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Giuseppe Primiero’s research bridges the frontiers of swarm robotics, cybersecurity, and computer science education. His work on self-organized swarm defense is particularly notable: in his 2018 paper “Swarm Attack,” he developed a model enabling simple simulated agents to autonomously recover from malicious communication manipulation—a foundational contribution to resilient multi-agent systems. This work has garnered 10 citations, reflecting its relevance to secure swarm coordination. Primiero is also the driving force behind the MIddlesex RoboTic platfOrm (MIRTO), an open-source platform introduced in 2013/2014 that gives first-year students a tangible, physical context for learning software engineering and functional programming. His innovative pedagogy—using Racket-based robots and virtual pheromones in BDI robots (via MQTT and Jason)—has reshaped introductory CS curricula, with papers on these methods earning 9 citations each. By integrating robotics into core programming courses, Primiero has made abstract concepts like functional patterns and agent-based coordination accessible and engaging. His dual impact—advancing swarm security and transforming how novices learn to code—marks him as a researcher who builds both smarter systems and smarter students.