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Graduate Research SP
Luca Mannella
Mu Nu
Politecnico di Torino (Polytechnic University of Turin), Italy, Ph.D. Student in Computer
and Control Engineering
RESEARCH TOPIC
Supporting Developers in the Cybersecurity of IoT Systems
Internet of Things (IoT) systems are still in a critical situation. Currently, despite their widespread adoption, IoT applications often lack
adequate protection, leaving them vulnerable to attackers. In light of these challenges, Luca Mannella's research focuses on securing IoT
systems by assisting developers, particularly those with limited IoT or security experience. By analyzing prevalent security issues in IoT
development, he identifies common pitfalls and proposes guidelines, best practices, and tools for building robust and resilient IoT solutions.
One aspect of Luca's research involves analyzing the security issues that arise when novice programmers develop cloud-IoT systems. His
studies reveal typical developers' misconceptions that can sometimes be easily managed by the cloud platform if the developer follows a
set of proper guidelines.
Another contribution from Luca's research is the definition of a threat model for
extensible smart home gateways. This model helps identify potential issues that
may arise from malicious or defective plug-in implementations, promoting the
development of more secure gateway applications. He is currently further studying
to comprehend if novice programmers can accidentally produce these threats.
He also recently proposed a gateway-based Manufacturer Usage Description
(MUD) architecture, extending the MUD standard and leveraging a smart home
gateway to protect devices through plug-ins developers' intervention.
A schema of the proof-of-concept implementing the extended
MUD architecture
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https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ecwAbEYAAAAJ
CONTACT
www.linkedin.com/in/lucamannella/en/
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