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| Alessandro Berni is a scientific specialist at the NATO Undersea Research Centre, working on the application of information and communication technologies to a broad range of maritime security problems. Between 1987 and 1993, at the University of Genoa, he had a major role in the development of IUnet, the first wide area network in Italy to offer Internet access to nonacademic entities, contributing to the activation of country code top-level domains (CCTLD) for Italy (.IT) and Malta (.MT). In 1994, he co-founded ITnet S.p.A., the first Internet service provider focused on the Italian corporate market, where he worked as business developer and network architect until 1999. During that period, he was involved with the activation of the CCTLD for the Vatican (.VA). In 2000, he moved to the NATO Undersea Research Centre, first as the Internet manager, then as Deputy Head of the Communications and Information Systems Department, and, more recently, as a scientific specialist working on maritime security projects. His research interests include wireless networking, Internet architectures, delay/disruption tolerant networking (DTN), computer security, modeling, and simulation. In recent years, his focus has been on the use of sensor networks for surveillance and environmental monitoring and on the interfacing of underwater networks, based on acoustic communications, with “traditional” wireless networks based on the Internet protocol. Alessandro holds a master’s degree in electronic engineering from the University of Genoa, and is a PRINCE2 practitioner. He is the author of several technical reports, conference papers, and journal articles, in addition to being a regular contributor to Computing Reviews. He is a senior member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), a member of the IEEE, and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Italian Chapter of the Internet Society (ISOC). |
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Secondary liability of Internet service providers Dinwoodie G., Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated, New York, NY, 2017. 386 pp. Type: Book (978-3-319550-28-2)
Secondary liability occurs when an entity facilitates, makes material contributions to, or is otherwise responsible for violating a law or the right of another party. In the case of Internet service providers (ISPs), determining liabil...
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Infonomics: how to monetize, manage, and measure information as an asset for competitive advantage Laney D., TAYLOR AND FRANCIS, New York, NY, 2018. 344 pp. Type: Book (978-1-138090-38-5), Reviews: (1 of 2)
For the great majority of readers, the concept of “information” sits at the core of their professional relevance. Points of view and personal interests can vary: the thought of some will go to Shannon’s in...
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Security-aware design for cyber-physical systems: a platform-based approach Lin C., Sangiovanni-Vincentelli A., Springer International Publishing, New York, NY, 2017. 102 pp. Type: Book (978-3-319513-27-0)
Our daily life and the objects that surround us are becoming more and more intertwined in networks of computers and algorithms, in a manner so pervasive that often we fail to appreciate how much we depend on them and to what extent we ...
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Crisis management for software development and knowledge transfer Zykov S., Springer International Publishing, New York, NY, 2016. 133 pp. Type: Book (978-3-319429-65-6)
Let’s make it clear from the start: this is not a book about failing or failed software projects. The word “crisis” comes from discussions held at the first North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Softwa...
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Jul 27 2017 |
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Designing knowledge management-enabled business strategies: a top-down approach Mohapatra S., Agrawal A., Satpathy A., Springer International Publishing, New York, NY, 2016. 196 pp. Type: Book (978-3-319338-93-4)
The literature in the field of information and knowledge management is all but rare nowadays, and one could ask whether room still exists for original contributions in this area of practice. This new book from Springer’s &...
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May 10 2017 |
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How not to network a nation: the uneasy history of the Soviet Internet Peters B., The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2016. 312 pp. Type: Book (978-0-262034-18-0)
Why was the Internet invented in the US and not in the Soviet Union? Was its creation in the US the outcome of unique circumstances, or could it have been conceived, more or less independently, elsewhere? I know, it sounds like an acad...
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Mar 9 2017 |
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Industrial espionage and technical surveillance counter measurers Androulidakis I., Kioupakis F., Springer International Publishing, New York, NY, 2016. 126 pp. Type: Book (978-3-319286-65-5)
Industrial and economic espionage has now grown in sophistication and international dimension, adopting approaches previously reserved for “traditional” espionage driven by national security motivations. The goal is...
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Dec 16 2016 |
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Perspectives on change: what academics, consultants and managers really think about change Burnes B., Randall J., Routledge, New York, NY, 2015. 302 pp. Type: Book (978-1-138930-12-4), Reviews: (2 of 2)
As Greek philosopher Heraclitus wrote 25 centuries ago, “change is the only constant in life,” so, in theory, there is nothing new about this idea. The novel development is that, in recent times, organizations have ...
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Oct 28 2016 |
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Engineering safe and secure cyber-physical systems: the specification PEARL approach Gumzej R., Springer International Publishing, New York, NY, 2016. 128 pp. Type: Book (978-3-319289-03-8)
Self-driving cars, process control systems, automatic pilot avionics, medical monitoring systems, smart cities, and the Internet of Things: welcome to the wonderful world of cyber-physical systems (CPS)!...
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Aug 23 2016 |
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Multi-domain master data management: advanced MDM and data governance in practice Allen M., Cervo D., Morgan Kaufmann Publishers Inc., San Francisco, CA, 2015. 244 pp. Type: Book (978-0-128008-35-5)
Master data management (MDM) aims to provide a “single version of the truth” in business operations and analytics, by applying a mix of procedural and information technology practices. MDM has gained significant acc...
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