Lauren S. Ferro

20 papers A* 1B 3C 1Misc 1Journal 7Unranked 7

Year	Rank	Type	Title / Venue / Authors
2026	J	`jnl`	Improving the understandability of declarative process discovery results using easyDeclare. Inf. Syst. Graziano Blasilli, Lauren S. Ferro, Simone Lenti, Fabrizio Maria Maggi, Andrea Marrella, Tiziana Catarci
2025	A*	`conf`	Systemization of Knowledge (SoK): Goals, Coverage, and Evaluation in Cybersecurity and Privacy Games. CHI Yue Huang, Marthie Grobler, Lauren S. Ferro, Georgia Psaroulis, Sanchari Das, Jing Wei, Helge Janicke
2024	—	`conf`	EDD: A Web-Based Editor for Declarative Process Models Using easyDeclare. ICPM Doctoral Consortium / Demo Graziano Blasilli, Lauren S. Ferro, Simone Lenti, Fabrizio Maria Maggi, Andrea Marrella, Tiziana Catarci
2023	J	`jnl`	An Approach to Assess the Impact of Tutorials in Video Games. Informatics Dario Benvenuti, Lauren S. Ferro, Andrea Marrella, Tiziana Catarci
2022	—	`conf`	AWATO: A Serious Game to Improve Cybersecurity Awareness. HCI (33) Lauren S. Ferro, Andrea Marrella, Tiziana Catarci, Francesco Sapio, Adriano Parenti, Matteo de Santis
2022	J	`jnl`	Human Factors in Phishing Attacks: A Systematic Literature Review. ACM Comput. Surv. Giuseppe Desolda, Lauren S. Ferro, Andrea Marrella, Tiziana Catarci, Maria Francesca Costabile
2021	—	`conf`	A Human Factor Approach to Threat Modeling. HCI (27) Lauren S. Ferro, Andrea Marrella, Tiziana Catarci
2021	—	`conf`	Gaeta: The Great Adventure - A Cultural Heritage Game about the History of Gaeta. HCI (39) Francesco Sapio, Lauren S. Ferro, Massimo Mecella
2021	J	`jnl`	Gea2: A Serious Game for Technology-Enhanced Learning in STEM. IEEE Trans. Learn. Technol. Lauren S. Ferro, Francesco Sapio, Annalisa Terracina, Marco Temperini, Massimo Mecella
2021	J	`jnl`	The Game Element and Mechanic (GEM) framework: A structural approach for implementing game elements and mechanics into game experiences. Entertain. Comput. Lauren S. Ferro
2020	—	`conf`	A game-based learning experience for improving cybersecurity awareness. ITASEC Silvestro Veneruso, Lauren S. Ferro, Andrea Marrella, Massimo Mecella, Tiziana Catarci
2020	—	`conf`	Another Week at the Office (AWATO) - An Interactive Serious Game for Threat Modeling Human Factors. HCI (30) Lauren S. Ferro, Francesco Sapio
2020	B	`conf`	CyberVR: An Interactive Learning Experience in Virtual Reality for Cybersecurity Related Issues. AVI Silvestro V. Veneruso, Lauren S. Ferro, Andrea Marrella, Massimo Mecella, Tiziana Catarci
2020	B	`conf`	V-DOOR: A Real-Time Virtual Dressing Room Application Using Oculus Rift. AVI Silvestro V. Veneruso, Tiziana Catarci, Lauren S. Ferro, Andrea Marrella, Massimo Mecella
2019	—	`conf`	Alerting Users About Phishing Attacks. HCI (29) Giuseppe Desolda, Francesco Di Nocera, Lauren S. Ferro, Rosa Lanzilotti, Piero Maggi, Andrea Marrella
2018	J	`jnl`	An analysis of players' personality type and preferences for game elements and mechanics. Entertain. Comput. Lauren S. Ferro
2018	B	`conf`	VERTO: a visual notation for declarative process models. AVI Lauren S. Ferro, Andrea Marrella
2016	J	`jnl`	The emerging adolescent World of Warcraft video gamer: A five factor exploratory profile model. Entertain. Comput. Anthony M. Bean, Lauren S. Ferro, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Thiago Rivero, Gary Groth-Marnat
2014	C	`conf`	Gamicards - An Alternative Method for Paper-Prototyping the Design of Gamified Systems. ICEC Lauren S. Ferro, Steffen P. Walz, Stefan Greuter
2013	Misc	`conf`	Towards personalised, gamified systems: an investigation into game design, personality and player typologies. IE Lauren S. Ferro, Steffen P. Walz, Stefan Greuter

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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