Eelko Penninkx

11 papers A* 1A 1B 3Journal 4Unranked 2

Year	Rank	Type	Title / Venue / Authors
2016	J	`jnl`	(Meta) Kernelization. J. ACM Hans L. Bodlaender, Fedor V. Fomin, Daniel Lokshtanov, Eelko Penninkx, Saket Saurabh, Dimitrios M. Thilikos
2011	B	`conf`	A Local Search Algorithm for Branchwidth. SOFSEM Arnold Overwijk, Eelko Penninkx, Hans L. Bodlaender
2010	J	`jnl`	Efficient Exact Algorithms on Planar Graphs: Exploiting Sphere Cut Decompositions. Algorithmica Frederic Dorn, Eelko Penninkx, Hans L. Bodlaender, Fedor V. Fomin
2009	J	`jnl`	(Meta) Kernelization CoRR Hans L. Bodlaender, Fedor V. Fomin, Daniel Lokshtanov, Eelko Penninkx, Saket Saurabh, Dimitrios M. Thilikos
2009	A*	`conf`	(Meta) Kernelization. FOCS Hans L. Bodlaender, Fedor V. Fomin, Daniel Lokshtanov, Eelko Penninkx, Saket Saurabh, Dimitrios M. Thilikos
2009	J	`jnl`	On the minimum corridor connection problem and other generalized geometric problems. Comput. Geom. Hans L. Bodlaender, Corinne Feremans, Alexander Grigoriev, Eelko Penninkx, René Sitters, Thomas Wolle
2009	—	`conf`	Planar Capacitated Dominating Set Is IWPEC Hans L. Bodlaender, Daniel Lokshtanov, Eelko Penninkx
2008	—	`conf`	A Linear Kernel for Planar Feedback Vertex Set. IWPEC Hans L. Bodlaender, Eelko Penninkx
2008	B	`conf`	A Linear Kernel for the k-Disjoint Cycle Problem on Planar Graphs. ISAAC Hans L. Bodlaender, Eelko Penninkx, Richard B. Tan
2006	B	`conf`	On the Minimum Corridor Connection Problem and Other Generalized Geometric Problems. WAOA Hans L. Bodlaender, Corinne Feremans, Alexander Grigoriev, Eelko Penninkx, René Sitters, Thomas Wolle
2005	A	`conf`	Efficient Exact Algorithms on Planar Graphs: Exploiting Sphere Cut Branch Decompositions. ESA Frederic Dorn, Eelko Penninkx, Hans L. Bodlaender, Fedor V. Fomin

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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