Danilo Mauro Bruschi

Danilo Bruschi is full professor of Computer Science. Currently he is the chairman of the Dipartimento di Informatica "Giovanni degli Antoni", Università degli Studi di Milano, where he also leads the Security and Networks Laboratory (LASER). During his academic career at Università degli Studi di Milano he coordinated the degree of studies in Systems and Network Security and managed the Master Program in Cybersecurity. Since 2012 to 2014 he has been dean of studies of the School of Science and Technology, and since 2008 to 2011 dean of studies for all Informatics degrees (Informatica, Comunicazione Digitale, Informatica Musicale, Informatica Magistrale).

He began his research career working in theoretical computer science more precisely in the complexity theory field. In 1995 he started to get interested in the cybersecurity field, particularly he was attracted by the system aspects of the discipline which until then had get the attention of very few academic research groups around the world. He is one of the first European scholars to get involved in the system security field, the founder of the discipline in Italy and among the few Italian researchers who can exhibit in its academic vitae more  than 100 publications in international journals and conferences in the system security sector.

His current research interests are: operating systems security; formal analysis of security protocols (both in the IT and OT areas);  analysis, evaluation and emulation of trustworthy systems; malware analysis; side-channel attacks; social impacts of the digital revolution.

As shown in the Public Engagement section alongside his academic activity Danilo Bruschi has also been involved in many activities aimed at spreading cybersecurity culture, knowledge and transferring research results outside the academic community in order to contribute to social and cultural growth.  

He received his Ph.D from Università degli Studi di Milano, he was Honorary Fellow at University of Wisconsin - Madison. He spent some periods of time as visiting researchers in various institutions.