Short Bio

English

Gabriele Orazi holds a Ph.D. in Brain, Mind and Computer Science (BMCS), with a focus on privacy, obfuscation, cyber forensics, and malware detection. He conducts research at the University of Padua as part of the SPRITZ Security and Privacy Research Group, under the supervision of Prof. Mauro Conti. As part of his Ph.D., he spent six months as a visiting researcher at UCI.

Before his doctoral studies, he earned a double Master’s degree in Computer Science (Cyber Security) from the University of Trento and the University of Turku. He also gained brief experience in DevSecOps and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Bologna.

Beyond his passion for GNU/Linux, Gabriele enjoys repurposing computer hardware. When away from the keyboard, you’ll find him rock climbing or trail running in the mountains.

Italiano

Gabriele Orazi ha conseguito un dottorato di ricerca in Brain, Mind and Computer Science (BMCS), con un focus su privacy, tecniche di offuscamento e anonimizzazione, cyber forensics e malware detection. Svolge attività di ricerca presso l’Università di Padova all’interno del gruppo SPRITZ - Security and Privacy Research Group, sotto la supervisione del Prof. Mauro Conti. Durante il dottorato, ha trascorso sei mesi come visiting researcher presso UCI.

Prima del dottorato, ha conseguito un doppio titolo di Laurea Magistrale in Informatica (Cyber Security) presso l’Università di Trento e l’Università di Turku. Ha inoltre maturato una breve esperienza in ambito DevSecOps e conseguito la Laurea Triennale in Informatica presso l’Università di Bologna.

Oltre alla sua passione per GNU/Linux, Gabriele si diverte a dare nuova vita all’hardware informatico. Lontano dalla tastiera, lo si può trovare ad arrampicare su roccia o a correre sui sentieri di montagna.

Grants, Awards, and Other Distinctions

EIT Digital Master School

  • Winner of a scholarship for double-degree program during the master school.
  • Second master’s year spent in Finland (University on Turku).

NGI Enrichers Fellowship

  • Winner of a scholarship program which supports collaboration between European and US researchers and innovators.
  • Spending 6 months (July - December 2023) in University of California, Irvine (UCI).

ICSSS 2024

  • Selected to be part of the 60 participants, the 9th International Cyber Security Summer School took place in The Hague, 18-23 August 2024.
  • The programme focuses on all different aspects of Cyber Security with a technical, legal, governance and social science view on cyber threats and opportunities.