Alessandro Tomasi is the head of the Applied Cryptography (ALEPH) research unit at Fondazione Bruno Kessler in Trento, Italy. He earned an MPhys in Theoretical Physics and a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Sussex, and an MSc in Financial Mathematics from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Before joining Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Alessandro worked as a Postdoc Research Fellow in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Trento, working on coding theory and cryptography for biometric authentication and random number generators. Since 2020, Alessandro has been teaching lectures on cryptography for capture-the-flag challenges in the Italian cyberchallenge initiative at the University of Trento node, and access control at the University of Genoa since 2022.
His research interests currently focus on cryptography for cybersecurity, ranging from digital identity to e-voting and secure aggregation. Alessandro has co-authored several publications in international peer-reviewed journals, conferences and workshops; the full list of publications is available on ORCID.
Publications
2023
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Andrea Flamini, Silvio Ranise, Giada Sciarretta, Mario Scuro, Amir Sharif, Alessandro Tomasi
A First Appraisal of Cryptographic Mechanisms for the Selective Disclosure of Verifiable Credentials
In: 20th International Conference on Security and Cryptography (SECRYPT 2023) (DOI)
Zero-Knowledge Proof Privacy Enhancing Cryptography
Projects
Current
Former
Dissemination
2025
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September 26, 2025 •
Outreach
Chiara Spadafora, Riccardo Longo, Laura Mattiuz, Federica Zanetti, Alessandro Tomasi, Federico Pintore
Scopri la Magia della Crittografia!
Notte della Ricerca 2025 (Event)
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February 3- 8, 2025 •
Academic
Riccardo Germenia, Salvatore Manfredi, Giada Sciarretta, Mario Scuro, Alessandro Tomasi
Comparison of Credential Status Mechanisms for the Digital Wallet Ecosystem
Italian Conference on CyberSecurity (ITASEC) 2025 (Event, Project)
2024
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December 2, 2024 •
Academic
Amir Sharif, Giada Sciarretta, Alessandro Tomasi
European Digital Identity Wallet: Opportunities and Security Challenges
16th IEEE International Workshop on Information Forensics And Security (WIFS 2024) (Event)
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February 22-March 14, 2024 •
Outreach
Chiara Spadafora, Riccardo Longo, Laura Cristiano, Vincenzo Desantis, Francesco Antonio Marino, Silvio Ranise, Alessandro Tomasi
Come il voto elettronico può migliorare la società - Ciclo di seminari
Incontri sul voto elettronico (Event, Project)
2023
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September 29, 2023 •
Outreach
Umberto Morelli, Chiara Spadafora, Riccardo Longo, Matteo Bitussi, Laura Cristiano, Vincenzo Desantis, Alessandro Tomasi
Dammi 3 parole: sole, voto, o ombrellone
Notte della Ricerca 2023 (Event, Project)
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May 3- 5, 2023 •
Academic
Laura Cristiano, Vincenzo Desantis, Riccardo Longo, Francesco Antonio Marino, Umberto Morelli, Chiara Spadafora, Alessandro Tomasi, Silvio Ranise
To i-vote or not to i-vote? Interdisciplinary interim lessons learned from a research project
Italian Conference on CyberSecurity (Conference)
Supervised Theses
2025
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Cryptography Bill of Materials: Inventory, Analysis and Risk Assessment of Cryptographic Components in Software
Supervisor: Silvio Ranise | Co-supervisors: Alessandro Tomasi, Pietro De Matteis, Luca Piras, Luis Augusto Dias Knob -
Riccardo Gennaro (Master's Thesis, University of Trento and Twente, 2025)
Revisiting the ETSI C-ITS Lifecycle with Cerificateless Authorization Based on Group Signatures
Supervisor: Florian Hahn | Co-supervisors: Alessandro Tomasi, Stefano Berlato -
Livia Marini (Master's Thesis, University of Trento and Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, 2025)
Securing against the quantum threat: multilevel cybersecurity governance and implementation gaps in Italy
Supervisor: Antonino Alì | Co-supervisors: Alessandro Tomasi, Pietro De Matteis, Giovanni Corti, Luca Piras
2024
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Giorgia Gabardi (Bachelor's Thesis, University of Trento, 2024)
Studio dei pattern di revoca nelle liste di revoca dei certificati digitali
Supervisors: Domenico Siracusa, Alessandro Tomasi
