Marcello Maugeri
Marcello Maugeri

PhD Candidate in Computer Science

About Me

I am a PhD candidate in Computer Science at the University of Catania, Italy. My aim is to bring fuzzing to the next level by designing sophisticated techniques to automate the process of finding vulnerabilities in multiprocess systems.

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Interests
  • Automated Security Testing
  • Fuzzing
  • Systems Security
  • AI for Security
Education
  • PhD in Computer Science

    University of Catania, Italy

  • MSc Computer Science

    University of Catania, Italy

  • BSc Computer Science

    University of Catania, Italy

My Research

My ultimate objective is to leverage automated security testing techniques to contribute to the development of secure software systems.

I am currently working on improving the automation, in terms of applicability and efficiency, of Fuzzing in the context of Multiprocess Systems.

I am also interested in the application of Reinforcement Learning to Security Testing, and in the development of new techniques for IoT Security.

I am always looking to collaborate with motivated students and researchers. Please, feel free to contact me if you are interested in working together.

To get a feel of what I am working on, check out my recent publications and projects.

Recent Publications
(2025). BenGQL: An Extensible Benchmarking Framework for Automated GraphQL Testing. ASE 2025 (Tool Demonstration Track).
(2025). Fuzzing OPC UA with AFLNet, ChatAFL and LibAFLstar: A Research Experience Paper. IEEE PICOM 2025.
(2025). AI-related Vulnerabilities within CVEs: Are We Ready Yet? A Study of Vulnerability Disclosure in AI Products. AISec'25 (CCS 2025).
(2025). LibAFLstar: Fast and State-Aware Protocol Fuzzing. ESORICS 2025.
(2025). Poster: Machine Learning for Vulnerability Detection. DIMVA 2025.
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