Massimiliano Albanese

Massimiliano Albanese is an Associate Professor in the Department of Information Sciences and Technology at George Mason University, where he is also serving as the Associate Director of the Center for Secure Information Systems (CSIS), and the Codirector of the Laboratory for IT Entrepreneurship (LITE). Dr. Albanese received his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science and Engineering in 2005 from the University of Naples Federico II, and joined George Mason University in 2011 after serving as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Maryland. His research interests are in the area of Information and Network Security, with particular emphasis on Modeling and Detection of Cyber Attacks, Cyber Situational Awareness, Network Hardening, Moving Target Defense, and Adaptive Cyber Defense. Dr. Albanese has participated in sponsored research projects totaling $7.7M. He holds a U.S. Patent and has co-authored a book and about 60 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. Dr. Albanese is one of the only three recipients of the 2014 Mason Emerging Researcher/Scholar/Creator Award, one of the most prestigious honors at Mason.