I'm a full professor1 and the head of the Institute of Software Security at the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), in Germany. I also hold a part-time position as full professor of software engineering at the University of Gothenburg, in Sweden.
I'm a father of two boys and spend my (limited) spare time taking photographs.
My favorite saying is "done is better than perfect".
I don't have Twitter, LinkedIn, ResearchGate, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, you name it...
My work focuses on the design of secure and privacy-friendly applications, particularly in the realms of μ-services, IoT ecosystems, and cyber-physical systems (e.g., automotive). My research goal is to build round-trip security & privacy engineering methods, which are based on lightweight design models and connect the design models with the implementation code. In this research agenda, an important role is played by the use of ML/AI, as well as the adoption security-oriented intelligent agents. My work is also characterized by the systematic use of empirical methods for security, including controlled experiments and mining software repositories.
I received my PhD in Computer Science in 2004 from Politecnico di Torino, Italy. In my academic career I had the opportunity to work in several countries, including the United States (University of Virginia, 2003), Italy (Politecnico di Torino, 2004-2005), Belgium (KU Leuven, 2006-2014) and Sweden (University of Gothenburg, 2014-2020). Since late 2020, I'm the head of the Institute of Software Security at the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), in Germany.
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Working with young researchers (particularly, PhD students) is one the perks of being a professor. It's something I truly enjoy and dedicate time to. In 2020, I've received a honorable mention as Supervisor of the Year at the Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, a prize given by the association of the doctoral students. The motivation says:
"His consideration, communication skills and knowledge come together in a very friendly and focussed approach to supervision."
In Germany, I have the pleasure of supervising the following PhD students:
In Sweden, I have the privilege of collaborating with these brilliant researchers:
In the past, I also worked with these bright individuals:
1 W3 position, if you are familiar with the German academic system.