Gian Piero Siroli, physicist, working in the field of
experimental Subnuclear Particle Physics, is researcher at the
Physics Department, University of Bologna. He is author of many
papers on this topic on many international journals.
GPS has teaching duties both at the Physics Dept. and at
the Astronomy Dept. including an introductory course on “Computer
and Network Security” and a course on basic electronics. From 2000
to 2008 he also taught a course on "Information Technologies
and International Security" at the Computer Science Dept.
University of Pisa; he wrote papers and gives periodic seminars on
this topic, in addition to teaching activities at the “Master in
International Relations” at University of Bologna. GPS is also
active in science communications, on newspapers and TV related
activities.
He has been "Faculty Research Assistant" at the Physics and
Astronomy Dept. University of Maryland, College Park (USA),
"Fellow" at National Research Council (CNR, Italy), "Scientific
Associate" at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research),
former member of INFN (Italian National Institute for Nuclear
Physics) Computing Commission, represents INFN in international
commissions and working groups coordinating High Energy Physics
computing activities.
In 1999 and 2008 GPS participated at meetings on "Developments
in the field of information and telecommunications in the context
of international security", organized by United Nations in
Geneva.
He has been member of the Italian working group on Critical
Information Infrastructure Protection.
GPS is active within the "Pugwash Conferences on Science and World
Affairs" (peace Nobel prize 1995) and participated at various Pugwash meetings on the topic
of disarmament, contributing in particular in the domain of cyber-security. He is also member of USPID (Unione Scienziati per Il Disarmo) and of GIPRI Scientific Board (Geneva
International Peace Research Institute).
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