معرفی
Leonardo Maccari is an Associate Professor at Ca' Foscari University of Venice in the Department of Environmental Sciences, Computer Science and Statistics. His research focuses on network security, wireless mesh networks, community networks, and next-generation wireless backhaul systems. He leads projects like netCommons (EU Horizon2020) and OR2AN2G, advancing scalable and resilient network infrastructures. Notable contributions include centrality-based routing protocols (pop-routing) and analysis of digital contact tracing during the pandemic.
Teaching includes courses on Network Security, Computer Networks, and Lab of Computer Security across Computer Science and Data Management programs. Awards include the 2024 Best Paper Award at CNMS for optimizing BGP convergence.
Research spans 20+ years with 50+ peer-reviewed publications. Collaborations include Northeastern University, BarcelonaTech, and CNRS. Active in open-source projects like Augustus (programmable CCN router) and NePA TesT (network testing toolchain).
Key projects: netCommons (transdisciplinary community networks), OR2AN2G (5G/6G backhaul), and PAF-FPE (Marie Curie security research). Consultancies with Alcatel-Lucent and Telecom Italia Lab produced patents in network security and programmable systems.
