Dr. Mario LaManna received the degree in Electronic Engineering (summa cum laude) from the University of Pisa, Italy. He is working with EVOELECTRONICS in Rome, Italy as Senior Scientist and Project Leader. He has taken part in a number of projects in the fields of defense and security. He is leader of a number of international cooperative projects and has participated in more than 100 international conferences as paper author, session chairman and forum moderator. He is a Member of the IEEE and IIIS and a CapTech Expert of the EDA IAP02 (Sensor Systems).

Abstract: Global data fusion is one of the main technologies used in complex systems. The development of advanced architectures based on an interdisciplinary design approach based on global data fusion gives considerable advantages in many applications. This paper analyses an advanced cyber security architecture and explores the capability of this architecture to include global data fusion. The effects of the application of global data fusion techniques are then analysed and the consequent improvements in the network security of critical infrastructures are described and quantified.