# Roberto D'Isanto

> Computer engineer, self-employed. I work across cybersecurity, software development and IoT/cloud systems; teaching and technical training have long run alongside my consulting work. PhD candidate in Information Technology and Electrical Engineering at the University of Naples Federico II. Based in Pozzuoli (NA), Italy.
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> Currently NRRP expert for the Regione Campania (ongoing, until December 2026).

## Experience

- NRRP expert, Regione Campania (ongoing, until December 2026): Specialist technical support to the Regione Campania (regional government) on the delivery of the Plan's projects, including AI pipelines and process automation.
- Freelance Computer Engineer (2015 – present):
  - Cybersecurity consulting and development: network, software, mobile and IoT security; reverse engineering (AOSP Binder analysis, under NDA), fuzzing and software-defined radio.
  - Participation in NATO's "Cyber Coalition" cyber-defence exercise (two editions).
  - IoT/cloud prototyping: customised WLED open-source firmware and Mosquitto MQTT ("Sagomata IoT"); DJI Cloud API integration on a DJI Matrice T30 drone.
  - Embedded development in collaboration with Galileo Engineering.
  - Unity XR development (for Wstaff and AGS Ideas): gamified VR training simulator for industrial presses, "Palazzo San Teodoro" virtual tour (Oculus), AR/VR apps for retail events.
  - Mobile development: "e-PediatricChronic Care" iOS app (Swift).
  - Clients: Regione Campania, Italian Air Force Academy, Leonardo Skill & Training, Galileo Engineering, SecSi, Wstaff, Gematica, Dabliu, AGS Ideas.
- Mentor — Cyber HackAdemy, University Federico II — in partnership with Accenture (2020 – 2025): Teaching and tutoring across four editions (2020/21 – 2024/25) with a Challenge-Based Learning approach, on offensive and defensive security: network and software security, reverse engineering, fuzzing, IoT security and software-defined radio.

## Teaching and training

- ITS Lecturer, Fondazione ITS Academy "ICT Campus" (2025 – 2026): Network Security Lab and Cloud & Datacenter Networking modules in the Networking & IoT Specialist and Cloud Native Development & Cybersecurity Specialist programmes.
- Lecturer, Sistemi Formativi Confindustria (SFC) (2025): "Cybersecurity" and "Information Security" courses within the "Successo Professionale" programme.
- Lecturer, Eurosoft Servizi Formativi; Gi Group (2024): "Full Stack Developer" programme (Eurosoft) and employment-oriented IFTS courses (Gi Group).
- Trainer, Liceo A. Tilgher; DIETI — University Federico II (2024): Computer-science and cybersecurity courses for high-school students (Liceo A. Tilgher, with DIETI — Federico II).
- Trainer, Italian Air Force (2020 – 2022): Pentesting simulation in the FILMC exercise and CANSAT project tutoring at the Air Force Academy in Pozzuoli; network-security workshop at the Air Force Military Sciences Institute, Florence.

## Education

- PhD in Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University Federico II — 39th cycle (2023 – present)
- MSc in Computer Engineering, University Federico II (2021). Thesis: A study of the Android Keystore through Reverse Engineering. iOS penetration-testing project (Apple Developer Academy "Wuozzappen" workshop). Collaboration with Microsoft and TIM WCAP on a HoloLens AR app for industrial-device monitoring.
- BSc in Computer Engineering, University Federico II (2017). Thesis: Virtual Reality and Applications.
- iOS Developer Academy, Apple Developer Academy (2017). Swift, UI/UX, Git, CI/CD and cloud backend (Vapor, Docker, AWS).
- Cisco Digital Ready Networking Bootcamp, DTLab — Federico II · CCENT certification (2019)
- State Examination, Licensed Professional Engineer (Italy). Registered with the Order of Engineers of the Province of Naples since 2022.

## Projects and open source

- SkyRescue (https://devpost.com/software/airrescue): A flying Meshtastic node on an RC plane and FPV drones that brings LoRa coverage where there is no mobile network during search and rescue (ExpressLRS hardware, iNav, cloud backend). Code: https://github.com/RobertoD91/SkyRescue_HackRome2026
- iNav (https://github.com/iNavFlight/inav): Contributions to the open-source navigation firmware for UAV flight controllers.
- Meshtastic (https://meshtastic.org): Contributions to the firmware for off-grid LoRa mesh networks.
- MSRC (https://github.com/dgatf/msrc): Contributions to the open-source multi-sensor telemetry converter for RC aircraft.
- Hackathons: HackRome (2026, winning project: SkyRescue); HackNight@Museum (Naples, 2019, winning project).

## Skills

- Languages: Python, Swift, C#, Bash
- Security: Pentesting, Network security, Reverse engineering, Fuzzing, Firmware analysis, IoT security, Mobile security, SDR
- Systems & Networks: Linux sysadmin, Docker & containers, Virtualization, Cisco networking, Cloud (AWS), CI/CD, Git
- IoT & Embedded: IoT, Embedded firmware, LoRa, DJI drones, Unity (AR/VR)

## Certifications

- Cisco CCENT
- Palo Alto Networks PCCET
- Microsoft MOS & MTA (×11)
- Apple Teacher — Swift Playgrounds
- EASA drone licences A1/A3 · A2

## Talks

- Code Injection & Runtime Manipulation in iOS: Apple Developer Academy (Wuozzappen), 2019
- Kivy: Python for mobile: DTLab — Federico II, 2020
- Security by Example: Air Force Military Sciences Institute, Florence, 2021
- Guest lectures — Network Security course: University Federico II

## Languages

- Italian: native
- English: professional working proficiency

## CV (PDF)

- [CV, Italian, 2 pages](https://robertodisanto.it/curriculum-vitae/cv-it.pdf)
- [CV, English, 2 pages](https://robertodisanto.it/curriculum-vitae/cv-en.pdf)
- [CV, Italian, 1 page](https://robertodisanto.it/curriculum-vitae/cv-it-1p.pdf)
- [CV, English, 1 page](https://robertodisanto.it/curriculum-vitae/cv-en-1p.pdf)

## Links

- [Portfolio](https://robertodisanto.it/curriculum-vitae/): this site
- [GitHub](https://github.com/robertod91)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertodisanto/)
- [Personal site](https://robertodisanto.it)
- Contact: info@robertodisanto.it