Gianluca Capozzi

Cybersecurity and AI Researcher • capozzi@diag.uniroma1.it

I am Cybersecurity and AI researcher with a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence from Sapienza University of Rome.
Specializing in adversarial machine learning, binary similarity systems, and secure ML model design.
Strong background in Python, PyTorch, and modern ML frameworks.
I'm currently working with the research group led by Prof. Leonardo Querzoni.

My research interests are about Deep Learning and Computer Security, with a focus on NLP techniques applied to Binary Analysis. Currently, I'm working in investigating new methods for increasing the resilience of NLP models for binary analysis against adversarial attacks.

I've obtained my Ph.D. with a thesis about the robustness of binary similarity systems against adversarial attacks, under the supervision of Prof. Giuseppe Antonio Di Luna.


Publications

On the Lack of Robustness of Binary Function Similarity Systems

G. Capozzi, T. Tang, J. Wan, Z. Yang, D.C. D'Elia, G. Di Luna, L. Cavallaro, L. Querzoni.
IEEE EuroS&P 2025

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BinSAFE: Extending Functions Embeddings to Entire Binaries

G. Capozzi, G. Laurenzi, M. Mormando, C. Gianni, G. Marcilli, L. Querzoni, G. Di Luna.
Joint National Conference on Cybersecurity (ITASEC & SERICS 2025)

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Adversarial Attacks against Binary Similarity Systems

G. Capozzi, D.C. D'Elia, G. Di Luna, L. Querzoni.
IEEE Access 2024

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Teaching

2023

  • Teaching Assistant for Sistemi di Calcolo course (Spring 2023), Sapienza University of Rome.

2022

  • Teaching Assistant for Sistemi di Calcolo course (Spring 2022), Sapienza University of Rome.

Service

2023

  • Web Chair for EuroSys'23 - 18th European Conference on Computer Systems

Experience

Visiting Researcher

University College London

Adversarial Attacks against Binary Similarity Systems.

January 2024 - July 2024

Cybersecurity Research Fellow

Sapienza University of Rome

Study, planning, analysis, and evaluation of solutions for the generation of binary code resistant to similarity analysis.

September 2021 - October 2021

Researcher

Consorzio Interuniversitario nazionale per l’informatica "CINI"

Study of packing mechanisms for network device firmware.

March 2021 - August 2021

Education

Sapienza University of Rome

Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence
November 2021 - May 2025

Sapienza University of Rome

Master Degree in Engineering in Computer Science
Mark: 110/110
December 2018 - January 2021

Sapienza University of Rome

Bachelor Degree in Computer and Control Engineering

Mark: 97/110

September 2015 - December 2018