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Nicola Zannone is a leading researcher in cybersecurity, privacy, and data protection, with a particular focus on access control, formal methods for security, and trust management. His work bridges theoretical foundations and practical applications, addressing critical challenges in securing complex socio-technical systems. Zannone has made seminal contributions to the development of formal frameworks for security and privacy requirements engineering, notably through his work on Secure Tropos and attribute-based access control models. His research has been widely influential, with several papers garnering hundreds of citations—including foundational works on security requirements engineering and privacy-aware access control. Among his notable achievements, Zannone has led major European research projects on data protection and cybersecurity in Industry 4.0, such as the ICE Laboratory case study, which explores safety and privacy in smart manufacturing environments. He has also served as program chair for top international conferences and is an associate editor for leading journals in the field. Zannone’s work continues to shape how organizations design secure, privacy-preserving systems, making him a key figure in the evolution of modern cybersecurity research.