R. Ian Ferguson

15 papers C 1Journal 6Unranked 7

Year	Rank	Type	Title / Venue / Authors
2018	J	`jnl`	OpenForensics: A digital forensics GPU pattern matching approach for the 21st century. Digit. Investig. Ethan Bayne, R. Ian Ferguson, Adam T. Sampson
2017	J	`jnl`	Insight: An Application of Information Visualisation Techniques to Digital Forensics Investigations. Int. J. Cyber Situational Aware. Gavin Hales, R. Ian Ferguson, Jacqueline Archibald
2017	—	`conf`	The Gamification of Cybersecurity Training. Edutainment Natalie Coull, Iain Donald, R. Ian Ferguson, Eamonn Keane, Thomas Mitchell, Oliver V. Smith, Erin Stevenson, Paddy Tomkins
2009	J	`jnl`	Digital Investigation as a distinct discipline: A pedagogic perspective. Digit. Investig. A. D. Irons, P. Stephens, R. Ian Ferguson
2005	—	`conf`	Towards Strong Mobility in the Shared Source CLI. CPA Johnston Stewart, Paddy Nixon, Tim Walsh, R. Ian Ferguson
2004	—	`conf`	On the Use of IP Multicast to Facilitate Group Communication between Mobile Agents. IAT Syed Waqar Shah, Paddy Nixon, R. Ian Ferguson
2003	—	`conf`	Towards a Middleware for Generalised Context Management. Middleware Workshops Richard Glassey, Graeme Stevenson, Matthew Richmond, Paddy Nixon, Sotirios Terzis, Feng Wang, R. Ian Ferguson
2000	J	`jnl`	Application of neural networks and sensitivity analysis to improved prediction of trauma survival. Comput. Methods Programs Biomed. Andrew Hunter, Lee Kennedy, Jenny Henry, R. Ian Ferguson
2000	C	`conf`	MetaBuilder: The Diagrammer's Diagrammer. Diagrams R. Ian Ferguson, Andrew Hunter, Colin J. Hardy
2000	J	`jnl`	MetaMOOSEan object-oriented framework for the construction of CASE tools. Inf. Softw. Technol. R. Ian Ferguson, Norman Parrington, Peter Dunne, Colin J. Hardy, Jacqueline M. Archibald, J. Barrie Thompson
1998	—	`—`	An investigation into MetaCASE and object-oriented software engineering. R. Ian Ferguson
1996	J	`jnl`	Swoop: An Application Generator for ORACLE/WWW Systems. World Wide Web J. Andrew Hunter, R. Ian Ferguson, Steven Hedges
1995	—	`conf`	Rapid Prototyping: An Integrated CASE Based Approach. OOER Ian Mitchell, R. Ian Ferguson, Norman Parrington
1995	—	`conf`	Swoop: An Application Generator for ORACLE/WWW Systems. WWW (Fall) Andrew Hunter, R. Ian Ferguson, Steven Hedges
1994	—	`conf`	MOOSE: A Method Designed for Ease of Maintenance. Software Quality and Productivity R. Ian Ferguson, Norman Parrington, Peter Dunne

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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