Alessio Sacco

Alessio Sacco is a Fixed-term Assistant Professor at the Department of Control and Computer Engineering (DAUIN) at Politecnico di Torino, Italy. He's affiliated with the NETGROUP - Computer Networks Group and actively contributes to research in computer networks, machine learning, and software-defined networking.

• Current academic position: Assistant Professor
• Research group: NETGROUP
• Key collaborations: Guido Marchetto, Flavio Esposito

Research Interests focus on:

• Computer networks and communications
• Dynamic programming and reinforcement learning
• Machine learning applications in network management
• Software-defined networks
• Cybersecurity and privacy analysis
• Intelligent Internet of Things systems

Recent Publications demonstrate expertise across:

• Network security verification (PathSafe)
• AI-driven agricultural optimization (FertilizeSmart)
• Cross-layer congestion control (Flecto)
• Reinforcement learning for computing continuum scheduling
• Explainable AI for network transparency (ClearNET)
• Multi-agent exploration systems (MARS)

Scientific Contributions include:

• Commercial research on network security and anomaly detection
• ERC sector expertise in distributed systems and machine learning
• Teaching in computer engineering programs since 2019

Advising involves:

• Supervising Federico Rinaudi (ongoing)
• Co-supervising Doriana Monaco (ongoing)