Edoardo Debenedetti

Edoardo Debenedetti

Allievo Graduato (Prefect)

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    AI Security and Privacy PhD Student @ ETH Zürich

  • Education

    • ETH Zürich

      2022 - 2026
      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science

      Researching the security and privacy risks of machine learning, with a focus on real-world threat models.

    • Scuola Navale Francesco Morosini

      2013 - 2016
      Humanities High School Diploma Humanities 90/100

      Activities and Societies: Member of the swimming and sailing teams, and member of the committee for the organization of "Mak Pi 100"​, a € 60.000 budget Gala, entirely organized by the III year students. Students at the “Morosini”, as the Naval School is generally called, complete the study cycle of the last three years of the scientific and humanistic high schools, with additional time dedicated to learning sea and navigation-related subjects.In addition to the subjects taught in other high schools, students at the “Morosini” are trained in activities like sailing, swimming, rowing, and several different physical activities and sports, for which the school is thoroughly equipped, forming… Show more Students at the “Morosini”, as the Naval School is generally called, complete the study cycle of the last three years of the scientific and humanistic high schools, with additional time dedicated to learning sea and navigation-related subjects.In addition to the subjects taught in other high schools, students at the “Morosini” are trained in activities like sailing, swimming, rowing, and several different physical activities and sports, for which the school is thoroughly equipped, forming excellent athletes who participate with excellent results in nationwide competitions.Students, during the Summer break, have also the opportunity to visit military commands, to have exchange experiences with other military schools, and above all sail onboard Navy's vessels, in order to gain experience in the field. Show less

    • 同济大学

      2017 - 2018
      Exchange Student Information Technology Engineering

      Activities and Societies: Tongji University Swimming Team, Buddy Program for International Students I took part in the Politong Project, a collaboration between the Polytechnic of Turin and Tongji University, based in Shanghai. I have attended the 2nd year classes and have taken the 2nd year exams in Shanghai. Next, at my choice, I will have the opportunity to go to Shanghai for another semester in order to have the Bachelor in Information Technology Engineering, issued by Tongji University.Core courses and exams I took, in several areas:- CS: Advanced Programming (Data Structures… Show more I took part in the Politong Project, a collaboration between the Polytechnic of Turin and Tongji University, based in Shanghai. I have attended the 2nd year classes and have taken the 2nd year exams in Shanghai. Next, at my choice, I will have the opportunity to go to Shanghai for another semester in order to have the Bachelor in Information Technology Engineering, issued by Tongji University.Core courses and exams I took, in several areas:- CS: Advanced Programming (Data Structures and Algorithms, C language), Computer Architecture (MIPS), Software Engineering (with project development)- Math: Analysis II (multi-variable), Probability and Distributions theory, Complex Analysis- Electronics: Circuit Theory, Electronic Systems, Electronic Devices, Digital Electronics- Others: Physics II, Economics for Engineering Show less

    • EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)

      2019 - 2022
      Master of Science - MS Computer Science GPA 5.63/6

      Activities and Societies: LUC Voile Sailing Club Master's thesis about Adversarially Robust Vision Transformers, supervised by Princeton's Prof. Mittal and EPFL's Prof. Troncoso. Thesis grade: 6/6.Studies focused on the intersection of Machine Learning and Security.Relevant coursework:- ML and Optimization: Machine Learning, Mathematics of Data, Applied Data Analysis, Artificial Neural Networks, Deep Learning, Learning Theory, Computer Vision.- Security: Information Security and Privacy, Software Security.- CS:… Show more Master's thesis about Adversarially Robust Vision Transformers, supervised by Princeton's Prof. Mittal and EPFL's Prof. Troncoso. Thesis grade: 6/6.Studies focused on the intersection of Machine Learning and Security.Relevant coursework:- ML and Optimization: Machine Learning, Mathematics of Data, Applied Data Analysis, Artificial Neural Networks, Deep Learning, Learning Theory, Computer Vision.- Security: Information Security and Privacy, Software Security.- CS: Advanced Algorithms, Database Systems, Advanced Compiler Construction.I also did two semester-long research projects, graded 5.75/6 and 6/6 respectively. Show less

    • Politecnico di Torino

      2016 - 2019
      Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Engineering Graduation mark 110/110, GPA 28.41/30

      Activities and Societies: PoliTong Project I graduated in July 2019 with 110/110, the highest mark, being in the top <9%, and with a 29.8 final year GPA.I took part in the PoliTong exchange program, being part of the 5% of B.Sc. students in Computer Engineering at PoliTo that exchanged abroad.I took the following core courses and exams in several areas:- CS: Computer Science (C), Object Oriented Programming (Java), Databases (SQL), Operating Systems (Unix), Computer Networks- Math: Analysis I, Linear Algebra… Show more I graduated in July 2019 with 110/110, the highest mark, being in the top <9%, and with a 29.8 final year GPA.I took part in the PoliTong exchange program, being part of the 5% of B.Sc. students in Computer Engineering at PoliTo that exchanged abroad.I took the following core courses and exams in several areas:- CS: Computer Science (C), Object Oriented Programming (Java), Databases (SQL), Operating Systems (Unix), Computer Networks- Math: Analysis I, Linear Algebra and Geometry, Signal Analysis and Processing- Others: Automatic Control (MATLAB and Simulink), Physics I, Chinese Language, ChemistryPlus the ones I took in Shanghai at Tongji University. Show less

  • Experience

    • Marina Militare

      Sept 2015 - Jul 2016
      Allievo Graduato (Prefect)

      - Merit-based responsibility appointment.- Responsible for managing and taking care of the younger class.- Check on daily duties, track military training, report behavior to the class commander, manage conflicts.

    • Blue Reply

      Nov 2018 - Mar 2019
      Software Engineering Intern

      - Creation of a chatbot that answers questions about GDPR law.- Work on RPA, using Automation Anywhere and Python. One of the bots I created decreased the duration of a task by 88%, without requiring human intervention in it.Reply is one of the top IT consulting groups in Italy, with revenue worth €1B+ in 2018. I have interned at Blue Reply, Reply's company that offers IBM based solutions.

    • Cyber-Defence Campus

      Aug 2020 - Jan 2021
      Research Intern

      Worked on Machine Unlearning and Membership Inference Attacks against Generative Models, hosted by Prof. Mathias Humbert.Cyber-Defence Campus is the Swiss Armed Forces Cyber security research center.

    • Bloomberg LP

      Jul 2021 - Sept 2021
      Software Engineering Intern

      Worked on the re-design of the configuration management of a distributed logger in the Multi-Asset Risk System team.

    • Department of Computer Science (D-INFK), ETH Zürich

      Aug 2022 - now
      Doctoral Researcher

      Researching the security and privacy risks of machine learning, with a focus on real-world threat models.My PhD is fully funded by a CYD Doctoral Fellowship, awarded by armasuisse CYD Campus.

    • Google

      Oct 2024 - Feb 2025
      Student Researcher

      Working in the Machine Learning Red Team, hosted by Tianqi Fan and Ilia Shumailov.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • TOEFL iBT - 114/120 - C1-C2 Level

      Educational Testing Service (ETS)
      Nov 2021
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Edoardo Debenedetti
      Oral Presentation International Conference on Machine Learning May 2025 For the paper "AutoAdvExBench: Benchmarking Autonomous Exploitation of Adversarial Example Defenses".
    • Awarded to Edoardo Debenedetti
      SafeBench First Prize Center for AI Safety Apr 2025 50'000 USD prize awarded for our AgentDojo benchmark.
    • Awarded to Edoardo Debenedetti
      Spotlight Paper NeurIPS 2024 Dec 2024 For the paper "Dataset and Lessons Learned from the 2024 SaTML LLM Capture-the-Flag Competition".
    • Awarded to Edoardo Debenedetti
      Distinguished Paper Award Runner‑up 2024 IEEE SaTML Conference Apr 2024 Top 3 out of 158 submitted papers.
    • Awarded to Edoardo Debenedetti
      CYD Doctoral Fellowship Armasuisse CYD Campus Jun 2023 Full PhD funding, worth USD 516'000 (CHF 461'000), from Armasuisse CYD Campus and EPFL.
    • Awarded to Edoardo Debenedetti
      Best Paper Honorable Mention ICLR 2021 Workshop on Security and Safety of ML Systems May 2021 Top 2 out of 50 accepted papers
    • Awarded to Edoardo Debenedetti
      PoliTong Project Scholarship Politecnico di Torino - Tongji University Jul 2017 Scholarship that supported a one-year exchange at Tongji University, issued by both Politecnico ad Tongji University.
    • Awarded to Edoardo Debenedetti
      Distintivo d'Onore Scuola Navale Militare F. Morosini Oct 2015 The "Distintivo d'Onore" (badge of honor) is awarded to the students (about the top 10% of the class) of the "Scuola Navale" who stand out at school, in sports, and have a excellent disciplinar profile.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Mentee

      Issued by LeadTheFuture Mentorship on Oct 2019
      LeadTheFuture MentorshipAssociated with Edoardo Debenedetti
    • Sailing Instructor Assistant

      Issued by Marina Militare Italiana on Jul 2015
      Marina Militare ItalianaAssociated with Edoardo Debenedetti
    • Volunteer

      Issued by NeurIPS on Dec 2021
      NeurIPSAssociated with Edoardo Debenedetti
    • International Manager

      Issued by JEToP on Oct 2016
      JEToPAssociated with Edoardo Debenedetti