Bruno Rodrigues

Bruno Rodrigues

Trying to make sense of sensors

About

I am a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor for Embedded Sensing Systems and Industrial Networks at the Institute of Computer Science in Vorarlberg (ICV), School of Computer Science (SCS), University of St. Gallen (HSG).

My work bridges the gap between Network Security, Distributed Systems, and the Physical World. I investigate how to design systems that can securely sense, interpret, and interact with their environments.
Research Areas
Network Security Distributed Systems Passive Sensing DDoS Defense Wireless Communication Cyber-Physical Systems IoT Security Privacy Preservation Multi-Modal Fusion Industrial Networks Blockchain Architectures
Primary focus: Designing secure and distributed network architectures for Cyber-Physical Systems, with specific applications in logistics, smart environments, and privacy-preserving data fusion.

Short Bio

Before joining HSG, I received my doctoral degree from the University of Zurich (UZH) in 2020, where I also served as a postdoctoral researcher until 2024. My PhD thesis focused on collaborative signaling systems and cross-domain architectures to mitigate Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. During my postdoc, I expanded this expertise into the physical layer, exploring passive wireless sensing (Wi-Fi/BLE) and the privacy implications of RF-based tracking.

Prior to my PhD, I was a researcher at the University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil, collaborating with Ericsson Research (2013–2016). My work there centered on Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and resource orchestration in cloud environments. I hold an MSc in Computer Science from USP, where I optimized energy efficiency in virtualized networks, and a BSc from UDESC, focusing on cloud security and large-scale distributed systems analysis.