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---Joseph Rudyard Kipling, 1910
Short Bio
Mauro Conti
received his MSc and his PhD in Computer Science (advisor Prof. Luigi V. Mancini) from Sapienza University of Rome, Italy









His research interests are mainly in the area of security and privacy. In this area, he published more than 500 papers in topmost international peer-reviewed journals and conferences, including IEEE TIFS, IEEE TDSC, ACM TOPS, IEEE TPDS, ACM TWEB, ACM/IEEE TON, IEEE TSC, IEEE COMST, ACM CCS, IEEE S&P, Usenix Security, NDSS, ACM AsiaCCS, ACM WiSec, ACM SACMAT, ACM MobiHoc, ACNS, IEEE ICDCS, and ESORICS. He is Editor in Chief for IEEE TIFS, Area Editor in Chief for IEEE COMST- Vehicular and Sensor Communications, and has been Associate Editor for several journals, including IEEE COMST, IEEE TIFS, IEEE TNSM, IEEE TDSC and Elsevier Computer Networks, and he served as Program Committee member of several conferences, including ACM AsiaCCS, ACM WiSec, ACM CODASPY, ACM SACMAT, IEEE INFOCOM, IEEE CNS, IEEE PASSAT, IEEE MASS, and ACNS. He was General Chair for several conferences, including SecureComm 2012, ACM SACMAT 2013, ACSN 2022 and TrustCom '22, and Program Chair for several conferences, including ICISS 2016, WiSec 2017, ACNS 2020, CANS 2021, CSS 2021, WiMob 2023 and ESORICS 2023.
Awards
- IEEE S&P, 2023 Best Paper, 2024.
- ICC 2024, Best Paper, 2024.
- RAID 2023, Best Paper, 2023.
- CPSS 2023, Best Workshop Paper, 2023.
- Knight Order of the Italian Republic, 2022.
- ACM WebSci 2022 - Best Paper, 2022.
- AIoTS 2022 - Best Workshop Paper, 2022.
- Annual Computer Security Applications Conference (ACSAC) - Distinguished Artifact Award, 2021.
- Elsevier Journal of Computer Communications (COMCOM) - Best Survey Paper, 2020.
- ACNS 2015 - Best Student Paper Award, 2015.
- DAAD Fellowship, 2013.
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EU Marie Curie Fellowship, 2012-2016.
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Selected for the European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics
ERCIM "Alain Bensoussan" Fellowship Program 2009-2010, June 15, 2009.
This fellowship is currently a EU Marie Curie COFUND Program.
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Best PhD Student paper award '08 -
Department of Computer Science
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University of Rome "La Sapienza",
Rome, Italy, April 2, 2008.
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Certified Professional Engineer -
University of Venice "Ca' Foscari",
Venice, Italy, February, 2006.
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PhD Scholarship -
University of Rome "La Sapienza",
Rome, Italy, October, 2005.
Visiting Periods
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UW- University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA, July-August 2019.
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UW- University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA, July-August 2018.
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SPROUT
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UCI- University of California,
Irvine, CA, USA, July-August 2017.
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FIU- Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA, July-August 2016.
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UF- University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA, July-August 2015.
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SPROUT
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UCI- University of California,
Irvine, CA, USA, August 2014.
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CASED
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TU Darmstadt,
Darmstadt, Germany, October-November 2013.
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SPROUT
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UCI- University of California,
Irvine, CA, USA, June-July 2013.
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SPROUT
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UCI- University of California,
Irvine, CA, USA, May-June 2012.
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NRL
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UCLA - University of California,
Los Angeles, CA, USA, November 2010.
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CS Department
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University of Trento,
Trento, IT, August 2010.
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CSIS
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George Mason University,
Fairfax, VA, USA, February 2009.
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CSIS
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George Mason University,
Fairfax, VA, USA, October 2008.
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Short Term Researcher at
CSIS
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George Mason University,
Fairfax, VA, USA, January-July 2008.