Bruno Rodrigues

Bruno Rodrigues

Trying to make sense of sensors

Research

My research lies at the intersection of Computer Networks, Distributed Systems, and Sensing. I design systems that securely sense, interpret, and act on their environment.
Passive wireless sensor setup
Deploying wireless sensing nodes for real-time network traffic and environmental analysis.
Heatmap of occupancy
Visualizing signal propagation and occupancy data derived from distributed sensor fusion.

Research Themes

Passive Wireless Sensing
Exploiting standard communication protocols (Wi-Fi, BLE, ZigBee) as "signals of opportunity" to unobtrusively track assets and analyze crowd behavior without active user cooperation.
Network Security & Resilience
Developing collaborative defense mechanisms against large-scale network attacks (e.g., DDoS). I focus on distributed signaling and automated mitigation across administrative domains.
Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS)
Integrating multi-modal sensor data (RF, LiDAR, Thermal) into coherent digital twins, ensuring that physical-layer inputs are processed securely within edge computing constraints.
Distributed and Decentralized Systems
Designing decentralized architectures for trust management and data integrity. My work leverages Smart Contracts to enforce policies in multi-party logistics and IoT environments.

Project Experience

PasWITS – Passive Wireless Tracking Intelligence
2020–2022 | Funded by Innosuisse
Developed a localization system analyzing Wi-Fi and BLE protocol headers. Led the system architecture for processing high-throughput wireless data streams at the edge.
H2020 CONCORDIA – Cybersecurity Network
2019–2022 | European Commission
Contributed to the DDoS Clearing House pilot within distributed network defense (Task 1.2), working on cross-border threat intelligence sharing and automated attack mitigation.
BC4CC – Blockchain Cold Chain Monitoring
2018–2019 | Swiss KTI
Architected a Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) framework. Addressed interoperability challenges between heterogeneous blockchain platforms to secure pharmaceutical supply chain data.
E2C – Energy Efficiency to Clouds
2015–2016 | Laboratory of Sustainability (USP)
Researched resource allocation algorithms for cloud infrastructure, focusing on optimizing virtual machine placement to reduce data center energy footprint.
SOS – Sustainability-Oriented SDN Policies
2014–2015
Developed a control plane for Software-Defined Networking (SDN). Implemented dynamic flow-rule policies to optimize network traffic routing based on real-time energy metrics.
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