYBSEC15) Y-PARC, Yverdon-les-Bains
2016CyberSec Conference (#CYBSEC16) Y-PARC, Yverdon-les-Bains
2017Black Alps 2017 (#BlackAlps17) Y-PARC, Yverdon-les-Bains
2018Black Alps – Cybersecurity for SME – 2018 Y-PARC, Yverdon-les-Bains
Black Alps 2018 (#BlackAlps18) Y-PARC, Yverdon-les-Bains
2019Black Alps 2019 (#BlackAlps19) Y-PARC, Yverdon-les-Bains
2021Black Alps BBQ 2021 (#BlackAlps21) La Sarcelle, Cheyres
2022Black Alps BBQ 2022 (#BlackAlpsBBQ22) La Sarcelle, Cheyres
Black Alps 2022 (#BlackAlps22) La Marive, Yverdon-les-Bains
2023Black Alps BBQ 2023 (#BlackAlpsBBQ23) La Sarcelle, Cheyres
Black Alps 2023 (#BlackAlps23) La Marive, Yverdon-les-Bains
2024Black Alps BBQ 2024 (#BlackAlpsBBQ24) La Sarcelle, Cheyres
Black Alps 2024 (#BlackAlps24) La Marive, Yverdon-les-Bains
2025Black Alps Summer Event 2025 (#BlackAlpsSSE25) La Sarcelle, Cheyres
Black Alps 2025 (#BlackAlps25) La Marive, Yverdon-les-Bains


Impressions from past conferences

Impressions from past summer events