Refereed Publications

For a more complete list of publications, including all collaborative manuscripts, please refer to my Google Scholar profile.

Note: Authors of joint papers marked with (*) are listed in alphabetical order, as is tradition in mathematical disciplines. Corresponding authors are underlined.

Book chapters

[1]

Biometric-based human recognition systems: an overview

D. Palma and P.L. Montessoro

Recent Advances in Biometrics, IntechOpen (2022)

2022

International conference proceedings

[1]

A dynamic algorithm for palmprint recognition

D. Palma, P.L. Montessoro, G. Giordano, and F. Blanchini

IEEE Conference on Communications and Network Security (CNS) (2015)

2015

International journals

[6]

A Privacy-Preserving System for Confidential Carpooling Services Using Homomorphic Encryption

D. Palma, P.L. Montessoro, M. Loghi, and D. Casagrande

Advanced Intelligent Systems (2025)

2025

[5]

For Your Eyes Only: a Privacy-Preserving Authentication Framework based on Homomorphic Encryption and Retina Biometrics

D. Palma and P.L. Montessoro

IEEE Access (2024)

2024

[4]

A system-theoretic approach for image-based infectious plant disease severity estimation

D. Palma, F. Blanchini, and P.L. Montessoro

PLOS ONE (2022)

2022

[3]

A threshold mechanism ensures minimum-path flow in lightning discharge

F. Blanchini, D. Casagrande, F. Fabiani, G. Giordano, D. Palma, and R. Pesenti (*)

Scientific Reports (2021)

2021

[2]

A dynamic biometric authentication algorithm for near-infrared palm vascular patterns

D. Palma, F. Blanchini, G. Giordano, and P.L. Montessoro

IEEE Access (2020)

2020

[1]

Biometric palmprint verification: a dynamical system approach

D. Palma, P.L. Montessoro, G. Giordano, and F. Blanchini

IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems (2019)

2019

Preprints & unpublished papers

[3]

Lightning optimizes: a threshold mechanism ensures minimum-path flow

F. Blanchini, D. Casagrande, F. Fabiani, G. Giordano, D. Palma, and R. Pesenti (*)

arXiv:2007.08980 (2020)

Article available on arXiv and NASA Astrophysics Data System

2020

[2]

Detection of stealthy false-data injection attacks on safety-critical cyber-physical systems

D. Palma and T. Parisini

Research report, Imperial College London (UK) (2019)

2019

[1]

Delay analysis and performance evaluation of a narrow-band powerline communication system based on CENELEC C-band (125-140 KHz) with CSMA/CA mechanism and time-critical protocol design for priority signals

D. Palma and P.L. Montessoro

Research report, University of Udine (2018)

2018

Theses

[3]

A dynamical system approach for pattern recognition and image analysis in biometrics and phytopathology

D. Palma

Doctoral Thesis, University of Udine (IT) (2021)

Supervisors: Prof. P.L. Montessoro and Prof. F. Blanchini

2021

[2]

Local Area Cloud: a distributed, fault tolerant, and self-configuring architecture for smart home automation

D. Palma

Master's Thesis, University of Udine (IT) (2017)

2017

[1]

Design and development of a robust, non-invasive, and touch-less palmprint-based biometric recognition system

D. Palma

Bachelor's Thesis, University of Udine (IT) (2014)

2014