Alessandro Brucato is a security researcher with nine years of experience focused on threat research, automated vulnerability analysis, and applied offensive security. Based in Milan, he has progressed from academic research—contributing to DARPA-related automated software analysis at the University of Iowa—to commercial roles as a senior and staff threat research engineer at Sysdig and now as a Security Researcher at Tracebit. An active bug bounty hunter, Alessandro has been rewarded by organizations including Anthropic, OpenAI, Facebook, Goldman Sachs, and United Airlines, demonstrating practical exploit development and real-world impact. He combines a master’s in Computer Science from Politecnico di Milano with hands-on consulting experience at IMQ Minded Security, blending rigorous research methods with operational threat hunting. Notably, his background spans both tooling and offensive discovery, making him adept at turning academic techniques into production-ready security insights.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, Computer Science and Engineering, Master’s Degree, Computer Science and Engineering at Politecnico di Milano
Diploma Liceo Scientifico, Diploma Liceo Scientifico at Liceo scientifico Leonardo da Vinci
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Alessandro Brucato - Security Researcher at Tracebit