Pedro Miguel Sousa Bernardo
MSc
About
Hello! My research focuses on web security and how to apply formal methods to reason about the security of the web platform at its core. I am also interested in side-channel attacks and their impact on client-side web security.
Outside of my research, I play CTF competitions with STT and w0y, where I explore my passion for the low-level aspects of computer security. Additionally, I participated in the ENISA European Cyber Security Challenge 2021 as a player for Team Portugal.
Role
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PreDoc Researcher
Security and Privacy, E192-06
Publications
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Web Platform Threats: Automated Detection of Web Security Issues With WPT
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Bernardo, P., Veronese, L., DALLA VALLE, V., Calzavara, S., Squarcina, M., Adão, P., & Maffei, M. (2024). Web Platform Threats: Automated Detection of Web Security Issues With WPT. In Proceedings of the 33rd USENIX Security Symposium (pp. 757–774). http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12708/204362
Projects: Browsec (2018–2024) / SPFBT (2020–2026) / W4MP (2023–2027) -
WebSpec: Towards Machine-Checked Analysis of Browser Security Mechanisms
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Veronese, L., Farinier, B., Bernardo, P., Tempesta, M., Squarcina, M., & Maffei, M. (2023). WebSpec: Towards Machine-Checked Analysis of Browser Security Mechanisms. In 2023 IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (SP) (pp. 2761–2779). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/SP46215.2023.10179465
Projects: Browsec (2018–2024) / ViSP (2019–2023) - Systematic Analysis of Programming Languages and Their Execution Environments for Spectre Attacks / Naseredini, A., Gast, S., Schwarzl, M., Sousa Bernardo, P. M., Smajic, A., Canella, C., Berger, M., & Gruss, D. (2022). Systematic Analysis of Programming Languages and Their Execution Environments for Spectre Attacks. In P. Mori, G. Lenzini, & S. Furnell (Eds.), Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy (pp. 48–59). SciTePress. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12708/58799