Published 'SimProcess: High Fidelity Simulation of Noisy ICS Physical Processes'.
Published 'Can LLMs Classify CVEs? Investigating LLMs Capabilities in Computing CVSS Vectors'.
Published 'CANTXSec: A Deterministic Intrusion Detection and Prevention System for CAN Bus Monitoring ECU Activations'.
Published 'Towards Robust Stability Prediction in Smart Grids: GAN-based Approach under Data Constraints and Adversarial Challenges'.
Published 'Can LLMs Understand Computer Networks? Towards a Virtual System Administrator'.
Awarded NGI Explorers Fellowship by the European Union in 2021.
Research Experience
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Verona (Nov 2024–Present): Conducting research on industrial control system security under Prof. Massimo Merro.
Visiting Researcher, University of Washington (Jun–Oct 2023): Developed CAN bus security solutions using ECU activations and NLP-like techniques under Prof. Radha Poovendran.
Security Engineer Apprenticeship, Omitech SRL (Oct 2021–Oct 2024): Developed security solutions for MSPs and social robots, delivered security awareness training, conducted penetration testing/phishing simulations, implemented SIEM/IDS, and built LLM-based applications.
NGI Explorer Fellow (Aug–Oct 2021): Funded by EU Horizon 2020 to develop countermeasures against relay attacks in EV charging environments (virtual collaboration with University of Washington).
Predoctoral Research Fellow, SPRITZ Group, University of Padua (Feb–Sep 2021): Researched EV and CPS security.
Research Intern, SPRITZ Group, University of Padua (Jul–Oct 2020): Worked on ICS testbeds and datasets for cybersecurity research.