Benjamin Ngugi

11 papers Journal 9Unranked 2

Year	Rank	Type	Title / Venue / Authors
2016	J	`jnl`	Identifying new temporal coordination requirements for calendar systems through a temporal structure lens. Comput. Hum. Behav. Dezhi Wu, Benjamin Ngugi, Gregory D. Moody
2013	J	`jnl`	Modeling the Impact of Biometric Security on Millennials' Protection Motivation. J. Organ. End User Comput. Benjamin Ngugi, Arnold Kamis
2012	J	`jnl`	Computerizing Primary Schools in Rural Kenya: Outstanding Challenges and Possible Solutions. Electron. J. Inf. Syst. Dev. Ctries. Javier Gordon Ogembo, Benjamin Ngugi, Matthew Pelowski
2012	J	`jnl`	Typing Biometric Keypads: Combining Keystroke Time and Pressure Features to Improve Authentication. J. Organ. End User Comput. Benjamin Ngugi, Peter Tarasewich, Michael Recce
2011	J	`jnl`	Biometric keypads: Improving accuracy through optimal PIN selection. Decis. Support Syst. Benjamin Ngugi, Marilyn Tremaine, Peter Tarasewich
2011	J	`jnl`	Evaluating the Quality and Usefulness of Data Breach Information Systems. Int. J. Inf. Secur. Priv. Benjamin Ngugi, Jafar Mana, Lydia Segal
2011	J	`jnl`	Typing Biometrics: Impact of Human Learning on Performance Quality. ACM J. Data Inf. Qual. Benjamin Ngugi, Beverly K. Kahn, Marilyn Tremaine
2010	J	`jnl`	M-pesa: A Case Study of the Critical Early Adopters' Role in the Rapid Adoption of Mobile Money Banking in Kenya. Electron. J. Inf. Syst. Dev. Ctries. Benjamin Ngugi, Matthew Pelowski, Javier Gordon Ogembo
2009	—	`conf`	Exploring Employee Perspectives on Information Privacy and Security in the Mobile Environment. HCI (8) Peter Tarasewich, Benjamin Ngugi, Mansi Sanghavi
2009	J	`jnl`	PCI Compliance: Overcoming the Challenges. Int. J. Inf. Secur. Priv. Benjamin Ngugi, Gina Vega, Glenn S. Dardick
2004	—	`conf`	Fighting Identity Fraud with the Addition of Biometric Techniques. AMCIS Benjamin Ngugi, Marilyn Tremaine, Michael Recce

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.

In 2025, he co-authored Assessing the Effectiveness of the Tigress Obfuscator Against MOPSA and BinaryNinja, published at CheckMATE. The paper evaluates the effectiveness of obfuscation techniques and their impact on source-level static analysis and binary-level decompilation.

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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