R. Sommese

R. Sommese is an Assistant Professor at the University of Twente, affiliated with the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS) in the Computer Science department and the Design and Analysis of Communication Systems (DACS) group. His work focuses on improving Internet infrastructure security through DNS hygiene, DDoS mitigation, and resilience strategies.

• DNS Security: Securing the Domain Name System against vulnerabilities.
• DDoS Prevention: Mitigating distributed denial-of-service attacks.
• Internet Resilience: Enhancing robustness against infrastructure failures and cyberattacks.
• Centralization: Addressing risks from centralized Internet systems.
• Malware Analysis: Studying malicious software behavior.
• Phishing and Spam: Defending against deceptive communication threats.

He collaborates with the Digital Society Institute and can be contacted via email. Outside academia, he is passionate about traveling, cultural exploration, and culinary experiences.