Pietro Ferrara

Pietro Ferrara

Associate Professor in Computer Science
Ca' Foscari University of Venice

My research focuses on the application of abstract interpretation-based static analysis to the security and reliability of software systems, and on modern software architectures (e.g., microservices). I am part of the Software and System Verification group.

Research

Static analysis by abstract interpretation applied to microservices, robotic systems, blockchain software, and modern software architectures.

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Publications

Journal articles, conference and workshop papers on static analysis, program verification, and software security.

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Highlights

  • 2026 3rd place in the Java track of SV-COMP 2026 with JLiSA, the Java frontend of LiSA
  • 2026 Papers accepted at SAS 2026, ECSA 2026, and TACAS 2026
  • Oct. 2025 Organizer of Dagstuhl Seminar 25421 “Sound Static Program Analysis in Modern Software Engineering”
  • Mar. 2025 National habilitation (ASN) for full professorship in the ING-INF/05 scientific area
  • Feb. 2025 Invited Professor at Sorbonne Université, Computer Science Laboratory
  • Oct. 2024 Finalist for the Best Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics paper award at IROS 2024