Ph.D. candidate in Ingegneria Informatica E Dei Sistemi , 39th cycle (2023-2026)
Department of Control and Computer Engineering (DAUIN)
Docente esterno e/o collaboratore didattico
Department of Control and Computer Engineering (DAUIN)
Profile
PhD
Research topic
Security automation and optimization in cloud environments
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Research interests
Biography
During his Master’s studies, Francesco developed a passion for security automation while working on his thesis, which centered on the autonomous and optimized reconfiguration of network security functions. This interest continues to drive his current doctoral research.
Francesco’s research focuses primarily on network security automation and cloud security. His work aims to create advanced solutions that simplify and automate the configuration and management of security services across complex, distributed systems. He is especially interested in tackling challenges related to the resilience and adaptability of security configurations in networked environments. By leveraging automation, Francesco seeks to reduce manual intervention and minimize errors in network security management, ultimately contributing to the development of more secure and scalable infrastructure.
Teaching
Teachings
Master of Science
- Distributed systems programming. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA (COMPUTER ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
- Networks & Cloud Technologies and Security (modulo di Computer networks and cloud technologies). A.A. 2025/26, CYBERSECURITY ENGINEERING. Collaboratore del corso
- Data protection, Privacy and Anonymity. A.A. 2025/26, CYBERSECURITY. Collaboratore del corso
- Distributed systems programming. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA (COMPUTER ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
- Networks & Cloud Technologies and Security (modulo di Network and Cloud Security). A.A. 2024/25, CYBERSECURITY. Collaboratore del corso
- Data protection, Privacy and Anonymity. A.A. 2024/25, CYBERSECURITY. Collaboratore del corso
Research
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Publications
Latest publications View all publications in Porto@Iris
- Pizzato, Francesco; Bringhenti, Daniele; Sisto, Riccardo; Valenza, Fulvio (In stampa)
Intent-driven network isolation for the cloud computing continuum. In: JOURNAL OF NETWORK AND SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT. ISSN 1064-7570
Contributo su Rivista - Pizzato, Francesco; Bringhenti, Daniele; Cetino, Luca; Sisto, Riccardo; Valenza, Fulvio (In stampa)
A demonstration of a network isolation solution for the computing continuum. In: 2025 IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networks (NFV-SDN), Athens (GR), 10-12 November 2025
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Pizzato, Francesco; Bringhenti, Daniele; Sisto, Riccardo; Valenza, Fulvio (In stampa)
A demonstration of an autonomous approach for cyberattack mitigation. In: 2025 21st International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM), Bologna (IT), 27-31 October 2025
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Bringhenti, Daniele; Pizzato, Francesco; Sisto, Riccardo; Valenza, Fulvio (2025)
Autonomous attack mitigation through firewall reconfiguration. In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NETWORK MANAGEMENT, vol. 35, pp. 1-18. ISSN 1099-1190
Contributo su Rivista - Pizzato, Francesco; Bringhenti, Daniele; Sisto, Riccardo; Valenza, Fulvio (2024)
An intent-based solution for network isolation in Kubernetes. In: 2024 IEEE 10th Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft 2024), Saint Louis, MO, USA, 24-28 June 2024, pp. 381-386
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)