2026 Pierpaolo Degano: 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	33	12684	12315	442	438	193	4636

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Computer Science

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Overview

Pierpaolo Degano is affiliated with the University of Pisa in Italy and works primarily in the field of Computer Science. Their research spans multiple subfields including Artificial Intelligence, Computer Networks and Communications, Information Systems, Signal Processing, and Hardware and Architecture.

The main topics covered in Pierpaolo Degano's research include:

Security and Verification in Computing
Advanced Malware Detection Techniques
Network Security and Intrusion Detection
Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security
Cryptographic Implementations and Security
Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
Advanced Authentication Protocols Security

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, among whom are Letterio Galletta (22 collaborations), Lorenzo Ceragioli (8 collaborations), Matteo Busi (6 collaborations), Chiara Bodei (5 collaborations), and Gian-Luigi Ferrari (4 collaborations).

Pierpaolo Degano's recent published papers include:

"FWS: Analyzing, maintaining and transcompiling firewalls," 2021, Journal of Computer Security
"Securing Interruptible Enclaved Execution on Small Microprocessors," 2021, ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems
"Formally verifying security protocols built on watermarking and jamming," 2023, Computers & Security
"Can my firewall system enforce this policy?", 2022, Computers & Security
"Modelling and analysing IoT systems," 2021, Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing

Frequently used publication venues for Pierpaolo Degano include:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Computers & Security
ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems
Journal of Computer Security
Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing

Best Publications

A distributed operational semantics for CCS based on condition/event systems

P. Degano;Rocco De Nicola;U. Montanari

217
Citations
Static validation of security protocols

Chiara Bodei;Mikael Buchholtz;Pierpaolo Degano;Flemming Nielson

181
Citations
Causal Trees: Interleaving + Causality

Unknown

174
Citations
A model for distributed systems based on graph rewriting

Pierpaolo Degano;Ugo Montanari

150
Citations
Automatic validation of protocol narration

C. Bodei;M. Buchholtz;P. Degano;F. Nielson

146
Citations
Axiomatizing net computations and processes

P. Degano;J. Meseguer;U. Montanari

146
Citations
Non-interleaving semantics for mobile processes

Pierpaolo Degano;Corrado Priami

134
Citations
Control Flow Analysis for the pi-calculus

Chiara Bodei;Pierpaolo Degano;Flemming Nielson;Hanne Riis Nielson

132
Citations
Partial orderings descriptions and observations of nondeterministic concurrent processes

Pierpaolo Degano;Rocco De Nicola;Ugo Montanari

131
Citations
Static Analysis for the π-Calculus with Applications to Security

Chiara Bodei;Pierpaolo Degano;Flemming Nielson;Hanne Riis Nielson

129
Citations
Concurrent histories: a basis for observing distributed systems

Pierpaolo Degano;Ugo Montanari

112
Citations
Axiomatizing the algebra of net computations and processes

Pierpaolo Degano;José Meseguer;Ugo Montanari

106
Citations
A partial ordering semantics for CCS

P. Degano;R. De Nicola;U. Montanari

105
Citations
Modelling biochemical pathways through enhanced π-calculus

M. Curti;P. Degano;C. Priami;C. T. Baldari

100
Citations
Beta-binders for Biological Quantitative Experiments

Pierpaolo Degano;Davide Prandi;Corrado Priami;Corrado Priami;Paola Quaglia

83
Citations
Enhanced operational semantics: a tool for describing and analyzing concurrent systems

Pierpaolo Degano;Corrado Priami

79
Citations
Static Analysis of Processes for No and Read-Up nad No Write-Down

Chiara Bodei;Pierpaolo Degano;Flemming Nielson;Hanne Riis Nielson

75
Citations
Causality for Mobile Processes

Pierpaolo Degano;Corrado Priami

71
Citations
Enhanced operational semantics

Pierpaolo Degano;Corrado Priami

71
Citations
On the consistency of 'truly concurrent' operational and denotational semantics

P. Degano;R. De Nicola;U. Montanari

70
Citations
Partial ordering derivations for CCS

Pierpaolo Degano;Rocco De Nicola;Ugo Montanari

23
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Corrado Priami University of Pisa

Flemming Nielson Technical University of Denmark

Hanne Riis Nielson Technical University of Denmark

External Links

Personal website of Pierpaolo Degano

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