About Me

Hi there, welcome to Chiara Luchini’s homepage! 👋

I’m a Ph.D. student at the Department of Computer Science and Mathematics of the University of Perugia in consortium with the University of Florence.
My supervisor is Prof. Stefano Bistarelli and co-supervisor is Prof. Francesco Santini.

🎓 I received my Master’s Degree in Cybersecurity from the University of Perugia in 2023.

🔍 My current research focuses on topics within the field of digital identity and security, including:

• 🆔 Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• 🔐 Authentication & Authorization Protocols
• 🌐 Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI)
• 🧩 Formal Analysis of Security Systems

Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science November 2023 – Present

Dottorato di Ricerca in Matematica, Informatica, Statistica
University of Florence, University of Perugia, Italy

M.Sc. in Computer Science — Cybersecurity Curriculum October 2020 – September 2023

University of Perugia, Perugia (PG), Italy

Thesis title: Policy-based Credential Disclosure in SSI
Supervisors: Prof. Stefano Bistarelli, Prof. Francesco Santini

B.Sc. in Computer Science October 2016 – November 2020

University of Perugia, Perugia (PG), Italy

Thesis title: A Raspberry-based network control device: Darkbox
Supervisor: Prof. Francesco Santini
Co-supervisor: Dott. Marco Marcellini

Work Experience

Part-time Student Collaboration September 2022 – December 2022

Ripartizione Sistema Informativo di Ateneo – Ufficio Sicurezza ICT,
Piazza dell’Università 1, Perugia (PG), Italy

Main activities and responsibilities:

• Conducted security audit of the UNIPG official website
• Used the OWASP framework for vulnerability assessment

Occasional Professional Services December 2019 – March 2020

Next Duepuntozero S.r.l. Società Unipersonale,
Via Italo Scotoni 37, Cortona (AR), Italy

Main activities and responsibilities:

• PHP source code verification for management software and websites
• Worked on the Apache, MySQL, PHP platform