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Pierangela Samarati

Pierangela Samarati

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Computer Science
Italy
2025

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Computer Science

D-Index
74
Citations
30172
World Ranking
1460
National Ranking
18

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Italy Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Computer Science in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Italy Leader Award
  • 2016 - Edward J. McCluskey Technical Achievement Award, IEEE Computer Society For pioneering and outstanding contributions to data security and privacy
  • 2012 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to information security, data protection, and privacy
  • 2009 - ACM Distinguished Member

Overview

Pierangela Samarati is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy and is an active researcher in the field of Computer Science. Their research output consists of 67 publications, focusing predominantly on areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Information Systems, and Computer Networks and Communications.

The main subfields in which Samarati works include:

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Information Systems
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Management Science and Operations Research

Their research topics largely concentrate on data security and privacy, with a particular interest in cryptography, privacy-preserving technologies, and cloud data security. Specific themes they explore are:

  • Cryptography and Data Security
  • Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data
  • Cloud Data Security Solutions
  • Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
  • Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting
  • Biometric Identification and Security
  • IoT and Edge/Fog Computing

Among their frequent co-authors are Sabrina De Capitani di Vimercati, Sara Foresti, Stefano Paraboschi, Giovanni Livraga, and Vincenzo Piuri.

Samarati has contributed to various academic venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • SN Computer Science
  • IEEE Transactions on Big Data
  • International Journal of Information Security
  • IEEE Systems Journal

Recent papers authored by Samarati address challenges in distributed data anonymization, cloud data protection, and data market control mechanisms. Key recent publications include:

  • "Scalable Distributed Data Anonymization for Large Datasets" (2022, IEEE Transactions on Big Data)
  • "Protecting Data and Queries in Cloud-Based Scenarios" (2023, SN Computer Science)
  • "Toward Owners' Control in Digital Data Markets" (2020, IEEE Systems Journal)
  • "Sentinels and Twins: Effective Integrity Assessment for Distributed Computation" (2022, IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems)
  • "Model-Agnostic Utility-Preserving Biometric Information Anonymization" (2024, International Journal of Information Security)

In addition to journal articles, Samarati has authored several book chapters published by Springer Science+Business Media, including works in the series Data and Applications Security and Privacy XXXVI (2022), Information and Communications Security (2022), and E-Business and Telecommunications (2023).

Their career includes recognition through several awards, such as the Edward J. McCluskey Technical Achievement Award from the IEEE Computer Society in 2016, an IEEE Fellow distinction in 2012 for contributions to information security and privacy, and the ACM Distinguished Member honor in 2009.

Best Publications

  • Protecting respondents identities in microdata release

    P. Samarati

  • Access control: principle and practice

    R.S. Sandhu;P. Samarati

  • Protecting privacy when disclosing information: k-anonymity and its enforcement through generalization and suppression

    Pierangela Samarati;Latanya Sweeney

  • Access control : Policies, models, and mechanisms

    Pierangela Samarati;Sabrina De Capitani Di Vimercati

  • Generalizing data to provide anonymity when disclosing information (abstract)

    Pierangela Samarati;Latanya Sweeney

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

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

  • Flexible support for multiple access control policies

    Sushil Jajodia;Pierangela Samarati;Maria Luisa Sapino;V. S. Subrahmanian

  • Database Security

    Silvana Castano;Maria Grazia Fugini;Giancarlo Martella;Pierangela Samarati

  • A fine-grained access control system for XML documents

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

  • A logical language for expressing authorizations

    S. Jajodia;P. Samarati;V.S. Subrahmanian

  • Choosing reputable servents in a P2P network

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

  • Over-encryption: management of access control evolution on outsourced data

    Sabrina De Capitani di Vimercati;Sara Foresti;Sushil Jajodia;Stefano Paraboschi

  • Balancing confidentiality and efficiency in untrusted relational DBMSs

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

  • An algebra for composing access control policies

    Piero Bonatti;Sabrina De Capitani di Vimercati;Pierangela Samarati

  • A unified framework for enforcing multiple access control policies

    Sushil Jajodia;Pierangela Samarati;V. S. Subrahmanian;Eliza Bertino

  • Location privacy protection through obfuscation-based techniques

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

  • A Manifesto for Future Generation Cloud Computing: Research Directions for the Next Decade

    Rajkumar Buyya;Satish Narayana Srirama;Giuliano Casale;Rodrigo Calheiros

  • Securing XML Documents

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

  • An access control model supporting periodicity constraints and temporal reasoning

    Elisa Bertino;Claudio Bettini;Elena Ferrari;Pierangela Samarati

  • An Obfuscation-Based Approach for Protecting Location Privacy

    Claudio A Ardagna;Marco Cremonini;Sabrina De Capitani di Vimercati;Pierangela Samarati

  • Location privacy in pervasive computing

    C.A. Ardagna;M. Cremonini;S. De Capitani di Vimercati;P. Samarati

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefano Paraboschi
Stefano Paraboschi University of Bergamo
Sushil Jajodia
Sushil Jajodia George Mason University
Ernesto Damiani
Ernesto Damiani Khalifa University
Elisa Bertino
Elisa Bertino Purdue University West Lafayette
Claudio Bettini
Claudio Bettini University of Milan
Piero A. Bonatti
Piero A. Bonatti University of Naples Federico II
Elena Ferrari
Elena Ferrari University of Insubria
Ravi Sandhu
Ravi Sandhu The University of Texas at San Antonio
Patrick Lincoln
Patrick Lincoln SRI International

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