1. Curriculum vitae
PERSONAL INFORMATION Marco Caselli
10, Mooienhof, 7512 EB Enschede (Netherlands)
+31652896886 +393290761384
marcocaselli86@gmail.com
Sex Male | Date of birth 03/08/1986 | Nationality Italian
WORK EXPERIENCE
9/2012–9/2016 Researcher (PhD Candidate)
University of Twente, Enschede (Netherlands)
Research on new means to secure networked control systems (e.g., critical infrastructures, industrial
control systems, building automation systems) against targeted attacks and advanced persistent
threats (APTs).
Projects: CRISALIS (EU FP7), Preemptive (EU FP7)
Business or sector Cybersecurity
4/2015–7/2015 Visiting Researcher
International Computer Science Institute (ICSI) - UC Berkeley, Berkeley CA (United States)
Research on network intrusion detection and building automation system security.
Business or sector Cybersecurity
3/2011–8/2012 Security Researcher
GCSEC Global Cyber Security Center, Rome (Italy)
Design and development of 1) secure mechanisms for information sharing among police forces and
banks, 2) a security assessment methodology for the Domain Name System (DNS), 3) digital identity
security solutions.
Projects: OF2CEN (EU FP7), MeNSa
Business or sector Cybersecurity
10/2010–4/2011 Consultant
Total Consulting System S.r.l., Rome (Italy)
Consulting services for the digitalization of public administrations in Rome and Lazio.
Business or sector Information and communication
4/2008–4/2009 Stage
Engineering Ingegneria Informatica Spa, Palermo (Italy)
Design and development of UML modelling solutions for distribute development teams ("Collaborative
UML Designer" at http://sourceforge.net/projects/rtumldesigner/).
Business or sector Software development
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
9/2012–11/2016 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) "with honors"
University of Twente, Enschede (Netherlands)
Focus on network security for industrial control systems and building automation systems.
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2. Curriculum vitae Marco Caselli
Thesis: "Intrusion Detection in Networked Control Systems: from System Knowledge to Network
Security"
Supervisor: Prof. Frank Kargl
23/9/2013–25/9/2013 Pentesting Smart Grid and SCADA
BRUCON
This course teaches hands-on penetration testing techniques used to test embedded electronic field
devices, network protocols, RF communications, and controlling servers of ICS and Smart Grid
systems like PLCs, RTUs, smart meters, etc.
14/5/2013–17/5/2013 Industrial Control Systems Cyber-security Advanced Training and
Workshop
ICS-CERT
This is an intensive hands-on training course with a theoretical part on vulnerability assessment and
defensive strategies and a practical one with Red Team/Blue Team exercises conducted on a real
industrial control system.
2/12/2011–4/12/2011 Cybersecurity for Industrial Control Systems
SANS Institute
The course provides specific instruction on offensive and defensive themes, using actual examples
and exercises to illustrate how cyber security theory can be used in real world scenarios. The
vulnerabilities and mitigations presented in the introductory course will be examined much more
closely.
9/2009–1/2012 Master Degree 110/110 "with
honors"
University of Roma "Sapienza", Rome (Italy)
Course of study on "Architectures and Distributed Systems".
Thesis: "An Evaluation Framework for the Assessment of DNS Health & Security"
Supervisors: Prof. Fabrizio d'Amore, Dr. Igor Nai Fovino
9/2005–3/2009 Bachelor Degree 110/110 "with
honors"
University of Palermo, Palermo (Italy)
Thesis: "Real-time collaborative environments for distributed teams"
Supervisors: Prof. Marco La Cascia, Marco Alessi, Giovanni Aiello
9/1999–7/2005 Scientific High School Degree 100/100
Liceo Scientifico Statale "Stanislao Cannizzaro", Palermo (Italy)
PERSONAL SKILLS
Mother tongue(s) Italian
Other language(s) UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING
Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production
English C2 C2 C2 C2 C2
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3. Curriculum vitae Marco Caselli
Levels: A1 and A2: Basic user - B1 and B2: Independent user - C1 and C2: Proficient user
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Communication skills Good social skills acquired over multiple teamwork experiences during university studies.
Organisational / managerial skills Good organizational skills acquired over the experiences at GCSec and Engineering Spa and
developed during the PhD.
Job-related skills Good mentoring skills acquired over the PhD while supervising master and bachelor students.
Digital competence SELF-ASSESSMENT
Information
processing
Communication
Content
creation
Safety
Problem
solving
Proficient user Proficient user Proficient user Proficient user Proficient user
Digital competences - Self-assessment grid
Programming languages: C, C++, Java, Python, PHP, JavaScript
Modelling languages: UML
Other languages: HTML, SQL, XMLOperating systems: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7,
Linux, Mac OsTools: Office, OpenOffice, Eclipse, Dev-C++, MySQL
Driving licence A, B
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Publications - M. Caselli, E. Zambon, J. Amann, R. Sommer, F. Kargl "Specification Mining for Intrusion Detection
in Networked Control Systems", Proceedings of the 25th USENIX Security Symposium, 2016
- M. Caselli, E. Zambon, F. Kargl, "Sequence-aware intrusion detection in industrial control systems",
Proceedings of the 1st ACM Workshop on Cyber-Physical System Security, 2015
- M. Caselli, E. Zambon, J. Petit, F. Kargl, "Modeling message sequences for intrusion detection in
industrial control systems", Ninth IFIP WG 11.10 International Conference on Critical Infrastructure
Protection, 2015
- M. Caselli, D Hadžiosmanović, E Zambon, F Kargl, "On the feasibility of device fingerprinting in
industrial control systems", Critical Information Infrastructures Security (CRITIS), 2013
- E. Casalicchio, M.Caselli, A.Coletta, I. Nai Fovino, "DNS as critical infrastructure, the energy system
case study", International Journal of Critical Infrastructures, 2013
Teaching Activities Security and Privacy in Mobile Systems (teaching assistant)
Operating Systems (teaching assistant)
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