ANNA VACCARELLI

Biography

Director of Technology at the National Research Council until September 2024. Since 2004, I have been responsible for External Relations at Registro .it, managed by the Institute of Informatics and Telematics of the National Research Council (CNR). Since 2010, I have coordinated and promoted an initiative to spread internet culture in schools from elementary to high school students through the Registro .it Ludoteca. I am one of the founders of the Internet Festival and was coordinator of the Festival's Executive Committee until September 2024. I have taught Cybersecurity courses, been the scientific director of national and international projects, and co-authored over 100 scientific and technical publications. In December 2021, I received the award for best IT professional of the year from the AIP-ITCS. I have been a member of the Steering Committee of Women for Security since 2020 and the Scientific Committee of Clusit since 2022; I have also been its President since December 2025.