2026 Roberto Di Pietro: 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	58	3626	3524	16	16	316	13737

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Qatar Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Qatar Leader Award
2019 - ACM Distinguished Member

Overview

Roberto Di Pietro is affiliated with the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. Their research spans multiple areas within computer science and engineering, focusing significantly on network and information security, blockchain applications, and communications technologies.

The main fields of study for Roberto Di Pietro include Computer Science and Engineering. Within these, their subfields of specialization cover Artificial Intelligence, Information Systems, Computer Networks and Communications, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition.

The primary research topics pursued by this scientist encompass:

Power Line Communications and Noise
Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
Advanced Malware Detection Techniques
Network Security and Intrusion Detection
Smart Grid Security and Resilience
Misinformation and Its Impacts
User Authentication and Security Systems

Roberto Di Pietro has authored several research papers in notable venues. Some recent publications include:

"DoS and DDoS attacks in Software Defined Networks: A survey of existing solutions and research challenges" (2021) published in Future Generation Computer Systems
"Satellite-based communications security: A survey of threats, solutions, and research challenges" (2022) published in Computer Networks
"A Survey of Blockchain Applications in the FinTech Sector" (2022) published in Journal of Open Innovation Technology Market and Complexity
"PAST-AI: Physical-Layer Authentication of Satellite Transmitters via Deep Learning" (2022) published in IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security
"Vessels Cybersecurity: Issues, Challenges, and the Road Ahead" (2020) published in IEEE Communications Magazine

The frequent publication venues for their work comprise:

arXiv (Cornell University)
IEEE Access
Computer Networks
IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing
Future Generation Computer Systems

Collaborations are a significant aspect of their research activity. Frequent coauthors include:

Savio Sciancalepore (23 joint works)
Maurantonio Caprolu (20 joint works)
Javier Hernandez Fernandez (20 joint works)
Simone Raponi (18 joint works)
Stefano Cresci (14 joint works)

Roberto Di Pietro has contributed to several books published by major scientific publishers. Notable publishers include Springer Science+Business Media, with five book contributions such as "Computer Security - ESORICS 2022" and "Security, Privacy, and Anonymity in Computation, Communication, and Storage." They also have works published by Springer Nature, including "New Dimensions of Information Warfare" (2020) and "Physical Layer Security in Power Line Communications" (2024).

Among professional recognitions, Roberto Di Pietro received the ACM Distinguished Member award in 2019.

Best Publications

Scalable and Efficient Provable Data Possession.

Giuseppe Ateniese;Roberto Di Pietro;Luigi V. Mancini;Gene Tsudik

1730
Citations
Smart health: A context-aware health paradigm within smart cities

Agusti Solanas;Constantinos Patsakis;Mauro Conti;Ioannis S. Vlachos

696
Citations
Secure virtualization for cloud computing

Flavio Lombardi;Roberto Di Pietro

597
Citations
The Paradigm-Shift of Social Spambots: Evidence, Theories, and Tools for the Arms Race

Stefano Cresci;Roberto Di Pietro;Marinella Petrocchi;Angelo Spognardi

494
Citations
Fame for sale

Stefano Cresci;Roberto Di Pietro;Marinella Petrocchi;Angelo Spognardi

491
Citations
Random key-assignment for secure Wireless Sensor Networks

Roberto Di Pietro;Luigi V. Mancini;Alessandro Mei

416
Citations
To Docker or Not to Docker: A Security Perspective

Theo Combe;Antony Martin;Roberto Di Pietro

316
Citations
A randomized, efficient, and distributed protocol for the detection of node replication attacks in wireless sensor networks

Mauro Conti;Roberto Di Pietro;Luigi Vincenzo Mancini;Alessandro Mei

314
Citations
Boosting efficiency and security in proof of ownership for deduplication

Roberto Di Pietro;Alessandro Sorniotti

314
Citations
Distributed Detection of Clone Attacks in Wireless Sensor Networks

Mauro Conti;Roberto Di Pietro;Luigi Vincenzo Mancini;Alessandro Mei

252
Citations
LKHW: a directed diffusion-based secure multicast scheme for wireless sensor networks

R. Di Pietro;L.V. Mancini;Yee Wei Law;S. Etalle

217
Citations
DNA-Inspired Online Behavioral Modeling and Its Application to Spambot Detection

Stefano Cresci;Roberto Di Pietro;Marinella Petrocchi;Angelo Spognardi

217
Citations
Edge Computing Perspectives: Architectures, Technologies, and Open Security Issues

Maurantonio Caprolu;Roberto Di Pietro;Flavio Lombardi;Simone Raponi

191
Citations
Security in wireless ad-hoc networks - A survey

Unknown

191
Citations
Social Fingerprinting: Detection of Spambot Groups Through DNA-Inspired Behavioral Modeling

Stefano Cresci;Roberto Di Pietro;Marinella Petrocchi;Angelo Spognardi

186
Citations
Docker ecosystem - Vulnerability Analysis

Unknown

184
Citations
DoS and DDoS attacks in Software Defined Networks: A survey of existing solutions and research challenges

Lubna Fayez Eliyan;Roberto Di Pietro

166
Citations
Catch Me (If You Can): Data Survival in Unattended Sensor Networks

R. Di Pietro;L.V. Mancini;C. Soriente;A. Spognardi

159
Citations
A Survey on Computational Propaganda Detection.

Giovanni Da San Martino;Stefano Cresci;Alberto Barrón-Cedeño;Seunghak Yu

154
Citations
Emergent properties: detection of the node-capture attack in mobile wireless sensor networks

Mauro Conti;Roberto Di Pietro;Luigi Vincenzo Mancini;Alessandro Mei

138
Citations
Redoubtable Sensor Networks

Roberto Di Pietro;Luigi V. Mancini;Alessandro Mei;Alessandro Panconesi

118
Citations
Security and privacy issues of handheld and wearable wireless devices

Roberto Di Pietro;Luigi V. Mancini

117
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Mauro Conti University of Padua

Gene Tsudik University of California, Irvine

Bruno Crispo University of Trento

Sushil Jajodia George Mason University

Refik Molva EURECOM

Fabio Martinelli National Research Council (CNR)

Giuseppe Ateniese George Mason University

Marwan Krunz University of Arizona

Loukas Lazos University of Arizona

Wade Trappe Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

External Links

Personal website of Roberto Di Pietro Google Scholar page

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