Stefano Berlato

Stefano Berlato Researcher

Stefano Berlato is a Researcher at the Applied Cryptography (ALEPH) research unit of the Center for Cybersecurity in Fondazione Bruno Kessler. He received the BSc degree in Computer Science from the University of Trento in 2017, the MSc degree in Computer Science “ICT Innovation - Security & Privacy” from the University of Trento in 2019, and the PhD in Security, Risk and Vulnerability from the University of Genoa in 2024.

He joined the Security & Trust research unit in October 2018 as a Research Assistant, working on the implementation of cryptographic access control schemes. In November 2020, he started his PhD under the supervision of Prof. Silvio Ranise and Dr. Roberto Carbone. In June 2023, he moved to the newborn ALEPH research unit of Fondazione Bruno Kessler. He has been a Teaching Assistant for the Computer Science bachelor degree course “Programmazione 1” at the University of Trento from 2020 to 2024 and is a Teaching Assistant for the master courses “Advanced Programming of Cryptographic Methods” and “Cryptographic Protocols for Secure Networks and Applications” since 2024.

His research focuses on applied cryptography and the design of architectural models and orchestration optimization methodologies for cryptographic access control schemes in decentralized scenarios.

Please refer to the personal website for the complete list of projects, publications and theses before joining ALEPH.

Publications in ALEPH

2024 (2)

  • Stefano Berlato, Silvio Cretti, Domenico Siracusa, Silvio Ranise
    Multi-Objective Microservice Orchestration: Balancing Security and Performance in CCAM
    In: 27th Conference on Innovation in Clouds, Internet and Networks (ICIN 2024) (DOI)
    Cryptographic Access Control Cloud Computing Privacy Enhancing Cryptography
  • Stefano Berlato, Matteo Rizzi, Matteo Franzil, Silvio Cretti, Pietro De Matteis, Roberto Carbone
    Work-in-Progress: A Sidecar Proxy for Usable and Performance-Adaptable End-to-End Protection of Communications in Cloud Native Applications
    In: 2024 IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy Workshops (EuroS&PW) (OSVS) (DOI)
    Access Control Cryptographic Access Control Cloud Native Decentralization of Trust

Theses

  • Stefano Berlato (PhD Thesis, University of Genoa, 2024)
    A Security Service for Performance-Aware End-to-End Protection of Sensitive Data in Cloud Native Applications
    Supervisors: Silvio Ranise, Roberto Carbone

Current Projects

ECTEG Blockchain

ECTEG Blockchain

ECTEG Blockchain Technology Project
SERICS

SERICS

SEcurity and RIghts In the CyberSpace

Tools

ACE

ACE

AC state-change rule extraction procedurE
ACME

ACME

Access Control Mechanisms Evaluator
CryptoAC

CryptoAC

Cryptographic Access Control

Dissemination

2025

  • February 7, 2025 • Outreach
    Stefano Berlato
    I Perché e i Come della Ricerca: Il Lavoro del Ricercatore nel Campo della Sicurezza Informatica
    Giornata di Orientamento I.I.S. TRON ZANELLA (Website)
  • February 3- 8, 2025 • Academic
    Simone Brunello, Stefano Berlato, Roberto Carbone, Silvio Ranise
    Draw on Trust to Balance Protection and Performance in Cryptographic Access Control
    Italian Conference on CyberSecurity (ITASEC) 2025 (Event, Project)

2024

  • September 27, 2024 • Academic
    Ion Andy Ditu, Stefano Berlato, Roberto Carbone, Silvio Ranise
    Improving Security and Performance of Cryptographic Access Control with Trusted Execution Environments
    Topics in Applied Cryptography - Co-Located with CIFRIS24 (Conference, Workshop)
  • February 2, 2024 • Outreach
    Stefano Berlato
    I Perché e i Come della Ricerca: Il Lavoro del Ricercatore nel Campo della Sicurezza Informatica
    Giornata di Orientamento I.I.S. TRON ZANELLA (Website)
  • April 8-12, 2024 • Academic
    Ion Andy Ditu, Stefano Berlato, Roberto Carbone, Silvio Ranise
    Improving Security and Performance of Cryptographic Access Control with Trusted Execution Environments
    Italian Conference on CyberSecurity (Conference)

2023

  • December 14-15, 2023 • Academic
    Stefano Berlato, Alessandro Colombo, Roberto Carbone, Silvio Ranise
    Cryptographic Enforcement of Fine-grained Access Control Policies With Attribute-based Encryption
    Topics in Applied Cryptography - Co-Located with CIFRIS23 (Conference, Workshop)
  • May 3- 5, 2023 • Academic
    Stefano Berlato, Alessandro Colombo, Roberto Carbone, Silvio Ranise
    Cryptographic Enforcement of Fine-Grained Access Control Policies with Attribute-Based Encryption
    Italian Conference on CyberSecurity (Conference)

Supervised Theses

2024

  • Simone Brunello (Bachelor's Thesis, University of Trento, 2024)
    Hybrid Enforcement for Role-based Cryptographic Access Control
    Supervisors: Silvio Ranise | Co-supervisors: Roberto Carbone, Stefano Berlato
  • Marco Soldera (Bachelor's Thesis, University of Trento, 2024)
    A Risk Assessment Methodology for VSNF Placement in Cloud Native Applications
    Supervisors: Domenico Siracusa | Co-supervisors: Stefano Berlato, Silvio Cretti
  • Luca Claus (Bachelor's Thesis, University of Trento, 2024)
    End-to-End Protection for Data Sharing Among Organizations in Cloud-Managed Blockchain Applications
    Supervisors: Silvio Ranise | Co-supervisors: Stefano Berlato, Riccardo Longo

2023

  • Ion Andy Ditu (Bachelor's Thesis, University of Trento, 2023)
    Leveraging Trusted Execution Environment for Efficient Revocation and Security in Cryptographic Access Control
    Supervisors: Silvio Ranise | Co-supervisors: Roberto Carbone, Stefano Berlato
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