Papers
- F. Blefari, G. D’Angelo, S. Ferretti, A. Furfaro, P. Giaccone, M. Marzolla, F.A. Pironti, L. Serena, “A Framework for the Development of Sustainable Smart Services for the Countryside”, IEEE Computer, IEEE, Jul 2025, accepted for publication.
- F. Franco, A. Bogliolo, S. Montagna, L. Bedogni, S. Ferretti, “Decentralized Health Data Management: An IPFS-based Approach and Performance Evaluation”, in Proc. of 33rd IEEE International Conference on Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises (WETICE 2025), IEEE, July 2025, Catania (Italy).
- L. Serena, S. Ferretti, M. Marzolla, G. D’Angelo, “An NFT-Based Solution to Enhance Trust in Decentralized Marketplaces”, in Proc. of Workshop on Web3 Applications and the eVolution of dEcentralized finance (WAVE) - 2025 IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC), IEEE, July 2025.
- L. Bedogni, S. Ferretti, “Incentivizing Decentralized Privacy-Preserving Crowd-Sensing with Smart Contracts”, in Proc. of Workshop on Sensing, Algorithms, and Intelligent Applications (SAIA-2025) - 2025 IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC), IEEE, July 2025.
- S. Ferretti, L. Cassano, G. Cialone, J. D’Abramo, F. Imboccioli, “Decentralized Coordination for Resilient Federated Learning: A Blockchain-based Approach with Smart Contracts and Decentralized Storage”, Computer Communications, Elsevier, Feb 2025, accepted for publication.
- S. Ferretti, G. D’Angelo, V. Ghini, M. Tomassone, “Detecting Smart Contract Vulnerabilities using Transformers and LLMs”, in Proc. of 6th Workshop on Blockchain theoRy and ApplicatIoNs (BRAIN 2025) - 23rd International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom 2025), IEEE, March 2025, Washington (USA)
- L. Serena, P. Manzoni, M. Marzolla, G. D’Angelo, S. Ferretti, “Incentivizing Crowdsensing in IoT through Micropayments: an Architecture and Simulation Study”, in Proc. of the 40th ACM/SIGAPP Symposium On Applied Computing (SAC 2025), April 2025, Catania, Italy.
- M. Rossini, S. Ferretti, “A Comparative Evaluation of Deep Learning Techniques for Smart Contract Vulnerability Classification”, Distributed Ledger Technologies: Research and Practice, ACM, October 2024, accepted for publication.
- L. Bedogni, S. Ferretti, “Smart Contract Coordinated Privacy Preserving Crowd-Sensing Campaigns”, in Proc. of the IEEE Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC 2025), IEEE ComSoc, January 2025, Las Vegas, USA.
- G. Aguzzi, M. Magnini, G.P. Salcuni, S. Ferretti, S. Montagna, “Applying Retrieval-Augmented Generation on Open LLMs for a Medical Chatbot Supporting Hypertensive Patients”, in Proc. of the 23rd International Conference of the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence, November 2024, Bolzano, Italy.
- S. Ferretti, G. D’Angelo, V. Ghini, “On the Use of Heterogeneous Graph Neural Networks for Detecting Malicious Activities: a Case Study with Cryptocurrencies”, in Proc. of the 4th International Workshop on Open Challenges in Online Social Networks - ACM Hypertext \& Social Media 2024, ACM, September 2024, Poznan, Poland.
- M. Furini, M. Mariani, S. Montagna, S. Ferretti, “Conversational Skills of LLM-based Healthcare Chatbot for Personalized Communications”, in Proc. of the International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good 2024, ACM, September 2024, Bremen, Germany.
- L. Cassano, J. D’Abramo, S. Munir, S. Ferretti, “Trust and Resilience in Federated Learning Through Smart Contracts Enabled Decentralized Systems”, in Proc. of the 7th IEEE International Conference on Blockchain (Blockchain 2024), IEEE, August 2024, Copenhagen, Denmark.
- F. A. Pironti, F. Blefari, A. Furfaro, “Supporting C2C Communications in a Smart Shire Environment Using DLT-based Data Mules”, in Proc. of The 11th International Conference on Future Internet of Things and Cloud (FiCloud 2024), August 2024, Wien, Austria.
Presentations
- S. Ferretti, organization and dissemination activities related to the Second International Workshop on Pervasive Computing Challenges in Trustable Crowdsensing Systems, IEEE Percom 2025, Washington DC, USA, March 2025
- S. Ferretti, G. D’Angelo, V. Ghini, “On the Use of Heterogeneous Graph Neural Networks for Detecting Malicious Activities: a Case Study with Cryptocurrencies”, Distributed Ledger Technologies Meeting: Multidisciplinary Aspects (DLT2024), Bologna, November 18-19 2024.
- S. Ferretti, G. D’Angelo, A. Furfaro, P. Giaccone, “How Blockchain Technologies can Promote the Creation of Smart Services in Smart Shires”, 6th Distributed Ledger Technologies Workshop (DLT2024), Torino, May 14-15 2024
- F. Blefari, A. Furfaro, F. Pironti, “DLT-based Data Mules for C2C communication in Smart Shires”, 7th Distributed Ledger Technologies Workshop (DLT2025), Pizzo Calabro (VV), June 9-14 2025