Publications

Peer-reviewed, not just prototyped.

The methods behind my projects have survived review: three journal articles (MDPI) and a book chapter.

2026First author
Connecting the Dots: A Systematic Literature Review of Explainable AI, Cybersecurity, Human-Centered Design and Edge Computing
Cecchi, G.; Benelli, F.; Caronna, M.; Palma, G.; Rizzo, A. · Journal of Cybersecurity and Privacy (MDPI), 6(3), 91 · Peer-reviewed journal article
DOI: 10.3390/jcp6030091 (opens in a new tab)
2025
Leveraging Large Language Models for Scalable and Explainable Cybersecurity Log Analysis
Palma, G.; Cecchi, G.; Caronna, M.; Rizzo, A. · Journal of Cybersecurity and Privacy (MDPI), 5(3), 55 · Peer-reviewed journal article
▸ Local LLMs (qwen2.5:7b, gemma3:4b, llama3.2:3b) reach F1 0.928 on vulnerability detection vs XGBoost 0.555 and LightGBM 0.432
DOI: 10.3390/jcp5030055 (opens in a new tab)
2025
Large Language Models for Predictive Maintenance in the Leather Tanning Industry: Multimodal Anomaly Detection in Compressors
Palma, G.; Cecchi, G.; Rizzo, A. · Electronics (MDPI), 14(10), 2061 · Peer-reviewed journal article
DOI: 10.3390/electronics14102061 (opens in a new tab)
2024
Comunicare col pensiero: le Brain-Computer Interfaces
[Communicating with thought: Brain-Computer Interfaces]
Cecchi, G.; Masi, L. · Tecnorama Vol. 2: Etica. Tecnologie. Sostenibilità (O. Parlangeli, Ed.), C&P Adver Effigi · Book chapter