Summary
Andrea Barontini is a seasoned network engineer with over 15 years designing, operating and scaling large campus wired and wireless infrastructures, currently managing the University of Parma's multi-branch LAN/MAN, 600+ devices and 600+ APs serving 35k+ users. His background blends hands-on ISP and systems administration with academic R&D in VoIP, security and mobile platforms, and he serves as the university’s GARR access port manager, eduGAIN/eduroam contact and RIPE technical contact. Andrea contributes to Monero documentation, reflecting a deeper interest in privacy-preserving crypto primitives such as stealth addresses and ring signatures. He pairs protocol-level expertise (IEEE 802.* stacks, BGP/OSPF) with user-focused service ownership and a track record of integrating heterogeneous vendor equipment at scale. Continuously learning—recently via cryptography MOOCs and physics studies—he brings both practical operations chops and research-minded curiosity to complex networking and security challenges.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Cryptography MOOC by Dan Boneh, Justin Thaler, Yupeng Zhang, Shafi Goldwasser, Alex Lombardi, Cryptography MOOC by Dan Boneh, Justin Thaler, Yupeng Zhang, Shafi Goldwasser, Alex Lombardi at Zero Knowledge Proofs MOOC: https://zk-learning.org
Auditor of Professional Master: Computer and Network Security Management, Auditor of Professional Master: Computer and Network Security Management at Università degli Studi di Parma
Seminars, professional training, webinars, self-training, Seminars, professional training, webinars, self-training at Continuous Education
High School, 60/60, High School, 60/60 at Liceo Scientifico T. Parentucelli, Sarzana, Italy
Italian, English