Oracle Academy sponsored the 21st edition of the Clusit thesis awards, helping to recognize student research in cybersecurity in Italy. On October 1, 2026, five students were honored for their 2025 theses in the competition “Innovare la sicurezza delle informazioni” (Innovating Information Security).

Established with the aim of research and continuous updating of resources in the field of cybersecurity, the event aims to encourage students to confront the issues of computer security in a dynamic way and based on the evolution of threats. The event also aims to be an opportunity for exchange between the worlds of industry, science, and education, promoting collaboration between universities and industry for student education, training, and professional growth.

The work was evaluated and judged by a commission made up of members of the Board of Directors and CTS Clusit, Soci Clusit, and other experts in the field.

The evaluation criteria were:

  • Innovation of the topic
  • Complexity of the task
  • The level of knowledge demonstrated
  • The usability of the results achieved

The five winners were as follows:

First Award: Andrea Bissoli, University of Trento, Thesis: “PILLAR: an LLM-based Privacy Threat Modelling tool”

Second Award: Giuseppe Nonni, Sapienza–University of Rome, Thesis: “A Standardised Framework for Cyber Risk Assessment Across the Lifecycle of Space Projects: Methodology and Automated Tool Development”

Third Award (ex aequo): Edoardo Allegrini, Sapienza–University of Rome,
Thesis: “DecompilerAI: From Raw Decompiler Output to Actionable Intelligence in Stripped Executable Analysis with LLMs”

Fourth Award (formerly aequo): Francesco Balassone, University of Naples Federico II, Thesis: “Cybersecurity AI (CAI): Design and Evaluation of Agentic Cybersecurity in Attack/Defence CTFs”

Fifth Award: Federico Bonafini, University of Padua, Thesis: “Cybersecurity Threats in Port Logistics Systems and Stowage Plans”

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