Computer Security

R. Perdisci, I. Corona, G. Giacinto, "Early Detection of Malicious Flux Networks via Large-Scale Passive DNS Traffic Analysis", IEEE Trans. on Dependable and Secure Computing, 2012 (in press)

D. Ariu, G. Giacinto, F. Roli, "Machine Learning in Computer Forensics (and the lessons learned from Machine Learning in Computer Security)", Proceedings of the 4th ACM workshop on Security and artificial intelligence (AISec '11). ACM, New York, NY, USA, 99-104

G.. Giacinto, Moving Targets in Computer Security and Multimedia Retrieval, Trans. on Machine Learning and Data Mining, 2011, 4, 30-52

D. Ariu, G. Giacinto, "A modular architecture for the analysis of HTTP payloads based on Multiple Classifiers", In: Sansone C., Kittler J., Roli F. (Eds.) Multiple Classifier Systems, LNCS 6173, 2011, pp. 330-339

B. Biggio, I. Corona, G. Fumera, G. Giacinto, F. Roli, "Bagging Classifiers for Fighting Poisoning Attacks in Adversarial Classification Tasks", In: Sansone C., Kittler J., Roli F. (Eds.) Multiple Classifier Systems, LNCS 6173, 2011, pp. 350-359

G. Giacinto, B.V. Dasarathy, Machine learning for computer security: A guide to prospective authors, Information Fusion, 2011,12, 238-239

D. Ariu, R. Tronci, G. Giacinto, HMMPayl: an Intrusion Detection System based on Hidden Markov Models, Computers & Security, 30, 2011, 221-241

D. Ariu, G. Giacinto, "HMMPayl: an application of HMM to the analysis of the HTTP Payload", JMLR Workshop and Conference Proceedings 11, 2010, 81–87

I. Corona, G. Giacinto, "Detection of Server-side Web Attacks", JMLR: Workshop and Conference Proceedings 11, 2010, 160–166

G. Giacinto, F. Roli, C. Sansone, "Information fusion in computer security", (guest editorial), Information Fusion, 10, 2009, 272-273

I. Corona, G. Giacinto, C. Mazzariello, F. Roli, C. Sansone, "Information fusion for computer security: State of the art and open issues", Information Fusion, 10, 2009, 274-284

R. Perdisci, D. Ariu, P. Fogla, G. Giacinto, W. Lee, "McPAD: A Multiple Classifier System for Accurate Payload-based Anomaly Detection", Computer Networks, 53, 2009, 864-881

I. Corona, D. Ariu, G. Giacinto, "HMM-Web: a framework for the detection of attacks against Web applications", IEEE ICC 2009. Dresden (Germany), June 14-18, 2009

G. Giacinto, R. Perdisci, M. Del Rio, F. Roli, "Intrusion detection in computer networks by a modular ensemble of one-class classifiers", Information Fusion, 9(1), 2008, 69-82

I. Corona, G. Giacinto, F. Roli, "Intrusion Detection in Computer Systems using Multiple Classifer Systems", in Supervised and Unsupervised Ensemble Methods and Their Applications, O. Okun and G. Valentini (eds), Springer-Verlag, Berlin/Heidelberg, 2008, pp. 91-114

D. Ariu, G. Giacinto, R. Perdisci, "Sensing attacks in Computers Network with Hidden Markov Models", in P. Perner (Ed.) Machine Learning and Data Mining in Pattern Recognition, LNAI 4571, Springer-Verlag, 2007, pp. 449-463.

D. Ariu, I. Corona, G. Giacinto, R. Perdisci, F. Roli, "Intrusion Detection Systems based on anomaly detection techniques", Italian Workshop on Privacy and Security (PRISE2007), Roma, 2007

R. Perdisci, G. Giacinto, F. Roli, "Alarm clustering for intrusion detection systems in computer networks", Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 19(4), 2006, 429-438

G. Giacinto, R. Perdisci, and F. Roli, "Network Intrusion Detection by Combining One-class Classifiers", Proc. of ICIAP 2005, Image Analysis and Processing, LNCS 3617 Springer-Verlag, pp. 58-65

G. Giacinto, R. Perdisci, and F. Roli, "Alarm Clustering for Intrusion Detection Systems in Computer Networks", Proc. of MLDM 2005, Machine Learning and Data Mining in Pattern recognition, LNAI 3587 Springer-Verlag, 2005, pp. 184-193

G. Giacinto, F. Roli and L. Didaci, "Fusion of multiple classifiers for intrusion detection in computer networks", Pattern Recognition Letters, 24(12), 2003, pp. 1795-1803

G. Giacinto, F. Roli, and L. Didaci, "A Modular Multiple Classifier System for the Detection of Intrusions in Computer Networks", Proc. of MCS 2003, Workshop on Multiple Classifier Systems, Guilford (UK), June 2003, LNCS 2709, Springer, 2003, pp. 346-355

G. Giacinto, F. Roli, "Pattern Recognition for Intrusion Detection in Computer Networks", in D. Chen and X. Cheng (Eds.) "Pattern Recognition and String Matching", Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002, pp.187-209..

L. Didaci, G. Giacinto and F. Roli, "Ensemble Learning for Intrusion Detection in Computer Networks", Proc. of AI*IA, Workshop on "Apprendimento automatico: metodi e applicazioni", Sept 11, 2002, Siena, Italy (the paper can be downloaded from the conference web site)

G. Giacinto and F. Roli, "Intrusion Detection in Computer Networks by Multiple Classifier Systems", Proc. of ICPR 2002, 16th International Conference on Pattern Recognition, Quebec City, Canada, Aug 11 - 15, 2002, IEEE press, Vol. II, pp. 390-393

Multiple Classifier Systems

C. Lobrano, R. Tronci, G. Giacinto, F. Roli, " Dynamic linear combination of two-class classifiers", in Hancock, Wilson, Windeatt, Ulusoy, and Escolano (Eds.): Structural, Syntactic, and Statistical Pattern Recognition, LNCS 6218, Sprimger-Verlag, 2010, 473-482

C. Lobrano, R. Tronci, G. Giacinto, F. Roli, "A score decidability index for dynamic score combination", Proc. of ICPR 2010, Istanbul (Turkey), Aug 23-26, IEEE, 2010, 69-72

R. Tronci, G. Giacinto, F. Roli, "Designing multiple biometric systems: Measures of ensemble effectiveness", Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 22, 2009, 66-78

R. Tronci, G. Giacinto, F. Roli, "Dynamic Score Combination: A Supervised and Unsupervised Score Combination Method", in P. Perner (Ed.) Machine Learning and Data Mining in Pattern Recognition, LNCS 5632, Springer-Verlag, 2009, 163-177

R. Tronci, G. Giacinto, F. Roli, "Combination of Experts by Classifiers in Similarity Score Spaces", in N. da Vitoria Lobo, T. Kasparis, F. Roli, J. Tin-Yau Kwok, M. Georgiopoulos, G. C. Anagnostopoulos, M. Loog (Eds.): Structural, Syntactic, and Statistical Pattern Recognition, Joint IAPR International Workshop, SSPR & SPR 2008, Orlando, USA, December 4-6, 2008. Proceedings. LNCS 5342 Springer 2008,821-830

R. Tronci, G. Giacinto, F. Roli, "Dynamic Score Combination of Binary Experts", Proc. of ICPR 2008, Tampa (USA), Dec 8-12, 2008, IEEE Computer Society press, 2008

R. Tronci, G. Giacinto, F. Roli, "Index Driven Combination of Multiple Biometric Experts for AUC Maximisation", in Haindl, Kittler, Roli (Eds.), Multiple Classifiers Systems, LNCS 4472, Springer-Verlag, 2007, pp. 357-366

R. Tronci, G. Giacinto, F. Roli, "Selection of experts for the design of multiple biometric systems", in P. Perner (Ed.) Machine Learning and Data Mining in Pattern Recognition, LNAI 4571, Springer-Verlag, 2007, pp. 795-809

R. Tronci, G. Giacinto, F. Roli, "Dynamic Score Selection for Fusion of Multiple Biometric Matchers", Proc. of the 14th International Conference on Image Analysis and Processing (ICIAP 2007), Modena, Italy, 2007, pp. 15-22.

L. Didaci, G. Giacinto, F. Roli and G.L. Marcialis, "A Study on the Performances of Dynamic Classifier Selection Based on Local Accuracy Estimation", Pattern Recognition, 38(11), 2005, pp 2188-2191

G. Giacinto, F. Roli, and R. Tronci, "Score Selection Techniques for Fingerprint Multi-Sensor Biometric Authentication", Proc. of ICIAP 2005, Image Analysis and Processing, LNCS 3617 Springer-Verlag, pp. 1018-1025

L. Didaci and G. Giacinto, "Dynamic Classifier Selection by Adaptive k-Nearest-Neighbourhood Rule", Proc. of the 5th Int. Workshop on Multiple Classifier Systems (MCS 2004), Cagliari (I), June 2004, LNCS 3077, Springer-Verlag, 2004, pp. 174-183

F. Roli, G. Giacinto, "Design of Multiple Classifier Systems", in H. Bunke and A. Kandel (Eds.) "Hybrid Methods in Pattern Recognition", World Scientific Publishing, 2002, pp. 199-226.

G. Giacinto and F. Roli, "Design of effective neural network ensembles for image classification", Image and Vision Computing Journal , 19(9-10), 2001, pp. 697-705

G. Giacinto and F. Roli , "Dynamic Classifier Selection Based on Multiple Classifier Behaviour", Pattern Recognition, 34(9), 2001, pp. 179-181.

G. Giacinto and F. Roli, "An Approach to the Automatic Design of Multiple Classifier Systems", Pattern Recognition Letters, 22(1), 2001, pp. 25-33.

F. Roli, G. Giacinto and Gianni Vernazza, "Methods for Designing Multiple Classifier Systems", Proc. of MCS'2001, Cambridge, UK, LNCS 2096 (Kittler and Roli Eds.), Springer, 2001, pp.78-87

G. Fumera, F. Roli and G. Giacinto, "Reject option with multiple thresholds", Pattern Recognition, 33(12), 2000, pp. 165-167.

G. Giacinto, F. Roli, G. Fumera, "Selection of Image Classifiers", Electronics Letters, 36(5), 2000, pp. 420-422.

G. Giacinto, F. Roli and G. Fumera, "Design of effective multiple classifier systems by clustering of classifiers", Proc. of ICPR'2000, 15th International Conference on Pattern Recognition, Barcelona, Spain, Sept 3 - 8, 2000, Vol. 2, pp. 160-163.

G. Giacinto and F. Roli, "A theoretical framework for dynamic classifier selection", Proc. of ICPR 2000, 15th International Conference on Pattern Recognition, Barcelona, Spain, Sept 3 - 8, 2000, Vol. 2, pp. 8-11.

G. Giacinto, F. Roli and G. Fumera, "Selection of classifiers based on multiple classifier behaviour", S+SSPR'2000, Proc. of the Joint IAPR Int. Workshops on Syntactical and Structural Pattern Recognition and Statistical Pattern Recognition, Alicante, Spain, 30 August - 1 September, 2000, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1876, Springer, pp. 87-93.

G. Fumera, F. Roli and G. Giacinto, "Multiple reject thresholds for improving classification reliability", S+SSPR'2000, Proc. of the Joint IAPR Int. Workshops on Syntactical and Structural Pattern Recognition and Statistical Pattern Recognition, Alicante, Spain, 30 August - 1 September, 2000, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1876, Springer, pp. 863-871.

G. Giacinto, F. Roli and G. Fumera, "Unsupervised Learning of Neural Network Ensembles for Image Classification", Proc. of IJCNN'2000, International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, Como, Italy, July 24-27, 2000, Vol. III, pp. 155-159.

G. Giacinto and F. Roli, "Dynamic Classifier Selection", Proc. of the First Int. Workshop on Multiple Classifier Systems, June 21-23, 2000, Cagliari, Italy, Lecture Notes In Computer Science 1857, Springer, Berlin, pp. 177-189.

G. Giacinto and F. Roli, "Methods for Dynamic Classifier Selection", ICIAP '99, 10th International Conference on Image Analysis and Processing, Venice, Italy, Sept 27 - 29, 1999, pp. 659-664.

G. Giacinto and F. Roli, "Automatic Design of Multiple Classifier Systems by Unsupervised Learning", Proc. of the first Int. Workshop on Machine Learning and Data Mining in Pattern Recognition, Sept. 1999, Lectures Notes in Artificial Intelligence 1715 , Springer, 1999, pp. 131-143.

G. Giacinto and F. Roli, "Adaptive Selection Of Image Classifiers", ICIAP '97, 9th International Conference on Image Analysis and Processing, Florence, Italy, Sept 17 - 19, 1997, pp.38-45, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1310, Springer Verlag Ed.

Image Retrieval

R. Tronci, L.Piras, and G. Giacinto, "Performance Evaluation of Relevance Feedback for Image Retrieval by “Real-World” Multi-Tagged Image Datasets", International Journal of Multimedia Data Engineering and Management (IJMDEM), 3(1), 2012, pp.1-16.

R. Tronci, L. Piras, and G. Giacinto, "A study on the evaluation of relevance feedback in multi-tagged image datasets", ISM 2011, IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia, California, USA, Dec 5-7, 2011, pp. 452-457

R. Tronci, G. Murgia, M. Pili, L. Piras, and G. Giacinto, "ImageHunter: a novel tool for Relevance Feedback in Content Based Image Retrieval", Proc. of DART 2011

L. Piras, G. Giacinto, "Dissimilarity representation in multi-feature spaces for image retrieval", in Maino, Foresti: Image Analysis and Processing – ICIAP 2011, LNCS 6978, Springer, 2011, pp. 139-148

L. Piras, G. Giacinto , "Unbalanced learning in Content-Based Image Classification and Retrieval", IEEE International Conference on Multimedia & Expo (ICME 2010), Singapore, 2010, 36-41

L. Piras, G. Giacinto , "K-Nearest Neighbors Directed Synthetic Images Injection", 11th International Workshop on Image Analysis for Multimedia Interactive Services (WIAMIS 2010), Desenzano del Garda, Italy, 2010

L. Piras, G. Giacinto, "Neighborhood-Based Feature Weighting for Relevance Feedback in Content-Based Retrieval", Workshop on Image Analysis for Multimedia Interactive Services. Lomdon, UK, May 6-8, 2009, 238-241

G. Giacinto, F. Roli, "Instance-Based Relevance Feedback in Image Retrieval using Dissimilarity Spaces ", in P. Perner (Ed.), Case-Based Reasoning for Signals and Images, Springer-Verlag, 2007, pp. 419-430

G. Giacinto, "A Nearest-Neighbor Approach to Relevance Feedback in Content Based Image Retrieval", Proceedings of the 6th ACM international conference on Image and video retrieval (CIVR'07), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, ACM press, 2007, pp. 456-463

G. Giacinto and F. Roli, "Instance-Based Relevance Feedback for Image Retrieval", in L.K. Saul, Y. Weiss, and Leon Bottou: Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 17, MIT Press, 2005, pp. 489-496.

G. Giacinto and F. Roli, "Nearest-Prototype Relevance Feedback for Content Based Image Retrieval", Proc. of ICPR 2004, Int. Conf. on Pattern Recognition, Cambridge (UK), August 2004, IEEE Computer Society Press, 2004, pp.989-992

G. Giacinto and F. Roli , "Bayesian Relevance Feedback for Content-Based Image Retrieval", Pattern Recognition, 37(7), 2004, pp. 1499-1508

G. Giacinto and F. Roli, "Dissimilarity Representation of Images for Relevance Feedback in Content-Based Image Retrieval ", Proc. of MLDM 2003, Int. Conf. on Machine Learning and Data Mining in Pattern Recognition, Leipzig (D), July 2003, LNAI 2734, Springer, 2003, pp. 202-214

G. Giacinto and F. Roli, "Query Shifting Based on Bayesian Decision Theory for Content-Based Image Retrieval", S+SSPR'2002, Proc. of the Joint IAPR Int. Workshops on Syntactical and Structural Pattern Recognition and Statistical Pattern Recognition, Windsor, Canada, August 6 - 9, 2002, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 2396, Springer, pp. 607-616

G. Giacinto, F. Roli and G. Fumera, "Comparison and Combination of Adaptive Query Shifting and Feature Relevance Learning for Content-Based Image Retrieval", Proc. of the 11th ICIAP (Int. Conf. on Image Analysis and Processing), Palermo, Italy, Sept. 26-28, 2001, pp. 422-427.

G. Giacinto, F. Roli and G. Fumera, "Adaptive query shifting for content-based image retrieval", Proc. of MLDM'2001, Leipzig, Germany, July 25-27, LNAI 2123 Springer, 2001, pp.337-346.

Remote Sensing

A. Gambardella, G. Giacinto, M. Migliaccio, A. Montali, "One-class classification for oil spill detection", Pattern Analysis and Applications, 13, 2010, 349-366

A. Gambardella, G. Giacinto, M. Migliaccio “On the Mathematical Formulation of the Sar Oil-Spill Observation Problem”, Proceedings of IGARSS2008, Vol. 3, 2008, 1382-1385

A. Montali, G. Giacinto, M. Migliaccio and A. Gambardella, “Supervised Pattern Classification Techniques for Oil Spill Classification in SAR Images: Preliminary Results”, Proceedings of SEASAR2006 Workshop, ESA-ESRIN, Frascati, Italy, January 23-26, 2006.

F. Roli, G. Giacinto and S.B. Serpico, "Classifier Fusion for Multisensor Image Recognition", in Image and Signal Processing for Remote Sensing VI, Sebastiano B. Serpico, Editor, Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 4170, 103-110 (2001).

G. Giacinto, F. Roli, L. Bruzzone, "Combination of Neural and Statistical Algorithms for Supervised Classification of Remote-Sensing Images", Pattern Recognition Letters, 21(5), 2000, pp. 385-397.

G. Giacinto and F. Roli, "Ensembles of Neural Networks for Soft Classification of Remote Sensing Images", Proc. of the European Symposium on Intelligent Techniques, March 20-21, 1997, Bari, Italy, pp. 166-170.

G. Giacinto, F. Roli, G. Vernazza, "Comparison and combination of statistical and Neural Network algorithms for remote-sensing image classification", Neurocomputation in Remote Sensing Data Analysis, Kanellopoulos, Wilkinson, Roli, Austin (Eds.), Springer Verlag Ed., 1997, pp. 117-124.

J. Austin, G. Giacinto, I. Kanellopoulos, K. Lees, F. Roli, G. Vernazza and G. Wilkinson, "The COMPARES Project: COnnectionist Methods for Preprocssing and Analysis of REmote Sensing data", ICIAP '97, 9th International Conference on Image Analysis and Processing, Florence, Italy, Sept 17 - 19, 1997, pp. 765-772, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 1311, Springer Verlag Ed.

Miscellaneaous

G.L. Foresti, G. Giacinto, F. Roli "Detecting Dangerous Behaviors of Mobile Objects in Parking Areas", in G.L. Foresti, C. Regazzoni, and P. Varshney (Eds.) "Multisensor Surveillance Systems: The Fusion Perspective", Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003, pp. 199-211.

G.L. Foresti, G. Giacinto and F. Roli, "Detecting Dangerous Behaviours of Mobile Objects in Parking Areas", Proc. of the 2nd European Workshop on Advanced Video-based Surveillance Systems (AVBS2001), September 4, 2001, London, UK .

R. Paolucci, P. Colli and G. Giacinto, "Assessment of seismic site effects in 2-D alluvial valleys using neural networks", Earthquake Spectra, 16(3), 2000, pp. 661-680.

A. Fanni, G. Giacinto, M. Marchesi and A. Serri, "Tabu search coupled with deterministic strategies for the optimal design of MRI devices", Int. J. Of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, 10, 1999, pp. 21-31.

E. Costamagna, A. Fanni, G. Giacinto, "A Tabu Search algorithm for the optimisation of telecommunication networks", European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 106 (Nos. 2-3), 1998, pp. 357-372.

G. Giacinto, R. Paolucci and F. Roli, "Application of Neural Networks and Statistical Pattern Recognition Algorithms to Earthquake Risk Evaluations", Pattern Recognition Letters, Vol. 18, No. 11-13, November 1997, pp. 1353-1362.

E. Costamagna, A. Fanni, G. Giacinto "A simulated annealing algorithm for the optimization of communication network," Int. Symp. on Signals, Systems and Electronics (ISSSE '95), San Francisco, Oct. 1995, pp. 405-408, 1995.

Invited Talks

G. Giacinto, “Moving targets - When Data Classes Depend on Subjective Judgement, or they are crafted by an Adversary to Mislead Pattern Analysis Algorithms. The case of Content-Based Multimedia Retrieval and Adversarial Classification”. In P. Perner (Ed.) Advances in Data Mining. Applications and Theoretical Aspects, LNCS 6171, Springer-Verlag, 2010, 1-16 (slides)

G. Giacinto "Information Fusion for Computer Security and Multimedia Retrieval", Faculteit der Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen, Universiteit Leiden (NL), This week discoveries, September 9, 2008

G. Giacinto "Intrusion Detection Systems", School for PhD Students in Communication and Computer Science, Naples (Italy), February 21, 2005

Last updated: Sep 6, 2011