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Giovanni Iachello

Born in Torino (Italy) on July 19th, 1974.

Degrees

May 2006 Computer Science PhD degree at Georgia Institute of Technology
Nov. 1999 Italian Engineering State Licence
July 1999 Laurea in Software Engineering at the University of Padova (Italy) 
July 1993 High school degree at "G. Prati Classical Gymnasium" (Trento, Italy)

Professional Experience

Current occupation Associate at McKinsey & Co.
Strategy in Technolgy, Telecom and Media industries. 
May 2006-September 2006Post-doctoral collaborator, Georgia Inst. of Technology
Sep. 2004 – Jan. 2005 Research Intern at Intel Research, Seattle, WA, USA
Aug. 2002 – Aug. 2003 TA at Georgia Inst of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA

Tasks: teaching some classes, student mentoring and grading assignments.
Nov. 2000 – June 2002 Senior Engineer at Altoprofilo Spa, Milan, Italy (Last position held)

Main project and research topics during this period: security on the internet (including legislation and communication), risk perception and privacy-related communication on e-commerce and banking websites, usability of security mechanisms, mobile computing and applications (GPRS/UMTS), security audits, market analysis.
Dec. 1999 – Oct. 2000 Italian civil service at University of Padova, Italy

Main tasks: maintenance of the University Web portal (www.unipd.it) as part of the Press office of the University. Development of a series of information PC kiosks for a museum exhibit. Assistance of physically disabled students (blind and motor-impaired).

Fellowship Awards 

Sep. 2003 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow at Georgia Inst of Technology
Sep. 2003 Sam Nunn Security Program Fellowship
Sep. 2003 President’s Fellowship, Georgia Institute of Technology
Sep. 2002 Dean’s Fellowship, College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology
Oct. 1998 – June 1999 EU Socrates/Erasmus fellowship at "Albert-Ludwigs Universität" (Freiburg, Germany), at the Institut für Informatik und Gesellschaft (Institute for Informatics and Social Studies)

Specialization Courses

Feb. 2005 Human Computer Interaction Consortium 2005 Winter Workshop “Design and Emotion,” February 2–6, 2005, Snow Mountain Ranch, Fraser, CO, USA
May 2004 Study Trip To US Government Agencies and Senate, May 2-8, 2004, Washington, DC, USA. Organized by the Sam Nunn Security Program
Apr. 2001 Study week "La funzione security in azienda II Modulo: Il sistema organizzativo della security", ("Security in Enterprises: The Organization of Security") in Rome (Italy), April 2-6, 2001, organized by IRI Management School
Mar. 1999 Study week "21. Baden-Württemberg-Kolloquium. Südasien: Die Herausforderung des Globalisierungsprozesses" ("South-east Asia: the Challenges of Globalization")

Professional organizations

IFIP WG 9.6 / 11.7 "Information Technology Mis-Use and the Law" (June, 2001)
ACM (1997)
IEEE (2004)
SIGCHI (2003)

Known Languages

Excellent knowledge of Italian (written and spoken).
Fluent English (written and spoken).
Fluent German (written and spoken).
Reading knowledge of Dutch.

Last Modified: Aug 2, 2006.