Francesco Ficarola
ICT Officer at IVASS - Istituto per la Vigilanza sulle Assicurazioni
Rome, Lazio, Italy
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Top SchoolFrancesco Ficarola is an ICT Officer and cyber security specialist with 11 years of experience blending academic research and practical infosec delivery across Italian institutions and industry. With a PhD focused on computing social networks and a US research stint via the TEE scholarship, he brings rigorous data-science thinking to security projects such as SIEM, VA/pentest, WAF, and incident reporting. Currently designing and managing cyber risk and resilience initiatives at IVASS in coordination with Banca d’Italia and EIOPA/IAIS groups, he previously led applied security and consulting engagements for universities and private clients. Known for strong communication and a collaborative style, he combines hands-on technical implementation with policy-level coordination and a track record in distributed-data and sensor-network research. An intellectually curious problem-solver, he often bridges research insights and operational controls to harden complex, regulated environments.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Social Networking and Wisdom of Crowds, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Social Networking and Wisdom of Crowds at North Carolina State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computing on Evolving Social Networks, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computing on Evolving Social Networks at Sapienza Università di Roma
Italian, English
Github Skills (49)
fraud-prevention9
threat-hunting9
security9
information-sharing9
cybersecurity9
threat-intelligence9
fraud-detection9
information-security9
incident-response8
infosec8
yubico6
active-directory5
file-format5
drm5
epub4
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
francesco-ficarola/cerberus
Oct 2022 - Oct 2022
Contributions:6 commits, 7 pushes, 1 branch in 17 days
francesco-ficarola/centrality
Mar 2015 - Feb 2018
Contributions:1 branch, 1 comment, 1 issue in 2 years 11 months
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