Raffaele Sommese

Raffaele Sommese is an Assistant Professor specializing in the Design and Analysis of Communication Systems. His research focuses on cybersecurity, network infrastructure, and DNS systems. Key areas include analyzing DNS abuse, improving network resilience, and measuring anycast adoption. He has contributed to open-source tools like MAnycast Reloaded and collaborated on projects such as the Internet Yellow Pages knowledge graph.

His work addresses challenges in network measurement, threat detection, and infrastructure optimization. Notable achievements include winning a Best Paper Award (2021) and a Community Contribution Award (2024). His publications span conferences like ACM Internet Measurement Conference (IMC) and Applied Networking Research Workshop (ANRW).

Awards highlight his contributions to DNS security and collaborative measurement initiatives. While no formal student advisees are listed, his work involves interdisciplinary collaborations with institutions globally. Research datasets, such as those on anycast convergence time, are publicly available via Zenodo.