Dear HR Manager,

I wish to apply for the post of Security Engineer as advertised on your web site. I am very interested in the opportunity, as the job description seems an ideal match with my experience and knowledge.

As you can see from my attached resume, I have been involved in numerous Physically Unclonable Functions (PUFs) related projects. In particular, my internship and thesis at University of Naples Federico II focused on researching PUF-based mechanisms to protect Intellectual Property on FPGA. During my current job at CeRICT, I am still strictly working with the University of Naples, and I am further expanding my research on PUF-based mechanisms to provide secure authentication or cryptographic capabilities for both FPGA and System-On-Chip architectures.

Over the course of my career I have:
- Published two conference papers, while two further conference papers and two journal papers are currently under review;
- Worked with three different PUF architectures (Anderson PUF, Ring Oscillator PUF, and SRAM PUF);
- Performed statistical analysis of the impact of different environmental conditions on the quality of the Anderson PUF and SRAM PUF;
- Designed new PUF-based protocols;
- Implemented secure and reliable mechanisms on Xilinx FPGAs, and on STMicroelectronics devices.

Attached is a copy of my resume that further explains my background and technical skills. I can be reached anytime via e-mail (pierpaolo.bagnasco@gmail.com), via mobile phone (+39 347 93 55 280) or via Skype (p.bagnasco@hotmail.it).
Thank you for your time and consideration.

I look forward to speaking with you more about this opportunity.

Best Regards,

Pierpaolo Bagnasco
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7, Via Cavoniello
Piano di Sorrento, Naples, Italy
E-mail: pierpaolo.bagnasco@gmail.com
Skype: p.bagnasco@hotmail.it
Phone: +39 347 93 55 280