Gianluca Stringhini

Gianluca Stringhini is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Boston University. He co-directs the Security Lab (SeclaBU) and is affiliated with the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences and the Computer Science Department.

• Specializes in data-driven cybersecurity research
• Focused on combating online fraud, malware, and disinformation
• Recipient of NSF CAREER Award and Early Career Excellence in Research Award

His work integrates machine learning, systems security, and computational social science to address societal digital harms. Recent publications emphasize social media content moderation, malware analysis, and YouTube hate attack attribution. Over 150 peer-reviewed papers with media coverage in BBC, New York Times, and Wired.

• Google Academic Research Awards (GARA)
• Red Hat Collaboratory Research Incubation Awards
• NSF and OpenAI funding

Stringhini leads interdisciplinary projects and mentors graduate students in cybersecurity and AI. He serves as a Distinguished Faculty Fellow at BU's College of Engineering.