Mariano Ceccato

Mariano Ceccato is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Verona, Italy. With a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Trento (2006), he has led numerous publicly funded and industrial research projects. His expertise includes security testing, penetration testing, code hardening, and empirical studies.

• Principal Investigator in multiple research initiatives
• Visiting Research Scientist at the University of Luxembourg
• Author/co-author of over 100 peer-reviewed papers

Research Focus

His work spans Android security, Ethereum smart contracts, REST APIs, and software protection techniques. Key contributions include:

• Security testing frameworks using reinforcement learning
• Advanced static analysis for Ethereum bytecode
• Novel obfuscation strategies for Java/Android
• Empirical studies on security report usability
• Comparative analysis of malware detection techniques

Scientific Contributions

He has received multiple awards including the Best Paper at IEEE ICST 2022, Best Research Paper at IEEE/ACM ICSE 2023, and ACM Distinguished Paper awards.