Associates
Valentina Arcieri
Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, International Studies, obtained at the Faculty of Political Science "Cesare Alfieri" with a thesis entitled: "The vanguard of Islamism. History of the Muslim Brotherhood movement from 1928 to 2011". During her master’s studies she followed an online training course on cybersecurity issues organized by IBM Italia. She worked as an intern at the Center for Cyber Security and International Relations Studies (CCSIRS), participating in research projects related to cyber capacity building. Her main areas of interest in cybersecurity are: autonomous vehicles (civil and military), cyberspace governance and cyberwarfare (with main focus on the Middle East).
Alessia Boi
Alessia holds a bachelor’s degree in Strategic Security Sciences obtained at the Italian Military Academy with her thesis on “Cyber Intelligence: operational framework”. During her studies she had the opportunity to participate in the Military Erasmus Program, thus carrying out six months of study at the Tadeusz Kościuszko Land Forces Military Academy in Poland. Currently, she is a MA student at the course of Strategic Sciences for Emergency Logistics. Besides her engagement in the Center for Cyber Security and International Relations Studies (CCSIRS), she is an International Project Assistant in a Polish departmental organization. Her fields of expertise are Defence, Security and International Affairs.
Marzio Di Feo
He holds a degree in International Relations from the “Cesare Alfieri” School of Political Sciences. He won the 2015 edition of Premio Galli (lit. “Galli Prize”). He is a member of the Student Research Committee in International Relations Theory at IAPSS. His research focuses on security studies and, particularly, on human-machine interaction on the battlefield, up to their integration in the cybernetic dimension and the nature of future warriors, using geek instruments to analyse complex non-linear dynamics of war. He is part of the team project for the OSCE research project, in collaboration with the University of Florence, “Enhancing the Implementation of OSCE Confidence Building Measures in order to Reduce the Risks of Conflict Stemming from the Use of ICTs”.
Nada Gamal
Currently enrolled in the master's degree courses in International Relations and European Studies at the University of Florence. At the same time, she undertakes a course of study focused on Data Science and Digital Diplomacy. Nada is tutor of the postgraduate course in Intelligence and National Security at the faculty of political science, Cesare Alfieri. She is the Italian representative to the MIRAI Youth Exchange program in collaboration with the Japanese embassy in Italy. She is part of the Youth Delegate for the European Dialogue on Internet Governance. She collaborates with the ForHumanity association, where she participates in the creation of independent audits of AI systems. Within the Center for Cyber Security and International Relations Studies (CCSIRS) she mainly deals with Cyber Diplomacy and research activities related to cyber capacity building. Nada’s areas of keen interest are: international politics, defence and security studies, internet governance, cyber power, cyber governance and security, digital diplomacy and militarisation in outer space.
Daniela Giordano
She graduated in Political Sciences at the LUISS University of Rome, with a thesis on islamic fundamentalisms in Saudi Arabia. She is currently enrolled in a master’s degree in International Security Studies, jointly offered by the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa and the University of Trento. She is currently interning at the the OBC Transeuropa. She is interested in cyber security and cyber space governance. She is responsible for the CCSIRS’s communications and social networks.
Marco Maldera
He holds a bachelor’s degree in International Studies from the “Cesare Alfieri” Political Sciences School in Florence, where he graduated with a thesis on China-Ethiopia relations. From the same university, he holds a master’s degree in International Relations and European Studies. His thesis focused on economic intelligence in Italy, ten years after the intelligence services reform. He is now attending a second-level master’s degree in Foreign Trade and Internationalisation of Businesses at the “Tor Vergata” University of Rome. He is particularly interested in China, intelligence and securitising thematics.
Niccolò Taddei
After a study experience at the Center for International Relations of the University of Warsaw and an internship in Bruxelles, where he worked on communication and advocacy for Human Rights Watch, he graduated cum laude at the “Cesare Alfieri” School of Florence with a thesis on deterrence in cyberspace. He has attended the master’s course in Diplomatic Studies at “SIOI - UNA Italy”, in Rome. He currently works as a cybersecurity analyst at Deloitte. He is one of the CCSIRS’s founders, and has authored a paper for the Center on cyber war as a future war instrument, considering the Russian-Georgian case. He takes care of external relations for the CCSIRS.