Ph.D. candidate in Ingegneria Informatica E Dei Sistemi , 40th cycle (2024-2027)
Department of Control and Computer Engineering (DAUIN)
Adjunct lecturer/Adjunct instructor
Department of Control and Computer Engineering (DAUIN)
Profile
PhD
Research topic
Privacy on the Internet: Measurements and Novel Approaches
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Biography
He earned his Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering in 2022 from the same institution, where he built a strong foundation for programming and system design. He further advanced his expertise during his Master's degree, completed in 2024, specialising in cybersecurity.
His research lies at the intersection of privacy, data analytics and the Web, where he analyses existing Internet privacy solutions and aspires to develop new innovative strategies to improve online privacy and security. He mainly conducts his research at the SmartData@PoliTO interdipartimental center, where he collaborates with fellow PhD students and researchers.
Teaching
Teachings
Bachelor of Science
- Introduction to databases. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA (COMPUTER ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
- Basi di dati. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA DEL CINEMA E DEI MEZZI DI COMUNICAZIONE. Collaboratore del corso
- Basi di dati. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA GESTIONALE. Collaboratore del corso
- Basi di dati. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA GESTIONALE. Collaboratore del corso
- Basi di dati. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA GESTIONALE. Collaboratore del corso
Research
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Publications
Latest publications View all publications in Porto@Iris
- Abdulrhman Alghamdi, Reem; Verna, Alberto; Mellia, Marco (In stampa)
Learning to Link: Automatic Re-identification of BLE Devices Under MAC Address Randomisation. In: Workshop on Traffic Measurements for Cybersecurity (WTMC '26), The Hague (NL), November 15-19, 2026
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Grib, Rachid Youssef; Verna, Alberto; Jha, Nikhil; Trevisan, Martino; Mellia, Marco (In stampa)
The Rise and Fall of Google's Privacy Sandbox. In: ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS), The Hague (NL), November 15-19, 2026. ISSN 1543-7221. ISBN: 979-8-4007-2871-6
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Pizzenti, Giovanni; Verna, Alberto; Jha, Nikhil; Tipaldo, Giuseppe; Traverso, Stefano; ... (2026)
TrainShield: Targeted Awareness for Cybersecurity Training. In: HT '26: 37th ACM Conference on Hypertext, London (UK), September 14-18, 2026, pp. 342-350. ISBN: 979-8-4007-2564-7
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Verna, Alberto; Jha, Nikhil; Trevisan, Martino; Mellia, Marco (2025)
Understanding Topics API in the Wild: Dubious Usage and Stale Adoption. In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PRIVACY, vol. 2, pp. 119-130. ISSN 2836-208X
Contributo su Rivista - Verna, Alberto; Jha, Nikhil; Trevisan, Martino; Mellia, Marco (2024)
A First View of Topics API Usage in the Wild. In: The 20th International Conference on emerging Networking EXperiments and Technologies, Los Angeles (USA), December 9 - 12, 2024, pp. 48-54. ISBN: 9798400711084
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)