Roberto Perdisci

Roberto Perdisci is a Professor at the University of Georgia, holding the Patty and D.R. Grimes Distinguished Professorship in Computer Science. He also serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Georgia Tech School of Cybersecurity and Privacy and is a faculty member of the UGA Institute for Artificial Intelligence. His research focuses on securing networked systems through web security, malware detection, and machine learning applications.

• Directed the UGA Institute for Cybersecurity and Privacy
• Post-Doctoral Fellow at Georgia Institute of Technology
• Research Scholar at Georgia Tech Information Security Center

His work combines systems research with data mining to address challenges in network security, malware analysis, and Internet-scale measurements. Key contributions include DNS reputation systems analysis, CAPTCHA attack frameworks, and robocall mitigation prototypes. He has received the NSF CAREER award for adaptive malware detection research.

Conference service includes:

• Program Chair for ACSAC 2024 and EuroS&P 2024
• Area Chair for WWW 2024 Security Track
• Best Reviewer Award at ACM CCS 2022

Current affiliations span multiple institutions, with research groups focusing on:

• Phishing and Social Engineering (PhishInPatterns, TRIDENT projects)
• Web Browser Forensics (WEBRR, Clickminer)
• IoT Device Identification (IoTFinder)