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Contact Information

Name Alex Della Bruna
Professional Title Research Fellow | Msc Cybersecurity Student
Email dellabruna@di.unimi.it

Professional Summary

Student researcher focused on security assurance and certification of AI systems

Experience

  • 2022 -

    Milan, Italy

    Research Fellow
    University of Milan
    • Research on security assurance and certification of machine learning and cloud-edge continuum systems
    • IT Coordinator: management of the lab’s infrastructure (hypervisors, kubernetes cluster, networking, etc.)
    • Project PNRR MUSA WP1 “A holistic, innovative digital architecture for the storage and safe exchange of life sciences big data”
    • Monitoring solutions for the MUSA WP1 execution environment and machine learning models developed by the pilots of MUSA WP1
    • Collaboration with TIM S.p.A, Almaviva S.p.A., and Engineering S.p.A.
  • 2022 -

    Milan, Italy

    Lead R&D Infrastructure and Platform Developer
    Moon Cloud
    • Spin-off of the SESARLab (University of Milan)
    • Design and implementation of a fully decentralized backend architecture based on cloud-native technologies
    • Design and implementation of continuous monitoring techniques
    • Security assurance controls for cloud-based distributed systems and machine learning systems
    • Collaboration with Revetec s.r.l. and Aruba S.p.A. (upcoming)
  • 2023 - 2025

    Milan, Italy

    Research Fellow
    Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per l'Informatica (CINI)
    • Security assurance evaluation of distributed environments
    • Focus on security assurance of machine learning models

Education

  • 2024 - 2026

    Milan, Italy

    Master's Degree
    University of Milan
    Cybersecurity
    • GPA 28.15/30 (candidate for 110/110 cum laude)
    • Master’s thesis focused on security assurance of machine learning models
  • 2021 - 2024

    Milan, Italy

    Bachelor's Degree
    University of Milan
    Security of Computer Systems and Networks
    • Graduation Mark 100/110
    • Bachelor’s thesis focused on a novel distributed infrastructure for security assurance (Moon Cloud)
  • 2016 - 2021

    Vittorio Veneto, Italy

    High School Diploma (Matura)
    ITT Vittorio Veneto
    Computer Science and Telecommunications
    • Graduation Mark 100/100
    • Final project focused on Modern Web Technologies (PWA)
    • Development of a modern web application for statistical data collection of players in the italian A1 volleyball series (top-tier league)

Awards

Publications

Skills

Programming and Markup Languages: C/C++, Java, Golang, Python, HTML, CSS, JS, PHP, Bash scripting, Latex
Frameworks: C++ API OpenGL, Maven, Bootstrap/Tailwind CSS, Angular, NodeJS, development of advanced logins with Auth0, PWA with Workbox/Angular's API, Gin, Django, Gorm, REST API development, i18n with Angular's API, cloud-native messagging with NATS
Security: Continuos monitoring through IDS/IPS and SIEM, security evaluation (assurance) based on testing and monitoring, authentication and autorization through OAuth2.0 with OpenID Connect support
Database: Relational (MySQL, PostgreSQL), non-relational (MongoDB, Redis)
CI/CD: Github Actions, Gitlab CI, AWS ECS services
AWS: EC2 instances, Route53, ECS/EKS with ECR, SQS, VPC
CloudFlare: DNS, Argo Tunnel
Cloud computing and SOA: VMware, Hyper-V, Proxmox, oVirt, Docker, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes hypervisors
Kubernetes: microk8s, K3s, ArgoCD, Veeam Kasten, Helm, HashiCorp Vault, Lens, K9s
Network Design: Level 2 and 3 ISO/OSI design (VLAN, subnet, routing and firewall)
Linux/Windows Server Administration: Configuration and web server management (Apache, Nginx), domain management through Active Directory, file sharing through SMB and FTP
Data Center Administration: iSCSI, iDRAC, Dell PowerVault, Dell Poweredge, NAS, SAN, BIND DNS
AI/ML: Numpy, Scikit-learn, Pytorch
Soft skills: Leadership of small and medium teams, Public speaking, AGILE development methodology, Team and project management (Slack, with use of CI/CD bot and automatic alerts, Project management software (Microsoft Project, Wrike) with use of Gantt chart)

Languages

Italian : Native speaker
English : Proficient, Certified B2+(Pearson VEPT)
German : Basic

Projects

  • Oauth2.0 SSO Server

    A custom Oauth2.0 SSO server built from scratch

    • Design and implementation of an OAuth2.0 server
    • Several authentication flows and Single Sign On support
  • WAF engine extension and UI

    A web application firewall

    • Design and implementation of a Web Application Firewall
    • Management UI and Modsecurity engine extension to protect applications along the entire ISO/OSI stack
  • Network Asset Discovery System

    A software for continuous asset mapping

    • Design and implementation of a software for continuous asset mapping
    • Support for local and remote networks
  • Mistervolley

    A modern web application for statistical data collection of players in the italian A1 volleyball series

    • Design and implementation of a web application for collecting, surveying, and analyzing on-site data during volleyball matches and training sessions
    • Fully decentralized architecture based on MEAN stack
    • Collaboration with professional coaches of women’s A1 italian volleyball series (top-tier league)