Matteo Merialdo is Director, Security Technology & Innovation for the Nexova | Starion Group, bringing more than 23 years of experience in telecommunication, systems engineering and cyber security. During his career, Matteo lead very large, multidisciplinary teams of security engineers and researchers covering many security domains, with a specific focus on the application of cyber security to the space sector. Matteo heads the group that conceived and built CITEF, Nexova’s cyber-range and digital-twin platform, and has been at the forefront of the cyber-range ecosystem since 2014, driving the design of multiple solutions and co-authoring numerous peer-reviewed papers.
A recognised technical leader in European cybersecurity, Matteo has steered large flagship initiatives such as the H2020 ECHO and the EDF ACTING projects, guiding their vision and execution.
Furthermore, Matteo is expert in space-sector security, having overseen and delivered several technologies for European Space Agency programmes, including the Agency’s Space Cyber Centre of Excellence and the Cyber Security Operations Centre.