Benjamin J. Hockman

12 papers A* 2C 1Journal 6Unranked 3

Year	Rank	Type	Title / Venue / Authors
2022	J	`jnl`	Designing ReachBot: System Design Process with a Case Study of a Martian Lava Tube Mission. CoRR Stephanie Newdick, Tony G. Chen, Benjamin J. Hockman, Edward Schmerling, Mark R. Cutkosky, Marco Pavone
2022	J	`jnl`	Gravity Estimation at Small Bodies via Optical Tracking of Hopping Artificial Probes. CoRR Jacopo Villa, Andrew French, Jay W. McMahon, Daniel J. Scheeres, Benjamin J. Hockman
2021	J	`jnl`	3D Shape Reconstruction of Small Bodies From Sparse Features. IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett. Benjamin Jarvis, Gary P. T. Choi, Benjamin J. Hockman, Benjamin Morrell, Saptarshi Bandopadhyay, Daniel P. Lubey, Jacopo Villa, Shyam Bhaskaran, David S. Bayard, Issa Nesnas
2021	J	`jnl`	Autonomous Exploration of Small Bodies Toward Greater Autonomy for Deep Space Missions. Frontiers Robotics AI Issa A. D. Nesnas, Benjamin J. Hockman, Saptarshi Bandopadhyay, Benjamin Morrell, Daniel P. Lubey, Jacopo Villa, David S. Bayard, Alan Osmundson, Benjamin Jarvis, Michele Bersani, Shyam Bhaskaran
2018	A*	`conf`	Robust Visual Localization for Hopping Rovers on Small Bodies. ICRA Sebastiano Chiodini, Robert G. Reid, Benjamin J. Hockman, Issa A. D. Nesnas, Stefano Debei, Marco Pavone
2017	J	`jnl`	Design, Control, and Experimentation of Internally-Actuated Rovers for the Exploration of Low-gravity Planetary Bodies. J. Field Robotics Benjamin J. Hockman, Andreas Frick, Robert G. Reid, Issa A. D. Nesnas, Marco Pavone
2017	C	`conf`	Stochastic Motion Planning for Hopping Rovers on Small Solar System Bodies. ISRR Benjamin J. Hockman, Marco Pavone
2017	—	`conf`	Trajectory Optimization for Dynamic Grasping in Space Using Adhesive Grippers. FSR Roshena MacPherson, Benjamin J. Hockman, Andrew Bylard, Matthew A. Estrada, Mark R. Cutkosky, Marco Pavone
2016	—	`conf`	Experimental Methods for Mobility and Surface Operations of Microgravity Robots. ISER Benjamin J. Hockman, Robert G. Reid, Issa A. D. Nesnas, Marco Pavone
2016	A*	`conf`	Free-flyer acquisition of spinning objects with gecko-inspired adhesives. ICRA Matthew A. Estrada, Benjamin J. Hockman, Andrew Bylard, Elliot Wright Hawkes, Mark R. Cutkosky, Marco Pavone
2015	—	`conf`	Design, Control, and Experimentation of Internally-Actuated Rovers for the Exploration of Low-Gravity Planetary Bodies. FSR Benjamin J. Hockman, Andreas Frick, Issa A. D. Nesnas, Marco Pavone
2014	J	`jnl`	Emulating Nuclear Emissions With a Pulsed Laser. IEEE Trans Autom. Sci. Eng. Benjamin J. Hockman, Jianxin Sun, Herbert G. Tanner

Nicolò Altamura is a security engineer and computer science researcher specializing in software protection, reverse engineering, program analysis, and binary deobfuscation. He holds a master's degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Verona, graduating with honors, and works at emproof, focusing on software protection and the challenges of analyzing and understanding compiled software.

His research explores the relationship between program analysis and code obfuscation, with particular emphasis on how software transformations affect the ability of automated tools to recover program behavior. His interests span static analysis, binary analysis, decompilation, reverse engineering, and techniques for analyzing and simplifying obfuscated code.

Beyond academic research, Nicolò develops and contributes to tools for reverse engineering and software analysis. His projects include obfuscation_analysis, a Binary Ninja plugin for analyzing and simplifying obfuscated code; Pocket, an obfuscator for mixed Boolean-arithmetic expressions; and ptxNinja, a tool for reverse engineering NVIDIA GPU code represented in the PTX virtual instruction set.

His research also extends to binary datasets and software evolution. In 2026, he co-authored ASSEMBLAGE-DEEPHISTORY: A Cross-Build Binary Dataset with Temporal Coverage, a research work addressing the availability of binary data across multiple software builds and points in time, supporting research into binary analysis and changes between program versions.

Across his research, engineering work, and open-source contributions, Nicolò focuses on advancing the understanding, analysis, and protection of software against increasingly sophisticated obfuscation and reverse-engineering challenges.

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