Stefano Vissicchio

Dr. Stefano Vissicchio is a Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at University College London (UCL). His research focuses on distributed computing, software-defined networking, and network security.

• University College London (UCL), Department of Computer Science – Lecturer

His work addresses challenges in BGP security, network resilience, segment routing, and programmable data planes. Key contributions include:

• Developing fast connectivity recovery mechanisms (e.g., Blink)
• Creating tools for BGP hijack detection (e.g., Oscilloscope)
• Advancing hardware-accelerated network control planes
• Improving low-latency routing in mesh-like backbones

Recent publications highlight his expertise in:

• Network verification (2025)
• BGP hijack evasion analysis (2024)
• Transient BGP reconfiguration mitigation (2023)
• Segment routing and traffic engineering (2022)