Fabio Massacci

Prof. Fabio Massacci is a Full Professor at the Faculty of Science (Computer Systems Department) and Network Institute of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He concurrently holds a part-time professorship in Computer Science at Università degli studi di Trento. His research focuses on cybersecurity, software supply chain risks, security economics, and experimental methods for vulnerability analysis. He earned a PhD in Computer Science from La Sapienza University of Rome (1998).

Research interests include software ecosystem security, malware analysis, security policy design, and risk assessment frameworks. Notable contributions include the 2015 IEEE RE Ten Years Most Influential Paper Award for work on socio-technical security systems. Recent studies explore AI in vulnerability detection, cloud configuration security, and GDPR compliance in educational institutions.

Teaching responsibilities include courses on Security and Safety Engineering, Security Experiments, and Data Structures for AI. Key projects include the HEWSTI initiative (Hybrid Explainable Workflows for Threat Intelligence) and studies on cybersecurity training in European education programs. Collaborations span global institutions, with datasets published on Zenodo and IEEE DataPort.