Elena Ferrari is a full professor of Computer Science at the University of Insubria (Italy), where she leads the STRICT SociaLab. She received her Ph.D and M.Sc. degree in Computer Science from the University of Milano (Italy).
Her research interests are in the broad area of cybersecurity, privacy, and trust. Current research includes security and privacy for Big Data and Iot, access control, machine learning for cybersecurity, risk analysis, blockchain, and secure social media. Prof. Ferrari has published several books and more than 240 papers in international journals and conference proceedings. She has received several awards, including the 2009 IEEE Technical Achievement Award, the ACM CODASPY Research Award, the ACM SACMAT 10 Year Test of Time Award, an IBM Faculty Award, and a Google Research Award. She is an ACM and IEEE Fellow.
Prof. Ferrari currently serves as associate editor in chief of IEEE Internet Computing. She is associate editor for the ACM Transactions on Data Science, IEEE Transactions on Services Computing, Data Science and Engineering, and the International Journal of Cooperative Information Systems. She is the chair of the steering committee of the ACM Symposium on Access Control Models and Technologies and has been the PC chair of several major conferences in the data management and security/privacy fields. She has also repeatedly served on the program committees of all major data management conferences.
Prof. Ferrari’s has led several research projects in the field of cybersecurity and privacy, which have been funded by several companies and institutions (e.g., EU Commission, Google, IBM, EOARD/AFOSR, and the Italian Ministry for University and Research). In 2018, she has been named one of the 50 most influential Italian women in tech.
