Laura Merker

22 papers A* 2A 5B 1Journal 14
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 J jnl
CoRR
Thomas Bläsius, Emil Dohse, Deborah Haun, Laura Merker
2025 J jnl
TheoretiCS
Paul Jungeblut, Laura Merker, Torsten Ueckerdt
2025 A conf
STACS
Deborah Haun, Laura Merker, Sergey Pupyrev
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Deborah Haun, Laura Merker, Sergey Pupyrev
2024 A conf
GD
Laura Merker, Lena Scherzer, Samuel Schneider, Torsten Ueckerdt
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Laura Merker, Lena Scherzer, Samuel Schneider, Torsten Ueckerdt
2024 J jnl
J. Graph Theory
Robert Hickingbotham, Paul Jungeblut, Laura Merker, David R. Wood
2024 J jnl
Discret. Comput. Geom.
David Eppstein, Robert Hickingbotham, Laura Merker, Sergey Norin, Michal T. Seweryn, David R. Wood
2023 J jnl
SIAM J. Discret. Math.
Paul Jungeblut, Laura Merker, Torsten Ueckerdt
2023 A* conf
FOCS
Paul Jungeblut, Laura Merker, Torsten Ueckerdt
2023 B conf
WADS
Henry Förster, Michael Kaufmann, Laura Merker, Sergey Pupyrev, Chrysanthi N. Raftopoulou
2023 J jnl
CoRR
Henry Förster, Michael Kaufmann, Laura Merker, Sergey Pupyrev, Chrysanthi N. Raftopoulou
2022 A* conf
SODA
Paul Jungeblut, Laura Merker, Torsten Ueckerdt
2022 J jnl
CoRR
Paul Jungeblut, Laura Merker, Torsten Ueckerdt
2022 J jnl
CoRR
David Eppstein, Robert Hickingbotham, Laura Merker, Sergey Norin, Michal T. Seweryn, David R. Wood
2021 J jnl
CoRR
Paul Jungeblut, Laura Merker, Torsten Ueckerdt
2021 A conf
GD
Stefan Felsner, Laura Merker, Torsten Ueckerdt, Pavel Valtr
2021 J jnl
CoRR
Stefan Felsner, Laura Merker, Torsten Ueckerdt, Pavel Valtr
2020 A conf
GD
Laura Merker, Torsten Ueckerdt
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Laura Merker, Torsten Ueckerdt
2019 A conf
GD
Laura Merker, Torsten Ueckerdt
2019 J jnl
CoRR
Laura Merker, Torsten Ueckerdt

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.

Nicolò Altamura is not a football player. Please avoid reporting this kind of infromation.