2026 Ernesto Damiani: Computer Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Computer Science	62	2847	2763	19	18	812	20556

Research.com Recognitions

2008 - ACM Distinguished Member

Overview

Ernesto Damiani is affiliated with Khalifa University in the United Arab Emirates. Their research primarily focuses on computer science, with a significant output of 358 publications in this field. Within computer science, their work covers multiple subfields including artificial intelligence, computer networks and communications, information systems, signal processing, and electrical and electronic engineering.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as network security and intrusion detection, anomaly detection techniques and applications, blockchain technology applications and security, privacy-preserving technologies in data, advanced malware detection techniques, adversarial robustness in machine learning, and IoT and edge/fog computing.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Chan Yeob Yeun, Claudio A. Ardagna, Marco Anisetti, Hadi Otrok, and Paolo Ceravolo.

Ernesto Damiani's recent published papers include the following:

Explainable Artificial Intelligence Applications in Cyber Security: State-of-the-Art in Research (2022, IEEE Access)
Blockchain-Based Distributed Trust and Reputation Management Systems: A Survey (2020, IEEE Access)
TrustFed: A Framework for Fair and Trustworthy Cross-Device Federated Learning in IIoT (2021, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics)
Blockchain Technology for Smart Grids: Decentralized NIST Conceptual Model (2020, IEEE Access)
Meta-Transfer Learning Driven Tensor-Shot Detector for the Autonomous Localization and Recognition of Concealed Baggage Threats (2020, Sensors)

Ernesto Damiani has published in a variety of venues, with notable numbers of publications in the following outlets:

arXiv (Cornell University)
IEEE Access
SSRN Electronic Journal
Internet of Things
Sensors

In addition to journal articles, their scholarly output includes several books published by recognized publishers. These include:

"Trust Models for Next-Generation Blockchain Ecosystems" (2021, Springer International Publishing)
"Computer Security" (2020, Springer Science+Business Media)
"A Journey into Security Certification" (2024, Morgan & Claypool Publishers)

Ernesto Damiani has been recognized as an ACM Distinguished Member since 2008.

Best Publications

Augmented reality technologies, systems and applications

Julie Carmigniani;Borko Furht;Marco Anisetti;Paolo Ceravolo

2010
Citations
Process Mining Manifesto

Wil van der Aalst;Wil van der Aalst;Arya Adriansyah;Ana Karla Alves de Medeiros;Franco Arcieri

1683
Citations
A reputation-based approach for choosing reliable resources in peer-to-peer networks

Ernesto Damiani;De Capitani di Vimercati;Stefano Paraboschi;Pierangela Samarati

1034
Citations
A fine-grained access control system for XML documents

Ernesto Damiani;Sabrina De Capitani di Vimercati;Stefano Paraboschi;Pierangela Samarati

771
Citations
Choosing reputable servents in a P2P network

Fabrizio Cornelli;Ernesto Damiani;Sabrina De Capitani di Vimercati;Stefano Paraboschi

709
Citations
Balancing confidentiality and efficiency in untrusted relational DBMSs

Ernesto Damiani;S. De Capitani Vimercati;Sushil Jajodia;Stefano Paraboschi

519
Citations
Location privacy protection through obfuscation-based techniques

C. A. Ardagna;M. Cremonini;E. Damiani;S. De Capitani di Vimercati

447
Citations
XML-GL: a graphical language for querying and restructuring XML documents

Stefano Ceri;Sara Comai;Ernesto Damiani;Piero Fraternali

416
Citations
Securing XML Documents

Ernesto Damiani;Sabrina De Capitani di Vimercati;Stefano Paraboschi;Pierangela Samarati

370
Citations
Managing and sharing servants' reputations in P2P systems

E. Damiani;S. De Capitani Di Vimercati;S. Paraboschi;P. Samarati

310
Citations
Ketogenic Diet in Neuromuscular and Neurodegenerative Diseases

Antonio Paoli;Antonino Bianco;Ernesto Damiani;Gerardo Bosco

294
Citations
Design and implementation of an access control processor for XML documents

Ernesto Damiani;Sabrina de Capitani di Vimercati;Stefano Paraboschi;Pierangela Samarati

275
Citations
The future of E-learning: E-learning ecosystem

L. Uden;I.T. Wangsa;E. Damiani

240
Citations
From Security to Assurance in the Cloud: A Survey

Claudio A. Ardagna;Rasool Asal;Ernesto Damiani;Quang Hieu Vu

232
Citations
Supporting location-based conditions in access control policies

Claudio A. Ardagna;Marco Cremonini;Ernesto Damiani;Sabrina De Capitani di Vimercati

225
Citations
Fuzzy techniques for trust and reputation management in anonymous peer‐to‐peer systems

Roberto Aringhieri;Ernesto Damiani;Sabrina De Capitani di Vimercati;Stefano Paraboschi

199
Citations
Blockchain-Based Distributed Trust and Reputation Management Systems: A Survey

Emanuele Bellini;Youssef Iraqi;Ernesto Damiani

195
Citations
P2P-based collaborative spam detection and filtering

E. Damiani;S. De Capitani di Vimercati;S. Paraboschi;P. Samarati

181
Citations
Modeling and assessing inference exposure in encrypted databases

Alberto Ceselli;Ernesto Damiani;Sabrina De Capitani Di Vimercati;Sushil Jajodia

173
Citations
An Open Digest-based Technique for Spam Detection.

Ernesto Damiani;Sabrina De Capitani di Vimercati;Stefano Paraboschi;Pierangela Samarati

163
Citations
XML-GL: A Graphical Language for Querying and Restructuring XML Documents.

Stefano Ceri;Sara Comai;Piero Fraternali;Stefano Paraboschi

68
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Pierangela Samarati University of Milan

Stefano Paraboschi University of Bergamo

Sabrina De Capitani di Vimercati University of Milan

Miltiadis D. Lytras American College of Greece

Gwanggil Jeon Incheon National University

Letizia Tanca Polytechnic University of Milan

Jechang Jeong Hanyang University

Tharam S. Dillon La Trobe University

Khaled Salah Khalifa University

Elizabeth Chang Griffith University

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