Network Systems

Network systems encompass all systems that exchange information in any form in order to implement a given service. Those systems find applications in many fields spanning from social networks, computer networks, electrical networks, multimedia systems, multi agent systems.

Research topics

Network applications models Congestion control Low Delay Protocols Multi-agent systems Security of NCS

Contributors

Saverio Mascolo

Associate Professor

Publications

Consensus Strategy for State-Aware Coordination of Renewable Energy Sources and Battery Storage Systems in Islanded DC Microgrids

Rezaei, M.; Rajabinasab, M.; De Cicco, L.; Niculescu, S.; Cela, A.; Mascolo, S.; Liserre, M.

European Control Conference (ECC)

2026

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A Fairness-Aware Strategy for B5G Physical-Layer Security Leveraging Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces

Pierron, A.; Barbeau, M.; De Cicco, L.; Rubio-Hernan, J.; Garcia-Alfaro, J.

Foundations and Practice of Security: 18th International Symposium, FPS 2025, Brest, France, November 25–27, 2025, Revised Selected Papers, Part II, pp. 83–101

2026

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Non-stationary Watermark-Based Attack Detection to Protect Cyber-Physical Control Systems

Rubio-Hernan, J.; De Cicco, L.; Garcia-Alfaro, J.

Emerging Trends in Cybersecurity Applications, pp. 347–370

2023

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Synchronizing Live Video Streaming Players Via Consensus

Manfredi, G.; De Cicco, L.; Mascolo, S.

European Control Conference (ECC), pp. 1062-1067

2021

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Adaptive control‐theoretic detection of integrity attacks against cyber‐physical industrial systems

Rubio‐Hernan, J.; De Cicco, L.; Garcia‐Alfaro, J.

Trans. Emerg. Telecommun. Technol.

2018

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Controlling queuing delays for real-time communication: the interplay of E2E and AQM algorithms

Carlucci, G.; De Cicco, L.; Mascolo, S.

SIGCOMM Comput. Commun. Rev.

2018

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Cyber-physical architecture assisted by programmable networking

Rubio-Hernan, J.; Sahay, R.; De Cicco, L.; Garcia-Alfaro, J.

Internet Technology Letters, pp. e44

2018

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Congestion Control for Web Real-Time Communication

Carlucci, G.; De Cicco, L.; Holmer, S.; Mascolo, S.

IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, pp. 2629-2642

2017

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On the use of watermark-based schemes to detect cyber-physical attacks

Rubio-Hernan, J.; De Cicco, L.; Garcia-Alfaro, J.

EURASIP Journal on Information Security, pp. 8

2017

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The Web, the Users, and the MOS: Influence of HTTP/2 on User Experience

Bocchi, E.; De Cicco, L.; Mellia, M.; Rossi, D.

Passive and Active Measurement, pp. 47–59

2017

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Measuring the Quality of Experience of Web users

Bocchi, E.; De Cicco, L.; Rossi, D.

SIGCOMM Comput. Commun. Rev., pp. 8–13

2016

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A Control-Theoretic Analysis of Low-Priority Congestion Control Reprioritization under AQM

De Cicco, L.; Gong, Y.; Rossi, D.; Leonardi, E.

ACM Trans. Model. Perform. Eval. Comput. Syst.

2016

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Revisiting a Watermark-Based Detection Scheme to Handle Cyber-Physical Attacks

Rubio-Hernan, J.; De Cicco, L.; Garcia-Alfaro, J.

11th International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security (ARES), pp. 21-28

2016

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Congestion control for real-time communications: A comparison between NADA and GCC

Carlucci, G.; De Cicco, L.; Ilharco, C.; Mascolo, S.

24th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED), pp. 575-580

2016

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Analysis and design of the google congestion control for web real-time communication (WebRTC)

Carlucci, G.; De Cicco, L.; Holmer, S.; Mascolo, S.

Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Multimedia Systems

2016

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Event-Triggered Watermarking Control to Handle Cyber-Physical Integrity Attacks

Rubio-Hernan, J.; De Cicco, L.; Garcia-Alfaro, J.; Brumley, B.; Röning, J.

Secure IT Systems, pp. 3–19

2016

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Making Google Congestion Control robust over Wi-Fi networks using packet grouping

Carlucci, G.; De Cicco, L.; Holmer, S.; Mascolo, S.

Proceedings of the 2016 Applied Networking Research Workshop, pp. 74–80

2016

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A Google Congestion Control Algorithm for Real-Time Communication

Holmer, S.; Lundin, H.; Carlucci, G.; De Cicco, L.; Mascolo, S.

2015

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A Google Congestion Control Algorithm for Real-Time Communication

Holmer, S.; Lundin, H.; Carlucci, G.; De Cicco, L.; Mascolo, S.

2015

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Local SIP Overload Control: Controller Design and Optimization by Extremum Seeking

De Cicco, L.; Cofano, G.; Mascolo, S.

IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems, pp. 267-277

2015

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Interaction of Control Loops on Application, Transport, and Network Layer

Zinner, T.; Cofano, G.; Wamser, F.; De Cicco, L.; Mascolo, S.; Tran-Gia, P.

Proceedings of EUCNC – Special Session 3: QoS/QoE Monitoring and Management with SDN

2015

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A Linear Physical Programming Approach to Power Flow and Energy Storage Optimization in Smart Grids Models

Dellino, G.; Meloni, C.; Mascolo, S.

Proceedings of the International Conference on Operations Research and Enterprise Systems, pp. 224–231

2015

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HTTP over UDP: an experimental investigation of QUIC

Carlucci, G.; De Cicco, L.; Mascolo, S.

Proceedings of the 30th Annual ACM Symposium on Applied Computing, pp. 609–614

2015

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A Preference-Based Power Flow and Storage Model with Uncertainties for Smart Grids Applications

Meloni, C.; Dellino, G.; Mascolo, S.

EURO Mini-Conference on Stochastic Programming

2014

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TCP congestion control over HSDPA: An experimental evaluation

De Cicco, L.; Mascolo, S.

22nd Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation, pp. 1043-1048

2014

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The trade-off between robustness and disturbance rejection for congestion control algorithms based on a modified smith-predictor

De Cicco, L.; Mascolo, S.; Niculescu, S.

2014 European Control Conference (ECC), pp. 1104-1109

2014

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Local SIP overload control: Controller design and optimization by Extremum Seeking

De Cicco, L.; Cofano, G.; Mascolo, S.

52nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 3281-3286

2013

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Understanding the Dynamic Behaviour of the Google Congestion Control for RTCWeb

De Cicco, L.; Carlucci, G.; Mascolo, S.

2013 20th International Packet Video Workshop, pp. 1-8

2013

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Impact of TCP congestion control on bufferbloat in cellular networks

Alfredsson, S.; Del Giudice, G.; Garcia, J.; Brunstrom, A.; De Cicco, L.; Mascolo, S.

2013 IEEE 14th International Symposium on "A World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks" (WoWMoM), pp. 1-7

2013

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Experimental investigation of the google congestion control for real-time flows

De Cicco, L.; Carlucci, G.; Mascolo, S.

Proceedings of the 2013 ACM SIGCOMM Workshop on Future Human-Centric Multimedia Networking, pp. 21–26

2013

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Robust Stability Analysis of a Class of Smith Predictor-based Congestion Control Algorithms for Computer Networks

De Cicco, L.; Mascolo, S.; Niculescu, S.

8th IFAC Workshop on Time-Delay Systems, pp. 201-206

2009

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A mathematical model of the Skype VoIP congestion control algorithm

De Cicco, L.; Mascolo, S.; Palmisano, V.

47th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 1410-1415

2008

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Intraprotocol fairness and interprotocol friendliness of TFRC congestion control algorithm

Grieco, L.; Mascolo, S.

Electronics Letters, pp. 354-355

2004

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A mathematical model of westwood+ TCP congestion control algorithm

Grieco, L.; Mascolo, S.

18th International Teletraffic Congress, pp. 871-880

2003

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Performance Evaluation of TCP over satellite paths

Mascolo, C.; Grieco, L.; Camarda, P.

European Mobile/Personal Satcoms Conference, September 25 - 26, 2002, pp. 197-204

2002

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Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) Congestion Control Techniques and Applications in Communication and Data Network Systems

Mascolo, S.; Gerla, M.

Database and Data Communication Network Systems Techniques and Applications, pp. 693-717

2002

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Projects

ELVIRA Edge cLoud computing for Video streamIng and Real-time point cloud trAnsmission

2025 – 2026 Active →

LOREN LOw-delay congestion control for REal-time applications over the iNternet

2023 – 2026 →