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Name Alessandro Cornacchia
Label Postdoctoral Researcher
Email alessandro.cornacchia@kaust.edu.sa
Summary Postdoctoral Researcher at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Research focuses on computer networks, distributed systems, network monitoring, observability, and programmable hardware for data plane telemetry.

Work

Education

  • 2020.01 - 2024.01

    Turin, Italy

    Ph.D.
    Politecnico di Torino
    Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
    • Thesis: Sketch-based In-Network Monitoring of Data Centers and Programmable Networks
  • 2017.01 - 2020.01

    Turin, Italy

    MSc.
    Politecnico di Torino
    Communications and Computer Networks Engineering
    • Thesis: Optimized Flow Scheduling for Low-Latency Data Center Networks
  • 2014.01 - 2017.01

    Bologna, Italy

    B.Eng.
    Alma Mater Studiorum - Universita di Bologna
    Computer Engineering
    • Thesis: Monitoring of Inter-Domain Routing

Awards

  • 2019.01.01
    Huawei Seeds for The Future
    Huawei
    Fully-funded training and workshop series at Huawei headquarters in Beijing and Shenzhen, China
  • 2017.01.01
    Scholarship for Merit
    Alma Mater Studiorum - Universita di Bologna
    Scholarship awarded based on average grade among students in engineering tracks

Certificates

Harvard Higher Education Teaching Certificate
Harvard and Get Smarter 2025-01-01
IELTS English Certificate
British Council 2018-01-01

Skills

Programming & Tools
P4
Python
C/C++
Docker
Kubernetes
OMNeT++
MATLAB
SQL
JavaScript
Networking & Systems
Network monitoring
In-network data plane telemetry
Programmable networks
SmartNICs
Cloud-native observability
Software-defined networks

Languages

Italian
Native speaker
English
Fluent

Interests

Computer Networks & Distributed Systems
Network monitoring and observability
In-network data plane telemetry
Programmable networks and data plane (P4)
SmartNIC-based monitoring
Cloud-native observability
Large Language Models for network troubleshooting

References

Prof. Marco Canini
Advisor at SANDS Lab, KAUST
Prof. Paolo Giaccone
PhD advisor at Politecnico di Torino
Prof. Andrea Bianco
PhD advisor at Politecnico di Torino